A Small Season of Magic
by Linda Hall
Price: $1.99 USD. 12300 words.
Published on January 10, 2013. Fiction.
A Small Season of Magic is not a mystery, yet it contains mystery.
It is about school friends and bullying and brokenness and yet it’s not.
It’s about life and death and love.
It’s exceedingly sad, and yet hopeful at the same time.
And like its name suggests,
it’s about magic.
Location: Canada
Member Since: March 30, 2011
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Linda Hall
Biography
Linda Hall spent the early years of her writing career as a journalist and freelance writer. She also worked in the field of adult literacy and wrote curriculum materials for adults reading at basic reading levels. In 1990 Linda decided to do something she'd always dreamed of doing, she began working on her first novel. The book she wrote, The Josiah Files was published in 1992.
Since that time she's written eighteen more mystery and suspense novels.
Most of her novels have something to do with the sea. Linda grew up in New Jersey where her love of the ocean was born. When she was a little girl Linda remembers sitting on the shore and watching the waves and contemplating what was beyond. She could do that for hours.
Linda has roots in two countries. In 1971, she married a Canadian who loves the water just as much as she does. They moved to Canada and have lived there ever since. One of the things they enjoy is sailing. In the summer they basically move aboard their 34' sailboat aptly named - Mystery.
Both Linda's husband Rik and Linda have achieved the rank of Senior Navigator, the highest rank possible in CPS. The U.S. sister organization is the U.S.P.S. Linda's Senior Navigator diploma hangs proudly on her office wall. What this all means is that she knows how to use a sextant and can 'theoretically' find her way home by looking at the stars.
Rik and Linda have two grown children and five wonderful grandchildren.
Since that time she's written eighteen more mystery and suspense novels.
Most of her novels have something to do with the sea. Linda grew up in New Jersey where her love of the ocean was born. When she was a little girl Linda remembers sitting on the shore and watching the waves and contemplating what was beyond. She could do that for hours.
Linda has roots in two countries. In 1971, she married a Canadian who loves the water just as much as she does. They moved to Canada and have lived there ever since. One of the things they enjoy is sailing. In the summer they basically move aboard their 34' sailboat aptly named - Mystery.
Both Linda's husband Rik and Linda have achieved the rank of Senior Navigator, the highest rank possible in CPS. The U.S. sister organization is the U.S.P.S. Linda's Senior Navigator diploma hangs proudly on her office wall. What this all means is that she knows how to use a sextant and can 'theoretically' find her way home by looking at the stars.
Rik and Linda have two grown children and five wonderful grandchildren.
Where to find Linda Hall online
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Where to buy in print
Books
Weather Ladies
by Linda Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 4660 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
She was a murderer. She was my sister!
Price: $0.99 USD. 4660 words. Published on September 29, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) She was a murderer. She was my sister!
Island of Refuge
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 87600 words. Published on August 25, 2011. Fiction.
The lives of five homeless people living in a church on an island are shattered when one of them is murdered. Meanwhile, two states over, another investigation is begun, a seeming unrelated one. But what is discovered shatters the island dwellers to the very core and intertwines the lives of the island dwellers as they seek to make peace with themselves, their lives, and God.
Price: $4.99 USD. 87600 words. Published on August 25, 2011. Fiction.
The lives of five homeless people living in a church on an island are shattered when one of them is murdered. Meanwhile, two states over, another investigation is begun, a seeming unrelated one. But what is discovered shatters the island dwellers to the very core and intertwines the lives of the island dwellers as they seek to make peace with themselves, their lives, and God.
Margaret's Peace
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 86000 words. Published on August 8, 2011. Fiction.
When Margaret Collinwood inherits her childhood home in Coffins Reach, Maine, she returns to the seafront house hoping to rest, paint, and to find the peace she has lost after the death of her daughter and the subsequent breakup of her marriage. But Margaret's return to her family home forces her to face difficult childhood memories surrounding the fatal accident that took the life of her sister.
Price: $4.99 USD. 86000 words. Published on August 8, 2011. Fiction.
When Margaret Collinwood inherits her childhood home in Coffins Reach, Maine, she returns to the seafront house hoping to rest, paint, and to find the peace she has lost after the death of her daughter and the subsequent breakup of her marriage. But Margaret's return to her family home forces her to face difficult childhood memories surrounding the fatal accident that took the life of her sister.
