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Thanks for stopping by I hope you enjoy yourself.

Today, I want to tell you about a Box Set that I'm doing with 8 other authors.

Get 8 stories for the price of one at Amazon

What do you get when you mix cowboys with ghosts? A collection of eight (stand-alone) amazing stories from the Old West with haunts of every variety.

Get your love of alpha cowboys on and feed your addiction for the bizarre (and sometimes spooky) world when you download The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly.

Bestselling and Award-winning authors are pleased to save you more than 75% on this fantastic boxed set! (Price if books sold separately)

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Wild, Wild Ghost by Margo Bond Collins

With everyone she loves in the grave, Ruby specializes in the dead.

Comes An Outlaw by Keta Diablo

An outlaw returns to his childhood home to find his parents 
and brother dead, and the lovely widow in grave danger.

Long A Ghost, and Far Away by Andrea Downing

Ghosts are restless souls, and Lizzie Adams is one of them. 
 How many lives will she get to find the perfect love?

A Ghostly Wager by Blaire Edens

Even the most skeptical detective can use a little otherworldly help.

How the Ghost Was Won by Erin Hayes

There are ghost stories. And there are ghost legends.

McKee's Ghost by Anita Philmar

The ghost living in his house might have saved him from an unhappy marriage and brought him the girl of his dreams but when his ex- fiancé returns, the same spirit turns his life upside down.

A Ride Through Time by Charlene Raddon

P.S.I. Agent Burke Jameson wants to find out if Eagle Gulch, Colorado has genuine ghosts. But he found far more than he expected, including a horse ride that could change his life forever.

The Ghost and the Bridegroom by Patti Sherry-Crews

She's sent west to solve a case. What she finds will change her forever.

McKee's Ghost is also available 

at amazon

and includes a bonus story which is not included in the box set.

Excerpt from Bonus Story - McKee's Family.

The light breeze running across the plains halted. With the hot sun beating down on her, she grew warmer. A trickle of sweat ran down her back. Doubts plagued her. Damn, she should have never let her daughter talk her into coming here.

“Midnight, here, is one we raised from a colt. We currently have two mares ready to foal and have a total of eight horses. That’s not counting the ones we are training for other people.” Barton continued talking as if unaware of her conflicting emotions. 

“That must keep you and your brother very busy. I’ll have to make sure Genna and I don’t cause you any problem while we’re visiting.” Arlene wondered how long before her sister drove her back into town. Who wanted to help a down and out relative? Especially after all the fights, they had as kids.

“Don’t worry. It’ll be fun to have someone new to talk to. Other than my parents and my sister, we rarely get any visitors. Except during the holidays when other assorted relatives get together.” Barton glanced at Genna and smiled. “Only problem is your daughter will probably be spoiled rotten by the time you leave.”

Amused by the possibility, Arlene grinned. Her daughter had many talents. One was wearing on people’s nerves. “I’m sure she’ll enjoy the attention.”

He chuckled, “What child doesn’t?”

She noted the spark of amusement in his eyes. Something about his carefree attitude attracted her, and she wondered what it would be like to have this man’s love. Her marriage had been less than harmonious. Her husband, a gambler, had moved them from place to place always looking for a better game. When they were first married, she’d loved discovering new places. Then Genna had come along, and everything had changed.

“So how long do you think you’ll be here?”

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Anita
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#Ghosthunters of the Old West #TGTBTG

