interview Debby Grahl Author of His Magic Touch
Happy holidays to all! Give a big welcome to Debby Grahl, author of His Magic Touch. Have a seat and grab an insulated mug. I’ve got hot chocolate, hot cider and coffee. Choose your pot, they’re labeled. Pick 
your choice of a Snicker-doodle, Chocolate Chip or Peanut butter cookie from the plate. Yep, I baked them myself. Lets find out a little about Debby see what His Magic Touch is all about. Thanks for joining us!
What inspired this particular story?
I love the city of New Orleans. His Magic Touch is my second book set in the city of mystery, witchcraft and romance
What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
When I was young, every Christmas eve my brother and I got to open one present. We knew this would be pajamas, but the excitement was still there.
Now that my dad has grandchildren, every Christmas eve he reads Twas the Night Before Christmas which we all enjoy.
Favorite holiday memory
This would have to be waking up Christmas morning and opening gifts with my parents and grandparents. I loved running out to see all the gifts from Santa which were always wrapped in candy cane paper.
Funniest holiday memory
This would be the year in that to keep my little brother from pulling ornaments off the tree and putting them in his mouth, my parents put the tree in his playpen — because that was the only place he wouldn’t go.
What inspired you to write?
I’m losing my vision due to a disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa. I lost the ability to read in my early twenties, but even when I had sight, seeing the printed word was always difficult for me. Reading a book would take me twice as long as a person with normal sight. I became frustrated with this and began to make up my own stories and tell them to my friends. It wasn’t until the invention of computers and then this wonderful screen reading software that I was able to put my stories onto the printed page. Everything I type is read back to me aloud. This enables me to do my research, use the online dictionary, post on Google Plus and Facebook. This has truly opened a new window of opportunity for me.
SPEED ROUND FOR A LITTLE ADDED FUN:
Speed Round (one word only answer): Yep, I know torture for a writer!<evil laugh>
Favorite Christmas movie: A Christmas Story.
Favorite Christmas book: Tied Up In Tinsel, by Ngaio Marsh
Last Christmas or holiday book read: Dashing Through The Snow by Mary Higgins Clark
Favorite color: Pink
Stilettos or flipflops or elf shoes: Flipflops
Coffee or tea or hot chocolate: Coffee
Ebook or audiobook or paperback: Audio
Pencil or pen or candy cane: Candy cane
Favorite Christmas Carole or song: Santa Baby
All-time favorite Christmas present: My engagement ring
Favorite dessert: Cheese cake
Christmas Candy or Cake: Candy
Favorite thing to do to relax during the holidays: Watch Christmas movies
Champagne or gin or eggnog: Champagne
Paranormal or Historical: Paranormal
Wonder Woman or Top Model or Tinkerbell: Wonder Woman
Favorite Christmas or holiday TV show: Charley Brown Christmas
Hot or cold: Hot
I’d die if I don’t have: Chocolate
Review or Not: Review
Tell Us A Little About HIS MAGIC TOUCH:
The night before Jared Dupre’s wedding, a specter warns him the demonic witch, Adam Montief, has kidnapped his brother in a centuries-old vendetta unknown to Jared. A powerful witch himself, Jared tracks Adam from New Orleans to a remote island off the coast of Connecticut, where he’s given no choice. He must rescue his brother and break his engagement to Kendra O’Connell, or they both die. After complying, Jared engages in a sword fight and believes he has vanquished his foe, but when he returns to New Orleans, he finds evil still threatens all he loves. Kendra, not knowing why Jared broke their engagement, devastated, finds solace in another’s arms. With help from an ancestor’s spirit, can Jared defeat the dark magic descending over the Big Easy while winning back the woman he loves?
A Sneak Peek Between the Pages of HIS MAGIC TOUCH:
In the stifling heat, Angelique Montief flicked her wrist and set the bamboo ceiling fan spinning. Kneeling on a woven mat with sweat coating her body, she lifted a small wooden brass-bound casket from the bottom of a large trunk, inserted a gold key, and opened the lid. Inside two objects lay wrapped in thick cloth. She carefully unwrapped the smaller bundle to reveal a pentagonal mirror, a gift handed down to her by her grandmother, its ancient oak frame carved with tiny pentacles. She glanced over her shoulder at her locked bedroom door, then stared into the mirror and whispered, “Show him to me.”
