Author Spotlight- Karen Turkal
Karen Turkal
Karen Turkal resides in a small town in Ohio and is an old fashioned country girl. She loves to hang out with her husband and their dog–Jack the Thunderdog. Even as a young girl, Karen could find magic everywhere–above puffy clouds, under a green leaf, inside a shadow.
A new author, she has published her first 2 book, The Bonerunners and The Corvids. Karen Turkal…
Karen Turkal resides in a small town in Ohio and is an old fashioned country girl. She loves to hang out with her husband and their dog–Jack the Thunderdog. Even as a young girl, Karen could find magic everywhere–above puffy clouds, under a green leaf, inside a shadow.
A new author, she has published her first 2 book, The Bonerunners and The Corvids. Karen Turkal just wants to tell her readers a story and thinks maybe, the secret to life is caramel.
A vivid nightmare. Two voices. The murder of her mother. All these things have Dia Swift disoriented and scared to death. Dia’s life had been routine. From being home schooled to traveling the globe, her first twenty-three years were ordinary. Everything is about to change. Suddenly, she finds herself in the middle of a woods, standing in front of an old cabin. Will Dia be able to unravel the mystery of what she is and stop the dangerous man that’s haunted her dream? The only living relative she has left is her Gram Spina. Gram Spina–who only hangs around long enough to speak in cryptic phrases and then disappears. Strange notes lead her to terrifying adventures of horror. Crows and a little piglet help her discover and develop powers she didn’t know existed, or did she? Outerbones, a Bone Triangle, and people called Corvids become the beginning of many mysteries of maiming, mayhem, and murder.
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Welcome back to Dia Swift’s life of bones. The Crows of Corvacadia lead her and her friends to tunnels of terror filled with Ohio legends. Ghosts, witches and a fortune teller are along for the ride as Dia learns to understand her powers and magic as a Corvid Twister. With Gram Spina, Old Sam, PPig, and others, they band together to unravel new mysteries of murder and maiming.
It’s time to make the Bonerunners pay for their crimes.
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These full length paranormal thrillers will appeal to lovers of urban fantasy, mystery, romance, ghosts, paranormal horror and animal lovers.
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Born, raised, and currently living in EnglandCurrent Publications
The Machine: Book one of the Blood and Destiny SeriesReviews
Soon to come Blood and Destiny Series
Professional bean counter
Semi-professional word spewer
Once got the two confused – it was not pretty
Born, raised, and currently living in England
Current Publications
The Machine: Book one of the Blood and Destiny Series
Reviews
Soon to come Blood and Destiny Series
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