Mirella Patzer's Page

I spent the better part of May hard at work on preparing for my virtual book tour with Nikki Leigh. Thank goodness for the Internet and the global village we now all live in. The world has opened up to each of us. Never before has it been so easy to research, or purchase goods, or share information than this very decade we live in. Up until recently, virtual book tours didn't exist. Book stores have had to make room for internet book stores who have swallowed most of the market. How fortunat… Continue

Through Mirella Patzer's sensual language and haunting atmosphere we experience the medieval world of castles and monasteries, of hidden treasure and secret passages, of mistrust and betrayal, of passion and desire. Exciting action, at times heart-warmingly sensitive and terrifyingly brutal and the inner conflict of both Amoro and Morena, sweep us into the passion and pain of this tu…

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December proved more hectic than usual. In addition to the Christmas countdown and rush, I ended up with a bad case of the flu which left me bedridden for a week. So naturally, fell behind on everything, including updating my sites.

Since then, I've had my nose to the grindstone and have been working on completing several projects. The first, is an audio recording I was producing for the novel, The Pledge by Katherine Hunter. I have had some experience reading for recordings, but this…

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Bloodstone Castle stands sentinel on the shores of the Ligurian Sea. Secreted somewhere in its dungeons is an ancient Roman treasure of immense value. Contessa Morena of Bloodstone Castle possesses a mysterious bloodstone pendant, the only proof the treasure exists.

Since childhood, she has been promised in marriage to Duke Ernesto of Savona. Ernesto is a desperate man, a gambler who has lost his family’s fortune, a man who resorts to murder to not only hide his dirty secret, but for t… Continue

My latest novel, Bloodstone Castle, will be released by Enspiren Press in 2008. I've spent a little time creating a site/blog specifically for Bloodstone Castle. It is part of my novel promotion strategy. I've featured all the major characters with a little insight as to their motivation. Any and all visitors are welcome to leave a…

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My latest novel, Bloodstone Castle, will be released by Enspiren Press in 2008. I've spent a little time creating a site/blog specifically for Bloodstone Castle. It is part of my novel promotion strategy. I've featured all the major characters with a little insight as to their motivation. Any and all visitors are welcome to leave any of the characters a comment. The characters will respond to you directly. Check it out at: http://bloodstonecastle…

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My novel, Bloodstone Castle, will soon be released by Enspiren Press. Enspiren Press is a wonderful Canadian publisher who has a fabulous reputation and is growing fast. They are currently accepting submissions and I encourage anyone with a completed novel to submit to them.

The cover has been created and I've posted it to my profile. Here is the back cover…

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One of the things I've started doing lately is to contact the author every time I read a book. Sometimes I'm able to find a website or an email address for them, and sometimes I can't.

My reasoning for taking this extra step is to let an author know how much I enjoyed their book. Just as importantly, it is a tiny email that will help establish me as an author and editor in the publishing world. It is also one of the ways I'm promoting my upcoming novel.

Recently, I read bought P…

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