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The Blood Lights - Book Tour and Giveaway

7/24/2019

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The Blood Lights
by Elaine Pascale
Genre: Horror

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The Blood Lights are the last thing you’ll see…

They victimize all…

Jezzie Mitchell is in anguish; with her brother’s murder still on her mind, she’s noticed strange behavior among the girls in the residential treatment center where she works. Is there a connection between the contagion on Cape Cod and the deadly Bahamas vacation that changed her life?

Jezzie reaches out to former lover Lou Collins, a scholar who has chased proof of the lights for decades. Will he be able to solve the mystery of the lights in time?

Intensely competitive, reporter Bridgette Collins knows the lights are a way to secure fame in her career. And while it’ll put the final nail into the coffin of her ex-husband’s career, she vows to know the secrets of the lights. Even if it means unleashing a world-wide epidemic…




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​The boy knows he is lost.
He is lost, and his former sense of normalcy has completely vanished.
He feels abandoned.
The irony, if he were old enough to understand the term, is that he is lost inside of a closet that is only six feet in length.  In the dark, the closet feels cavernous, endless.  The closet provides adequate space for a trauma that will remain with him throughout his adult years.
His fear is nearly smothered by the heavy olfactory smog of mothballs and cedar chips, yet the fear constantly recuperates:  a phoenix with dread for wings.
The boy’s face feels tight from the dried traces of tears that etch his cheeks.  The hot air rushes his nostrils which are clogged with mucous; the hot air is working against him, forcing him to hyperventilate.  The entire house is unfamiliar to him and his eyes, in the darkness, struggle to make out the walls and ceiling of the place where he is being held captive.
He is not alone.


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Elaine Pascale has been writing for most of her life. She took a break from fiction in order to give birth to two children and complete a doctoral dissertation. She lives on Cape Cod, MA, with her husband, son and daughter. She teaches a variety of courses at a private university in Boston: from English Composition and Communications to a Vampire Seminar. Her writing has been published in Allegory Magazine, Dark Fire Magazine, and several anthologies. She is the author of If Nothing Else, Eve, We've Enjoyed the Fruit, and is also the author of the nonfiction book: Metamorphosis: Identity Outcomes in International Student Adaptation--A Grounded Theory Study. She enjoys a robust full moon, chocolate, and collecting cats.


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The makers of Doritos claim they never intended to make the “Lady Dorito.” In the winter of 2018, a chief executive of PepsiCo let slip that women have different snacking habits than men. Women, according to the exec, don’t like to eat loudly in public. Nor do they like messy crumbs and sticky residue on their fingers. They would never, ever, ever tip a bag back and let the cheesy, salty detritus fall into their mouths. And, most importantly, they like compact snacks that can fit into a purse.
Basically, snacking should reflect the daintiness that is womanhood.
Society has some strange ideas about female hunger. Women should have small appetites regarding all types of hunger: hunger for food, hunger for power, hunger for sex. The Doritos discussion simply articulated what has always been implied: women should reign in their basic impulses. Many women, mothers especially, put their needs second to those of family, friends, and even coworkers. Sleep, food, sex, and mental health can wait if someone else needs your attention first. It is superego over id.
As a writer, I have always had an interest in highlighting the primal urges in women. The Blood Lights not only centers on food/cannibalism/female zombies, but it also examines women’s desires for power, fame, and for love (in the sense of having their needs met, as opposed to being the caretaker of another human’s needs). And if women are focused on their needs, how does that affect the family and society?
I can’t say that The Blood Lights answers that question, but it does try to imagine a world where women are no longer concerned with eating quietly and neatly. They give into their urges and compulsions: the result of which is a good old-fashioned horror story.  


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65 Comments
Bea LaRocca
7/24/2019 03:15:26 am

Great cover and synopsis This sounds like a thrilling read. Thank you for sharing your guest post and the book info.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 01:07:27 pm

Thanks Bea! I really was pleased with the cover!

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James Robert
7/24/2019 03:34:35 am

Congrats on this tour and thank for the opportunity to read about another great book out there to read. It helps out so I can find books I know my family will enjoy reading. Thanks as well for the giveaway.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 01:08:29 pm

You are welcome James! Thank you for checking it out!

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Janet W.
7/24/2019 07:23:38 am

Sounds like a great one to read! Interesting cover!

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 01:09:18 pm

Thanks Janet!

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Kristen
7/24/2019 10:46:03 am

The cover is very dramatic and mysterious.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 01:10:32 pm

Thanks Kristen. While I did not create the cover, I did have some input and was very pleased with the finished product

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Rita Wray
7/24/2019 12:28:30 pm

Sounds like a good book.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 01:11:04 pm

Thanks Rita!

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Calvin
7/24/2019 01:41:16 pm

I like how this piques my interest, it sounds scary, nice excitement for late night reads

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 06:10:23 pm

Thanks, Calvin. Or it could be a beach read!

