Sandy's Spotlight

Today's special guest author is
P.L. Blair

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P.L. Blair
You are in for a treat today!  I scored an interview with author P.L. Blair, and I'm featuring the first novel in her Portals series, Shadow Path.

This book has been nominated by the Paranormal Romance Guild as one of the best reads for 2011 in the YA Category.

People have been raving about this series and now I know why!  Shadow Path is a fantastic read.  I'm hosting a Shadow Path Book Discussion that's running simultaneously with this blog.  So all of you that have read Shadow Path and any of the other books in the Portals series can talk directly to P.L. Blair about them.  Everyone is welcome!  Click here to join in the discussion.

I have another treat for you.  Watch the video below and P.L. Blair will tell you in her own words about her wonderful Portals series.


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Shadow Path by P.L. Blair
Here's a short blurb for Shadow Path:

Magic and crime. Agatha Christie meets J.R.R. Tolkien.

An Ogre murdered with a rune-inscribed sword is just the beginning as Kat Morales, a very human detective on the Corpus Christi, Texas, police force, and her Elf partner Tevis McLeod follow a blood trail that leads to Pixies, necromancy and Magic of the Blackest kind ... to its climax in a stronghold Between worlds, where Tevis must duel spell for spell with a former lover who wants to see her old flame extinguished permanently.


The following is my January 10, 2012, 5 star review:

Elves and ogres and hobgoblins, oh my!

Can you imagine a world where a door is opened up to the "Otherside," which is a magical place that mythical creatures and beings from folklore actually exist, then enter our world to live and work among us?  I couldn't, at least that is until I picked up P.L. BLAIR'S first novel in her PORTALS SERIES, SHADOW PATH.

SHADOW PATH is a combination fantasy, suspense novel that I fell in love with from the very first line.  I dare you!  Download a sample and read it!  You'll be hooked.  I couldn't put it down.  The storyline of Shadow Path takes place in our world with the readers following the main characters, Corpus Christi police detective Kat Morales and her elven partner, Tevis McLeod, in a murder investigation of an ogre who has been slain at the edge of an alley. I truly enjoyed the interaction between Kat and Tevis, and I'm looking forward to reading more of the Portals series to see where P.L. Blair's imagination takes them and me.

I am amazed at the creativity of P.L. Blair and the beautiful writing style that picked me up and carried me away into the lives of Kat and Tevis as well as other creatures I hadn't given any thought to since childhood.  Ms. Blair with her excellent story telling made them all come alive for me.  This is absolutely a MUST READ!    

Kudos to P.L. BLAIR and SHADOW PATH for being nominated by the PARANORMAL ROMANCE GUILD as one of the best reads in the YA Category for 2011!  Congratulations!


The Portals Series in order:

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Comments

01/13/2012 02:52

Great interview and spotlight. I've got this book on my TBR list and can't wait to read it. Thanks PL, and also thanks to Sandy for the feature!! Good job.

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01/13/2012 09:13

Hi, MM! Thanks for visiting, and I'm sorry I didn't notice this sooner. I thought all comments were on the second page - Duh!
I'm glad you stopped by, and I hope you enjoy Shadow Path when you get to it.
Thanks again.

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01/13/2012 12:36

mama, I'm so glad you liked the feature. You are going to LOVE Shadow Path. It is a wonderful book!

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01/13/2012 04:00

This looks so cool, P.L.!!! What a neat premise for a book! I wish you the best for the book! It's on my list, too! :)

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01/13/2012 09:14

Thanks, Markee! And thanks for stopping by.

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01/13/2012 06:44

Hi, P.L., great read and interview. You can teach us all.

Regards,Arthur

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01/13/2012 09:16

Thanks, Arthur. I appreciate that.
I'm of the opinion that we're all still learning - from experience as well as from each other. You've taught me, too - for which I thank you.

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01/18/2012 11:39

Hi P.L., guess we can all learn from each other. Doesn't get any better than that.

My Best,
Arthur

01/13/2012 07:16

P.L.,

I've always admired writers who can maintain a series through several books. I wish I had the attention span to be able to do that. I've always thought that when a writer can keep the stories flowing through multiple books in a series, it means their characters like them.

