Excerpts from the Painted Sisters series
Category: THE PAINTED SISTERS SERIES
Happy 2020 and an Update on the year to come
2018 and 2019 were very busy years for me in the other areas of my life. My plan to deliver The Fur Heart to you has slowed somewhat but the story is one I am sure you will love, hopefully …
The Alienist
Loved this Victorian serial killer drama and the seeds of modern profiling using an Alienist.
Snippet from PAINTED STRENGTH
PAINTED STRENGTH, Lila and the Lion Tamer, is Book 2 in the Painted Sisters Series; a thriller romance series about girls who have been tattooed as living art and a ritualistic serial killer trained to track them down and kill …
Historical Thriller Snippet
Snippet: from the thriller plot in Painted Trust Great Britain 1898 Inspector Morrison and Master Brody return to London with the body of the first crime scene in Manchester. They are still feeling each other out. The pup was intense and quiet …
Painted Trust – Romantic Snippet
Snippet: from the romance in Painted Trust Great Britain 1898 Miss Edith Appleby has commenced employment with the eminent forensic surgeon Dr. Anthony Vaughn, he has come home late from a day trip to Glasgow to assist the medical Coroner there …
Historical Thriller Snippet
Snippet: from the thriller plot in Painted Trust Great Britain 1898 There’s a fledgling killer, fostered and trained by men so deep in the echelons of power catching him could be more dangerous and letting him run loose. Inspector Morrison …
Historical Thriller Snippet
Snippet: from the thriller plot in Painted Trust Great Britain 1898 There’s a fledgling killer, fostered and trained by men so deep in the echelons of power catching him could be more dangerous and letting him run loose. Inspector Morrison …
Snippet: Painted Trust
This snippet is part of the Weekend Writing Warriors 8 sentence snippet that is shared by a group of amazing writers every Sunday. I hope you enjoy it and click the link HERE to find other writers. This is the beginning …
Victorian Era Mail service
I just came across a great New York Times piece on the mail service in the Victorian era. It’s full of trivia: for example, did you know that in 1889 London, mail was delivered TWELVE TIMES A DAY? Read this: …
Snippet: Painted Trust
This snippet is part of the Weekend Writing Warriors 8 sentence snippet that is shared by a group of amazing writers every Sunday. I hope you enjoy it and click the link HERE to find other writers. This is the beginning …
New Release Available for pre-order
For those of you interested in my next book release, I have a spin off series coming your way, that’s ominously gothic; An Erotic Thriller Romance Series called The Painted Sisters. Be warned it really is very, very dark. …
Stocktake at the end of release week for The Painted Heart
Well it’s a week since launching The Painted Heart and a few reviews have come in: “Officially the best book yet!! – Best book by Elsa Holland so far! I love how she can create a world that sucks you …
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Snippet from The Painted Heart
This is taken from the beginning of the book where Elspeth / Miss James our heroine, has suddenly agreed to sign the contract Blackburn, our hero, has to make her his Painted Sister. A coveted prize to help him progress up the …
Małgorzata Chodakowska & Beauty.
I am a great believer in the role of beauty to shift consciousness. The impact of a breathtaking vista, the perfection of a fern frond as it unfolds, the prisms of light as they shine for the smallest moment through …
Quick Update on upcoming Release
The Painted Heart is getting another postponement I am sorry to say. I was planning to release later this month but it looks like that is more likely March 2017. As consolation I am about 65-70% through Painted Trust …
Random Musings ~ Tattoos and Identity
TATTOOS I think we can all agree that tattoos have gone viral. There is something very fundamental about choosing your symbols. They are our protectors, our journey markers, our identifiers and our story. Whatever the reason you get a tattoo, ultimately it is a …
Vintage Circus and Tattoos
Early tattooed – ‘painted’ – women were publicly seen in the Circus The circus as we know it started in the later part of the 18th century, in 1768, but one of the earliest tattooed women was shown in 1907 she …
Buttons and Scalpel
His breathing was slowing. Edith was cradled in the crook of his arm, layers of wool and buttons holding her in, but her hair was loose and wild, a mass of thick, inky satin. There was a soft sheen of sweat …
The morning after.
The morning air was cold and starchy crisp. Vaughn lifted the collar of his coat, placed his top hat on his head and started down the street. Within a few steps, his feet were numb. Mist puffed out of his …