Real-Life Vampire Lawsuit and Werewolf Trial Inspiration for UofA Grad?s New Mystery Novel.
Jacksonville, FL (ContentDesk) April 20, 2004 ?- "After graduating from the UofA I became a paralegal. My sister was always giving me trinkets for my office and one day she found one of those themed desk calendars where each day there's a new interesting fact. This calendar focused on outrageous lawsuits from around the world. Different customs lend themselves to some very interesting legal problems, but when I read the April 8th account of the Romanian widow who had fought to get her husband buried in one grave, the story caught fire in my imagination."As much as the plot parallels certain elements of the true story, Mroch exercised her artistic liberties also. For instance, the setting is in France instead of Romania; the executed man was engaged instead of married, was a baker instead of a cobbler, and was suspected of being a werewolf instead of a vampire.
Also, no courts are involved in the exhumation process."Everybody has a vampire book, you know?" says Mroch. "Originally I started out trying to make it a vampire-based story, but I quickly scrapped that idea when I decided to set the story in France. Wolves are a huge part of their history. When I stumbled across the Morvan in the Burgundy region and decided that would be the setting for my book, I knew only a werewolf would do. Especially when I stumbled across the real-life trial of Jean Grenier."In 1603, in the Southwest of France, Jean Grenier boasted of having killed and eaten many girls.
He was believed and brought to trial because many children had been murdered in the area. He explained he had accomplished his crimes through shapeshifting with the aid of a magical ointment and a cloak given to him by a mysterious black man he had met in the forest. Neither the mysterious man nor the cloak were ever found. The court ruled Grenier suffered from lycanthropy brought on by demonic possession. He was imprisoned for the rest of his life in a monastery."In real-life no one ever found the cloak, but you better believe it's found it in my book.
It's a subplot that creates much chaos for my heroine."But that's not the only thing creating problems for Mroch's main character. Unlike the Romanian widow ?who eventually proved her husband suffered from porphyria, not vampirism, and saw his remains placed in one grave?Mroch's heroine has to encounter a few more obstacles before her task is complete. (Like falling in love with a handsome stranger, fending off a werewolf, and defending herself when she's unjustly accused of murder.) "The Romanian widow's story would have made a good book too. I'm even still toying with the idea of tackling that as my first non-fiction work. But for this book I wanted romance and adventure mixed in with the mystery.
To do that I had to change certain elements and make it harder on the heroine. Like having her dementia-afflicted grandmother whom she adores asks her to do this incredibly crazy task of digging up old bones in a foreign country. The heroine can't say no to her Gram, nor can she tell anyone what she's really doing in France. It gets her in all sorts of trouble."After graduating from the UofA, Mroch moved to Phoenix, where she worked for the law firm of Snell & Wilmer. She then moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she currently resides with her husband and their dog and cat.
A member of Mystery Writers of America and the Short Mystery Fiction Society, her award-winning short stories have appeared in numerous zines. Her short story, "Skin Ish Ca," ranked #2 in the 2003 Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Her e-book, "Cellfish Ways," published by Echelon Press, is the publisher's year-to-date #2 best-selling dollar download. To learn more visit www.courtneymroch.com.For additional information, or to order a copy of the book, contact the publisher: PublishAmerica, P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705, (301) 695-1707.Beneath the Morvan Moon, ISBN 1-4137-1178-2, available from PublishAmerica, www.publishamerica.com, for $21.95..
Small Business Loans Can Help You Write Your Success Story
Scene one: you are sitting on your office desk surrounded with files and work overload, you are thoroughly frustrated. You work hard and get paid. But somewhere something is lacking. Scene two: you work for yourself; you do what you want to do. You work hard and you are satisfied.
You go home a better person each day cause you work for yourself. And you definitely earn more. You don't even have to look at the results; votes for Scene two are definitely more. You want a life like that. But every business entails capital.
Small business loans can accrue the capital you need to start a small business.
With so many online sources for small business loans, you don't need to rely on family or relatives for capital.Homework! Yes, it is not meant for school kids only. You too have to do it, to find the right resource of your small business loans. There are a few points, the loans lender will be looking at, when he is contemplating providing you small business loans. A...
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Rising Medical Cost ? Solution is Online Pharmacy
Let us discuss about the present medical system in USA. Being ill, one must see a doctor for consultation after paying some fees. Then he will rush to the Medicine shops for medicine, which is the remedial treatment of his disease. If the disease is complicated that warrants stay at hospital and /or operation, he will be admitted to a hospital and can go home after recovery only after paying the bills of the hospital. In every case the bill is fat and some times go beyond the reach of one's capacity.
People like me have studied and raised voice against such system.
Cost of medical treatment is enormous in America, thanks to the systems developed here. There is an unholy nexus between the Insurance companies, doctors and medical Service providers, which has sky rocketed the medical treatment cost. The situation is so much grave that we have once read that 25% of Americans have no health insurance coverage.