Hi everyone, I’m thrill to share with you more information about the box set so asked the other authors to tell us a little about the ghost in their stories? Keta Diablo said: My story lands on the more ‘serious’ side of spectrum when it comes to theme. My ghost is a man who met with an unfortunate accident and passed on, leaving a widow and a young son behind. Ranch life in the late 1800s was tough, especially for a woman alone in this vast wilderness. The ghost realizes the huge dilemma she now faces and is determined to help her through the trials and tribulations looming on the horizon. Anita Philmar said: Nettie McKee is the great, great grandmother of Konnor McKee. He is the oldest son and pushing thirty. Nettie wants to see him married to the right girl. Unfortunately, he brings home the wrong girl and Nettie has to set things straight. Blaire Edens said: My ghost haunts the best saloon in Reno, The Blade. The saloon is the center of a lot of the action in 1880s Reno and the ghost is causing so much fear that the employees have walked out and refuse to come back until the horrible ghostly sounds stop. Every night, at exactly the same time, a terrible keening, shrill and eerie, fills the place. The owner of the saloon, Katherine Busbee, is a business woman and she knows that if the ghost stays, the saloon will have to close. She hires Agent Cole Swansby to get rid of the ghost before Preston Asbury, the President of Midas Mines, shows up in Reno. He’s a big spender and she can’t afford to lose his business. It will take every tool Cole has to get to the bottom of the ghostly mystery. Charlene Radddon said: That would ruin the surprise for the reader. Patty Sherry-Crews said: Well, I some surprises so I’m going to keep some things to myself. I can tell you a little bit though. Healy has been called in on this case because a rancher, Abbott Foster, can’t consummate his marriage to his new mail-order bride because every time he tries a menacing spirit appears. The ghost in my story is Abbott’s first wife, Cora. The couple moved to Arizona from Texas as young newlyweds. Healy can see and talk to Cora but nobody else can. Again, that’s all I can say on the subject of Cora because I don’t want to give too much away. Margo Collins said: In the 1880s, the term poltergeist (for "noisy ghost") had only recently been coined in Germany—and these German settlers bring not only the term with them, but also an actual poltergeist! Erin Hayes said: Hattie sees quite a few ghosts in her travels. In fact, they can’t seem to leave her alone. But there is a big problem brewing in Carolina City. Andrea Downing said: As I said, Lizzie, my heroine, is the ghost.  She finds she has time traveled back from contemporary St. Louis to 1800s Wyoming.  She discovers that, in a former life, she was murdered during a robbery on her husband’s ranch.  She’s returned there due to unfinished business but always rather longs to get back to her real life, despite the fact she was married to a hot cowboy/rancher. Check out this Exciting New Box Set with 8 Other Award Winning and Best Selling Authors The Good, the Bad and the Ghostly

Margo Bond Collins Keta Diablo Andrea Downing Blaire Edens

Erin Hayes Anita Philmar Charlene Raddon Patti Sherry-Crews

Warning - this is a sweet to sensual western, historical box set.  Now Up for PreOrder on  Amazon What do you get when you mix cowboys with ghosts? A collection of eight (stand-alone) amazing stories from the Old West with haunts of every variety. Get your love of alpha cowboys on and feed your addiction for the bizarre (and sometimes spooky) world when you download The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly. Bestselling and Award-winning authors are pleased to save you more than 75% on this fantastic boxed set! (Price if books sold separately)  Check out the Sample Book, which includes recipes and tidbits about stories locations Download Sample Book  Or Watch the Trailer  Hope you enjoy, Anita

#Cowboys and Ghost, Oh my! #Ghosthunters from the Old West #TGTBTG

I had to ask the other authors in this box set what they thought about combining western romance with ghost stories? Here’s what they had to say. Patty Sherry-Crews said: I think the old west and ghosts go together very well. We are taken with the folklore of that time and place in the same way we’re intrigued with ghosts. The west is a place where so many cultures came together, clashed, melded, and brought their traditions and stories. Many people migrated there with high hopes but not all achieved success. There are a lot of tragic stories, and many met their end violently. And of course, the basis of so many ghost stories are romances gone wrong. Keta Diablo said: I think cowboys and ghosts are a great combination and two of the most popular tropes right now. Ghost stories…think abandoned ghost towns of the Old West and hawt cowboys. People have always held a fascination for ghosts and the afterlife so why not combine them with rugged, alpha cowboys and see what turns up? Anita Philmar said: This is the best of both worlds. Not only can you have a hot cowboy but a ghost to cause trouble. What more can an author ask for? Blaire Edens said: I love a book that includes elements of more than one genre. Not only are they fun to read, they’re great fun to write. In this case of this story, ghosts and the Old West (my story takes places in the late 1800s) seem like a natural fit. With outlaws and working girls, unrequited love and harsh conditions, there’s bound to be a ghost in nearly every saloon and hotel room. Because the West, especially just after the Civil War, was a land with tons of interesting characters, it’s easy to imagine some of those folks hanging around even after they’ve said their earthly good-byes. Charlene Radddon said:      I think it's fabulous. People back then tended to believe in ghosts and the supernatural more than we do now, so it's a good fit. Margo Collins said: I'm delighted to combine them! I have had a old-west demon-hunter character in mind for a long time; I'm glad to have a chance to write her into a story! Erin Hayes said: This is right up my alley! I love combining genres because when you do, you come up with something very fun and different. That’s what I’m aiming to do with my story. Andrea Downing said: You know, I’d never thought of combining the two because I’m something of a purist when it comes to the west, but as soon as Keta suggested the idea I had a story in my head.  It doesn’t always happen that way.  I’m glad to be part of this anthology and think it’s a great, fun idea. Check out this Exciting New Box Set with 8 Other Award Winning and Best Selling Authors The Good, the Bad and the Ghostly

