October New Releases

Old World Murder

by Kathleen Ernst

Hoping to leave behind her heartbreaking past, Chloe Ellefson makes a fresh start as the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin.  But Chloe's first day on the job brings only misfortune when an elderly woman pleads with her to find the priceless antique Norwegian ale bowl that she donated to the museum years ago.  Minutes later, the disappointed woman dies in a mysterious car crash. 

Throwing herself into the dangerous investigation, Chloe discovers someone is desperately trying to erase all traces of the ale bowl's existence by any means necessary...including murder.  With cop Roelke McKenna at her side, Chloe must solve a decades-old puzzle, catch a covetous killer, and stay alive in this deadly heirloom hunt.

Published by Midnight Ink, October, 2010.  

Available through your local bookstore and online distributors.

Visit Kathleen at www.kathleenernst.com
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 Follow the Dream

by Heidi M. Thomas

Nettie Moser’s dreams are coming true. She’s married to her cowboy, Jake, they have plans for a busy rodeo season, and she has a once in a lifetime opportunity to rodeo in London with the Tex Austin Wild West Troupe.

But life during the Great Depression brings unrelenting hardships and unexpected family responsibilities. Nettie must overcome challenges to her lifelong rodeo dreams, cope with personal tragedy, survive drought, and help Jake keep their horse herd from disaster.

Will these challenges break this strong woman?

Follow the Dream is the continuation of Nettie’s story in Cowgirl Dreams, based on the author's grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl, who rode bucking stock in Montana rodeos during the 1920s and 30s.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR FOLLOW THE DREAM:

In her poignant tale of Nettie Moser's diligent pursuit of a dream, Heidi Thomas gives a stunning example of what it means to "Cowgirl Up." FOLLOW THE DREAM is a dynamic story of a woman's strength and determination that is sure to inspire as well as entertain.

—Sandi Ault, award-winning author of the WILD Mystery Series, including WILD INDIGO, WILD INFERNO, WILD SORROW and WILD PENANCE

Published by Treble Heart Books

The book can be  pre-ordered through a special offer from Heidi—free shipping—until Oct. 13. Send check or money order for $12.95 to Heidi Thomas at 1314 Harrison, Mount Vernon WA 98273. (Or order through PayPal on my website http://www.heidimthomas.com)

It also can be ordered through Treble Heart Books http://www.trebleheartbooks.com

Visit Heidi at http://www.heidimthomas.com/home.html or http://heidiwriter.wordpress.com/

September New Releases

Write a Marketable Children's Book in 7 Weeks

by Shirley Raye Redmond and Jennifer McKerley

We've used this method dozens of times to sell our manuscripts to publishers such as Random House, Simon & Schuster and Thomson Gale.

No more excuses. Start now! This step-by-step workbook shows you how.

Published by Langdon Street Press

Purchases here from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or Borders. 

For more information visit: http://writechildrensbooks.com

Visit Shirley at www.readshirleyraye.com

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Hearts on the Wind

by Leslee Breene

"This fast-paced novel aptly captures the tensions of time and place while also creating endearing characters." ~ Rocky Mtn. News, Author Spotlight 'A' review

"Against the backdrop of the early days of the Northern Pacific RR, Leslee Breene spins a tale of danger, determination, deceit and desire. I read Hearts on the Wind in one sitting!" ~ Amanda Harte Cabot, Inspirational romance author, Revell Publishing

Published by Five Star - Gale Cengage


Visit Leslee at www.lesleebreene.com


Purchase from Leslee at:
lbreene@q.com
3320 S. Clayton Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80113

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Palace of Diamonds

by Hope Morritt

A young musical genius asks her millionaire father to cover expenses for a concert tour for her, but he refuses and she decides to lead a double life. Set in 1970, the end of the Hippie Movement, Rena Reynolds is sedate and lonely in her father’s mansion and wild and happy as a groupie named Lexi working at a motel that caters to big-name bands. Music, drugs and danger fill Lexi’s life and diamonds as gifts from her father for being a good daughter. How long can Rena and Lexi’s personalities be kept separate and what will happen to Lexi in the end?

Published by eXtasy Books


Purchase here at www.extasybooks.com


Visit Hope at www.hopemorritt.ca

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Second Chance Brides

Book two in the Texas Boardinghouse Brides series

by Vickie McDonough

Two mail-order brides are stranded in a small Texas with no means of support after the man they came to marry weds someone else. The two women must find a job-a difficult fete in the tiny town-or find another man to marry. Though offers of marriage abound, since there are few single women and plenty of eager men, is it too much to hope to marry a man who pulls at their heartstrings? 

Published by Barbour Publishing

Visit Vickie at www.vickiemcdonough.com 

Purchase here at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com. Also available in local stores.

August New Releases

Spirit of the Mountain

by Paty Jager

Wren, the daughter of a Nimiipuu chief, has been fated to save her people ever since her vision quest. When a warrior from the enemy Blackleg tribe asks for her hand in marriage to bring peace between the tribes, her world is torn apart.

Himiin is the spirit of the mountain, custodian to all creatures including the Nimiipuu. As a white wolf he listens to Wren’s secret fears and loses his heart to the mortal maiden. Respecting her people’s beliefs, he cannot prevent her leaving the mountain with the Blackleg warrior.  

