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Krista Lynn is a late-comer to the author’s world with a long academic career in earth sciences in her wake instead of years of fiction writing. But, wind has filled all the sails this year, with the release of Blood Stones, the first book in the Haunted Canyon Series. The next book, Cast in Stone is due December, 2016. A short cozy mystery anthology titled, The Talking Board Mysteries, is in the works for early 2017.
It’s no mystery why Krista writes about the high desert of Arizona. She grew up on a gold mine about 60 miles north of Phoenix. The closest neighbor was 6 miles or so down the Agua Fria River, or another 20 miles by dirt road. To say it was a gold mine is technically correct, but very little gold was ever mined. It did, however, keep gas in the jeep and food on the table. The real treasure of this placer gold-mining venture was the lasting impressions of living wild on the desert with her brothers, and a menagerie of dogs, goats, and donkeys. And experiencing the magic and spirit of a rugged, isolated landscape where mysteries are carried on the wind, and whispered in your sleep. Years later, these experiences are the multi-colored threads woven into her series of romantic supernatural suspense set in the high desert of Arizona.
She taught physical geography and GIS courses at CSUF and Fresno City College before taking an Academic Coordinator for GIS Technologies at UC Davis Cooperative Extension where she built a GIS program to assist agricultural research.
She now enjoys the full-time writing life in California with her husband and a menagerie of dogs, goats and one spoiled horse – and reading, reading, reading! What a joy!
Reviewed by Tracy A. Fischer for Readers' Favorite
Wow! That’s exactly what I thought when I finished reading the wonderful book by debut author Krista Lynn, Blood Stones: The Haunting of Sunset Canyon, Volume One. This story line is one that will keep readers engrossed from the first page all the way through to the very last! Follow the story of Darcy Peel, a woman who thought she had left her home town of Dry Creek, Arizona forever when she left to attend graduate school, only to find herself returning there to launch a rescue mission for her sister, who is lost in one of the canyons. During her mission to save her sister, she meets the highly intriguing deputy assisting on the case, Alan Brandt. Darcy realizes that Alan is much more than meets the eye; he has a connection to the ghost warriors of his history and abilities unlike any Darcy has known before. That, coupled with the fact that the two are undeniably attracted to one another, makes this story absolutely un-put-downable! Will Darcy and Alan save her sister? Will they connect on more than just a professional level? You’ll need to read this excellent book to find out!
I so enjoyed Blood Stones: The Haunting of Sunset Canyon. Author Krista Lynn has done a simply fantastic job in creating characters that her readers will connect with, relate to and truly come to care about, thinking of them long after the story is finished. If that isn’t a hallmark of a great author, I’m not sure what is! The story line is very readable, and the author’s ability to set the scene in the Arizona desert is simply second to none. I highly recommend Blood Stones to any reader who enjoys a great work of fiction with a supernatural bent and a splash of romance thrown in, or just a good read in general. I look forward to reading more from the very promising author, Krista Lynn, as soon as possible!