Margo Bond Collins Keta Diablo Andrea Downing Blaire Edens

Erin Hayes Anita Philmar Charlene Raddon Patti Sherry-Crews

Warning - this is a sweet to sensual western, historical box set.  Now Up for PreOrder on  Amazon What do you get when you mix cowboys with ghosts? A collection of eight (stand-alone) amazing stories from the Old West with haunts of every variety. Get your love of alpha cowboys on and feed your addiction for the bizarre (and sometimes spooky) world when you download The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly. Bestselling and Award-winning authors are pleased to save you more than 75% on this fantastic boxed set! (Price if books sold separately)  Check out the Sample Book, which includes recipes and tidbits about stories locations Download Sample Book  Or Watch the Trailer  Hope you enjoy, Anita

Want to Try a Sample of a #Western #Historical? #TGTBTG

Exciting New Box Set with 8 Other Award Winning and Best Selling Authors The Good, the Bad and the Ghostly

Margo Bond Collins Keta Diablo Andrea Downing Blaire Edens

Erin Hayes Anita Philmar Charlene Raddon Patti Sherry-Crews

Warning - this is a sweet to sensual western, historical box set.  Now Up for PreOrder on  Amazon What do you get when you mix cowboys with ghosts? A collection of eight (stand-alone) amazing stories from the Old West with haunts of every variety. Get your love of alpha cowboys on and feed your addiction for the bizarre (and sometimes spooky) world when you download The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly. Bestselling and Award-winning authors are pleased to save you more than 75% on this fantastic boxed set! (Price if books sold separately)  Check out the Sample Book, which includes recipes and tidbits about stories locations Download Sample Book  Or Watch the Trailer  Hope you enjoy, Anita

A #Western Historical Romance about a #Ghosthunter for #TGTBTG

Warning this is not a hot erotic series - sweet and sensual instead. 

Amazon

Every author in this box set is busy creating their story but I managed to get them to stop for a few minutes to answer a few question. Read them over the next several weeks.

Here is today’s question:  Seeing as this box set also includes a romance, which characters in your story do you see getting together?

Keta Diablo said:

Well, I hope I can count on my hero and heroine to find their happily-ever-after, although they have many obstacles to overcome first. But that’s what romance is all about, right? One has to kiss many frogs before they find their prince.

Anita Philmar said:

My agent, Ruth Olivia Wilson and Konnor McKee fall for each other from the moment they meet. The problem is his ex-girlfriend, a helpful ghost and Ruth’s job are getting in the way.

Blaire Edens said:

Cole Swansby and Annabelle Lawson *might* be perfect for each other but there are a couple of problems. She’s hell-bent on getting back to Kentucky and her grandmother. He’s so convinced that there’s no such thing as ghosts and her ability to speak to them scares him. The only way they can get together is if they’re both willing to open their minds and their hearts to each other and that’s a tall order.

Charlene Radddon said:

     My agent, Burke Jameson, is the hero. The heroine is a woman who shot her abusive husband and believes he's dead. Instead, he's alive and "haunting" the area. But there's a real ghost in my story as well. Burke and the "widow" fall in love as she tries to help him solve the mystery of the paranormal activity in the area. 