Because maintaining the insurance is also...
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?SECURITY LIABILITIES YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT?
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Why should you worry about liabilities in your business? Well, for one and probably the biggest reason, you could get sued for everything you have! But I guess you have insurance for things like that, right? Well, did you know that if you are found negligent in any action, there is a very good chance your insurance carrier will not stand behind you? That has happened to more people than you think, and then they get to pay all the bills like the legal fees, court costs and yes the final judgment against you. Just think about it, most lawyers charge an average of $250.00 an hour, then there are the court costs, the bad publicity a court situation will undoubtedly bring to...
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How a broken leg became the beginning of a new lifestyle
Copyright 2006 Ingela Berger
A man I know had an accident one autumn as he was working in the woods. The leaves had fallen to the ground and the rain had fallen on the leaves. Wet leaves are very slippery, and this man knew that, but on a slope he lost control, fell and broke his right leg.
He was lucky to have company, and soon he was in an ambulance on his way to the hospital. He was not so lucky to know that the leg was broken in several places and the operation that followed was somewhat complicated and left him with rather a large number of screws in his bone.
He received a small amount of money from his insurance company, but it was just enough to cover the expenses for his hospital care, his torn clothes and boots.
A year later he still had some ugly scars, the skin on the leg was partly numb, and he found it a little hard to walk. His right leg pointed slightly outward, it had an angle that was just a bit too wide and made him...
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Personal Trainers Support National Board Examinations
(ContentDesk) March 10, 2004 -- In August of last year, the public, the media, and the medical community changed the way they look at personal trainers, unfortunately for the worse.
Largely in part to a Dan Rather CBS news report titled, "Who's Training the Trainers?"Rather reported that there are over 200 companies offering personal training certification courses allowing virtually anyone to call themselves a Personal Trainer, and in some cases, after simply purchasing a $39 book online.
The lack of standards and regulations has destroyed the reputation of some very qualified personal trainers; the ones that have devoted their life to becoming educated proficient fitness professionals.Fortunately, there has been a dramatic change.
In 2003, the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE) was founded to set standards and test the competency of trainers in an unbiased, standardized fashion -- the same way the medical industry determines the competency of physicians...
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Personal Trainers Support National Board Examinations
(ContentDesk) March 10, 2004 -- In August of last year, the public, the media, and the medical community changed the way they look at personal trainers, unfortunately for the worse.
Largely in part to a Dan Rather CBS news report titled, "Who's Training the Trainers?"Rather reported that there are over 200 companies offering personal training certification courses allowing virtually anyone to call themselves a Personal Trainer, and in some cases, after simply purchasing a $39 book online.
The lack of standards and regulations has destroyed the reputation of some very qualified personal trainers; the ones that have devoted their life to becoming educated proficient fitness professionals.Fortunately, there has been a dramatic change.
In 2003, the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE) was founded to set standards and test the competency of trainers in an unbiased, standardized fashion -- the same way the medical industry determines the competency of physicians...
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Could you remember everything you own in the event of a fire, burlary, or other disaster? The answer of course, is no. That's why it's so important to have an accurate record of the property in your home.
Long Beach, CA (ContentDesk) July 23, 2004 -- It certainly is not a new idea to encourage homeowners to create an inventory of their belongings. Fewer than 20% of homeowners currently do, yet they typically collect more on a claim and in a timelier manner. Although most insurance agents recommend an inventory, most people operate under the assumption that "It won't happen to us." Unfortunately for many, it will happen to them and the value of a home inventory will be discovered when they begin to file their claims.To perform your own home inventory, start by making a list of your possessions. Go room by room, remembering to include things not on the floor such as artwork, chandeliers, etc. List a description, amount paid, make and model, and serial number if applicable.
Attach available sales receipts. Be very thorough. Keep in mind any items in closets, drawers, storage units, and the garage. Some possessions such as jewelry, art, collectibles, and antiques may have increased...
Could you remember everything you own in the event of a fire, burlary, or other disaster? The answer of course, is no. That's why it's so important to have an accurate record of the property in your home.
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Young entrepreneur invents the Latest Craze The hottest new confection around is Sandy Candy: a candy version of sand art. Sandy Candy is the brainchild of 25-year-old Roxanne Klein. Roxanne came up with the idea for Sandy Candy in 1996, while still in high school. After she explained the concept of Sandy Candy to her father, the man who invented the famous Jelly Belly Jelly Bean, production on Sandy Candy soon began.???? The neat candy item is fun and delicious. Sandy Candy powder comes...
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A Guide To Home Equity Loans
A home equity loan is one of the various types of home loans available. It is a loan that can be made to borrow money by pledging the house as collateral for the loan. People with an urgent need of a large amount of money who don't have good credit find home equity loans attractive.
The home equity loan proves to be advantageous in many ways. This is because they have a comparatively lower interest rate than other loans that is usually tax-deductible.
They are easily accessible...
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