Book Spotlight: Inheriting Peace
Do you love it when authors hide little bits of their personal life in their stories? What about their personal favorites? My friend Erin Howard does just that with hers. And it happens to be one of my favorites too. see what you think. 
I love how Easter eggs from my family, friends, or favorite movies naturally find their way into my new stories. Every story is full of things from my life. Whether it’s an inside joke that a friend might get, or inspiration from how my husband and I banter back and forth, or a crochet item because my Nanny was the one who inspired me to crochet and made the most beautiful afghans.
One of my favorite things is including things from The Princess Bride. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. In my first series, I mention it in Book Two, The Soul Searcher, and then, after that, I believe I’ve made some reference to it in each and every novel or novella.
So when I was getting my line edits back for my novella, "Inheriting Peace," in The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn, I was shocked when my editor and publisher mentioned that a certain scene between Maggie and Prince Alexander was missing the opportunity to include that Alexander had been “mostly dead”. If you know, you know what scene I am talking about, so I had to add that reference in, and I’m so glad that I did because it was the perfect comeback and Easter egg.
I think after this blog post, I’m going to have to make a series on my own blog about all the Easter eggs in each and every book. It may take a while, but I think it would be a blast. In the meantime, I hope you go snag your copy of The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn. It’s a Christmas novella collection about a magical inn and the things that are happening there. I fell in love with Maggie and Prince Alexander’s story, and I hope you do too!
The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn
“Inheriting Peace” by Erin R. Howard
Maggie’s long-lost relative informs her she’s inherited the Starlit Inn, and she jumps at the chance of a brand-new life. Except, the magical place her aunt described is in desperate need of renovations mere weeks before Christmas guests arrive. Second-born prince Alexander is happy not to inherit the crown of a land that hasn’t had peace in twenty years. When the portal to the Starlit is unexpectedly fixed, he packs his bags for his childhood spot only to find it in disrepair. He offers to help Maggie, but how can he put his happiness above his kingdom’s suffering?
“Asunder” by Brett Armstrong
A couple ready to give up hope on their marriage stops at the Inn and finds themselves trapped in frozen nightmare-scape of Vonlaus. As they race to save the planet and themselves, the fire of hope they mutually stoke in one another may be the only thing that can help them return to their world.
“Keeper of the Stars” by Dawn Ford
Grief-stricken girl escapes a Mars space station through a hidden portal back in time to the Starlit Inn on Earth. Once there, mysterious items plague her, and she finds a path to joy she never imagined possible. Time is relevant and surprises abound in this story of redemptive joy.
“A Quantum Christmas” by J. L. Burrows
When key intel drives a researcher into the quantum time-travel loop to travel three hundred years back, she never imagined she’d be assigned a handsome but reluctant protector. Yet even as time twists into a knot, they somehow discover the true meaning of Christmas for themselves–love.
Will trouble reign, or will each visit to the Starlit Inn result in the wonder of joy, peace, hope, and love?
Erin R. Howard is the award-winning fantasy author of Window of Time and the Acquisitions Editor for Expanse Books, an imprint of Scrivenings Press. Her other titles include The Kalila Chronicles (YA urban fantasy) and The Gates of Deceit (dystopian) series.
She loves playing video games with her husband, watching movies with her children, and fueling her many craft addictions. Erin has a Creative Writing degree and is a member of Realm Makers, RagTag Writers, and Once Upon a Page. She resides in Western Kentucky with her husband and three children.
Links:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/E.R.H.Fiction
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@erinrhoward
Instagram:
http://www.instagram.com/erinrhoward
Website:
www.erinrhoward.com
Newsletter:
https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/z6w4q4
I love how Easter eggs from my family, friends, or favorite movies naturally find their way into my new stories. Every story is full of things from my life. Whether it’s an inside joke that a friend might get, or inspiration from how my husband and I banter back and forth, or a crochet item because my Nanny was the one who inspired me to crochet and made the most beautiful afghans.One of my favorite things is including things from The Princess Bride. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. In my first series, I mention it in Book Two, The Soul Searcher, and then, after that, I believe I’ve made some reference to it in each and every novel or novella.
So when I was getting my line edits back for my novella, "Inheriting Peace," in The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn, I was shocked when my editor and publisher mentioned that a certain scene between Maggie and Prince Alexander was missing the opportunity to include that Alexander had been “mostly dead”. If you know, you know what scene I am talking about, so I had to add that reference in, and I’m so glad that I did because it was the perfect comeback and Easter egg.
I think after this blog post, I’m going to have to make a series on my own blog about all the Easter eggs in each and every book. It may take a while, but I think it would be a blast. In the meantime, I hope you go snag your copy of The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn. It’s a Christmas novella collection about a magical inn and the things that are happening there. I fell in love with Maggie and Prince Alexander’s story, and I hope you do too!
The Wonders Within the Starlit Inn“Inheriting Peace” by Erin R. Howard
Maggie’s long-lost relative informs her she’s inherited the Starlit Inn, and she jumps at the chance of a brand-new life. Except, the magical place her aunt described is in desperate need of renovations mere weeks before Christmas guests arrive. Second-born prince Alexander is happy not to inherit the crown of a land that hasn’t had peace in twenty years. When the portal to the Starlit is unexpectedly fixed, he packs his bags for his childhood spot only to find it in disrepair. He offers to help Maggie, but how can he put his happiness above his kingdom’s suffering?
“Asunder” by Brett Armstrong
A couple ready to give up hope on their marriage stops at the Inn and finds themselves trapped in frozen nightmare-scape of Vonlaus. As they race to save the planet and themselves, the fire of hope they mutually stoke in one another may be the only thing that can help them return to their world.
“Keeper of the Stars” by Dawn Ford
Grief-stricken girl escapes a Mars space station through a hidden portal back in time to the Starlit Inn on Earth. Once there, mysterious items plague her, and she finds a path to joy she never imagined possible. Time is relevant and surprises abound in this story of redemptive joy.
“A Quantum Christmas” by J. L. Burrows
When key intel drives a researcher into the quantum time-travel loop to travel three hundred years back, she never imagined she’d be assigned a handsome but reluctant protector. Yet even as time twists into a knot, they somehow discover the true meaning of Christmas for themselves–love.
Will trouble reign, or will each visit to the Starlit Inn result in the wonder of joy, peace, hope, and love?
Erin R. Howard is the award-winning fantasy author of Window of Time and the Acquisitions Editor for Expanse Books, an imprint of Scrivenings Press. Her other titles include The Kalila Chronicles (YA urban fantasy) and The Gates of Deceit (dystopian) series.She loves playing video games with her husband, watching movies with her children, and fueling her many craft addictions. Erin has a Creative Writing degree and is a member of Realm Makers, RagTag Writers, and Once Upon a Page. She resides in Western Kentucky with her husband and three children.
Links:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/E.R.H.Fiction
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@erinrhoward
Instagram:
http://www.instagram.com/erinrhoward
Website:
www.erinrhoward.com
Newsletter:
https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/z6w4q4
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