Modern Murder Mystery Coupled With Holy Week And Easter Themed Historical Fiction Highlighted In 'A Darkly Hidden Truth', Highly Praised Novel By Award Winning Author Donna Fletcher Crow

Crow writes meticulously researched, entertaining novels of romance, history and mystery in an engaging you-are-there style that allows readers to live the history.

Electrifying chase scenes, mystical worship services, dashes through remote water-logged landscapes, the wisdom of ancient holy women, and the arcane rites of The Knights Hospitaller keep the pages turning in 'A Darkly Hidden Truth' by award-winning author Donna Fletcher Crow. She does not stop there, however. There is a valuable missing icon to be found, a murder to be solved and a mother/daughter conflict to be resolved. Book 2 in Crow's Monastery Murder series is, in a word, intoxicating.

Readers and reviewers agree. 42 reviewers on Amazon find mixing a murder mystery with Lenten and Easter themes makes for a winning combination. Mike Orenduff, 2011 Lefty Award Winner for 'The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein' said, "With this book, Crow establishes herself as the leading practitioner of modern mystery entwined with historical fiction." Timothy Hallinan, author of 'The Queen of Patpong, Edgar-nominated Best Novel in 2011 stated, "Donna Fletcher Crow gives us, in three extremely persuasive dimensions, the world that Dan Brown merely sketches."

Crow says, “The transcendent peace and beauty of Holy Week in a monastery is without compare. And yet Felicity must deal with the turmoils and perils of the murder of a good friend, as well as conflicts with her domineering mother while keeping the season.

“All this is what made ‘A Darkly Hidden Truth’ such fun to write. Ever since I had the joy of spending Holy Week at the monastery in Yorkshire that serves as model for this series, I had wanted to write about the experience. When Felicity and her impossible mother entered my creative world I knew I had the perfect vehicle for my story.

“I love working with contrasts and this book is full of them: the solidity of the contemporary monastery on the hillside, versus the historic abbey in the Norfolk Broads that subsided into the mire; the festivities of Mother’s Day, versus Felicity’s clashes with her own mother; Felicity’s desire to become a nun, versus her frenetic lifestyle. Even the medieval holy women Felicity looks to provide an antithesis: The secluded mysticism of Julian of Norwich, versus the globe-trotting practicality of Margery Kemp. And then, of course, there are the Knights Hospitaller…”

Other books in the five part series include 'A Very Private Grave', 'An Unholy Communion', 'A Newly Crimsoned Reliquary' and 'An All-Consuming Fire'.

Donna Fletcher Crow is the author of 45 books, mostly novels of British history. The award-winning 'Glastonbury' is her best-known work, which received the prestigious First Place, Historical Novel, award from the National Federation of Press Women. Readers and reviewers have raved about 'Glastonbury', calling it "The best of its kind," "richly fascinating," "beautifully researched,", "gloriously evocative," and "panoramic." One Amazon reader said, "WHAT a work! Every reader can be enveloped in the sheer scope and quality, every historian be constantly nodding at the precise detail and accuracy, and every Christian can rejoice in the fullness of scripture. For me it is simply beyond descriptive praise. I would urge all who value truth to treat themselves to a feast."

The Lord Danvers Victorian true-crime series is an Amazon bestseller in the British Detectives category. Books in the series include 'A Lethal Spectre', 'A Most Inconvenient Death', 'Grave Matters', 'To Dust You Shall Return' and 'A Tincture of Murder'. Donna provides a no-charge download of 'A Tincture of Murder' for those who sign up for her newsletter. More information is available at her website.

The Elizabeth & Richard Mysteries is a literary suspense series using literary figures as background: Rudyard Kipling in 'The Flame Ignites', Dorothy L Sayers in 'The Shadow of Reality', Shakespeare in 'A Midsummer Eve's Nightmare', and Jane Austen in both 'A Jane Austen Encounter' and 'A Most Singular Venture'.

The Daughters of Courage, 'Kathryn', 'Elizabeth' and 'Stephanie' is a pioneer family saga based on the stories of Crow's own family and other Idaho pioneers in the Kuna, Nampa and Boise area.

Donna Fletcher Crow's work has received a number of high-level industry honors. These include:

Glastonbury, First Place, Historical Fiction, National Federation of Press Women Award of Merit
The Banks of the Boyne, Silver Angel; First Place Historical Fiction, National Federation Press Women
The Fields of Bannockburn, First Place Historical Fiction, National Federation Press Women
Professional Achievement Award, Northwest Nazarene College
Juvenile Books Award of Merit, Idaho Press Women
Top Idaho Author
Pacesetter Award, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference
Outstanding Historical Fiction, Idaho Press Women, National Federation of Press Women,
Idaho Writer of the Year
Best Inspirational Novel, Finalist Romance Writers of America
Writer of the Year, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference

Donna is available for media interviews and can be reached by email at donna@donnafletchercrow.com. All of her books are available at online book retailers. More information, including a no-charge download of 'A Tincture of Murder', is available at her website at https://www.donnafletchercrow.com.

