Welcome to the next stop on the blog tour for The Sapphire Talisman.  The Talisman series is one of my new favorites and I am so excited to be a part of this tour.  Brenda Pandos is an amazing author and I today I get to share with you some insider information about both of her books.

Top Ten List

For my top 10 list, I thought it would be more fun to post 10 mementos I’ve hidden in my books.

1. Julia is actually a name I would have given my daughter if I had one. God gave us two boys, so she’s been birthed in my book instead.
2. My brother did purchase a Quantum to turn into a veggie mobile, but it was vandalized beyond repair and never ran reliably.
3. “Sleeper-wave eyebrows” was coined by my siblings because my dad’s eyebrows would resemble these when he would get angry.
4. Harry is inspired by my Grandfather and my father-in-law (who loves Dirty Harry movies). Grandpa Jack told me once I was an Annie Oakley when I was a good shot with his gun. I miss him dearly.
5. I hate the word ‘moist’. It’s included once for those to have a laugh because they know I hate that word.
6. I’ve never had a fish pedicure and surprisingly, only one blogger has ever commented or asked me about it.
7. My sister-in-law Samantha plays the part of Julia in my book trailer. I didn’t know Samantha when writing the first book. It’s great to have a real Sam in my life now.
8. I use birthday/anniversaries for the numbers in my addresses.
9. Both my children’s names are in the book in one form or another, and my husband has a very distinct cleft chin. There’s a character with that mentioned.
10. Scarlet is named from a friend’s daughter whose encouragement I will always treasure.

I love special tokens that remind me of special times/places in my life (like Julia and Nicholas do with the broken piece of wood with the heart). Part of the fun in the freedom of writing is hiding little things for my friends/ family to read then waiting to see if they catch it. And, many times I’ve forgotten I’ve snuck them in there, so when I discover them again, they make me smile all over again.

If you want to know more about the books check out the blog tour stops and my reviews!

The Emerald Talisman review
The Sapphire Talisman review
Blog tour stops