#ThursdayDoors to Secrets Held Against Evil #NewBook @DAntion

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Welcome everyone. Today I’m lucky enough to combine two things that I enjoy — supporting indie authors, and the Thursday Doors Challenge.  I’m happy to say the author in question today is Dan Antion, host of Thursday Doors.

Sorry about the cover image. WordPress continues to crop large portions (in this case half the title!). At least this way you can see the whole thing.. I hope.

Do you like a realistically paced thriller?  Do you identify with a plethora of characters?  What about some organized crime thrown into it?  Can you resist a crazy kitten named Bonkers?  If I still don’t have your attention, it’s a Doors devotee’s delight!

Yes, Dan Antion, keeper of the #ThursdayDoors blog challenge has just released a fourth installment in his Dreamer’s Alliance series, Secrets Held Against Evil.  I won’t go into detail, but you can click over to Dan’s announcement post.  

Like I said, this book is a Doors devotee’s delight, I’ve collected some doors that made me think of the book.

In between the doors, I’m including a mini interview, where I asked Dan two questions about the book.

Vehicle Doors

Feuerandy at Pixabay

…The rear window exploded in a shower of glass pellets. The driver either ducked, or fell, or was hit. Cynthia didn’t know or care….  Cynthia heard a single shot, and the screaming stopped.

Office Doors

Lexica

…Sandy McGuire, Slocum’s secretary, knocked on his office door. “Sir, there’s a reporter on the phone from the Courier-Reformer. She would like to schedule a meeting with you. I tried to tell her you’re busy, but she’s a persistent young woman…

Newspaper Building Doors

Bulletin Building, Philadelphia, PA 1909 Wikipedia

…A bell attached to the front door to The Chartiers Station News building rang as Rachel opened it. The office looked like it hadn’t changed in a hundred years…

Teagan:  What was one of your favorite scenes in this book?

Dan:  Rascal Todd goes on a ride-along with Officer Cynthia Leman. The two women get to know each other. Rascal observes a warm and compassionate moment. After that, they have some friendly conversation, but a little of the underlying concern seeps in. Then things go a little sideways. It’s the scene that inspired the cover of the book.

Teagan:  What was your inspiration for that scene?

Dan:  This entire series has been about the fact that good and evil exist on a spectrum and both exist in all of us. I wanted to bring that out in a way that (hopefully) the reader can recognize. I also wanted to highlight the two strong women that are the stars of this book and illustrate how nothing is as it appears.

Doors of Intrigue

Lexica

… Uncle Mike is on his way. Grab something to prevent leaving fingerprints. Open the door. Leave the office and close the door. There’s a set of stairs in the back. Go to the bottom. There’s an exit door there. Stay inside that door…

Courtroom Doors

Cochise County Courthouse, Bisbee, AZ, Wikimedia

… “Well, that’s better than him thinking I was taking bribes from a gangster.”
The bailiff opened the doors and instructed observers to sit on the right side or in the back rows.  He asked the witness to sit in the front…

That’s my tour of the doors that Dan’s book inspired me to use. I hope you enjoyed it.  Don’t miss Secrets Held Against Evil.  Here are Dan’s links:

Purchase Links

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Thanks for opening this door!  Friendly comments are encouraged.

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The rest of the Dreamers Aliance Series by Dan Antion

Dan Antion Dreamers Trilogy

 
The Evil You Choose – https://relinks.me/B0BCBQSHQZ
When Evil Chooses You – https://relinks.me/B0BNGSKHFF
 
Dan Antion author page – https://relinks.me/B0BCBQSHQZ

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Then, there’s this short story collaboration I did with Dan… It’s not part of his series at all.

The Inyan Beacon

The Inyan Beacon 6x9

Kindle only:  relinks.me/B0C3Z7G2C6

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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. It’s hosted by Dan Antion.  Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time).

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Thanks for opening this door.  Hugs!

This is a work of fiction.  Characters, names, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2023 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene and Dan Antion

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120 thoughts on “#ThursdayDoors to Secrets Held Against Evil #NewBook @DAntion”

  2. Teagan, I’m happy to see you involved with other writers, I know writers but have never worked on a project with them except once when I co-wrote a book. He proposed we do that and I said, “Okay let’s co-write it. I’ll write the nouns and verbs and you write adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions,”

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    1. Thanks for the chuckle on a dreary Monday morning, David. Teagan has been so helpful to me while I’ve been on this writing journey. I really couldn’t ask for a better mentor. Working with her has been a pleasure, as well.

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    2. Haha! That sounds like a good division of labor, David. The story Dan and I did was really short. Before I got “the way I am now” (before all the PTSD/anxiety grew to something unmanageable) I did several short collaborations with other authors. It’s a credit to Dan that he was able to put up with me for that short story. Have a wonderful week. Hugs.

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  3. I tried and leave a message from my not-so-distant location, but I didn’t think I had managed, so I’ll try again now I’m back to my computer. Congratulations to Dan. Great news for all of his fans. And a very enticing interview, Teagan. And love the doors as well. Best of luck to Dan!

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  6. Great job, Teagan! I’ve only read Dan’s first book (I’m sure you can relate to mountains and piles of books on your Kindle), but I’m happy to see his series continue progressing.

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  10. Congratulations to Dan!
    This sounds like another intriguing book. Perhaps more intriguing with the 2 female leads.
    Teagan, you have combined the book and the doors most creatively.
    You have created a door to Dan’s book.
    Hugs!

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    1. Thanks very much for reading and commenting, Kamal. Dan’s book gave me plenty of options.. I actually used the ones where I thought I could find that type of door — like a car door, or the courtroom door (although I used a courthouse instead…). Big hugs.

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  26. Teagan, what can I say? This post really touched my heart. Your support, from the earliest days when you were sending me writing exercises, has been an essential component of this series. I can’t thank you enough. I always jump right into Thursday Doors on Thursday morning, and this was the best post to find. Thank you so much.

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