#ThursdayDoors & Announcing: A Peril in the Vines!

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Image collage by Teagan
Image collage by Teagan

Welcome, all.  What’s a blogger-author to do when two fun things are going on during the same day?  Why, combine the post, of course.   

Announcing…

A Peril in the Vines

The 1920s paranormal series, A Medium’s Peril continues with A Peril in the Vines.  In the quaint village of Joumou Hills, not too far from New Orleans, Daphne, Clover, and Phineas encounter a chilling mystery.  There, Daphne believes she will also find the answer to a gruesome vision she had in New Orleans.  At a lavish party, a historian describes a massacre that matches her vision. 
Did a young girl cause such devastation? 

At their cottage, vines move of their own accord.  A handsome but intense doctor may be up to no good.  Does evil lurk in darkness?  Does it come as a shining light?
Or is it hidden in the vines?

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The above video is a teaser for A Peril in the Vines

Each chapter begins with one of the collages I made as illustrations for the book.  Most of the collages are 1920s photo-images with various publications from that era.  Here are the ones that have doors.

The main characters travel to the quaint village of Joumou Hills.  They stay in a guest house that is a vine-covered cottage. The newspaper is a 1923 edition of the Miami Herald.

Illustration for A Peril in the Vines, collage by Teagan
Vine Cottage which sits behind The Lanterns, owned by Virgie Jacko

I love old cars, so I have to include this Revere-Duesenberg.  When I made the collage, I used an image of a vintage advertisement in Harper’s Magazine for that car as the background.  I love the way the doors open.

1920 Deusenberg

Central to the paranormal events is a young girl named Lousaper.  This is where she lives in the village of Joumou Hills.  Important revelations take place there.

Some scenes take place in The Lanterns, home of “hostess whirlwind” and loveable chatterbox, Virgie Jacko.

The Lanterns, home of hostess Virgie Jacko
The Lanterns, home of hostess Virgie Jacko

Finally, the location of the story’s climax, the cliffside home of Dr. Stefan Orlok.  The printed page for this collage is from a vintage copy of Braham Stoker’s Dracula.

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That completes our limited tour of fictional Joumou Hills, Louisiana.  A Peril in the Vines is filled with more images. 

It’s cold in most of the USA.  I’m wishing you safe and warm.  Thanks to all of you for opening this door.  Hugs!

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Of course, here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

A Peril in the Vines

The books are available in Kindle or paperback form.  Also, Amazon offers free readers to allow you to read Kindle books on your device of choice.  Including android.

Universal Purchase Links

A Peril in the Vines

e-book:  relinks.me/B0DS4G7RSD

Paperback:  relinks.me/B0DS69GJDV

A Medium’s Peril full series link: relinks.me/B0CG2SXX24

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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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70 thoughts on “#ThursdayDoors & Announcing: A Peril in the Vines!”

  7. First of all, congratulations on your new publication and I loved the way you introduced the story with the collages. I’m still planning to come up with the sequel to the Cheluvi story I wrote. The problem is that this time I have no reference point so it is taking a lot of time to develop characters and plots.

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          1. Lol… don’t pressure yourself. Let yourself ride a wave. Even a ripple is a start. You are so intricate with details, but try not to get caught up right away.
            Broad brush strokes, then fill it in.

            Anyway, I’m sure you’ve heard it all before! Hugs!

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            1. Good thoughts, Resa. In this particular case a lot of it has to be ironed out even to begin. January 2025 seems to be a month of firsts for me — and that’s good. My first time recording music I’ve written, and this will be my first parallel world story. 🙂

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              1. Yahoo! Keep it happening Teagan!
                Being creative is the main thing in life that makes sense to me.
                Of course I have no children, so I can’t speak to that. I say this as many I know say their children are the main things in their lives that make sense. xx

                My new cat is here! She’s 51/2 and hiding under the couch.

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                2. Poor thing is terrified.
                  The new cat hid then -she came out and hid behind a door. I found her and pet her… That went ok. Then I tried to pick her up and in her terror she punctured my right hand in 4 spots. Hand is messed up.. no drawing or sewing. Hand is SWOLLEN . She is in new hiding place.

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  16. Looks like a wonderful story, Teagan. Your colleges are terrific. I love old cars too and that Deusenberg is a classic. Those rear opening doors were called suicide doors since folks themed to open them and step out into traffic without looking. Best wishes on A Pearl in the Vines.

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    1. Ah! I’ve heard them called that. Your explanation makes more sense. When I was a kid, I remember some adult telling me that they didn’t make them anymore because it was too easy to fall out. That always seemed backwards to me. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks for opening this door. Hugs.

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  17. As always, this sounds super! And I love your book trailer. It’s perfect for a 1920s paranormal mystery. “Dr. Orlock” — if that isn’t an ominous name, it’ll do ’til an ominous name comes along. Brrr!

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  19. Congratulations on your new book! You did a great job with combining the photos with text underneath — and cool that you tracked down old photos and newspapers from the time period of your story. And I like the music that you chose for the trailer. Well crafted!

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