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Return to Lerici – Sequel to The Invisibles

I’m about a quarter of the way through drafting my next women’s fiction novel, RETURN TO LERICI. It’s a sequel to THE INVISIBLES, which is the story of a fractured sisterhood, a family guardian spirit, and the path to redemption. This new story involves the same characters, plus a lost family member who’s determined to be found, though not everyone wants to bring him in. My current writing process is messy and unruly. I’m outlining,…

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Radar Girls: a review — women in wartime

Radar Girls: A Review of Historical Fiction – Women in War I don’t normally read WWII historical fiction, but I made an exception for a favorite author. Reading Sara Ackerman’s lovely novel Radar Girls was a delight. And it made me nostalgic. Though I wasn’t born until after WWII, both my parents served during the war. I’ve long loved and connected with Hawaii, both from beautiful travels there and because my mother was born in…

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Strong Women in Fiction – Free Books to get by 12/31/21

I have some special, time-limited deals to offer you! For your winter reading, the link below leads to novels featuring strong women. ALL FREE — when you sign up for the author’s newsletter. Offer deadline: December 31, 2021. For me, reading rekindles the fires of inspiration, love, and hope. I especially love reading in the winter months, when the fire of life turns inward, and we’re all bundled up. So many novels feature male characters.…

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Sample of Undoing Time, new in Timegathering Series

UNDOING TIME IS OUT!The Timegathering Series #3 Read sample chapters of the newest book in the Timegathering Series below.  For more on time travel, women’s fiction, and writing tips, please sign up for my newsletter. I send news about once a month — along with previews, notes on work-in-progress, plus discounts and special offers. Chapter 1. May Gold’s Phone Call May Gold stepped outside of the museum. The afternoon sunshine in Florence dazzled her, and…

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THE TIME GATHERER IS ON SALE NOW – 99 CENTS! Or free with Kindle Unlimited.

THE TIME GATHERER IS ON SALE NOW – $.99!  Can a young timegatherer find love in another century? Not if a secret society out to eliminate time travel finds him first. George St. James has been genetically gifted with the ability to move through the centuries, but will he find a purpose in folding time? Once he meets Elisabetta Sirani in the 17th century, one of the most gifted and beautiful women artists of her…

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Women’s Fiction Day 2020

Women’s Fiction Day is a day to celebrate stories, authors, readers, bookstores, and fans of women’s fiction. Women’s Fiction Writers Association. the founder of this international day, is offering a “Literary Treasure Hunt” — a BIG GIVEAWAY. I’m celebrating with a GIVEAWAY of my book to five readers. Email me at racheldacus@gmail.com if you’d like a free e-book of The Invisibles. The first five people will win a copy. A reader called this story of…

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NaNoWriMo in Writing Women’s Fiction

NaNoWriMo for women’s fiction writers seems like an oxymoron. Writing about women and their relationships requires careful, deep creativity. National Novel Writing Month urges speed and volume of words. As a writer of upmarket, magical realism fiction, I’ve nevertheless found NaNoWriMo invvaluable. It’s helped me build my craft and my writing life in several ways. I’ve done NaNoWriMo in writing women’s fiction three times now. It has helped me build skills of endurance and belief…

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My Novel, THE INVISIBLES — Two sisters & a family ghost

THE INVISIBLES. Two sisters. One ghost. An impossible sacrifice. In this magical realism tale of two sisters and a family ghost, Elinor and Saffron inherit their father’s cottage on the Italian coast. Their longtime rivalry explodes through a struggle for control of the inheritance. As they rehab the house for sale, Italy infuses its magic into them, and harmony and love begin to soften their conflict, but a shocking night changes everything. A tale of…

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