When an evil spirit threatens Wren’s life, Himiin must leave the mountain to save her. But to leave the mountain means he’ll turn to smoke…

Published by Wild Rose Press

Purchase here: www.thewildrosepress.com 

or any e-book or print online outlet

Visit Paty at www.patyjager.net   http://www.patyjager.blogspot.com

July New Releases

Cities of Gold

by Shirley Raye Redmond

Kingdoms of power and great riches have long sparked the imaginations of people around the world. My new nonfiction book CITIES OF GOLD (part of Thomson Gale's MYSTERIOUS ENCOUNTERS series) has been released. Hardcover, $27. It examines all sorts of mysterious cities, from Prester John's kingdom in Asia Minor to the Seven Cities of Cibola in New Mexico to the elusive Incan treasure city of Paititi, which treasure seekers are still looking for today, usingsatellite imaging from space!

Cities of Gold can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble

Visit Shirley at www.readshirleyraye.com

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Where Gable Slept

by Irene Bennett Brown

A contemporary mystery. Walking-tour guide and inn-keeper, Celia Landrey, must deal with a mysterious newcomer to town-a woman bent on destroying their most famous structure, a house where actor Clark Gable lived as a young man. Why? The small tourist town needs the draw of this beautiful Queen Anne Mansion to survive. Can the woman be stopped and does she have a connection to the recent death of the previous owner? With her beloved town in dangerous upheaval, there is no way Celia can stand idly by. 

"A delightful cozy mystery."--Award-winning mystery Alice Duncan.

"Irene Bennett Brown keeps the promise of her gifted writing and love for history inside this fine contemporary mystery. I loved it."--Jane Kirkpatrick, Award-winning author of An Absence So Great.

Published by Riveredge Books

Where Gable Slept can be purchased at Amazon.com and Riveredge Books

Visit Irene at www.irenebennettbrown.com

June New Releases

Doctor In Petticoats

By Paty Jager

After a life-altering accident and a failed relationship, Dr. Rachel Tarkiel gave up on love and settled for a life healing others as the physician at a School for the Blind.  She's happy in her vocation--until handsome Clay Halsey shows up and inspires her to want more.

Blinded by a person he considered a friend, Clay curses his circumstances and his limitations.  Intriguing Dr. Tarkiel shows him no pity, though.  To her, he's as much a man as he ever was.

Can these two wounded souls conquer outside obstacles, as well as their own internal fears, and find love?

Doctor in Petticoats the fourth book in the Halsey Brother series, releasing June 25th.

Published by The Wild Rose Press


Purchase Here at The Wild Rose Press


Visit Paty at  http://www.patyjager.net or http://www.patyjager.blogspot.com
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What Lies West

By LaDene Morton

What Lies West is set in the mid-nineteenth-century American West, where it seems everyone is pursuing their own dream. Carolina (Lina) Clark, young and recently-widowed, can’t afford to dream, thanks to the bankrupt business left behind by her ne’er-do-well husband. 

Alone, desperate, and with no other prospects, Lina takes a chance on a wagon train headed west, though she must throw in with two unlikely companions—a would-be madam, and a young man hell-bent on joining the cavalry. Soon, Lina finds herself searching for a dream of her own. 

Published by iUniverse

Purchase Here at www.iUniverse.com or www.Amazon.com

Visit LaDene at whatlieswest.com, or ladenemorton.com

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Arkansas Meals and Memories

Lift Your Eyes to the Mountains

by Velda Brotherton

150 authentic Ozark recipes, some dating back to the 1800s, remedies and sayings from the hills, plus stories of growing up in the Ozarks during the Great Depression. Includes photos.

Published by Goldminds Publishing, Springfield, MO

Order here from Amazon.com

Visit Velda Brotherton at www.veldabrotherton.blogspot.com

or www.veldabrotherton.com

May/June New Releases

The Midnight Ride of Blackwell Station

By Mary Peace Finley

Illustrated by Judith Hunt

Raephy McDowell is NOT a snoop or a spy. She’s mighty curious, however. Who wouldn’t be when there’s talk of building a brand new town right in the

middle of nowhere.

“Ms. Finley broadens the view of how the West was won—not by wagon tracks alone, but sometimes by slight-of-hand and a little larceny.” —Ava Betz, Powers County Historian

Palmer Lake, CO— When Mary Peace Finley learned how Lamar, Colorado, was founded, she knew she had a story—a light-hearted, fun story. Her heroine, nine-year-old Raephy McDowell, was one of four children who lived with their parents squeezed into the second story of an isolated prairie railroad station. Their mother was the telegraph operator.; their father the ranch foreman. When Mama and Daddy learn of the secret plan to move the station and ‘boom’ a town, they have two problems: How to work around rancher Amos Black who owns the land they live on, and how to keep their very curious daughter from finding out.

Right on track, at midnight on May 22, 1886, the railroad company brought in workers, lifted the station and outbuildings onto flat cars, and moved them four miles down the track. The station was unloaded and the telegraph lines reconnected before dawn. Within two days, families were buying lots and a town was born.

THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF BLACKWELL STATION entertains and educates all ages. “Mary Peace Finley makes the story come alive through the eyes of a nosy, feisty character named Raephy. I’ll learn my history from this author any day.” —Children’s author Barb Steiner

Mary Peace Finley grew up in southwestern Colorado near Lamar, the town that got its start with a stolen station. She is the author of the award-winning Santa Fe Trail Trilogy--Meadow Lark, White Grizzly, and Soaring Eagle. For additional information visit the author’s website at www.MaryPeaceFinley.com.

Beginning Chapter Book

Original Paperback

May 2010

Doris Baker

Filter Press, LLC

Purchase Here at Filter Press