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Sweet Success for Angela La Voie

Congratulations to Angela La Voie! Her essay, “The Icehouse,” is a finalist in the Winston-Salem Writers Flying South contest and appears in the 2021 anthology. Purchase a copy from IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite bookstore.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Angela La Voie’s articles, essays, and poems have appeared in an array of publications, including MS-NBC.com, ZDNet, Skirt! magazine, the Santa Fe New Mexican, The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, CUTTHROAT 24, Third Wednesday, Blue Fifth Review: Blue Five Notebook Series, and Typoetic.us. She holds a B.A. in English and communication cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Angela earned an MFA in poetry and creative nonfiction from Antioch University. She and her husband have two rescue dogs and live in Colorado. Follow the author on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Sweet Success is coordinated by Darby Karchut who is an award-winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A proud native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms.
Click here to submit your Sweet Success Story.

Sweet Success for Tena Stetler

Tena Stetler is pleased to announce she has signed a new contract with The Wild Rose Press for AN ANGEL’S WYLDER ASSIGNMENT (January 2022). This is her 15th contract with the publisher! Way to go, Tena! Watch for the cover reveal and buy links coming this holiday season.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Warrior Angel Killian’s annual trip to the family castle in Scotland for a calm, quiet sabbatical from his warrior angel duties is shattered when Legion Commander North arrives with an urgent time travel assignment.

Defying the laws, a rogue demon has escaped back in time by way of the mists in Scotland, why or where it has gone is unknown. But its intent is anything but good.

In an unusual turn of events, Killian’s Native American girlfriend, Chinoah Grace, is included in this rare assignment to the wild west town of Wylder, in the Wyoming Territory of 1878. Nothing is as it seems including visions, spirit quests, and a mysterious shaman. On top of that, blending in as a blacksmith is more physically difficult than Killian imagined. But not as challenging as keeping his hands off his undercover wife.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tena Stetler is a best-selling author of award-winning paranormal romance with an over-active imagination. Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales. Colorado is home; shared with her husband, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking or just relaxing in the great Colorado outdoors. Visit the author at www.tenastetler.com.

Sweet Success for Chelsea Harper

By: Darby Karchut

A rousing cheer for Chelsea Harper. She is excited to announce the recent release of her debut political epic fantasy, WAKE OF THE PHOENIX, book one of the Artifice of Power Saga.

ABOUT THE BOOK

War Hero. Thiefmaster’s apprentice. Traitor. Every title comes with a price.

Arkaen sacrificed his childhood innocence fighting in a civil war and relinquished a comfortable life with the man he loves to rule as high lord. Now, an enemy is manipulating his subjects, including the powerful Rogue Baron, who questions Arkaen’s every move.

Arkaen’s near-omniscient lover’s gift of foresight reveals a potential ally in Niamsha, a thief. But Niamsha owes an insurmountable debt to the leader of her thieves guild and failing to pay means death—for her entire family. When her guild leader demands she aid the Rogue Baron, she finds herself torn between protecting her family or her conscience.

If Arkaen wins Niamsha’s loyalty, he might prevent a second war and the destruction of everything he fought to protect. Or he might get them all killed.

Purchase a copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chelsea Harper is the author and publisher of WAKE OF THE PHOENIX, book one of the Artifice of Power Saga. She lives in Colorado with her husband, daughter, two dogs, one cat, and countless imaginary friends. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys games from World of Warcraft to Elder Scrolls to tabletop RPGs, and even the occasional board game. Visit the author at www.musingsmythosmagic.com.

Sweet Success for Marlene Fabian Stiles and Frank Fabian

Congratulations to Marlene Fabian Stiles and Hank Fabian on the recent release of their sci-fi novel, MOON LIFE (August 2021 from Draft2Digital Publishers)

ABOUT THE BOOK

Astrobiologist Charlie Adamson races his arch rival to discover extraterrestrial life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. By rights, the winner should be rewarded with fame and fortune, but the universe has other plans. MOON LIFE may be purchased through Amazon and other booksellers world-wide.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

The family that writes together stays together, so siblings Hank Fabian and Marlene Fabian Stiles have spent the last 15 years writing and rewriting (with the help of 3 professional editors) their sci-fi novel MOON LIFE. Hank Fabian is a biology professor with a background in genetics which was most helpful in creating a creature on Jupiter’s moon Europa that can heal damaged tissue and potentially hold the key to immortality. Marlene Fabian Stiles is best known for her poetry and short stories. Visit Marlene at www.StoryStyles.com and follow her on Facebook.

Sweet Success for Margaret Mizushima

By: Darby Karchut

Congratulations to Margaret Mizushima on the September 7th release of her latest book, STRIKING RANGE, book seven in her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery from Crooked Lane Books

ABOUT THE BOOK

In this episode, the past and present collide when Deputy Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are torn between investigating her father’s cold case and the death of a young mother. An ice storm batters the area, taking its toll on the investigative team, while Mattie and Robo search for the woman’s missing infant. STRIKING RANGE can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and booksellers worldwide.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Margaret Mizushima is the author of the award-winning and internationally published Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. She serves as president for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, was elected the 2019-2020 Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is also a member of Northern Colorado Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Pikes Peak Writers. She lives in Colorado on a small ranch with her veterinarian husband where they raised two daughters and a multitude of animals. Visit the author at margaretmizushima.com and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Sweet Success for Margaret Mizushima

Three cheers for Margaret Mizushima! HANGING FALLS, her sixth Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
from Crooked Lane Books, has been named winner of the 2021 WILLA Literary Award for
Contemporary Fiction. Named for Willa Cather, the WILLA Literary Awards are presented by
Women Writing the West to honor stories that feature women or girls and are set in the
American West.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In this episode, Deputy Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo investigate the death of a person they found floating in a mountain lake, while Mattie seeks answers from long lost family about the secrets of her past. HANGING FALLS can be found or ordered wherever books are sold.