Patty Sherry-Crews said:

There are two love stories in my book.

Nat Tremayne assigns Healy to this case for a reason other than to solve the case. Nat wants to put Healy out of her comfort zone. He wants her to find adventure and romance.

Healy and Aaron meet at the hotel and the sparks fly. When he asks what she’s doing in Tucson she teases him and tells him he’s the detective so he can figure it out. He can’t get a read on her and thinks she’s everything from a prostitute to a serial killer (term not invented yet). He’s a concrete thinker and Healy completely unmoors him.

Healy has had her heart-broken once and thinks she’s too odd a person for men to like. Aaron along with some mysterious props that appear along the way change her view of herself. She blossoms in the desert.

When Aaron gets a telegram instructing him to locate a lady posing as a mail-order bride in order to kill men, Healy and Aaron’s cases converge.

There is a secondary love story between Abbott and Cora’s ghost. Cora died when they had some unresolved issues. Healy has to act as marriage counselor to put Cora’s ghost to rest, and as a result of talking things out, Abbott and Cora remember the love they shared.

Margo Collins said: If they can just move beyond their respective pasts and learn to work together, I think Ruby and Trip might just have a shot…

Erin Hayes said:

I feel like Hattie would get mad at me if I revealed it. So my lips are sealed!

Andrea Downing said:

Well, Lizzie and her husband, Colby, of the 1800s are very much in love but she needs to get back to her contemporary, 2016, life.  Will it happen for them?  You’re going to have to read the book to find out…

Up for Pre Order any day now.

Amazon

Anita
www.anitaphilmar.com

#TGTBTG Psychic Specters Investigators – aka #GhostHunters a New Box Set I #AmWriting

I’m very excited about a new box set that’s going up for pre-order around August 15. I wanted to let my readers know what I’m working on and share with you what others in the box set are doing.

Here is a question that I asked my fellow contributors and their responses.

Also, warning - This is not an erotic box set - sensual to sweet but it has some great stories you're still going to love.

I understand all the stories in The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly are connected to the P.S.I. Agency in St. Louis. How is your character connected and does he/she have any special paranormal abilities?

Keta Diablo said:

Psychic Specters Investigations = P.S.I. Agency. We decided to connect all the stories in the anthology with a common thread. And we knew we wanted to write about ghosts and cowboys. Thus, the Agency was created and its location would be St. Louis, MO. Some stories might have one of the main characters working for the Agency; others might have a secondary character connected to the Agency.

In my story, Comes An Outlaw, a secondary character worked for P.S.I. before his death. He plays a minor but important part in the story. He doesn’t have special paranormal abilities, but rather held an innate interest in spirits and the afterlife when he walked the earth. As a result of his dealings with ghosts, he’s able to transcend the veil between life and death.   

Patty Sherry-Crews said:

My character, Healy Harrison, is an agent for PSI. Unfortunately for Healy she sees dead people. This fact has made her early life hell. She became a social recluse and decided to move to the anonymity of a large city before she ends up becoming the eccentric maiden aunt of the family.

But she has learned how to turn her curse to her advantage, seeing and communicating with ghosts for profit.

Blaire Edens said:

My main male character, Cole Swanson, is a native of St. Louis. He’s an up and coming agent with Tremayne PSI who’s just opened an office in Reno. But he has one big secret: He doesn’t believe in ghosts. Instead of solving cases using paranormal abilities, he relies on logic and deductive reasoning. It’s worked just fine until he picks up a case that has nothing to do with rats in the attic or loose roof tiles and everything to do with ghosts.

My female lead, Annabelle Lawson, dreams of the dead. After she contracted scarlet fever, the dead come to her every night in an attempt to contact the living. On the run from an abusive father, she spots an ad for Tremayne agents and thinks it might be the perfect job for her. All she needs is enough money to get back to her granny in Kentucky and she’ll be safe from her father.  

Anita Philmar said:

My character, Ruth Olivia Wilson, R.O.W. is an agent for Tremayne PSI Agency. She is a medium and talks to dead people. She has travel across the country, helping people free themselves of ghost. She knows how painful losing someone can be and wants to make sure bring people here on earth peace but the spirits as well.

