The
Secrets of Hawthorne House
by
Donald Firesmith
Genre:
Teen Paranormal Mystery
Fifteen-year-old
Matt Mitchell was having the worst summer imaginable. Matt’s misery
started when a drunk driver killed his mother. Then Matt’s father
moved him and his sister to a small town in rural Indiana, as far as
his grieving father could get from the ocean that his mother had
loved. At the new high school, three bullies were determined to make
Matt miserable. And to top it off, Matt learned that the recluse who
lived in the dilapidated Victorian mansion next door was none other
than Old Lady Hawthorne, the town’s infamous witch and murderer.
Matt’s terrible summer was turning into an awful autumn when
something quite unexpected happened. Old Lady Hawthorne’s niece and
her three children moved in next door, and Matt met Gerallt.
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A
geek by day, Donald Firesmith works as a system and software engineer
helping the US Government acquire large, complex software-intensive
systems. In this guise, he has authored seven technical books,
written numerous software- and system-related articles and papers,
and spoken at more conferences than he can possibly remember. He's
also proud to have been named a Distinguished Engineer by the
Association of Computing Machinery, although his pride is tempered
somewhat by his fear that the term "distinguished" makes
him sound like a graybeard academic rather than an active engineer
whose beard is still slightly more red than gray.
By
night and on weekends, his alter ego writes modern paranormal
fantasy, apocalyptic science fiction, action and adventure novels and
relaxes by handcrafting magic wands from various magical woods and
mystical gemstones. His first foray into fiction is the book Magical
Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore written under the pen name Wolfrick
Ignatius Feuerschmied. He lives in Crafton, Pennsylvania with his
wife Becky, and his son Dane, and varying numbers of dogs, cats, and
birds.
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What a interesting cover
ReplyDeleteWhen did you first start writing?
ReplyDeleteI started writing science fiction short stories back in high school during the 1970s. I stopped for many years. I began writing technical books from 1993-2014. I began writing fiction again around 2000 and have been writing part time ever since. I hope to eventually retire and begin writing full time.
DeleteI like the lighted window in the creepyish house. I wonder what is the youngest age you think this book would be appropriate for?
ReplyDeleteThe main characters are 15 and just starting high school. I would say the book would be interesting to children as young as 11 or 12. One reviewer who taught middle and high school said she would recommend it to her students. On the other hand, many adults like it too.
Deletethis looks like a book I can't wait to read
ReplyDeleteA spooky cover, makes me want to read it even more.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good one to snuggle up with.
ReplyDeleteI like the cover-thanks for the giveaway
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Looks like an interesting book.
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I absolutely love the cover! <3
ReplyDeleteLove your self description. Wishing you much success. Thank you. Nancy P
ReplyDeleteIt looks like an interesting read.
ReplyDeleteI like the cover, very spooky.
ReplyDeleteSounds mysterious! This is a book that both my young daughter and I would enjoy!
ReplyDeleteis there a character bnased on yourself?
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