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Holidays 2020

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Holidays 2020

“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an old adage that applies to this anthology published by Northern California Publishers and Authors.  The stories include holidays ranging from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve.  My story, “Mommy, Is There Really a Santa Claus?” happens to suit the cover just fine.  Is there really a Santa Claus?  What did you learn when you asked that important question? 

Destination: The World (Volume 2)

From true-life adventures in locations around the world to fictional escapades in far-away destinations, this anthology from the Northern California Publishers and Authors group covers them all.  I’m a California girl, grew up near the coast and have lived in the valley most of my adult life.  My story, “Summer Snow,” recounts our adventure in Colorado.  Snow?  On the first day of SUMMER?!?  Have you ever seen such a thing? 

Destination World Volume II

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Storm Damage -- Bobbie Fite

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Storm Damage -- Out now!

All she wanted to do was go Christmas shopping. She is about to learn that survival means more than just getting out alive.

It’s two days before Christmas.  The mall is packed.  Outside a storm rages and a section of roof caves in.  Emergency crews rush to the scene.  In the ruin of the ice cream shop, covered in the fall of debris, are a young widow, a frustrated cop, a displaced great-grandmother, an abandoned child, and a killer with a great deal to lose.  Getting out from under a collapsed building may be the goal, but the journey involves facing down grief, pain, threats and fear.  There are lessons to learn, and survival is not guaranteed, but hope is hard to crush.

The young widow, Amy Jefferson, huddles in the darkness in a small space beside the counter.  She has a painful bump on her head, and as long as she can imagine her late husband’s comforting presence beside her, she is content to wait for rescue.  When a second fall of debris silences the people around her, she realizes she must face her fears and dig herself out in order to help the old woman who encouraged her, the intrepid little boy who couldn’t sit still, and the detective who provided her with her only smile on this horrific day.  Coming face to face with a killer wasn’t part of her plan.

 
     

Sunshine and the Bounty Hunter

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Can a man with no future surrender his heart to a woman with no past?

He names her Sunshine for the gold of her hair, the sparkle in her eyes and the brightness of her smile, but the head injury she suffered leaves her with no memory.  Why was she riding alone across the grasslands of the Wyoming Territory?  Was there trouble at one of the isolated ranches?  Was she riding for help?  Fleeing from danger?  Or after something else entirely?

As a bounty hunter, Howard “Gunn” Gunnarsen seeks justice for victims of killers and thieves, but justice for his own family eludes him.  He can neither forgive himself nor abandon his pursuit of the man who murdered his mother and dishonored his sister.  How can he possibly consider a future with the charming young woman he rescued?  Knowing her, how will he ever be able to ride away?

 
     

Nightmares

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Nightmares -- Out now!

Are they nightmares...or does Lauren know more about murder than she’ll admit?

Lauren Hayes is having nightmares about murder.  Those dreams lurk in the shadows of her mind to torment her night and day.  When the killer claims his fourth victim just a block from her home, she meets a man who challenges her to face the truth about her nightmares, and about herself.  But the result might be worse then the nightmares, if the killer finds out she’s helping the police.

Michael McCurdy was born curious, with an insatiable need to solve problems.  As a crime reporter he can satisfy both.  Lauren Hayes provides a mystery worthy of his skills, packaged in a woman who stirs much more than just his curiosity.  If they are to have a future together, they must identify and stop the killer before Lauren becomes the next victim.

“NIGHTMARES is a thrilling story that is filled with compelling characters, an innovative plot that keeps you wondering who did it.  You’ll be surprised!”  Reader to Reader Reviews.

Finalist for the 2003 Eppie in the mystery category, awarded by EPIC, the Electronically Published Internet Connection