First Signing for A RED, RED ROSE is a Success!

Tuesday night the Westlake Library meeting room was brim-full with folks waiting to hear about my just-released cozy mystery/Southern Gothic novel A RED, RED ROSE. I spoke about my historical research, the idea that inspired my writing process and the setting prototype which is so obviously Smith Mountain Lake where we all live.I read a selection that was designed to leave them salivating for more! My lively audience asked wonderful questions and many lined up for signed copies of my novel. I was blown away! THIS is the fun part about being published. Thanks to the Westlake Library staff and the Franklin County Friends of the Library for providing a warm setting and cool refreshments for the event. And thanks to all those who took time out from their busy schedules to offer me support.

A Review and some new appearances

http://peterhgreen.com/blog/?p=489#respond
Please read this excellent review. I am thrilled to be compared to Carson McCullers one of my all-time favorite Southern gothic authors. Thanks, Peter!
Spent today at the Smith Mt. Lake Library for a "Meet and Greet," with other authors, musicians and artisans. A fun day and I sold some books! Next stop is a personal signing at the Westlake Library April 24 at 5:30 PM. Also, I'll be a presenter at the Sedalia Writers Conference the last weekend in April and will speak at the SML AAUW meeting in May. MORE to come! I love a busy spring!

A Red, Red Rose is up and running!

Exciting news! My latest novel, A RED, RED ROSE, published by L&L Dreamspell, is available now as Ebook at AllRomance/omnilit and Kindle Ebook at Amazon. Coming soon: Multiformat Ebook at Fictionwise; ibookstore; and Nook at Barnes and Noble. Print books will be available at Amazon and B & N next week! I bought a Kindle Fire to celebrate (and read it myself) and hope all my blog followers and Facebook Friends will get your own copies soon. Amazon's ebook price is $4.99 and the print price is $13.99.
If you go to www.lldreamspell.com, click on Authors and my name, you can get the synopsis. Once there, click on the cover picture and then click on Amazon and you'll be able to read the Prologue and 2 chapters. A Sneak Preview!
Thanks for your support and interest!!

A Red, Red Rose is now available in e-book

FBI in Hawaii! Surprise, surprise!

Bet you didn't know that FBI means Friend of the Big Island--a group here on Hawaii. We think of ourselves as FBI-FANS of the Big Island. The Hapuna Beach Hotel is grand and seems uniquely tailored to us. There's a 50-meter pool for lap-swimming, numerous gourmet eateries, and a mile-long white-sands beach peppy enough for boogie-boarding and body-surfing, but gentle enough for fun paddling, wading and swimming. We're sure enjoying our "vacation from our vacation" in Hawaii.
We're also doing some historic touring here: King Kamehaha's birthplace, Mauna Kea observatory, the "City of Refuge," and the historic village of Wainae with its paniola (cowboy) traditions. Eating WAY too much but doing a lot of exercising too--swimming, surfing, walking, and I sneak in yoga early in the mornings.
I just finished the most amazing book - ROOM. Different
from anything else I've ever read. Highly recomment it!
Aloha for now. Will try to post a pic or two.

ALOHA UPDATE

Wow! Do we stay busy in this lush tropical paradise! What fun to eat yummy "fusion" cuisine while enjoying the live performance of our fav Hawaiian duo, the Brothers Kaz. Add to that a basketball game at Univ. of HI, Aieda at the Honolulu Opera House, A live performance of "A Prairie Home Companion," with Garrison Keiler and his entourage at the Blaisdell Center (New Year's Eve), and almost daily beac

h excursions and family get-togethers...well, you get the picture.
All this eating and partying necessitates daily exercise, which is easy when the weather only varies a few degrees from day to day and night to night. Pictured is a bit of my view as I walk around Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach. I can almost forget I'm working out when there's so much to see. I've counted 40 different activities on and around Magic Island--everything from rowing teams on outrigger boats to Karate matches--weddings and kid parties with bouncy blow-ups--yoga and spinning and Tai Chi classes--church services (even a baptism in the Pacific Ocean)and surfing, of course.
This Wednesday we fly to the Big Island for a week at the Hapuna Beach Resort. Last year Kiluea erupted and the sunami wiped out Kona Bay exactly one week after we left the Big Island. Adventure awaits!
Aloha to all

EAGLEBAIT Across the Nation

I've just spent three days in the wonderful state of Hawaii "book-talking" and work-shopping my young adult novel EAGLEBAIT with over 300 middle school students. They have been a marvelous crew--receptive, responsive, and rousingly fun! I could not have dreamed up a better audience. Several school libraries now offer EAGLEBAIT on their shelves and one school is considering using the novel for a unit they are doing on family relations. How to turn a vacation into a lttle sales and promotion!
On a related topic, I've just sent back my final edits for my next book, A RED, RED ROSE, to be published this spring by L&L Dreamspell. A RED,RED ROSE is a Southern gothic with a 20-year-old protagonist, probably suitable for high school and older. I call it part gothic, part paranormal (yes, there's a ghost involved) and ALL fun!
Soon it will be back to the beach for me. Aloha, friends. More later along with some fetching photos.