Romance in February

Ellisa Reese

On The Banks of Lake St Clare Series

Author: Ellisa Reese grew up in Rogers Arkansas. Ellisa, her husband, and three children currently live in Noel, Missouri. In her free time, she likes to write. She has written two romances in the On The Banks of Lake St Clare Series.

Title: On The Banks of Lake St Clare: Falling

Genre: Fiction/Romance

Book: Alex Dillard and her friends live a slow life in the small town of Noel. They spend their summer people watching; either at the baseball park, or at the local hangout. Life is peaceful and almost boring, (unless you count the usual cheer squad drama), until Michael Williams, a jaw-dropping athletic hunk moves to town. Mesmerized by Michael's good looks and charm, Alex fears he is way too perfect her. Their fairy tale love is more than puppy love as they discover what real love is together. Sweet, lovable Alex could never hurt anyone, but he seems to have made enemies all over town. When her friends find her naked in a pool of blood, and left for dead, people start to doubt her story. Life can change in a heartbeat, something Alex discovers firsthand. Has the trouble followed the love of her life to town? Will he stick it out?

Title: On The Banks of Lake St Clare: Forbidden

Genre: Fiction/Romance

Book: Erica Gallo is described by her friends as the “promiscuous one.” Although they seem to disapprove of the numerous guys she has boasted about, they like to live vicariously through her, making the small, sometimes boring town of Noel a little bit more exciting at times. But things aren't always as they seem. The four friends seem to all be going in different directions. While her best friend Alex is blinded by the “perfect love,” Erica’s double-life may tear their friendship to the ground, can she juggle her best friend and her forbidden love?

On The Banks of Lake St Clare: Falling and On The Banks of Lake St Clare: Forbidden are both available at amazon.com.

New Arrival for February

The First Voyage






 

     World War II veteran, Bill Armstrong’s new book The First Voyage is now available on Amazon.com. Bill tells the history of the USS Chincoteague AVP-24, the ship he served on during the war. His story includes "The Tragedy at Vanikoro" and other events from WW II, 1943-1946. The book is now available at amazon.com.

Ghosts and Hautings

Author and Director of Branson Paranormal Chasers

Author Wesley Fox is a guide for Branson Ghost and Legends Tour and

the director of Branson Paranormal Chasers. Wesley, along with his team of

ghost hunters, investigate phenomena pertaining to ghosts and hautings. The organization uses both simple and high-tech electronic equipment to document and substantiate their experiences.  Branson Paranormal Chasers investigate both public places and private residences, and although the organization is based outside Branson Missouri, the group is willing to travel to investigate haunted sites around the state.  Wesley believes that skepticism is healthy, and that all reasonable explanations should be ruled out prior to declaring an experience to be paranormal in nature.  

Wesley has authored two books. The Dark Craft was published in the fall of 2012. It is available on Amazon.com. His new book, House of Echoes is a story based onunexplainable events that happened to his family in 1983. House of Echoes will be available this spring on Amazon.com.

Title: The Dark Craft

Genre: Suspense/Mystery

Description: For Amber McCall, getting out of an abusive relationship meant moving away from her old life and starting over. After finding her dream home, Amber was enthusiastic about her new life. The one thing missing was her friends from back home. Soon strange events begin to unfold, and her dream home turns out to be a terrifying nightmare. After being chased from her new home by something evil, she has no choice but to call on her friends for help.

Title: House of Echoes

Genre: Suspense/Mystery

Description: In the summer of 1983, the Fox family thought they had found their dream home. The house in Lowell, Arkansas, had everything the family looked for in a house. It was located next to the plant where Jesse Fox worked. It was a large two story Victorian style home with a cellar and a sub cellar. The one thing the house did have the family didn’t know about was a gruesome past. Suicide, murder, and black magic rituals were part of the house’s dark history. Will the family every be the same after moving into the house, or will they be over come with ghostly encounters from the past?

Attention Book Clubs

Book Lovers

Welkin Press has just released two anthologies. The two books include 12 stories each from 12 different award-winning authors. If you like to read a short romantic story now and then-- Fifty Shades of Santa, (Christmas themed romances, (non-explicit) is available on Kindle at Amazon.com. Also available on Kindle is the second collection, Shadows After Midnight, a group of twelve spooky tales--old fashioned, not gory, suspense.