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Shirley Ann Speakman
7/24/2019 03:21:13 pm

Great cover and I enjoyed the post and excerpt. The book sounds very intriguing.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 06:10:52 pm

Thank you Shirley Ann!

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Debbie P
7/24/2019 03:52:11 pm

This book sounds like a terrific read. Cool cover!

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 06:11:13 pm

Thank you, Debbie!

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SHERRY
7/24/2019 04:28:54 pm

Sounds like a very interesting book.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 06:11:34 pm

Thank you, Sherry!

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Kelly D
7/24/2019 05:25:47 pm

I like the cover. It looks like a great book.

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Elaine Pascale
7/24/2019 06:11:58 pm

Thank you, Kelly!

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wendy hutton
7/24/2019 06:16:37 pm

wow amazing cover

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Elaine Pascale
7/25/2019 11:49:08 am

Thanks, Wendy!

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Victoria
7/24/2019 07:50:56 pm

Can't wait to read this one, thanks for sharing!

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Elaine Pascale
7/25/2019 11:49:37 am

Hope you enjoy it!

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Dale Wilken
7/24/2019 09:58:04 pm

This is a great sounding book.

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Elaine Pascale
7/25/2019 11:50:03 am

Thank you, Dale!

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Emmaline
7/25/2019 01:58:33 pm

What a striking cover, that blood moon. Definitely apt for a horror story!

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Elaine Pascale
7/25/2019 05:26:26 pm

Nothing like a good full moon!

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Mary Cloud
7/25/2019 10:49:58 pm

No questions - the cover is interesting

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Elaine Pascale
7/26/2019 09:25:50 am

Thank you, Mary!

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stephanie jones
7/26/2019 09:08:51 am

looks like a good book

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Elaine Pascale
7/26/2019 09:26:12 am

Thank you, Stephanie!

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Amy F
7/28/2019 03:46:41 pm

Sounds like a great read! Great cover too!

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Elaine Pascale
7/28/2019 06:22:55 pm

Thanks, Amy!

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Victoria Scott
7/28/2019 06:46:03 pm

Sounds like an amazing read!

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Elaine Pascale
7/29/2019 07:49:05 am

Thank you, Victoria!

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Terri Quick
7/29/2019 07:13:23 pm

Cool cover

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Elaine Pascale
7/30/2019 12:55:25 pm

Thanks, Terri!

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Mood Reader
7/29/2019 11:08:59 pm

Sounds good!

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Elaine Pascale
7/30/2019 12:56:04 pm

Thanks!

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kelly nicholson
7/30/2019 10:19:00 am

What do you think of the book or the cover?

there goes the moon..

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Elaine Pascale
7/30/2019 12:56:36 pm

I am hoping someone besides me answers this question as I like both! Lol

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Mya Murphy
7/30/2019 02:06:28 pm

What an amazing, eye-catching cover!!

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Starla
7/30/2019 08:18:44 pm

I actually find the cover quite beautiful! I am definitely interested in this from the excerpt!

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Elaine Pascale
7/31/2019 09:44:56 am

Thank you, Starla! They did a wonderful job with the cover!

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Barbara Montag
7/31/2019 06:23:05 pm

I love horror so this is a have to read soon.
Such an interesting cover.

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Marcy Meyer
8/1/2019 06:00:22 pm

The cover is eerie. Looks good. Thanks for sharing.

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Elaine Pascale
8/4/2019 12:36:23 pm

Thank you, Marcy!

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Tracie Cooper
8/2/2019 07:22:35 pm

What a bold and eye catching cover, love it!

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Elaine Pascale
8/4/2019 12:36:50 pm

Thank you, Tracie!

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Maria
8/5/2019 04:59:55 pm

Love the title and the cover

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Elaine Pascale
8/6/2019 08:14:08 am

Thank you Maria!

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Dave Gibb
8/5/2019 08:22:57 pm

wow so cool.

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Elaine Pascale
8/6/2019 08:14:37 am

Thanks Dave!

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LYNN CLAYTON
8/5/2019 09:18:36 pm

OH THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BOOK

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Elaine Pascale
8/6/2019 08:15:06 am

Thank you, Lynn, I appreciate it!

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Leah
8/7/2019 02:51:01 am

The cover's pretty eerie but I guess it suits the book well!

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Elaine Pascale
8/8/2019 09:54:58 am

Thank you, Leah!

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linda gawthrop
8/16/2019 05:05:33 pm

The cover is a real attention grabber - locks like it promises horrors to come.

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Elaine Pascale
8/21/2019 11:41:52 am

I am glad it caught your attention, Linda!

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Francine Anchondo
8/22/2019 09:33:02 am

I like the cover.

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Daniel M
8/22/2019 07:28:50 pm

like the cover

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Corey Hutton
8/24/2019 02:43:40 am

Good luck with the book and Thanks for the giveaway.

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Karla R.
8/24/2019 06:41:16 pm

Love the cover of the moon!

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Jerry Marquardt
8/24/2019 11:47:24 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Blood Lights, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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