New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards

Just got some most excellent news. My book, Stone's Ghost, is a finalist in the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, sponsored by the New Mexico Book Co-op. It's one of four finalists in the eBook Fiction category. The winners will be announced at a banquet on November 20, so please keep your fingers crossed! You can see the list of all the finalists here.

Matthew Stone doesn't believe in ghosts … until he meets one. He owns a successful business in Lake Havasu, Arizona, home to the famed London Bridge that was brought over stone by stone and rebuilt over the Colorado River. He has a gorgeous girlfriend, a doting mother, and more money than he needs, but no time for stories about the ghosts who were transplanted from England with the famed bridge. When a chance encounter with a female ghost leads to unexpected friendship, Matt and the ghost are forced to rely on each other as they confront the pasts that haunt them.

Birthday Specials!

During my birthday month, I love giving gifts to my readers. This year I decided that birthdays evoke thoughts of where we started, where we've been and where we're going, and not just in this lifetime. Those of you who know me or read me frequently know that I believe in reincarnation. As a hypnotherapist, I've had plenty of experiences with past lives, both my own and my many clients', and I find the concept to be fascinating. So fascinating, in fact, that I've used it in two of my books. So for a few days, September 21-25, those two books are on sale for just 99 cents each. 

Queen's Gold

Hal Thompson is a pretty ordinary guy. A widower who owns his own small business, he’s doing his best to raise his two nearly adult children alone. When they convince him to undergo a hypnotic past-life regression, he is unimpressed that his “memories” reveal the hiding place of ancient Aztec gold. Other people, however, take it very seriously and when his family is threatened, he is forced to plunge into the jungles of Mexico, battling treacherous terrain, lethal wildlife and the haunting feeling of a love that spans centuries. Can he find the gold before it claims more lives? Or will he lose the love of his life … again?

Check out a recent review of Queen's Gold here.

Fleischerhaus

Julia Martin, newly-divorced but still reeling from her husband’s infidelity, takes a much needed vacation to visit old college friends in Germany. While touring a little-known concentration camp and museum, she spontaneously experiences a violent past life memory of being murdered in this very camp during the Holocaust. Efforts to understand her memories only lead to more questions, the largest being: is her killer still alive? Supported by her friends and comforted in the arms of a handsome doctor, Julia attempts to uncover the mysteries of her past life and find justice for the person she used to be.

And see a recent review of Fleischerhaus here.

Coming Soon!

September and October are busy months, with lots of appearances and events packed in. Here's what's coming up in the Verde Valley and the state of Arizona: Cottonwood Authors' Forum: Saturday, September 26 11:00a - 1:00p

Over 30 local authors are scheduled to participate in the 2015 Authors' Forum. Meet the authors. Hear the stories behind their stories. Buy new books (take it from us, you can never have too many books).  The event will be in the Cottonwood Recreation Center. It kicks off with Keynote speakers, Bill Armstrong and Allen C. McKinzie, and continues with plenty of opportunities to network with some of the published writers living among us.  I will be appearing and will have all of my books with me. I hope to see you there!

OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) workshops on
self-publishing. Offered for the first time in
Camp Verde, Arizona.

I will be conducting two workshops in October on self-publishing, one for paperbacks and one for e-books. If you've got a book you've written (or plan to write), I hope you'll join me for one (or both!) of these informative workshops, packed full of information and leading you step-by-step through the publishing process.

Self-Publishing with Amazon: Paperbacks – October 6, 2015 (V-870-15)

 This nuts-and-bolts workshop will show how to publish your book using Amazon’s self-publishing company, CreateSpace. If you have written or dream of writing a novel, memoir, non-fiction, cookbook, book of poetry, children’s book, art book—any kind of book—you can self-publish for as little as about $10. Limited to 12 participants. Location: Rm 310 in Camp Verde, 9am to 12pm.

Self-Publishing With Amazon: E-Books – October 20, 2015 (V-871-15)

 This nuts-and-bolts workshop will show how to publish your book using Amazon’s digital format, Kindle Digital Publishing. If you have written or dream of writing a novel, memoir, non-fiction, cookbook, book of poetry, children’s book, art book—any kind of book—you can publish it as an e-book for free.  Limited to 12 participants. Location: Rm 310 in Camp Verde, 9am – 12pm.

See catalog for registration details here.

On October 13, I will be in Lake Havasu, meeting with a book club and talking about my book Stone's Ghost, which concerns a ghost who haunts the famous London Bridge.