When the glass remained blank, fear clutched at her chest. Again, she said the words, and the image of a plantation house engulfed in flames appeared. “No, please, he can’t be dead.” Tears blurred her vision. The fiery image changed to reveal a human form lying beneath flowering bougainvillea.
Hope rising, Angelique peered closer.
“Show me his face.”
She saw his indigo blue eyes blink open.
“I’m coming, my love.”
He couldn’t hear her, but she hoped in his heart that he knew she would find a way to get to him.
As the smoke in the room thickened, she knew her time was running out. She rewrapped the mirror and placed it into the smaller casket among cloth bags of herbs and potion-filled vials. Relocking the lid, she hung the key on a chain around her neck, dropped a jeweled dagger into her pocket, and tucked the casket under her arm.
Crouched beneath the smoke, she considered the quickest way to reach her son and escape.
Augustus had locked her in, placing what he thought would be an impenetrable shield across both doors. Angelique coughed, choked by the smoke. Her husband’s biggest mistake was underestimating her power.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Debby Grahl lives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with her husband, David. Besides writing, she enjoys biking, walking on the beach and a glass of wine at sunset. Her favorite places to visit are New Orleans, New York City, Captiva Island in Florida, the Cotswolds of England, and her home state of Michigan. She is a history buff who also enjoys reading murder mysteries, time travel, and, of course, romance. Visually impaired since childhood by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), she uses screen-reading software to research and write her books.
Her first published book, The Silver Crescent, won the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice award. Her second book, Rue Toulouse, a contemporary romance set in New Orleans, was a finalist in the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award and was selected as a May, 2016, ‘local read’ by Hilton Head Monthly.
Decorated to Death is a holiday mystery cozy. She also has stories in three anthologies, The Haunted West, Never Fear/Christmas Terrors; and Ebb and Flow from the local Island Writers’ Network.
Debby was featured in the January, 2016, Hilton Head Monthly article ‘Intriguing People of the Lowcountry’. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Florida Romance Writers, and First Coast Romance Writers.
Her latest book, His Magic Touch, will be released December 5, 2018, by Wild Rose Press.
Author Social Media:
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It was wonderful having you with us today. Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with His Magic Touch!
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Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged Debby Grahl, fantasy, His Magic Touch, Romance by Tena Stetler with 19 comments.
Tena, thank you so much for having me today.Have a wonderful holiday season.
My pleasure Debby! Merry Christmas!
Loved reading about this. Best of luck with your book.
Thanks Jennifer! Have a great holiday!
Happy holidays Jennifer! Glad you were able to pop in.
It’s always fun to learn about another Rose author. Best wishes with your book!
Thanks for stopping by D. K. I’m meeting wonderful Rose friends! Happy holidays!
Happy holidays D.K. Thank you for stopping by.
Interesting interview. I really enjoyed learning more about you. Best of luck with your new release.
Hi, C. B. thanks for the well wishes. Happy holiday!
Hey C.B. Glad you stopped by! Merry Christmas!
I love New Orleans, too. I’ll never forget my first time visiting–such exciting discoveries–I started naming them here and had to stop to remember it all over again. So much history, but such fun! Best of luck with your book!
Thanks for popping by Barbara! Only been to New Orleans The French quarter was kind of scary.Happy holidays Barbara!
Hi, Barbara, my husband and I went to New Orleans on our honeymoon and fell in love with the city. We go back as often as we can. Happy holidays!
Hi Debbie and Tena, fun interview, especially the lightning round. Intriguing excerpt!
Thanks for stopping by Linda. Have a merry Christmas !
Hi, Linda, thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful holiday!
Enjoyed the getting to know you more, Debby! Wishing you all the best with your new release!
Loved the interview Debby. Sorry to hear about your visual impairment but I’m glad you have found a way to help write and do your research. Your book sounds intriguing. Merry Christmas!