Thanks for another great Spotlight, Sandy.

Scott

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01/13/2012 09:18

Hey, Scott! Thanks for stopping by.
I don't know if it's attention span or compulsion. I've told my publisher - not entirely in jest - that you don't have to be OCD in this business ... But it helps!

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01/13/2012 12:38

Scott, I'm glad you liked the feature. I can't wait to get me hands on the other books in the series!

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01/13/2012 09:42

As always, a fabulous interview. Thanks for introducing us to another great author! Good luck with the PRG nomination P.L.

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01/13/2012 10:22

Thanks, Rebecca!

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01/13/2012 12:39

Rebecca, Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm glad you liked the feature.

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01/13/2012 10:25

Yo. P.L. nice to meet you some more! Thanks for sharing and as usual, Sandy is a wonderful hostess. I've tweeted and good luck with the series.

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01/13/2012 12:40

Doc, Good to see you! Thanks so much for the share!

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01/13/2012 12:52

Hey, Doctor Barbara! Good to see you here!
Sandy is an excellent hostess. Thanks for stopping by - and come back again, y'all hear?

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Rebecca Stroud
01/13/2012 13:31

P.L...Yay!!! Great interview! Like Scott said, I don't have the necessary focus for a series so I admire those who can string many thousands of words together in such a way to create multiple stories. I'm very proud of you, my 'animal' friend and hope you sell a ton of books!

As for you Sandy: How do you ever find time to write with all the fabulous interviews you do?

Great job, ladies...great job!

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01/13/2012 14:10

Hi, Rebecca! And thanks!
I'm glad you stopped by - and as for Sandy ... She's terrific!

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01/13/2012 14:12

By the way, for those who don't know ... The gorgeous girl in the photo with me is my rescued basset hound, Shilo. She was 10 years old when the picture was taken. She's 13-going-on-14 now (birthday in May) and still my Queen B.

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Kellie
01/13/2012 14:30

Great interview Nel and great Spotlight moment again Sandy! I have this on my TBR list and I can't wait to read it. Congrats again Nel on your nomination!!

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01/13/2012 15:05

Thanks, Kellie!

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Kellie
01/16/2012 15:34

You're welcome!!

01/13/2012 17:22

As always, great interview, Sandy!

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01/13/2012 18:59

Hi, Sylvia! Thanks for stopping by. Sandy is awesome!

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01/14/2012 10:34

Agatha Christie meets JRR Tolkien and a McLeod-can there be a more perfect recipe? :)

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01/14/2012 16:04

Hi, Susan Jane! Another McLeod!
I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. My sisters and I had errands to run today - and, of course, everything took much longer than we anticipated.
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you'll come back!

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01/15/2012 07:07

Second viewing is even better.

Regards,
Arthur

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01/15/2012 08:56

Hi, Arthur! Thanks!

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01/16/2012 09:49

Great job Sandy on your interview for P. L.'s book. I have it on my TBR (bulging) list, now I have to bump it up a bit. Thank you for all you do, for these wonderful artists. Yes, I said artist because writing is a true art, after all.

Rhonda
R. C. Drake, Author

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01/16/2012 11:59

Rhonda, You are so going to LOVE Shadow Path! I can't wait for you to read it!

I couldn't agree with you more in the fact that an author is an artist. Wow, when someone can create a story like Shadow Path, it just blows my mind! Great job, P.L. Blair!

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01/16/2012 13:54

Thanks, Sandy. I'm just lovin' that so many of you guys are lovin' my book!

01/16/2012 10:13

Hi, Rhonda!
Thanks for stopping by!

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01/16/2012 12:02

PL is a wonderful writer--it comes through in every word she types--and I am excited for this book, and now to go watch the interview! Thanks, Sandy, thanks, PL.

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01/16/2012 13:55

Thanks, Jenny. I'm so glad you stopped by!

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01/18/2012 11:59

Hi, Arthur! And thanks for stopping by again!
I always figure the day I stop learning is the day they'll bury me.

06/23/2012 10:04

Interesting information on this blog, thanks

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