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MEMBER NEWS:
PNWA member Betty Shafer announces the release of her novel, Chasing the Midnight Sun, through Kindle. Other formats will follow soon.
Belle Williams is accused of murdering her minister stepfather. At 15, she hitchhikes to Alaska to escape jail and the memory of an abusive mother and stepfather. Eight years later, she is arrested and while she gains the help of unlikely friends, the evidence can keep her in jail for life. She learns that her past can have stronger bars than any jail.
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PNWA member Marcia Breece announces the publication of her novel, Secrets Lost.
Somewhere, just beyond her perception, lies a mysterious truth that has eluded Morgan Hill. Wearing old spectacles she finds in an heirloom trunk, Morgan catches a glimpse of lost generations and exposes long forgotten family secrets. Her expansion and awakening begin to flourish when a young author visits her country inn. Yuri Bozek is more than his appearance implies. Deeply attracted to one another, Yuri and Morgan spend evenings by the fire while he leads her on a journey to remember the secrets and find the love that waits for her.
For details visit www.marciabreece.com
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PNWA member M.J. McDermott
announces the publication of her first novel, The Improv, by Wooded Isle Press.
The Improv is a novel based on a true story for mature young adults. It is 1982 at a New England university, and drama major Margo Laughton is thrilled and terrified to be cast as "Sheila" in the rock musical Hair. The show's director, Professor Harrison P. Adler, is known for his daring productions. Rumors have circulated for decades about how Harry gets actors to break through their inhibitions in carefully guided improvisations, or "improvs." In 1969, an actor in one of Harry's plays committed suicide. Is Harry a brilliant ground-breaking acting coach, or is he a manipulative voyeur who has found an academically and artistically sanctioned way to indulge his perversions? Margo and her leading man enjoy a playful rehearsal relationship that is shattered after a highly secretive, males-only improv. Margo is determined to find out what happened in the improv and the 1969 suicide, risking her romance and her hoped-for acting career in order to make sure that Harry never directs another play at the college.
See M.J.'s book trailer at: http://tinyurl.com/b538e9y
For more details, visit M.J. at www.mjmcdermott.com
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PNWA member Joyce Lekas announces the release of her novel, Dyed in the Wool, through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Dyed in the Wool is a suspense novel set in the southwest and the Navajo Nation. When Annie McLeod's car is rammed and shoved into a ditch in the dead of night, she knows that something criminal is afoot on the Navajo reservation. She and her stepsons are injured in the crash, the latest in a string of problems. First, an experimental testing device showed toxins in reservation stream water; then Navajo weavers confided they believed something was wrong with their wool. Scientists solve problems, and Annie, a chemist, is determined to uncover the threats facing the Navajo people. From the analytical lab where she works in Phoenix, to the craggy mountains and remote canyons of the vast reservation, Annie's quest uncovers a deadly business where the stakes keep rising and not everyone comes out alive.
For more details, visit Joyce at www.joycelekas.com
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PNWA member Jess Steven Hughes will be signing books in several area cities over the coming months. For a complete list of dates and cities, please visit www.jessstevenhughes.com
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PNWA board member Terry Persun announces the release of Unusual Stories: Volume 1, a free e-book anthology of works by seven different authors. This anthology can be found on Smashwords.
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PNWA member Sean Thomas announces his recent interview with KTUU's Morning Edition about his most recent novel, Deadly Rights. The interview can be viewed on YouTube. For more information about Sean, visit his Amazon page.
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PNWA member Angie Quantrell is looking for a critique group in the Yakima Valley area. She writes Children's, YA, and Christian Fiction, but is interested in many different genres. For more details contact Angie at angelecolline@yahoo.com.
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PNWA member J.D. Rader has just released the e-book, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Finding Funding.This book is based on information garnered from a series of round table discussions sponsored by the entrepreneurial website www.smartgirlsway.com. Experienced and successful entrepreneurs and financiers from around the country met to discuss start-up funding best practices. Their advice is priceless for the entrepreneur seeking capital for their start-up or in the process of scaling their business. You can find this e-book in Amazon's Kindle Store.
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PNWA member Barry Brennessel's historical novel, The Celestial, is a finalist in the 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, to be held in New York on June 3rd. The Celestial, which was also a finalist in the 2012 PNWA Literary Contest, is available from MLR Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's Books, and OmniLit, in paperback and e-download. Visit www.barrybrennessel.com for more details.
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