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Sweet Success for Kim Krisco

Congratulations to Kim Krisco! His fourth novel finally broke the “hardcover barrier.” THE MAGNIFICENT MADNESS OF TESSA WIGGINS will debut in hardcover, paperback, Kindle and Audible this fall (October 2021 from MX Publishing-London). His publisher is celebrating the launch with a limited collector’s hardcover edition trilogy (only 100 copies) of his newest novel and the two before that introduced Tessa Wiggins to the world.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

1920 – Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Tessa Wiggins’s “madness” is provoked by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess mentoring her to be the servant of The Earth Mother. When Tessa defies treatment, her lover asks a childhood friend, Sherlock Holmes, to intervene. But despite everyone’s best intentions, Tessa finds herself in Hellingford Asylum, where she is driven toward her final breaking point on All-Halloween. Purchase a copy through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, and MX Publishing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kim Krisco is the author of three previous novels that followed in the footsteps of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. More recently, he introduced a female protagonist in THE MAGNIFICENT MADNESS OF TESSA WIGGINS (coming Fall 2021). His attention to detail, which includes on-location research, adds a welcome richness to the tales. And his fascination with ancient Celtic culture brings a mythic dimension as well. Visit the author at MysteryBookAuthor.com and at his blog and follow him on Facebook.

Sweet Success for Kelley J.P. Lindberg

Huzzah for Kelley J. P. Lindberg! Her short story, “A Sail of Ash,” was recently published in the summer issue of The Baltimore Review.

ABOUT THE STORY:

A woman and three friends head to the mountains to say goodbye to more than they realize. Readers can enjoy the story online here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes fiction, nonfiction, and how-to books, with short stories and essays appearing in The Baltimore Review, The Citron Review, Frontier Tales, 99 Pine Street, In Layman’s Terms, and others, as well as in the Tellables app for the Amazon Alexa platform. She’s also a freelance/contract writer. When she isn’t writing, she’s traveling as far and as often as she can. She blogs about writing craft and the writer’s life on her website: www.KelleyLindberg.com. Make sure to visit her on Twitter.

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Hats off to Darby Karchut! Her middle grade contemporary western, ON A GOOD HORSE (Owl Hollow Press, November 2020), is a finalist for the 2021 High Plains Book Awards. These awards celebrate “…regional literary works which examine and reflect life on the High Plains and evoke a special connection to that singular landscape.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

Alex Nash dreams of being a soccer star. Or a graphic artist. Maybe both. But being a cowboy? Nope and no way. Not if it means being anything like his seldom seen father.

Then, out of nowhere, tragedy shatters Alex’s world, and when he thinks life couldn’t sucker-punch him again, it does. He’s forced to live with Roberto Nash, a father he barely knows. Or wants to know.

Until Alex finds out his dad has bought him a peace offering of a sort, one with a red coat, lightning speed, and a fighting spirit. A spitfire of a horse that just might heal Alex’s heart and reunite father and son.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Darby Karchut is an author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms. When not dodging death by Colorado, Darby is busy wrangling words. Her middle grade books include the DEL TORO MOON series (Colorado Book Award), ON A GOOD HORSE, and the FINN FINNEGAN series. Visit the author at www.darbykarchut and follow her on Instragram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Darby also coordinates the Sweet Success column. If you have a success story to share please send it here.

Sweet Success for Carly Stevens

By: Darby Karchut

Carly Stevens is pleased to share a wonderful milestone! With the release of KINGDOMS ON FIRE (YA fantasy, July 2021), she published her first complete series entitled The Tanyuin Academy series. The trilogy includes FIRIAN RISING, INTO THE UNREAL, and KINGDOMS ON FIRE. Early readers say book three is the best one yet, and she couldn’t be more excited to share it with one and all. Congratulations to Carly!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

For the ones they love, Firian and Kiria will give everything to make things right, even if it costs them their lives. Brace yourself for a jaw-dropping finale full of twists and action. Be brave. Be dangerous. It’s time to fight for the future. With enemies-to-lovers romance, royal battles, banter, and magical mental powers, this YA fantasy series is the perfect summer read. Copies may be purchased through Amazon, and everywhere books are sold.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Carly Stevens lives and writes in beautiful Colorado, where she drinks coffee and teaches high school students about Hamlet and A Tale of Two Cities. Her adventure-filled fantasy novels feature characters with courage and hope. Visit the author at www.carly-stevens.com and follow her on Instagram, , and Pinterest.

Sweet Success is coordinated by Darby Karchut who is an award-winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A proud native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms. Visit her website for information on her publications. Click here to submit your Sweet Success Story.

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