Charlene Radddon said:

  My hero, Burke Jameson, is an experienced agent for the agency and has had strong instincts regarding spirits and supernatural activity since he was young.

Margo Collins said:

Both my heroine and hero are agents for the Tremayne Agency. Ruby Silver is a former demon-hunter who comes to the agency with a number of paranormal ghost-busting skills—and a lot of baggage. Her newly assigned partner, Trip Austin, doesn't have any paranormal skills, but he does have a lot of experience helping the living deal with the their ghosts (both literal and figurative).

Erin Hayes said:

Hattie Hart was a saloon girl in a rough part of St. Louis who was plagued by seeing ghosts ever since she was little. She was rescued from this life by Nat Tremayne, although she has never met the mysterious leader of the Tremayne PSI Agency. For the past five years, she’s traveled around the country investigating paranormal disturbances, although she has disturbances of her own.

Andrea Downing said:

My agent, Dudley Worksop, comes from the Denver agency.  The PSI agency has done so well in finding ghosts and helping them that they’ve had to open a Denver branch! Dudley is an Englishman with very great powers of communicating with ghosts others may not be able to see and hear.  He is a very precise person, too.  These characteristics seem to run in the family because his descendent, Malcolm Worksop, who appears towards the end of the book, is very similar.

Wow, after reading all of this can’t you see why I’m excited by this box set.

 Anita

#AmWriting A Historical Ghost Story Along with Others #TGTBTG

Hi everyone,

I'm very excited about a new story I'm working on. It's called McKee's Ghost and is part of a box set that I'm going with a group of other authors.

If you spend any time on Amazon, you probably have seen the popularity of box sets. So to get a better perspective on why author do these types of books, I asked the other members of the current box set I’m doing The Good, the Bad, and the Ghostly.

Tell us what you like about contributing (writing a story) for a boxed set. What are the benefits?

Keta Diablo said:

This is my fifth anthology and I really enjoy writing for and contributing to boxed sets. One plus is the friendships and corroboration while bringing the whole thing together. An added benefit is having eight authors help market and promote the anthology. Lastly, I think it’s exciting to start with the germ of an idea and see it develop into eight complete stories that we hope people enjoy reading as much as we enjoyed writing.   

Anita Philmar said:

There are many benefits to writing a box set. I’m sure everyone can say help with marketing, sharing ideas, coming together on a joint project. I personally, like the idea of taking one idea and having different stories all stem from that central idea. Can wait to read all of them.

Blaire Edens said:

Boxed sets are great for several reasons. I love working with other authors to create a common theme or setting and then seeing where each contributor goes with her story. It’s also a great way for readers to find and connect with new authors. From a business perspective, I always learn tons of new stuff from other authors when I’m working on a boxed set contribution. It’s a win-win.

Charlene Radddon said:

One benefit is working with some great authors, getting to know them and how they work. I believe having a story in an anthology helps give authors more exposure as well.

Patty Sherry-Crews said:

I agree with you, Anita. I love to see what happens when you give a group of people a kernel to work with and what direction they go with it. We are amazing creatures.

Working on an anthology is an education. I’ve learned so much working this way. And in this arena, people bring their strengths as well as their weaknesses, so together we can put out a finished product that is strong. Everyone brings something to the table.

Margo Collins said: 

I love working with writers with such different backgrounds and ideas! We might not always agree, but we still manage to work together to come up with a fascinating concept. I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone develops this idea.

Erin Hayes said:

I like the collective consciousness that comes from working in a boxed set. Everyone interprets the setting and story differently, so that is always fun to see. It’s a fun process!

Andrea Downing said:

I like the interaction and support the other authors give, but most of all I guess I like the shared responsibility for promotion!  You know how we authors all love promotion…  It’s also good to learn from each other.

As you can see there are lots of reasons for authors doing a box set.

I'm very excited about this group and will be sharing more about the box set over the next month or two. The release date is in Sept with the box set going up for pre order sometime in August.

Thanks as aways for taking the time to read my blog,

Anita