New Release — Historical Fiction “That Dazzling Sun,” Book 2 in The Tinsmith’s Apprentice trilogy, continues the vivid coming-of-age story of Isaac Granger, slave to Thomas Jefferson, begun in Bechtel’s marvelously adept debut novel, “A Partial Sun” in which Isaac begins his complicated apprenticeship at age fifteen as a tinsmith in Philadelphia in the fall […]
New Release — Thriller Fugitive Terry Hines, suspected of involvement with terrorists, has been on FBI Agent Tyler Bannister’s radar for some time when Federal prosecutor Kendall Briggs is murdered and a microbiologist at the CDC is stabbed to death and a biotoxin is missing. Bannister suspects the crimes are all related. The investigation takes […]
New Release – Children’s Coloring Book These coloring pages show what all loving families have in common. Families love having fun together! Add your own colors to the families in this book as they enjoy playing outside, riding roller coasters, making a mess in the kitchen, taking care of their pets, and celebrating their favorite […]
New Release — Young Adult Seventeen-year-old Lareina has no family, no home, and no last name. What she does have is an oddly shaped pendant and Detective Russ Galloway who would follow her across the country to take it from her. Hoping to escape the detective and discover the truth about her pendant, Lareina begins […]
New Release — Mystery A modern day mystery with WWII tactics, old-time heroes and values, and the efforts of two amateur cousin sleuths from the Heartland. On a sparkling spring morning in the Blue Ridge, small-town realtor Miranda Davis approached the tailgate market, intent on dealing with her whimsical cousin Skip’s unexpected arrival from New […]
Writing the book is the easy part. Even with help from publishers and a plethora of advertising options available, marketing remains the most difficult challenge for authors. That’s especially true for young adult authors like myself. The Internet can be a powerful ally—probably the best means to sell your book. But Twitter, Facebook and other […]
New Release – Children’s Picture Book Journey through book two in the If We’re Gone series, in which the addas, red panda, cheetah, tapir, lemur, lynx and other endangered animals tell their stories and speak about the trouble they’re in. Featuring rhyming text and interesting facts, this beautifully illustrated book is perfect for opening up […]
New Release — Adult Fiction Honey and Leonard are in their seventies when they fall in love. Leonard is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and Honey thinks her love will cure him. When their heirs try to keep them apart, they flee to France in violation of court orders. Pursued by police, press, and […]
New Release — Historical Fiction In 1852, after much searching through the Black districts of Petersburg, Virginia, the amateur historian Charles Campbell finally located Isaac Granger, a formerly enslaved man who worked for the late Thomas Jefferson. Though disinterested at first in sharing his memories, Isaac was at last persuaded to tell the full story […]
New Release – Adult / Fantasy Oh what a difference a day makes. When I was back at Lady Agnue’s School for Princesses & Other Female Protagonists, I used to wonder how I would make it through an entire day of classes, magic training, and homework. As the legendary magic flux known as the Vicennalia […]