Idyll Dreams & Nonsensical Things

The random thoughts and whimsical writings of Cari Lyn Jones

So, I have decided to do something new and frightening, and something I am completely uncomfortable with. Starting March 20th, I will begin posting chapters of my WIP for The White Hind on Ream for all to read. It is terrifying because of the way I write, which is not linear and prone to much …

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Cover Reveal!

A.J. Lancaster’s books never fail to delight! If you have ever read any of my reviews (or any of my own books for that matter) then you know I am a sucker for stories with beautiful imagery, interesting worlds and endearing characters. Her books have all of these! So you can see why I am …

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As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, Inspirations and Interesting Tidbits, a great deal of inspiration for the land around Ashwood town came from my own memories. I grew up walking down sandy roads and exploring the woods around where I lived, usually on horseback. A lot of those places are long gone …

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Finally! It’s only a few short weeks away from the release of Where the Angels Dream. I am so looking forward to the town of Ashwood coming alive for all of you. From the Bottoms to Winding Street, from Mrs. O’Toole’s to the Ascher family cemetery, my mind has walked these streets so often and …

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Unlike many gas lamp fantasies, my upcoming novel Where the Angels Dream is not set in Victorian London or New York or some other similarly industrious city (or sometimes the fantasy equivalent of them). No, for Ashwood town and the land around it, my inspiration came from places a little closer to home.  I grew …

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Something old and powerful walks the gas-lit streets of Ashwood town – For decades the Ascher family cemetery had been left to rot and ruin. Still, getting the position as caretaker there had been a boon for Devon Amaris. The job suited him, and it paid well enough that he could bring his younger sister, …

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You might have read my post back in July about A.J. Lancaster’s Stariel series. (You didn’t read it?! Then click here). I still love this series, and when I found out at the end of the last book that one of my favorite characters was getting his own book, I couldn’t wait to read it. …

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It’s true, reviews are a book’s best friends. So if you have recently enjoyed a book, any book, take a moment to write a review for it. The next person who spends several enjoyable hours reading it will thank you for introducing them… and so will the starving author who wrote it 😀