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JILO
A Witching Savannah Novel
By
J.D. Horn
1950s Georgia: King Cotton has
fallen. Savannah is known as the “beautiful woman with a dirty face,” its
stately elegance faded by neglect, its soul withering from racial injustice and
political corruption.
The dark secrets of Savannah are
intertwined with the story of the young Jilo Wills who rises to become a
legendary part of the most powerful family of witches in the South. The origins
of the famed Taylor witch family finds its roots with Jilo’s great-grandmother,
Tuesday Jackson, and her grandmother, May Wills, both who used their sorcery to
influence the city’s powerbrokers. The
two matriarchs, however, die before they can provide Jilo with a solid
education in the magical arts. In desperation to make a quick buck, Jilo takes
advantage of the family’s reputation and her scant magical knowledge to create
a “Mother Jilo” persona. But soon, Jilo is forced to accept the full weight of
her legacy when it becomes clear she is the one that the mystical witch world
has been waiting for. Jilo becomes the unbreakable link between the past and
future witches of Savannah.
In
this standalone introduction to one of the Witching Savannah series’ most vivid
and beloved characters, readers are swept away by the resourceful and
determined Jilo as she comes of age, strives to master formidable magical
skills in the face of overwhelming adversity, and forges her strange destiny
against the turbulent backdrop of the civil rights struggle in the American
South.
Past
Praise for The Line (Witching
Savannah Book 1) by J.D. Horn
“In
this debut contemporary urban mystery, J.D. Horn weaves an intricate, gripping
tale of magic and mysticism with the assured grace and lyricism of a seasoned
novelist.”
—Kathryn Leigh Scott, author of Dark
Passages and star of the classic TV series, "Dark Shadows"
“The
witch is dead and Mercy Taylor needs to find out who killed her in Horn's
intriguing debut…This tightly paced, entertaining series opener shows great
potential.”
—Publishers
Weekly
Now Available:
Author Interview with J.D. Horn
How did your writing career
begin?
Goodness. I could say it started in high school with a novel I ended up
giving up on in college. Or I could say it began with my first completed novel
I wrote back in the 1990s. Back then I went through a soul crushing period
of about a year and a half querying agents -- many of you know what that's like
-- but the work failed to grab anyone's attention. The only bright spot was
when I received an encouraging voicemail about the world of publishing from
Anne Lamott, who, as it turned out, was a friend of a friend. Still, for a long
period, I gave up on ever becoming a published author. About a decade later my
spouse read the manuscript and encouraged me to revise and add to it. An agent
kind of, sort of, took that version on, not offering me a contract for
representation, but sending it to a few editors to see if anyone would bite. No
one did, but luckily for me, a couple editors took the time to write and tell
me what they liked about the book, but why, in the end, they were rejecting it.
I found myself faced with the choice of once again letting myself be
crushed by rejection, or taking the notes the editors gave me and writing the
book they said they wanted to see. I decided to give my dreams another shot and
wrote The Line. Thanks to that book, I found myself an official
nominee in the category of Best Debut Author in the 2014 Goodreads Choice
Awards, and my books have now been/are being translated into eight languages
(Russian, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Turkish, Romanian). So now,
I can say that I was an overnight success that was 30 years in the
making.
If becoming a published author is your dream, don't give up.
When it's warm and sunny, I like to grab the dogs and work on our back
deck. I put the little dog on my lap and the big dog by my feet, and start
typing.
Where do you draw inspiration
from?
From myth and folklore, pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, poetry and
snatches of conversation overheard on the street.
Who are your favorite
authors?
Quite a mix, among them: Mikhail Bulgakov, John Steinbeck, Charlaine Harris,
Armistead Maupin, Anne Rice, Mark Twain, Douglas Adams, Alice Walker, Flannery
O'Connor, Shirley Jackson, Marguerite Duras, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc. I always
feel a bit guilty when I answer this question, as I know there are so many
great writers, especially contemporary ones, whom I've not even gotten
to.
Tell us about your book.
Jilo is the fourth book in the Witching Savannah series, but since it's
as a prequel, a reader doesn’t need to read the other three books in the series
to enjoy Jilo. Not too many spoilers, and the one bit that is
spoiled might actually make the other three books a bit more enjoyable, since
the reader will be able to see it coming, even though none of the characters
do. The other books in the series (The Line, The Source,
and The Void) are contemporary, but the plot of Jilo takes place between 1932 and 1960,
and shows how the series’ breakout character started on the path to becoming
the cantankerous but lovable octogenarian magic worker who
saves the world a time or three.
Would you like to add
anything else?
Yeah, I still haven't given up on seeing that first book published. Watch
this space.
About the Author:
J.D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee and has
carried a bit of its red clay with him while traveling the world, from
Hollywood to Paris to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad,
focusing on French and Russian in particular. J.D. also holds an MBA in
international business and worked as a financial analyst before becoming a
novelist. He is author of the bestselling occult fiction series, Witching
Savannah. The first three titles in the series are The Line, The Void and The Source. The latest
addition is the standalone prequel Jilo. Along with his spouse,
Rich, and his furry coauthors, Duke and Sugar, J.D. divides his time between
Black Butte Ranch, Oregon, and San Francisco, California.
Connect with J.D. Horn:
Connect with J.D. Horn:
Facebook: /jackdouglashorn
Twitter: @authorjdhorn
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