Sadie's Song
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 86000 words. Published on July 3, 2011. Fiction.
The disappearance of 9 year-old Ally Buckley is a circumstance which bears too much resemblance to another recent and chilling event. Fear spreads throughout Coffins Reach. When Sadie discovers a drawing done by Ally among her abusive husband's possessions, she suspects danger may be closer to home than she'd ever known possible.
Price: $4.99 USD. 86000 words. Published on July 3, 2011. Fiction.
The disappearance of 9 year-old Ally Buckley is a circumstance which bears too much resemblance to another recent and chilling event. Fear spreads throughout Coffins Reach. When Sadie discovers a drawing done by Ally among her abusive husband's possessions, she suspects danger may be closer to home than she'd ever known possible.
Katheryn's Secret
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 87760 words. Published on July 3, 2011. Fiction.
Mystery writer Sharon Colebrook finds herself the recipient of her deceased Aunt Katie's papers, and hopes to learn about a murder Katie had hinted at years before. As Sharon and her husband Jeff begin to investigate, the carefully kept facade of her strict religious family begins to crumble. Secrets, long buried, begin to surface, and only God's grace can put this family back together again.
Price: $4.99 USD. 87760 words. Published on July 3, 2011. Fiction.
Mystery writer Sharon Colebrook finds herself the recipient of her deceased Aunt Katie's papers, and hopes to learn about a murder Katie had hinted at years before. As Sharon and her husband Jeff begin to investigate, the carefully kept facade of her strict religious family begins to crumble. Secrets, long buried, begin to surface, and only God's grace can put this family back together again.
April Operation
by Linda Hall
Price: $3.99 USD. 70950 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
April Operation - Abortion doctor, Douglas Shanahan is shot dead at his home. On the same day the young daughter of Emma Knoll, the Shanahan Clinic manager disappears on her way home from school. Coincidence? Not in this business. With no evidence left behind in either case, Sergeant Roger Sheppard knows he is dealing with a premeditated, carefully planned homicide and kidnapping.
Price: $3.99 USD. 70950 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
April Operation - Abortion doctor, Douglas Shanahan is shot dead at his home. On the same day the young daughter of Emma Knoll, the Shanahan Clinic manager disappears on her way home from school. Coincidence? Not in this business. With no evidence left behind in either case, Sergeant Roger Sheppard knows he is dealing with a premeditated, carefully planned homicide and kidnapping.
November Veil
by Linda Hall
Price: $3.99 USD. 66400 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
Murders, puppets, stolen holy water, what next? Were these just coincidences? Were the bad things happening in good Chester part of a larger scheme? The homicide of Rev. Dr. Sterling Jonas, televangelist and founder of Disciples of Grace Church has stretched Corp. Roger Sheppard and the small town detachment of the RCMP to the limit. Was Jonas's death a church power struggle or something else?
Price: $3.99 USD. 66400 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
Murders, puppets, stolen holy water, what next? Were these just coincidences? Were the bad things happening in good Chester part of a larger scheme? The homicide of Rev. Dr. Sterling Jonas, televangelist and founder of Disciples of Grace Church has stretched Corp. Roger Sheppard and the small town detachment of the RCMP to the limit. Was Jonas's death a church power struggle or something else?
August Gamble
by Linda Hall
Price: $1.99 USD. 69980 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
August Gamble - He was known to the Chester detachment of the RCMP, as well as to many residents. Tom Anderchuk was the town's bad kid, drop out, drug taker and then drug dealer. No sympathy here over his death. Corp Roger Sheppard wondered, then, why this particular murder got to him? He was always the cool one, the one in control. Was it the August heat? Was there more to this death?
Price: $1.99 USD. 69980 words. Published on May 21, 2011. Fiction.
August Gamble - He was known to the Chester detachment of the RCMP, as well as to many residents. Tom Anderchuk was the town's bad kid, drop out, drug taker and then drug dealer. No sympathy here over his death. Corp Roger Sheppard wondered, then, why this particular murder got to him? He was always the cool one, the one in control. Was it the August heat? Was there more to this death?