About Donna Fletcher Crow:

Donna and her husband live in Boise, Idaho. They have 4 adult children and 14 grandchildren living on 3 continents. Donna is remembered by Idahoans with long memories as a former Queen of the Snake River Stampede, Miss Rodeo Idaho and runner-up for Miss Rodeo America. She is an enthusiastic gardener.

Contact:

Donna Fletcher Crow
donna@donnafletchercrow.com
https://www.donnafletchercrow.com

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Mediumship As A Doorway To Christ: Pat Chalfant's Newest Video Demonstrates That NDE's Can Open The Door To The Experience Of Christ

Oregon Spiritualist Medium Pat Chalfant's amazing psychic gifts have helped hundreds of individuals worldwide. She is the author of 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship'

Pat Chalfant, a CARE-certified medium, knows that mediumship is one doorway to Christ. It is not the only one, however. The near death experience, a relatively recent phenomenon, serves as another. She recently developed a new video, now available to the public, that helps people who wish to "roll away the stone". In her words:

When Dr. George Ritchie, M.D., was a 20-year-old college student hospitalized with pneumonia, he was dead for nine minutes.  But, before he knew he was dead, he left his bed to find someone to talk to.  Everyone he met in the hospital halls seemed too preoccupied to notice him.  He went back to his bedroom, but found in his bed a body covered head to toe with a sheet.  Only one hand was uncovered, and, on it he recognized his own fraternity ring!  He immediately plummeted into a profound depression.  As a blindingly bright white light appeared at the head of his bed, something deep inside his spiritual self spoke in a voice more commanding than any he had ever heard: “STAND UP, YOU ARE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SON OF GOD.”  Then out of the brilliant light a spirit person emerged whom he immediately recognized as Jesus Christ.  Dr. Ritchie was experiencing the beginning of the tour of the Other Side of Life that Near Death Experiencers (NDE’s) are given by spirit guides.

Dr. Ritchie watched a panoramic review of all 20 years of his life while Christ looked on with him and both rejoiced as it became clear that Dr. Ritchie’s 20-year-old intentions were on the whole quite positive, that he had been learning to love, which is what we all are primarily here on earth to do. Christ took him then to places of learning such as one where people were taught all the many religions of the world from time immemorial and another place where inventions/discoveries that eventually find their way to earth are first conceived.  When Christ directed him to return to earth from this productive, wonderful, loving place, the 20-year-old Ritchie fought to remain.  He tried to leap back into Christ’s presence when he felt himself being pulled back to earth.  His leap was unsuccessful and he was back in his hospital room once more.

Dr. Ritchie has told his NDE story throughout all the years whenever and wherever he has spoken to people.  A student of his, Raymond Moody (a non-believer concerning life after death), who heard him tell it in class thought it was intriguing but only really got seriously interested in the occurrence years later when Moody heard the same story from one of his own students.  By then, he had become Dr. Raymond Moody, an associate professor of philosophy at West Georgia State College.  This time he decided to try to collect more of these Near Death Experiences.  He published a book about his early research, “Life After Life,” after interviewing many people who had died and been subsequently resuscitated.  Since then, he has collected 30,000 letters from NDE experiencers all over the world.  Not surprisingly he now has a very different belief about life after death than he did when as an undergrad he heard his first account about an NDE from Dr. George Ritchie, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia.

Pat's inspirational book, 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship', explains how Pat, a real skeptic regarding such matters, developed mediumship abilities and now lives a life transformed by the spiritual. Mediumship is a controversial issue and Pat understands this, but she also believes that credible mediumship holds the promise of real benefits for mankind that have not been fully explored.

In addition to offering one-on-one client consultations, Pat has penned the 'Spirit Lights Song Book' and three of those songs are in the National Spiritualist Association of Churches hymn book. There are samples of the words and music on her web site, http://www.patchalfant.com, and ‘Spirit Lights’ song books for sale there, too. She does readings for clients by phone and teaches mediumship development classes. She has also created a DVD entitled 'Spirit Lights Development DVD'.

Pat Chalfant's Youtube channel is now available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qOQWIWR-DUL8hBDqE5TnQ.

Pat Chalfant is currently appearing on The Authors Show. Her interview is available now at The Authors Show site. 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship' is available at her website and at Amazon. Pat is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at pat.chalfant@patchalfant.com. She is also available for inspirational lectures. More information can be found at her website at http://www.patchalfant.com.

About Pat Chalfant:

Oregon Spiritualist Medium Pat Chalfant's amazing psychic gifts have helped hundreds of individuals worldwide. Pat has written a column on parapsychology and interviewed Hollywood stars and the psychics who read for them for a national newspaper. Other topics she’s taught and written about are: past life therapy, death and dying, the Edgar Cayce work, the Cathars, and Spiritual healing.

