Death Goes to the County Fair by Annette Drake
City of Gold by Carolyn Arnold
TOUGH CHOICES by Terry Ambrose
An Impossible Rescue by Annamaria Bazzi
Deadly Places by Terry Odell
Love's Ride by Chantel Rhondeau
New America: Utopia Calling by Jeremy Bates
Deadly Investment by Jill Paterson
Phoenix Reckoning I by Richard L. Sanders
HBS Author's Spotlight Bookshelf – Winter Wonderland 2015
Death Goes to the County Fair
An Ogallala Mystery
Author: Annette Drake
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Joni Harte knew her first job out of college would be tough, but she didn’t expect it to be murder.
With the ink mostly dry on her journalism degree, Joni accepts the position of news reporter and photographer for The Ogallala Gazette. She’s tasked with chronicling all of the goings-on of the quirky characters who inhabit this small Missouri town.
While investigating the identity of the first murder victim, Joni makes an enemy of the local sheriff. Worse, she catches the attention of a violent stalker who promises to cure Joni of her curiosity.
As the Ogallala County Fair comes to an end, Joni must uncover the truth before she comes to hers.
Author: Annette Drake
Author Genre: Romance, Young Adult
Website: Annette Drake
Author's Blog: Annette Drake
Twitter: @annettedrake13
E-Mail: Write2me@AnnetteDrake.com
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Annette Drake is a multi-genre author whose work is character-driven and celebrates the law of unintended consequences. Her first cozy mystery, Death Goes to the County Fair - An Ogallala Mystery, will publish Oct. 15th.
Her novella, A Beautiful Day in Alaska, premiered Feb. 1st. A Year with Geno, her contemporary romance set in Eagle River, Alaska, was released on summer solstice, June 21st.
Other titles include Bone Girl and Celebration House.
Both A Year with Geno and Celebration House were nominated for the RONE Award from InD'tale Magazine. Celebration House was also nominated for the Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewers Choice award.
Annette makes her home in Washington state. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, she loves libraries, basset hounds and bakeries. She does not camp. If she can help it.
City of Gold
Matthew Connor Adventure Series Book 1
Author: Carolyn Arnold
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Action-adventure books for the mystery lover. In this series, modern-day archaeologist and adventurer Matthew Connor travels the globe with his two closest friends to unearth treasure and discover legends the world has all but forgotten. Indiana Jones meets the twenty-first century.
Finding the Inca’s lost City of Gold would be the discovery of a lifetime. But failing could mean her death...
Archaeologist Matthew Connor and his friends Cal and Robyn are finally home after a dangerous retrieval expedition in India. While they succeeded in obtaining the priceless Pandu artifact they sought, it almost cost them their lives. Still, Matthew is ready for the next adventure. Yet when new intel surfaces indicating the possible location of the legendary City of Gold, Matthew is hesitant to embark on the quest.
Not only is the evidence questionable but it means looking for the lost city of Paititi far away from where other explorers have concentrated their efforts. As appealing as making the discovery would be, it’s just too risky. But when Cal’s girlfriend, Sophie, is abducted by Matthew’s old nemesis who is dead-set on acquiring the Pandu statue, Matthew may be forced into action. Saving Sophie’s life means either breaking into the Royal Ontario Museum to steal the relic or offering up something no one in his or her right mind can refuse--the City of Gold.
Now Matthew and his two closest friends have to find a city and a treasure that have been lost for centuries. And they only have seven days to do it. As they race against the clock, they quickly discover that the streets they seek aren’t actually paved with gold, but with blood.
Author: Carolyn Arnold
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance
Website: Carolyn Arnold
Author's Blog: Carolyn Arnold Newsletter
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E-Mail: carolyn@carolynarnold.net
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CAROLYN ARNOLD is the international best-selling and award-winning author of the Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher, and McKinley Mystery series. She is the only author with POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.™
Carolyn was born in a small town, but that doesn’t keep her from dreaming big. And on par with her large dreams is her overactive imagination that conjures up killers and cases to solve. She currently lives in a city near Toronto with her husband and two beagles, Max and Chelsea. She is also a member of Crime Writers of Canada.
Tough Choices
The Lei Crime Series - A Hawai'i Parkour Adventure Book 1
Author: Terry Ambrose
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Marty Fitch might be living in paradise, but he's operating in a world where lies are the norm, retribution is swift, and danger lurks around every corner. With the police on his trail, a killer hunting him, and a friend's life in the balance, Marty must choose his next move carefully. Otherwise, his new career as a crime-fighting video blogger might be over before it starts.
Tough Choices takes place during Black Jasmine and Shattered Palms. The story brings Pono to Honolulu for a temporary assignment on an interagency drug task force.
Author: Terry Ambrose
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Funny Mystery, Suspense
Website: Terry Ambrose - Mysteries with character
Twitter: @suspense_writer
E-Mail: info@terryambrose.com
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Terry Ambrose started out skip tracing and collecting money from deadbeats and quickly learned that liars come from all walks of life. He never actually stole a car, but sometimes hired big guys with tow trucks and a penchant for working in the dark when “negotiations” failed. A resident of Southern California, he loves spending time in Hawaii, especially on the Garden Island of Kauai, where he invents lies for others to read. His years of chasing deadbeats taught him many valuable life lessons including—always keep your car in the garage.
