Lita Burke

Review: The Deadliest Game

The Deadliest Game by H. E. Joyce is a thriller about the recently remarried therapist Laura Mitchell and her deadly entanglement with a revengeful person from her past. Laura has moved to the small seaside town of Brooksville with her eight-year-old son Jody after recovering from the tragic circumstances of her first marriage. She meets…

Interview: Authors’ Cave Showcase for Lita Burke

Lita sat down with the folks at Authors’ Cave and ‘fessed up about the characters at her writing desk. Interviews are such fun, and Lita just never knows what will come out of her mouth. This time, the interview was in one of the lovely grotto rooms over at Authors’ Cave. “What is Clockpunk?” they asked. “Is…

Review: Outview

Outview by Brandt Legg is a coming-of-age fantasy about a teenager named Nathan Ryder and his struggles learning modern-day psychic magic. Nate has suffered for a year from paralyzing nightmares. In these night terrors he runs from enemies, but they always catch and kill him. He struggles to live a teen’s normal life with his best…

Necronomicon Enchanter: Greatest Sorrow

Within the pages of the Necronomicon Enchanter book in Lita’s library, the curious may learn the Enchanters’ magical matters. Beware, for the knowledge might drive the reader mad with bitter desire and luscious regret. Today’s chapter covers the Enchanters’ sacrifice in exchange for being the most powerful magicians in Sye. Previously: Powerful Gains The Enchanters…

Old Bony Blue Eyes – 5 Stars From Authors’ Cave

“Cleverly told,” a reviewer from Authors’ Cave said about Lita Burke’s Old Bony Blue Eyes. “I’d highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good fantasy read.” We take a side trip today to hobnob with a visitor who just returned from Lita’s Clockpunk Wizard world. Chameleon over at Authors’ Cave recently picked up Lita Burke’s…

Necronomicon Enchanter: Church Magicians

Within the pages of the Necronomicon Enchanter book in Lita’s library, the curious may learn the Enchanters’ magical matters. Beware, for the knowledge might drive the reader mad with bitter desire and luscious regret. Today’s chapter describes how Sye balanced its magical power. Previously: Essence Required The Enchanters’ efforts to collect Sye’s weak and scattered…

“Wrath” Takes Honorable Mention in Readers’ Favorite Contest

Lita is delighted to tell Gentle Reader that the 2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest named Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane as the Honorable Mention Winner in its Fiction-Short Story category. Readers’ Favorite gives readers a resource for quality book reviews. Their annual book award contest offers authors the opportunity to gain recognition and exposure of…

Bestiarum Vocabulum: Mandrake

The Bestiarum Vocabulum is the wizard’s encyclopedia of faerie beasties and mundane crossovers living in the lake and forest near Lita’s castle. mandrake [man drāk] noun, c.1200; Gr < mandragoras L < OE < ME mandragora; also nightshade, mayapple. Denizen of the Clockpunk Wizard world. A vegetable-based homunculus inhabited by a minor demon. Only mandrake…

Necronomicon Enchanter: Uslar Rings

Within the pages of the Necronomicon Enchanter book in Lita’s library, the curious may learn the Enchanters’ magical matters. Beware, for the knowledge might drive the reader mad with bitter desire and luscious regret. Today we learn about deadly consequences for non-Enchanters. Previously: Uslar Rings In the early days of the Enchanter Schools, the Magic…

Necronomicon Enchanter: Five Schools

Within the pages of the Necronomicon Enchanter book in Lita’s library, the curious may learn the Enchanters’ magical matters. Beware, for the knowledge might drive the reader mad with bitter desire and luscious regret. Today we read how the early Enchanters used desperate measures to protect themselves. Previously: Sye Enchanter Schools To shelter themselves from…