The Association for Past Life Research and Therapies newsletter published a series of her interviews with psychiatrists, psychologists, and hypnotherapists who were all west coast pioneers of past life therapy. Pat believes that series is destined to become a book.

She teaches internationally online and intermittently hosts an online Spiritualist circle, Spirit Lights Chapel.

Contact:

Pat Chalfant
pat.chalfant@patchalfant.com
http://www.patchalfant.com

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Mediumship As A Doorway To Christ: Pat Chalfant Announces Mediumship Video Series On YouTube

Oregon Spiritualist Medium Pat Chalfant's amazing psychic gifts have helped hundreds of individuals worldwide. She is the author of 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship'

Pat Chalfant, a CARE-certified medium, believes that mediumship is one doorway to Christ. She has been actively involved in mediumship for many years. She recently announced the creation of a Youtube channel, where she will offer video presentations that discuss varying aspects of meditation and mediumship and how mediumship can serve as a doorway to Christ. Pat is very much to the point on the subject, stating that “Becoming a medium was my doorway to Christ.”

Pat grew up in a very Christian family with two grandfathers who were ministers and for many years she attended Methodist church where she was very active, singing in the choir, directing children’s choirs, and for a short time even considering life as a Christian missionary.  In spite of this distinct emphasis on Christianity, she never really felt a deep connection with Christ.  Eventually, she would discover Spiritualism.  It began when she moved from the Midwest to California and, seeking peace of mind, began taking a course in meditation.

During that difficult time in her life, she meditated two or three hours a day.  She says she found the peace she sought, but she found something else, too.  After many months of this routine, one day with eyes still closed, about to end one of her daily meditations she suddenly saw tiny, sparkling white lights.

After that she saw the little lights every time she meditated.  Many months later, she opened her eyes one day after a daily meditation and the little lights were still sparkling in the air around her, as well. But that was not the end of the light’s developments, there was a further one in store for her.  Months later, the little lights began also to be colored lights as well as white ones.  The small, colored lights that flash around her occasionally have continued right up to the present to be with her throughout her life.

Many years later, when she began getting images of things that subsequently started happening in her life, she decided she should develop this beginning mediumship so she attended class in a Spiritualist church.  After she graduated and started reading regularly for people, she began to feel differently about Christ.  When she had been younger, she had felt she longed to have proof of Christ’s resurrection and his promise of life after death, but short of having been there when the stone was rolled away and when he later appeared to everyone clearly still alive, she couldn’t find any proof. 

After she began receiving reports from people she was reading for that she was bringing them convincing proof of the continued existence of their loved ones after so-called death, she finally had her proof.  She began to view Christ in a different light as a result.  So it was that medium Pat Chalfant found the doorway to Christ in her life.  For her, mediumship had “rolled away the stone.”

Pat's inspirational book, 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship', explains how Pat, a real skeptic regarding such matters, developed mediumship abilities and now lives a life transformed by the spiritual. Mediumship is a controversial issue and Pat understands this, but she also believes that credible mediumship holds the promise of real benefits for mankind that have not been fully explored.

In addition to offering one-on-one client consultations, Pat has penned the 'Spirit Lights Song Book' and three of those songs are in the National Spiritualist Association of Churches hymn book. There are samples of the words and music on her web site, http://www.patchalfant.com, and ‘Spirit Lights’ song books for sale there, too. She does readings for clients by phone and teaches mediumship development classes. She has also created a DVD entitled 'Spirit Lights Development DVD'.

The Youtube channel is now available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qOQWIWR-DUL8hBDqE5TnQ.

Pat Chalfant is currently appearing on The Authors Show. Her interview is available now at The Authors Show site. 'Spirit Lights A Path To Mediumship' is available at her website and at Amazon. Pat is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at pat.chalfant@patchalfant.com. She is also available for inspirational lectures. More information can be found at her website at http://www.patchalfant.com.

About Pat Chalfant:

Oregon Spiritualist Medium Pat Chalfant's amazing psychic gifts have helped hundreds of individuals worldwide. Pat has written a column on parapsychology and interviewed Hollywood stars and the psychics who read for them for a national newspaper. Other topics she’s taught and written about are: past life therapy, death and dying, the Edgar Cayce work, the Cathars, and Spiritual healing.

The Association for Past Life Research and Therapies newsletter published a series of her interviews with psychiatrists, psychologists, and hypnotherapists who were all west coast pioneers of past life therapy. Pat believes that series is destined to become a book.

She teaches internationally online and also hosts an online Spiritualist circle, Spirit Lights Chapel.

Contact:

Pat Chalfant
pat.chalfant@patchalfant.com
http://www.patchalfant.com

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