My fifteenth A to Z blogging challenge entry introduces Anne’s other sidekick from Dust to Blood. Olga starts as just a research librarian at the Museum of Local Lore in Chernivtsi, and quickly evolves to Anne’s sounding board and confidante. Olga had her own challenges growing up in the Soviet Union, where beautiful young women … #AtoZChallenge – O is for Olga

I’m over halfway through the A to Z blogging challenge with my N entry. As with the Anne and Ivan entries, this one was a no-brainer in keeping with my theme of introducing Dust to Blood. Natasha is one of the primary characters in the book, and the most complex to write because of the … #AtoZChallenge – N is for Natasha

I can’t believe I’ve made it 13 straight days of blogging for the A to Z blogging challenge. And I have a great one for M too: The Manpupuner plateau is where the climactic scene of Dust to Blood takes place. It’s a remarkable location that few outside Russia know about, and I was lucky … #AtoZChallenge – M is for Manpupuner

I had to think long and hard to come up with an L topic for this installment of the A to Z Blog challenge–and then I had to face-palm at the obvious choice: Ann is a staff researcher and mentions libraries on a regular basis in Dust to Blood. And this is a book blog, … #AtoZChallenge – L is for Library

I’m a little amazed that I’ve managed 11 straight posts for the A to Z Blogging challenge. Though tonight I’m feeling a bit challenged by K. So you get to learn the first Russian phrase I learned: Kak dyelah. And you know it’s in Dust to Blood because the excerpt from two days ago, where … #AtoZChallenge – K is for Kak dyelah

I would imagine there will be a number of “jam” entries for the A to Z Blogging challenge, since there aren’t that many J words appropriate for this context. And I admit, this entry is a little bit of a stretch for my theme of introducing elements of my new book, Dust to Blood. In … #AtoZChallenge – J is for jam

I knew from the beginning that if I introduced Anne, I would also have to introduce Ivan, her not-quite love interest. So here I am at my ninth A to Z Blogging challenge entry, with smoldering eye candy again. 🙂 Here’s how Anne meets him in Dust to Blood: For as much research as I’ve … #AtoZChallenge – I is for Ivan

I had a hard time settling on just one H letter for this, my eighth contribution to the A to Z Blogging challenge. In Dust to Blood, the heroes wander many hallways, have many heart-to-heart conversations, and develop unusual hearing. Plus, there are some interesting Russian words that begin with H. However, ultimately, the path … #AtoZChallenge – H is for Hero

And here’s another character for my seventh contribution to the A to Z Blogging challenge. Gyorgi is Andrei’s best friend, and the pair of them are assigned to Anne and Igor as helicopter pilots doing a bit of not-quite-government-sanctioned side-work. This small storyline was inspired by actual news coverage I had read many years ago. … #AtoZChallenge – G is for Gyorgi

I’m back to introducing a character for my sixth day of the A to Z blogging challenge. This cutie, from the Dreamstime stock photography collection is a pretty close depiction of who I had in mind when I was describing Fyodor in Dust to Blood. Or at least, the very young version of Fyodor. In … #AtoZChallenge – F is for Fyodor