Tag: Hollywood

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

New Release–The Unhuman Condition Available for Pre-Order Now at a Deep Discount

Trapped on an alien world. The natives call it “Earth” I’m pleased to announce the release of my latest novel, The Unhuman Condition, which is now available at the pre-order price of just 99¢. After her research mission goes awry, Lespeth is desperate to go home and put the nightmare behind her. Unfortunately for her, home…
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January 24, 2018 0

Movie Stars! Parties! Demons! And It’s All Free Today

The Devil You Know is FREE on Amazon for a limited time! Church Secretary. War Widow. Demon Slayer. When All Hell Breaks Loose in Hollywood, Marie Doyle Is the Only One Who Can Put a Stop to It. 1946: The war may be over, but in Hollywood all hell is breaking loose. When Marie Doyle…
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September 17, 2014 0

A Devil You Know Tour of 1940s Hollywood

One of the funnest parts of writing The Devil You Know was working some Hollywood landmarks into the plot. As Julian Piedmont’s demons start running amok in 1946 Hollywood and Marie Doyle does her best to stop them, the characters show up in a variety of famous (and some not-so-famous) spots. Here are a few,…
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June 4, 2014 0

Sample Chapter–The Devil You Know

1946: The war may be over, but in Hollywood all hell is breaking loose. When Marie Doyle discovers that demons are seducing the young women of Hollywood, she doesn’t know where to turn for help. But when a demon takes the soul of her best friend, Marie has no choice but to stop them herself.…
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June 1, 2014 0

Cover Reveal–The Devil You Know

I’ve been a bit quiet the last couple of weeks–the semester came to an end at Fullerton College, and with it came a lot of work. At the same time, I’ve been working on getting the finishing touches put onto my next book. This one’s going to be different, dipping more into Urban Fantasy than…
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May 25, 2014 0

How My Aliens Turned into Demons

I’m working on my next book–kind of feverishly at this point, hoping to get through the next round of edits before the serious work of my day job starts coming in. The latest book, though, isn’t exactly the newest one I’ve written. It’s one that’s been just about done for some time now and has…
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February 25, 2014 1

Future Los Angeles: A Strictly Analog Guided Tour

I thought it might be interesting for readers of Strictly Analog to get a sense of some of the locales that show up in the novel. Since I haven’t figured out how to travel into the future yet, all I can offer are current and past visions of Los Angeles and a bit of commentary…
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May 1, 2013 3

A Lost Angelino

I first came across a reference to Don Ryan when I was reading Kevin Starr’s Americans and the California Dream series, a remarkable history of California. Starr identified Don Ryan’s Angel’s Flight as one of the first novels about Los Angeles and Hollywood, and since that was the focus of my dissertation, I sought out…
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October 13, 2012 0