Chat Room
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 87040 words. Published on April 11, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
In Chat Room the dynamic sequel to Steal Away, PI Teri Blake-Addison is hired by a young woman to find her best friend who ran off with a man she met on the internet and hasn't been heard from since. The clues lead her from Maine to Texas to New Mexico and back again. While on her home front, she and husband Jack are packing to move into their newly built home which is anything but ready on time.
Price: $4.99 USD. 87040 words. Published on April 11, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) In Chat Room the dynamic sequel to Steal Away, PI Teri Blake-Addison is hired by a young woman to find her best friend who ran off with a man she met on the internet and hasn't been heard from since. The clues lead her from Maine to Texas to New Mexico and back again. While on her home front, she and husband Jack are packing to move into their newly built home which is anything but ready on time.
The Hockey Bag
by Linda Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 5630 words. Published on April 2, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
What does Skinner do when he finds a hockey bag with more in it than he bargained for?
Price: $0.99 USD. 5630 words. Published on April 2, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review) What does Skinner do when he finds a hockey bag with more in it than he bargained for?
White Christmas Pansies
by Linda Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 2390 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(4.83 from 6 reviews)
A Christmas Story, a love story, An award winning story about a small Christmas miracle.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2390 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(4.83 from 6 reviews) A Christmas Story, a love story, An award winning story about a small Christmas miracle.
Amber Waves
by Linda Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 2470 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
A land locked farm wife longs for the ocean shores of her childhood.
Price: $0.99 USD. 2470 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review) A land locked farm wife longs for the ocean shores of her childhood.
Steal Away
by Linda Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 92570 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
What took Ellen away from her famous husband yearly, to the cold windy coast of Maine? Piecing together the life of an unhappy minister's wife, private investigator Teri Blake-Addison trails the wreckage to a remote Canadian island. When murder rocks the community, she realizes the puzzle may not be as simple as it had seemed. Book One in the Teri Blake-Addison private investigator series.
Price: $4.99 USD. 92570 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews) What took Ellen away from her famous husband yearly, to the cold windy coast of Maine? Piecing together the life of an unhappy minister's wife, private investigator Teri Blake-Addison trails the wreckage to a remote Canadian island. When murder rocks the community, she realizes the puzzle may not be as simple as it had seemed. Book One in the Teri Blake-Addison private investigator series.
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Smashwords book reviews by Linda Hall
- Shadows of my mind
on May 21, 2011
What a delightful read. I look forward to more from Kristina.
- What the F*ck is a Christian Anyway?
on May 23, 2011
Very interesting. Postmodern for sure, relevant, yes, gonna piss some people off - probably not, those people wouldn't even read it. And it they did, they would be so busy being appalled at her using the F word to notice themselves ignoring those in need around them. Good on ya! (Rik - not Linda)
- Tooth for Tooth
on Sep. 11, 2011
(no rating)
Kimberley Payne has done an admirable job of portraying a single mother's navigation through the difficult maze of doctors and social workers when she suspects that her baby daughter has been abused. She writes about this difficult subject with depth and grace.
- Deadly Trust (Inspirational Romantic Suspense)
on Sep. 14, 2011
Barbara Phinney has crafted a tightly woven romantic suspense with enough suspects to keep me guessing until the end. An excellent read!
- Shattered, Western Romantic Suspense
on Sep. 30, 2011
A great erotic romance with plenty of suspense to keep the reader guessing until the end. Very well done. Kate Kelly is an author to watch!
- The Bestseller
on Nov. 03, 2011
The Bestseller is a bloody good read. As was once said, "... the writing was great. It really flowed. I couldn't put it down. It was if you were dragging me through the story by the scruff of my neck." Well done, Mr. Leather!
- What She Doesn't Know
on Feb. 09, 2012
(no rating)
I was intrigued by this novel from the beginning. Romantic suspense novels featuring a 'treasure hunt' are few and far between. Perhaps that's because there so difficult to get right. Well, Lina does get this one 'right.' Full of intrigue, secret societies and secret passageways, I found this book hard to put down. Recommended!
- What She Doesn't Know
on Feb. 09, 2012
I was intrigued by this novel from the beginning. Romantic suspense novels featuring a 'treasure hunt' are few and far between. Perhaps that's because there so difficult to get right. Well, Lina does get this one 'right.' Full of intrigue, secret societies and secret passageways, I found this book hard to put down. Recommended!