I'm interrupting my blog series on Creativity to share some book news.
Several months ago, I gained back the rights to my
Wings of the West series from my publisher. It was the perfect opportunity for me to give the books a general clean-up and fresh look. If you've already read them, nothing has changed in the storylines, so no need to again. But I was glad to re-edit the manuscripts, since I've hopefully become a better writer in the last ten years.
The series is only available in digital at this time, but I'm pleased to offer THE WREN at the low price of 99 cents, and this won't change.
Ten years have passed since her ranch was attacked, her
folks murdered and Molly Hart was abducted. Now, at nineteen, she’s finally
returning home to north Texas after spending the remainder of her childhood with
a tribe of Kwahadi Comanche. What she finds is a deserted home coated with dust
and the passage of time, the chilling discovery of her own gravesite, and the
presence of a man she thought never to see again.
Matt Ryan is pushed by a restless wind to the broken-down remains
of the Hart ranch. Recently recovered from an imprisonment that nearly ended
his life, the drive for truth and fairness has all but abandoned him. For ten
years he faithfully served the U.S. Army and the Texas Rangers, seeking justice
for the brutal murder of a little girl, only to find closure and healing beyond
his grasp. Returning to the place where it all began, he’s surprised to stumble
across a woman with the same blue eyes as the child he can’t put out of his
mind.
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Disappointment hits ex-deputy Logan Ryan hard when he finds
Claire Waters in the midst of a bustling Santa Fe Trail town. The woman he
remembers is gone—in her place is a working girl with enticing curves and a
load of trouble. As a web of deceit entangles them with men both desperate and
dangerous, Logan tries to protect Claire, unaware his own past poses the
greatest threat.
Plagued by shame all her life, Claire is stunned when Logan
catches her on the doorstep of The White Dove Saloon dressed as a prostitute. She
lets him believe the worst, but with her mama missing and the fancy girls
deserting the place, she's hard-pressed to refuse his offer of help. As she
embarks on a journey that will unravel the fabric of her life one thing becomes
clear—opening her heart may be the most dangerous proposition of all.
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1877, Emma Hart comes to Grand Canyon—a wild, rugged, and, until recently,
undiscovered area. Plagued by visions and gifted with a second sight, she
searches for answers about the tragedy of her past, the betrayal of her present,
and an elusive future that echoes through her very soul. Joined by her power
animal Sparrow, she ventures into the depths of Hopi folklore, forced to
confront an evil that has lived through the ages.
Texas Ranger Nathan Blackmore tracks Emma
Hart to the Colorado River, stunned by her determination to ride a wooden dory
along its course. But in a place where the ripples of time run deep, he’ll be
faced with a choice. He must accept the unseen realm, the world beside this world, that he turned away from years ago, or
risk losing the woman he has come to love more than life itself.
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The series is also available on iBooks. For the life of me, however, I can't figure out how to obtain those links. If you have an account with Apple and use your iPad or iPhone to read novels, a search of my name should bring them up.
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I also wanted to share the release of a new Halloween-themed Old West anthology, out today in digital AND print.
Includes my short story The Crow and the Coyote
In Arizona Territory, Hannah Dobbin travels through Cañon de Chelly, home to
the Navajo, in search of a sorcerer who murdered her pa. Only when she
retrieves the silver cross taken from her father's corpse will she be able to
free her pa's spirit, and allow him to be at peace.
Bounty Hunter Jack Boggs—known as Crow—is on the trail of a
vile Mexican bandito when he discovers Hannah and her companion, a
superstitious old Navajo woman. He knows he must protect them, but with the
shadows of Hallowtide descending, more dark magic is at hand than any of them
know.
