MarilynMeredith

  To buy: The Astral Gift - Kindle edition by Meredith, Marilyn. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. After writing to fictionalized family historical novels, this was my first mystery. The story is about a woman who was sexually molested as a child and  used astral projections to escape. As an adult, some of her roommate's escapades bring back the astral projection. This time she has no control over when it happens, and she witnesses things she doesn't want to see--including murder. A romance surprises the heroine, but it comes with more problems. Though I had someone tell me I must've experienced astral projection to write about it in such a convincing manner, but no I have never, nor do I want to. The closest I've come to it is in a dream, which I think had some influence on this tale.  There's a lot about a day care center, something I did have a lot of experience in a place similar to what I describe in THE ASTRAL GIFT. If you decide to ...

  This is another book that started out to be a Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery, but by the time I was finished, I knew it didn't fit. It was far too much a supernatural Christian story with touches of horror. To be honest, i really like this book--might even read it again myself. It's one that I had to write. When you read it you'll see the elements of my Tempe Crabtree series peeking through. At one time I watched all the horror movies--think Exorcism and Rosemary's baby--plus many of the later ones that had overtones of the devil. I know they all had a great influence on me.  Blurb:  Resident Deputy Jessica McGuire’s day starts much the same as usual, but when she jogs by the old family cemetery, she discovers the grave of a baby dug up, and the skeleton is missing. Not much later, Pastor David Tanner reports the theft of a hand-carved redwood cross from his church. Next, a baby goat is reported stolen, and one of the pastor’s cows is discovered mutilated in the field....