Featuring a Few Friends

It's been a crazy year and to give thanks, I thought I'd share some of my favorite author book series. These are all book I have read (usually grabbing the first one and getting so hooked, I went out and bought the rest in the series). I hope you will give them a try!

So, in no particular order....

Brandon Hale: Day Soldiers (Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, touch of horror, good for YA & up)
Joan Young: Dead Mule Swamp (Cozy mystery, humor, small town)
J.B. Lynn: The Neurotic Hitwoman (Mystery, humor, romance, sometimes gritty but always funny)
Meghan Doidge: Dowser, Oracle, Reconstructionist (Urban fantasy, some adult content, graphic)
Nick Russell: Big Lake (Mystery, Police Procedural, some adult content, some romance)
Jamie Lee Scott: Gotcha Detective Agency (Mystery, Humor)

On my list for next year are the following series:
(I have already bought most of these)

Bobbi Holmes: Haunting Danielle (Mystery, Paranormal Romance)
Paul Anlee: Deplosion (Science Fiction)
J. Michael Herron: Colors of Alaska (Romance, Mythology & Folks Tales)
C. Craig Coleman: Neuyokkasinian Arc of Empire (Fantasy, Mythology)
Nick Russell: John Lee Quarrels (Mystery, Crime, gritty)
Suzie O'Connell: Northstar Angels (Romance) & Sea Glass Cove (Romance)
Scarlet Braden: Providence in Ecuador (Mystery, Thriller, Romantic Suspense)
George Weir: Bill Travis (Mystery, Hard-boiled) & Elysium Chronicles (Mystery)
Billy Kring: Hunter Kincaid (Mystery, International Spy Thriller)
Billy Kring & George Weir: Far Journey Chronicles
Minnie Crockwell: Will Travel for Trouble (Cozy Mystery, Short Reads)
Bess McBride: Train through Time, Searching for a Highlander, Fairy Tales Across Time & several others (Romance, Time Travel, Historical Romance)
Mona Ingram: I have read several of her stand alone romances and really enjoyed them. She has several series I plan to check out.

By the way, I have so many books downloaded to my Kindle Paperwhite that I can't download any more. So after my next novella in the Lei Crime Kindle World series is done (Paradise Drift), I am taking a break to READ!

NEW RELEASE: Book #3 in the John Lee Quarrels Series by Nick Russell

Many of my readers are also followers of Nick Russell, a good friend and a great author. He started with his Big Lake series and in the last year he started a new series and book three is now available. The John Lee Quarrels books - a grittier series that will keep you wanting more. I hope you'll give it a try!

As sultry as a Florida back road in August, as mysterious as the South's live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss, and as deadly as a copperhead strike, the second book in New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell's new John Lee Quarrels series is sure to hook you from the first page and keep you reading late into the night!

   

*May contain strong language and adult situations some readers might be uncomfortable with.*

Get or Give (or BOTH)

I have a special request. Most of my readers know that I lived in Ecuador for two years. We made many friends, both expats and locals during our time there. Not too long after we returned to the US, Ecuador suffered devastating earthquakes on the coast.

A devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Ecuador resulting in death and massive destruction. Among the most impacted towns is Canoa, Manabi; just a few miles off the epicenter of the earthquake, leaving it 90% destroyed.

Our good friend Sara Coppler, who has experience in disaster relief, relocated from Cuenca to Canoa to aid in the recovery. You can read more about her efforts here. Other friends aided in the initial relief efforts by collecting food, money and clothing.

But the need will go on for a long time. Author Scarlett Braden, a close friend, came up with the idea of creating an anthology of stories written about expats by expats with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit Proyecto Saman, a project that provides housing and a safe living environment for people whose lives were shattered by the earthquakes.

FRIENDS IN FOREIGN PLACES

Many of my expat friends have written non-fiction accounts of their encounters and a few more have written short fiction stories. For those interested, I have an unusual short fiction story that differs from most. I hope you enjoy mine and all the others.

If you can't buy the book, I hope you will tell all your friends about this extraordinary effort (and share this blog post). I bought it and I will be gifting a couple of copies as well. Thank you!

ORDER NOW on Amazon

Trish Marie Dawson New Release: NILES

The first of three Station Series novelettes has arrived at Amazon!

Sometimes the day you die, is just the first day of your new job.

Fans of reluctant heroine, Piper Willow (The Station Series) will be happy to read this brand new story about her charismatic Intake Specialist, Niles Abbott, and how he came to arrive at the Station. Told from his perspective, readers get an insight into the inner workings of Niles' mind, and his first experiences in the after-life. Who was he before he died, and who is he now? The answers are waiting for you...

Grab it HERE for only $1.99 on AMAZON

Haven't read the Station Series yet?

You can start today with a FREE copy of DYING to FORGET!

Read more about author's work HERE.

First day with no A-Z

What a great first week I've had...all of my flash fiction pieces have been well received (a HUGE shout out to all my visitors, thank you for the wonderful comments). I've been visiting other A-Z posts at least every other day, always visiting blogs of the folks who have commented as well as a large number of other A-Z blogs. I have found old friends that I lost along the way in 2013 and made some new ones.

Here are a few you might enjoy:

• Geri Jeter's - Random Thoughts
• Jillian Lisa Pearl - Introduction to Lodgepole Creek [future book]
• Susan Koenig - The Bench 
• Sean & Amanda - His and Her Hobbies
• Cathy Olliffe-Webster - Cold Lake Cathy
• SD Neeve - MG/YA Fiction
• Sweetbearies - Art Photography
• Carolyn Hamilton - Adventuress

For those who are enjoying my current A-Z flash fiction pieces, remember you can read all my 2012 stories for FREE at Amazon. You don't have to have a Kindle reader or Kindle fire, you can download a free reading app for your PC, Mac, smart phone or tablet HERE.

My 2012 A-Z Story Book is now free

#IWSG for March - Cancer, Friends and Helping Hands

This is a tough month for me. I've had friends fighting cancer for a while now. At least two have had to delay plans to move to Ecuador due to this horrible disease. I lost my husband to it in 2004. I lost my son-in-law to it in 2009.

Now a good author friend, Brandon Hale author of the popular Day Soldier series, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. He is a young man and only recently made the leap to full-time writer. Like all self-employed folks, he is responsible for his own paycheck and his own insurance.

He is a very positive person and you can read his initial post on his blog. To find out more about Brandon’s situation, here are two blogs that best summarize it: One on what getting this sort of devastating diagnosis has taught him, and the other on gratitude, and what will be required moving forward.

One of his author friends has started a fund for donations to help him and his family through this tough time. If you feel you can help, you can click here to donate as I and several other authors have done. You could also buy one or more of his books. Spread the word about this fine gentleman. Otherwise, please just post a positive comment on his blog. I know his positive attitude will take him a long way in this battle!

Thank you!