An Impossible Rescue
Author: Annamaria Bazzi
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Christmas is no joy for Julia who's husband, a high-risk investor, comes around only to ask for money. When a handsome stranger and his cute Pomeranian puppy move in next-door, Julia feels guilty for their mutual attraction.
Michael's not the rescuing type, but when he spies Julia's husband haranguing her for holiday cash, anger flares and he is determined to rescue Julia from another miserable Christmas.
Author: Annamaria Bazzi
Author Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Website: Annamaria Bazzi
Author's Blog: annamaria's writing corner
Twitter: @AMBazzi
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Although born in the United States, Annamaria Bazzi spent a great deal of her childhood in Sicily, Italy, in a town called Sciacca. Italian was the language spoken at home. Therefore, she had no problems when she found herself growing up in a strange country.
Upon returning to the states, she swore she would speak without an accent.
She attended Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computers with a minor in Spanish.
Annamaria Bazzi spent twenty years programming systems for large corporations, creating innovative solution, and addressing customer problems. During those years she raised four daughters and one husband. Annamaria lives in Richmond Virginia with her small family where she now dedicates a good part of her day writing.
Deadly Places
A Mapleton Mystery Novella
Author: Terry Odell
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Life is a balancing act. When you’re a cop, the choices can be deadly.
Ed Solomon, long-time police officer in the small town of Mapleton, Colorado, has been ribbed for thinking there’s a ring of assassins out killing deadbeat dads. However, he’s convinced these killers exist and they’re doing their dirty work from behind an innocuous-looking travel blog. Proving the ring exists has been a sideline investigation for him, but it’s shoved further onto the back burner when Ed is forced to assume the duties of Chief.
Ed loves being a cop, but the Chief Stuff is getting him down. He’s juggling his own police duties, mounds of paperwork, and keeping the mayor happy. With all the extra hours, family tensions are on the rise as well.
But when someone leaves an anonymous message for him at the station, handing him a new clue, he’s determined to prove these assassins exist. Setting up a sting operation by posing as a deadbeat dad makes Ed a target. Will he catch the assassins before he becomes their next victim? This Mapleton Mystery novella brings Ed Solomon to the forefront in this fifth offering in the series.
Author: Terry Odell
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense
Website: Terry Odell
Author's Blog: Terry's Place
Twitter: @authorterryo
E-Mail: contact@terryodell.com
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I was born in Los Angeles and now make my home in Divide, Colorado. An avid reader (my parents tell everyone they had to move from our first home because I finished the local library), I always wanted to "fix" stories so the characters did what I wanted, in books, television, and the movies. Once I began writing, I found this wasn't always possible, as evidenced when the mystery I intended to write rapidly became a romance.
However, my entry into the world of writing can be attributed to a "mistake" when my son mentioned the Highlander television series on a visit home. Being the "good mother" I began watching the show and soon connected with the world of fanfiction, first as a reader, then as a critique giver, and then, one brave weekend, I wrote my first short story.
Things snowballed and soon I was writing my first original novel. Much later, I mentioned something about a recent Highlander episode to my son, and he said, "Oh, I've never actually watched the show, I just thought the concept was cool." Little did he know what he'd started.
I love getting into the minds of my characters, turning them loose in tight spots and seeing what they do. Too often, they surprise me.
My published works include the Pine Hills Police Series, the Blackthorne, Inc. series as well as the Romantic Suspense novel, What's in a Name? and the Mapleton Mystery series. I've also published numerous short stories with The Wild Rose Press.
Love's Ride
McCallister's Paradise Book 4
Author: Chantel Rhondeau
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Brad McCallister has always felt estranged from his family. He thought taking over as manager of their paradise resort would make him feel more connected but that hasn’t happened. To top it off, his siblings are finding life partners and settling down while Brad’s still single. If only he could stop obsessing over the island's psychologist, Chelsea Taylor.
Chelsea loves working at McCallister's Paradise. She enjoys the large family of employees and feels at home in the sand and sunshine. The only thing missing is the spice of adventure. She longs to explore the island and conquer her longstanding fears.
After Brad’s sister schemes to bring Brad and Chelsea together things go horribly wrong, but Brad refuses to give up without a fight. A two-week island adventure will not only help fulfill Chelsea’s lifelong dream of being a survivalist, it will give them a chance to get to know each other—away from his meddling family.
This couple gets more than they bargained for when survival takes on a new meaning in paradise.
Author: Chantel Rhondeau
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers
Website: Chantel Rhondeau - Romantic Suspense
Author's Blog: Chantel Rhondeau - Past Writing/Self-publishing Tips
Twitter: @ChantelRhondeau
E-Mail: ChantelRhondeau(at)gmail(dot)com
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I once thought a great mystery or fantasy book with strong romantic themes was the highest level of reading bliss. After reading my first romantic suspense novel, I never looked back. Before long, the need to create my own stories took over. I spend my days in the clinical profession of medical transcriptionist, but my passion is in the blissful hours spent with my characters in the evenings.
