Blog Tour and Giveaway: How the Wicked Run by Annabelle Lewis

 

Book Details:

​Book Title: How the Wicked Run (A Boston Clairvoyants Novel) by Annabelle Lewis
Category:  Adult Fiction 18+, 283 pages
Genre: Contemporary Mystery, Thriller with Romance and Humor
Publisher:  PePe Press
Release Date: Oct 2022
Content Rating:  PG13 +M: Lots of cursing, kidnapping, all sex off page, no gore

Book Description:

Destined for Love and Danger

Sidrah Keeling, well-intentioned Boston clairvoyant and stalwart protector of her newfound family of psychics, purchases a country respite hours away from her grand Boston home. Lazy Pond Farm, just outside the town of Macoun, Massachusetts is an enormous fixer-upper, but it perfectly serves her agenda of fostering romance and promoting healing. In that order.

But instead, the group encounters trouble. Fate, as usual, has her own plans.

Macoun—named after the apple—is infested with racists led by a man who harbors terrifying secrets.

Will Jenny, Max, Sidrah, Leon, and Bones—the fabulous five—have the power to change Macoun? Will they be able to rescue those who need saving?

And what about love?

As the fates do battle, so will the lives between the wicked and the good. A twisted thread. Who will break? In How the Wicked Run, romance, mystery, and adventure collide once more for this enchanting family of audacious clairvoyants.

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Meet the Author:
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Annabelle Lewis is a pseudonym for the author who lives in Minnesota but was raised in Texas. An important distinction for those who understand both states. When you read her work, this diversity will explain a lot. An avid reader since she got her first bicycle and a library card, she discovered the world, first through books. The mother of two children and several furry ones, she stayed home to raise her family, then stopped to take a breath and searched for new worlds to conquer. She found it with writing.

The Boston Clairvoyants novels as well as the Carrows Family Chronicles all take on the battle between good and evil. Vividly portrayed and humorously written, the reader will root for the bad guys to be taken down by the ensemble and recurring cast of characters in each series.

Annabelle considers herself a champion of the screwed over. And a dog lover. And an incredible mom. Oddly, she’s not a good dancer.

Connect with the Author:  Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~Instagram ~ Bookbub ~ Goodreads

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Interview: 

Tell us about a favorite book when you were a kid I fell in love with books early. Fairy tales, picture books, comic books—Peanuts, I devoured what I could at home until I was old enough to pedal my bike alone to the library. There I spent hours roaming the stacks, amazed by every single volume and frustrated with giddy anticipation that there were so many worlds to explore and choices to be made. But the real favorite and love of my life came when I found the Chronicles of Narnia. I was never the same after entering that world and from that point on was reading whenever I found a moment to spare. Annabelle Lewis is a pen name and Lewis—is a humble hat tip to the great man who wrote the Narnian world – C.S. Lewis.

What is the last great book you’ve read? I don’t know that it’s the greatest book in the traditional sense of what might qualify for that title, but I actually fell on the floor laughing while reading the book FU Penguin. Since it almost made me pee in my pants, I think that qualifies the book as something particularly special. The book is a farce – a collection of raging rants or blogs from a hysterically funny man named Matthew Gasteier who for no reason takes on cuddly pictures of animals and rages at them with absurd and foul-mouthed glee. I loved every single page of his absurd and twisted sentiments. Not everyone’s cup of tea to be sure, but damn, it worked for me! Thank you for the belly laughs, Matthew!

How many books have you written and which is your favorite? It’s hard for me to choose, but I wrote a short story called Caliburnus that is very personal to me. It’s not part of a series, just a fictional story based on my journey as a special needs mom. It’s about a mother’s dream and the ache of hope. https://theannabellelewis.com/caliburnus-2/

Share a photo of a character inspiration If you read my newsletter, there is a photo of a big, hairy, and wonderful inspiration—my puppy, Gemma. I often refer to her as a wild thug because she is. She came in hot and keeps us on our toes. She’s a mixed breed golden—but red, and Bones—the dog on the cover of Dead Cat, Run—is based on Gemma. Bones the dog is a mysterious and prevalent character in the Boston Clairvoyants series. There are a couple of pictures of Gemma in my April 2021 newsletter:  https://preview.mailerlite.com/d1q4q2 

Regarding time frames, what is your favorite era to work with and why. My work is contemporary fiction. I’ve placed the story in the “now,” and this definitely has its drawbacks. Even before the work can be published, advancements and the use of technology, slang, trends, and societal developments vex me and my characters. I worry about the work holding up but hope that years from now it will still be current and enjoyable enough to accept.

Talk about how you outline a book The process can vary, but I always have a broad outline in my head of what the book is about. It’s the ‘elevator pitch’ I would present if given 10 seconds to explain the synopsis. Then I layer on the story with characters, and timeline, and events. Then I build a storyboard with a short explanation of what happens in each chapter. Often, however, I’m just dying to write the story and begin. Consequently, my characters often totally screw up my outline and I have to follow them where they take me. The story will often change, but the overall idea will not.

Enter the Giveaway:

HOW THE WICKED RUN Book Tour Giveaway

My Review: 

How the Wicked Run is the third installment from The Boston Clairvoyants by Annabelle Lewis. I have had the pleasure and enjoyed reading the previous two books, Dead Cat, Run and Cut and Run. I was excited to have the opportunity to read How the Wicked Run and wanted to see what else could possibly happen next. I was not disappointed. This one is by far my favorite of the series. Since this is book three, it would be best to start the series with book one before starting The Boston Clairvoyants. 

It was great to catching up with Jenny, Max, Sidrah, Leon, and Bones and seeing where the fabulous five would go in How the Wicked Run. Within the pages, there was a lot of adventure, action, mystery, suspense and even romance. It was an honor to take this journey with these characters and felt like I was being a part of their tale. I loved every single page.

I am giving How the Wicked Run five stars. Readers who enjoy reading thrillers, suspense, paranormal and supernatural will definitely not want to miss this book and series. I am hoping there will be more books to come from The Boston Clairvoyants series to see where else Annabelle Lewis will take her characters in the near future. 

I received a paperback copy of How the Wicked Run from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.