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Alice Duncan
Not to mention Anne Robins, Emma Craig, and Rachel Wilson
I'm Alice Duncan, Anne Robins, Emma Craig, Rachel Wilson and even Jon Sharpe a couple of times. Alice, Anne, Emma, and Rachel all write historical novels. Jon writes Westerns. Back when I was young and didn't know any better, I wanted to write the Great American Novel. After life kicked me around for a few decades I realized that, not only do I not want to WRITE the Great American Novel, I don't even want to READ it. What I crave from my reading material is to be taken away from life's toils for a couple of hours. Entertainment is what I aim to provide with my novels -- and I consider it a noble goal.
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DAI'S BACK FROM IRAQ IN ONE PIECE! I'M SO VERY, VERY HAPPY, I CAN HARDLY STAND IT!
Now, if only Dai and/or Emily would send me some more Andrew and Kasumi pictures, I'd be even more happy :)
Read an Excerpt from HIGH SPIRITS
"Alice Duncan is one of
the finest authors in the business today, and her alter ego, Daisy, is one of
the best heroines. In High Spirits, Daisy’s husband, Billy, an
invalid from WWI is becoming more reliant on narcotics for his pain, which
causes both Daisy and the reader heartbreaking concern. Sam Rotondo is still
coming by often to play cards with Billy, and is a true friend. Other familiar
faces are present and accounted for, adding to the enjoyment of this story.
Hopefully, Daisy’s next adventure will be coming out soon." Betty Cox from
Reader to Reader
"Alice Duncan deftly sweeps us back to 1921 with a fascinating story
populated with a cast of characters reminiscent of many family trees--skeletons
and all. Readers will either want to invite these delightful but quirky
characters home for Sunday dinner, or lock them in an asylum to protect the
family name!" Deb Stover, Award-Winning Author
Alice's characters quickly become friends, and you're rooting with them to the
end. All I can say is when's the next book out? Someone ought to make this book
a movie!" Regina Scott, best-selling author
"Alice Duncan’s talent for outstanding
characterization is evident in her new semi-paranormal mystery,
High Spirits. Written in the first
person, Daisy Gumm Majesty comes alive on the pages of this book which is set in
1921 in the days of prohibition." Mary Montague Sikes from Reader to Reader
(author of Eagle Rising and
Secrets by the Sea)
"HIGH SPIRITS is a fun romp
through post-World War I America, with an engaging, spunky heroine who isn't
afraid to say what she thinks, or step in to right a few wrongs. Once you get to
know Daisy and her family of characters, you'll be rooting for her with every
turn of a page. Picture Meg Ryan as Daisy, amidst the backdrop of speakeasies,
tommy guns and bathtub gin, and you'll have some idea how much fun this story
is. Don't wait another minute to pick up your copy!" Elizabeth Delisi, author of
Holiday Hearts
Read an Excerpt from
SIERRA RANSOM
It’s a warm August morning in
1926 Los Angeles, California. Mercedes Louise Allcutt (Mercy to her friends) is
thrilled to be going to her job as secretary to private investigator Ernie
Templeton—until she opens the door and discovers her mother on the doorstep.
Known to her friends as Honoria and her daughters as The Wrath of God, Mrs.
Allcutt is the very last person on earth whom Mercy wants to see, barring a
couple of cold-blooded murderers she’s met in the past few weeks.
But that’s only the beginning of
Mercy’s latest adventure. Add a couple of phony spiritualists, a Hollywoodland
gossip columnist who gets bumped off during a séance, a semi-famous starlet, and
several other colorful characters, and Mercy manages to find herself in very
deep waters indeed.
This is what the area
looked like when Mercy came to the City of Angels.
This is a
little before Mercy's day, but you can see L.A. as it kind of was in 1926
This is Angel's Flight
crossing Clay Street, again more or less in Mercy's day.
And
this is a view of the San Carlos Hotel (defunct now) across the street
from Pershing Square, which was a very interesting place until it was paved
over. Sigh.
Enter my monthly contest! Send me
an e-mail at
aduncan@zianet.com,
giving me your name and home address, and I'll toss your name into Daisy's (my
winner-picking wiener) special contest doggie dish! She'll choose winners at the
end of the month. Please enter only one time per month. 