I live in the western United States, and when I'm not writing I love playing cards with my family, bowling, and snuggling with my lazy kitties.
New America: Utopia Calling
Author: Jeremy Bates
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A BRAVE NEW WORLD
By the mid twenty-first century civilization is experiencing a hangover from the boom times and rampant consumerism of previous decades. Food prices and unemployment are at all-time highs, while emergency food and water and energy rationing are the norm.
To reduce humanity’s ecological footprint, and stave off a worldwide catastrophe, governments around the globe begin to miniaturize segments of their populations and relocate them to mini-utopias free of poverty, hunger, and for the most part, crime.
When Bob and Maureen Smith lose their life savings in a bad investment, and their only daughter a month later, they take the plunge and miniaturize. Yet when Maureen backs out at the last moment, Bob finds himself on his own in the strange new world—and discovers it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Author: Jeremy Bates
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Website: Jeremy Bates
Author's Blog: Jeremy Bates - Suspense Author
Twitter: @jemacba
E-Mail: jeremybatesbooks@gmail.com
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Jeremy Bates is the award-winning author of several novels and short stories. He writes suspense, horror, and thrillers. The novels in his "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations, and so far include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, and (forthcoming) Island of the Dolls in Mexico.
Deadly Investment
A Fitzjohn Mystery Book 5
Author: Jill Paterson
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It was an accepted fact that Beatrice Maybrick, owner and operator of the Maybrick Literary Agency, accidentally fell to her death. Or did she? Esme Timmons thought not, her suspicions fuelled by a letter she received from Beatrice following the tragic incident. Faced with this dilemma, Esme takes steps to find the killer.
Meanwhile, Detective Chief Inspector Alistair Fitzjohn commences his investigation into the suspicious death of entrepreneur, Preston Alexander. With robbery ruled out as the motive, Fitzjohn is drawn to Preston’s investment portfolio and the Maybrick Literary Agency.
Finding an antiquated establishment where uncertainty prevails following the demise of its owner, Beatrice Maybrick, Fitzjohn asks himself two questions. Why did the high flying investor, Preston Alexander, invest in such a business, and did it lead to his death?
Author: Jill Paterson
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Mystery,Publishing Industry Writings
Website: Jill Paterson - The Perfect Plot
Twitter: @JillPaterson2
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Jill Paterson was born in Yorkshire, UK, and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia before spending 11 years in Ontario, Canada. After returning to Australia, she settled in Canberra.
After doing an arts degree at the Australian National University, she worked at the Australian National University's School of Law before spending the next 10 years with the Business Council of Australia and the University of NSW, ADFA Campus, in the School of Electrical Engineering.
Jill is the author of three published books, The Celtic Dagger, Murder At The Rocks and Once Upon A Lie. All are part of the Fitzjohn Mystery Series.
The Phoenix Reckoning Part I
The Phoenix Conspiracy Series Book 6
Author: Richard L. Sanders
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Blackmoth attempts to detonate an isotome weapon near Kalila’s embattled fleet. Raidan threatens harm upon Capital World if it will not surrender Caerwyn Martel. Calvin leads his people into Forbidden Space, from where no human has ever returned. Rain and Calvin strike up a romance, to Summers’s dismay, but it may prove too impractical. Tristan demands what was promised. Shen must make a choice and determine who he is, despite his strong feelings for Sarah. Nimoux remains injured. The Khans threaten Aleator One. And behind it all, the Dread Fleet’s campaign of death has begun its slaughter. Soon it will march against humanity, determined to end the species as part of the prophecy of the Final Reckoning.
Author: Richard L. Sanders
Author Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Website: Richard L. Sanders
Author's Blog: Richard L. Sanders
Twitter: @RichLSanders
E-Mail: richard.sanders[at]richardlsanders[dot]com
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I'm a 28 year old recent law graduate with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Utah. I've been writing stories since I was able to hold a pencil and have always loved escaping into books. In the real world I enjoy the beautiful outdoors (but usually only for day outings, otherwise my allergies get the best of me). I particularly love skiing and swimming.
As for indoors, when I'm not lost in a book somewhere, I enjoy a good game of chess or pinochle. Or now and again a good computer game.
In June of 2014, I got married and we honeymooned across mainland Europe. It was stressful but fun. Even though it meant six flights (I genuinely do not like flying, although I've never let that stop me from doing so).
I have two brothers, one sister, three sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, and no children, and so far no nieces or nephews.
I cite Orson Scott Card and J.K. Rowling as my primary influences, however others whose influence has been noteworthy include: Carl Sagan, Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Isaac Asimov and--last but not least--the two fantasy greats: George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien (I suppose it's a rule somewhere that to be a legendary writer of fantasy one must have two R's in one's name).
Currently, Allyson and I live in Sugarhouse, Utah.
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