Award winning author, Harriet Ford has a story in each book. “Bare-Shoulder Santa” appears in Fifty Shades of Santa and “Frog Thing” is featured in Shadows After Midnight. Should a book club decide to choose one of the Welkin Press anthologies, Harriett and several of the other contributing authors would arrange to visit the group and give a book talk, answer questions, but mostly share their enjoyable and laughable insights and comments.

New Arrival For December

Footsteps Out of Darkness

The Annabelle Kindig Story

Authors:  Annabelle Kindig Miglia wrote Footsteps Out of Darkness with author Joyce Godwin Grubbs. Her true story is  one of survival and braver after being kidnapped along with her friend Jessica Shaffner in 1972.

Title: Footsteps Out of Darkness

Genre: Nonfiction/TureLife

Book: Annabelle Kindig lived life as an unremarkable ten-year-old girl in the scheme of things. She was a typical American girl next door with a new friend, Jessica Schaffner. On this day, Annabelle s 11th birthday, life could not get any better. Her party had exceeded expectations and now she was walking her good friend half way home five blocks while reminiscing. The girls had the giggles despite the cold weather and snow they trudged through. When the motor home pulled alongside them they laughed as they acknowledged to each other they had seen the driver earlier and it was a man, dressed as a woman in a wig. Their entertainment at that moment never allowed for a red flag or for a moment of concern. This was a perfect day. Annabelle and Jessica never knew they were at a fork in the road as the motor home eased to the curb. Their next steps would forever change their lives and it would not be until Annabelle was fifty, that the entire story would be known and told. This is because the events of that day were not the story but the beginning of a journey; to heal and become whole. Indeed, Annabelle Kindig s story could not be told until now; first, she had to live it.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Sharon Rushton. Her novel, No Paved Road To Freedom received three awards in 2012.

Gold Medal for Historical Fiction 2012

            Flags and Stars Military Book Awards

Book of the Month – February 2012

            The Military Writers Society of America

Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction Book of the Year 2012

The Military Writers Society of America

Author: Veteran freelance writer Sharon Rushton has been honored with numerous awards throughout her career. Her magazine articles have appeared in U.S. and Canadian publications. Originally from Colorado, she lives on Table Rock Lake in Missouri with her husband and two dogs.

Title: No Paved Road To Freedom

Genre: Historical FictionNonfiction

Book: No Paved Road To Freedom is a gripping and emotional story that humanizes the impact of communist occupation in Romania after World War II. It is relevant, it inspires, and it reminds us that freedom is precious. Based on a true story, it documents the extraordinary courage of Cornel Dolana and his family as they pay an incredible price for resisting communism. Cornel makes up his mind to escape the oppression and uses his ingenuity to put his plan in place. His fortitude keeps him moving toward his goal, despite enduring enormous setbacks, brutality, and extreme outdoor elements that few humans could survive. No Paved Road To Freedom is available at amazon.com.

New Arrival for December

Helpful Household Hints

By

Kathy Brown and Schyrlet Cameron

Authors: Kathy Brown and Schyrlet Cameron are sisters. They both live in the Ozark hills with their husbands. They hope you will share the helpful hints and tips found in this book with friends and family.

Title: Helpful Household Hints

Genre: Nonfiction

Description: Helpful Household Hints is a treasure trove of practical advice learned at Grandma's knee.  It is packed with shortcuts, practical advice, ingenious ideas, how-to information, and hundreds of great ideas all designed to save time and trouble.

·         Page after page of useful tips provide busy mothers with quick-fixes and shortcuts for cleaning, cooking, laundry, and more!

·         A time-saving and cost-saving guide; you'll find yourself keeping it within easy reach.

·         A nice gift that is helpful all year long!  Great for stocking stuffer, a must have book for new brides or new mothers, and great graduation gifts for young adult going off to college.

Household Helpful Hints is available at Home Grown Books stores or by contacting Schyrlet Cameron at cschyrlet@yahoo.com.