The Misremembered Lighthouse Book Tour and Guest Post

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Book Details

GENRE: Mystery

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BLURB:

While researching her next book, historian and author Hayley Hunter rents a lighthouse in
Southeastern North Carolina. The modern lighthouse and vacation home replaced an original
wood structure that only functioned during the Revolutionary War. The old lighthouse may be
long gone, but the lightkeeper’s ghost remains.
Hayley becomes increasingly obsessed with finding why the spirit of Jonathan Corbyn lingers
between realms. Joined by her lover Shay MacGregor, her search will take her into a world of
spies, double agents, and espionage at the dawn of American democracy.

Excerpt One:

I bolted upright and tapped on the latest alert. I found myself staring at the lantern room. The
security camera encompassed nearly the entire circular room, save for the wall behind it. My
eyes skimmed the walls, alighting briefly on each window. The moon was high and full, and for a
moment, I thought the camera might have picked up the glow or perhaps even something flying
against the window. But as I continued to stare into my phone, I spotted something moving
along the top steps as if ascending.
I quietly tossed the covers off me and glided into my slippers as I grabbed my robe. I cautiously
strode to the spiral stairs to peer upward into the stairwell. It was not as dark as I had expected,
but a muted light from the moon struggled to illuminate it. I glanced downward to discover it was
darker beneath me. Turning my attention again to the stairs leading upward, I remembered the
curvature in the design prevented me from seeing to the top. How, then, my mind argued, could
the moonlight find its way down?

I stepped onto the staircase. My right hand clenched the phone, while my eyes continually
moved from the image on my screen to the steps above me. My naked eyes could see nothing
out of the ordinary. The steps appeared just as they had a few hours earlier. But my phone
displayed a shadow moving upward.
As I reached the uppermost stairs, I realized the image picked up by the security camera was
not a human, but rather a human form. It was opaque, but I detected the outline of a man’s
broad shoulders, his torso, arms, and legs. His legs were misshapen, as though he were
wearing breeches that ballooned slightly from him. There was something else that extended
beyond his body, like a waistcoat. I could see the outline of his head, but it was shadowy, with
facial details absorbed into the darkness.
I froze on the step. I could see the image clearly on my phone’s security app. But when I used
my naked eyes without the benefit of the phone, I could see nothing at all in the spot where it
should have appeared. Shakily, I climbed to the next step and then the next.
The figure moved just beyond me as if to entice me to follow him. As my head topped the floor,
it turned to me, as if he was looking straight at me, though I could see nothing but darkness
where his face should have been.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

My full name is Patricia McClelland Terrell, and I have been writing under the pen name

p.m.terrell ever since a publisher presented me with my first fiction book cover. The graphic
designer had also entered my name in lower-case letters; my editor hated it, and I loved it. It’s
been p.m.terrell ever since.
I began writing when I was nine years old, inspired by a schoolteacher and elementary school
principal. Scott-Foresman published my first book, a computer instructional for universities, in

Scott-Foresman, Dow-Jones (Richard D. Irwin branch), Palari Publishing, Paralee Press,
and Drake Valley Press have published 26 books to date.
Before embarking on a full-time writing career, I founded McClelland Enterprises, Inc. in the
Washington, D.C. area in 1984, specializing in computer instruction for employees in the
workplace. I opened another business, Continental Software Development Corporation, in 1994,
which focused on custom application development, programming, website design and
development, and computer crime.
I was honored to be the first female President of the Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime
Solvers. I also served as the Treasurer for the Virginia Crime Stoppers Association. Since
moving to North Carolina, I served on the Robeson County Friends of the Library and Robeson
County Arts Council.
I launched The Book ‘Em Foundation with Waynesboro, Virginia Police Officer Mark Kearney,
and assisted in Virginia, New Hampshire, and South Carolina events before establishing the
Annual Book ‘Em North Carolina Writers Conference and Book Fair, chairing it for several years
before turning it over to Robeson Community College in Lumberton, NC.

Links:

Website: https://pmterrell.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmterrell.author/
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-misremembered-lighthouse/id6749962807
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-misremembered-lighthouse-pm-
terrell/1148042055
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nAbasX
All other eBook formats: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1832068

Guest Post Topic: Discuss the world you’ve created for the book.

The Misremembered Lighthouse was inspired by the role that Scottish immigrants to North
Carolina played during the Revolutionary War. In the book, historian and author Hayley Hunter
rents a lighthouse converted to a rental property near the coast to serve as a base while she
researches her next book and continues her genealogy research. The lighthouse was inspired by
the Ocracoke Light Station, which was only in use for less than twenty years due to shifting
channels. In the book, the Corbyn Lighthouse, named for its only keeper, comes alive with
secrets from the past, including the ghost of Jonathan Corbyn, a Scottish immigrant.
I was inspired and intrigued by the Scots who migrated to North Carolina after fighting against
the British in the Battle of Culloden in Scotland, only to be called up to fight for the British
during the American Revolutionary War. I wanted to find out what compelled some to fight
against the British in Europe and for them in America. I also live near the Cross Creek area,
where the Scots converged before marching east to engage the Patriots at the Battle of
Moore’s Creek Bridge, now the site of Moore’s Creek National Battlefield near Currie.
A spooky crossroads nearest the lighthouse was inspired by Dundarrach in Hoke County, which
Scottish immigrants settled. A general store at the crossroads plays a pivotal role in the
suspense.
I love ghost stories, and I wove a few North Carolina myths and legends into the book, including
one about a train conductor whose train was stalled on the tracks in the dark of night. He got
out and tried to stop the next train by swinging his lantern. The oncoming train didn’t see him,
derailed, and decapitated him. It is said he is out there still, a headless conductor swinging his
lantern.

Tour Schedule

October 27: Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews
October 28: The Avid Reader
October 29: Gina Rae Mitchell – review
October 30: Sandra’s Book Club – review only
October 31: Aubrey Wynne: Timeless Love
November 3: The Key of Love
November 4: Sarandipity’s
November 4: Sybrina’s Book Blog
November 5: Straight From the Library
November 6: Long and Short Reviews
November 7: Beyond Romance
November 10: Nanasbookreviews
November 11: Danscifi.com
November 12: A Wonderful World of Words
November 13: Cassidy’s Bookshelves
November 14: So Many Books
November 17: Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – review
November 18: Dawn’s Reading Nook
November 19: This Writer’s Life
November 20: Country Mamas With Kids
November 21: travel the ages

Giveaway

p.m. terrell will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.

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