Inspired by a true story, The Soul Retrieval is a suspenseful tale of love, loss and healing which follows traumatized southern beauty Henrietta Clayborn as she moves between her home in a small South Carolina town and the New Mexico Native American reservation whose spontaneous healings keep drawing her physician husband back. Tortured by her awful secrets, Henrietta struggles to thrive in either locale, but it is her unlikely friendship with Joe Loco––an eccentric Native American mystic with an Elvis fetish and a gift for healing––that shows her the way to be whole again.
 
​Set in the late 1950s, The Soul Retrieval is richly woven with spiritual insights but also deadly secrets, forbidden healings, a murder mystery, stunning scenery and an unforgettable cast of characters.
 
A story of transcendent and inspiring power that is both entertaining and enlightening, readers will be cheering for the uptight woman from South Carolina to push through her fears of the forbidden as she searches for truth and healing, faces great obstacles on the frontier of self and ultimately becomes more than she ever thought possible.

​THE WOODS OF HITCHCOCK, a thriller by Ann W. Jarvie is about Suzanne Clayborn, a psychically gifted southerner working in a Chicago ad agency, her dream job, which also conveniently takes her away from the ghosts of her past. But when she’s nearly killed in an explosion, she realizes all she truly wants is to return home to her horse, her eccentric family and the one place she feels safe: Hitchcock Woods, an enchanting equestrian forest preserve in South Carolina.
 
But instead of finding solace, Suzanne becomes entangled in a local murder spree, while stumbling upon a decades-old manuscript entitled The Secrets of Bears Repeating––written by her sage grandmother. As she explores it, Suzanne uncovers a tome of long-buried family haunts and ancient metaphysical secrets offering healing and inspiration. She also begins to understand the importance of her unwanted psychic abilities, especially after meeting a mysterious stranger in the Woods whose ominous riddle suggests others close to her will die within the week… 
 
Brimming with raw emotion and a trail of psychological twists and unexpected turns, a story of hope, creative vision and transformation begins to unfold within Suzanne. Yet with the riddle’s deadline looming, her present must ultimately collide with a violent past. Will she be able to solve her life’s riddle and fulfill her destiny? Or will she die along with those she loves?

Breaking News: In Arizona, in-person book signings are back and trending, with familiar and rising new authors. To wit is the Feb. 12, 2022 in-store Barnes & Noble/Phoenix event featuring award-winning author Ann W. Jarvie. It will be the first in-store book signing for Jarvie and one of the first such events in the country, since things shut down. Jarvie will be signing her new thriller, The Woods of Hitchcock, and debut novel, The Soul Retrieval.

“I’m excited Arizona offers the opportunity for an in-store book signing, the first on my national tour that started last fall in the Southeast, but for safety reasons required virtual, open-air or private venues,” said Jarvie. “Despite the challenges, I’m delighted my books have been so well received by readers and book clubs nationwide.”

The Woods of Hitchcock is a thriller about a psychically gifted Chicago woman and victim of violence who returns to South Carolina’s equestrian country to solve a riddle involving murder, the metaphysical and the secrets of her eccentric family. It is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook formats.

In pre-publication reviews, The Woods of Hitchcock was described as “thoroughly engrossing, hard to put down, complex, intriguing, fascinating with metaphysical elements, and a wild ride.” Meanwhile, 100 percent of the online reviews written by readers of The Woods of Hitchcock have been 5 stars on both Barnes & Noble and Amazon websites. “It’s the sequel to my first novel, The Soul Retrieval, although both stories stand completely on their own,” said Jarvie, who will be signing both books at the Barnes & Noble in-store event.
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Ann W. Jarvie has a B.A. in journalism and twenty-five years’ experience as a writer in advertising and public relations agencies, both in Chicago and South Carolina. Her debut novel, The Soul Retrieval, received four literary awards, the highest possible score by Writer’s Digest E-book Awards’ judges and myriad positive reviews. For more information, please visit ANNWJARVIE.COM. #

Author Ann W. Jarvie will be a guest on a Book Blog Tour with a $75 Gift Card Giveaway Feb. 7-18, 2020. Dates and stops are listed below. She'll be discussing the writing life and THE WOODS OF HITCHCOCK. 
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The are several ways to participate in the Blog Tour Giveaway; however the more interactive you are, the better your chances of winning! To enter, simply leave a comment on any or all of the Book Blogs stops, visit the author on her Facebook or Instagram pages with a comment, or pin her book cover at Pinterest. 
 
The lucky winner will be randomly drawn by Rafflecopter at the end of the tour.
 
Here are the Blog Tour stops:
 
February 7: http://gimmethescoopreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Giveaway
February 8: https://viviana-mackade.blog
February 9: Rogue's Angels
February 9: https://www.westveilpublishing.com/?cat=6
February 10: Fabulous and Brunette
February 11: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
February 14: https://kitnkabookle.com/blog/
February 15: All the Ups and Downs
February 16: Literary Gold
February 17: Andi's Book Reviews
February 18: Wendi Zwaduk - Romance to Make Your Heart Race 
February 18: http://www.longandshortreviews.com/category/guest-blogs/
 

Book Signing Event Details:
Saturday, February 12, 2022
​Barnes & Noble at Desert Ridge Marketplace
21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85050
1:00-4:00 pm
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The Woods of Hitchcock is a thriller about a psychically gifted Chicago copywriter and victim of violence who returns to South Carolina’s equestrian country to solve a riddle involving murder, the metaphysical and the secrets of her eccentric family. Thematically, it could be described as a hero’s journey of a woman running away from the literal ghosts of her past until she discovers the secret gifts of spirit within herself.

The Woods of Hitchcock is the sequel to Jarvie's award-winning debut novel, The Soul Retrieval, which also will be available for purchase and personal inscriptions during the 2/12/22 Book Signing event at Barnes & Noble/Desert Ridge.

Inspired by a true story, The Soul Retrieval is a suspenseful novel of love, loss and healing centering on a traumatized southern woman, her spiritual journey, the Apache mystic who guides her and the murder mystery that threatens to unravel her.

Although both novels are part of "The Henrietta Series," Jarvie's planned trilogy, each book stands completely on its own.

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November 6, 2021, 1:00-4:00 pm
Augusta Mall Upper Level* next to Barnes & Noble
Augusta, GA
 
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3 Monkeys Fine Gifts
Aiken, SC
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