From the Editor...

That said, this is the space in which the writing/editing classes (see details and contact information) will take place for no fewer than four writers and no more than six writers. The classes run for six weeks, with a four-hour class each week. Writers from out of town would have to be on sabbatical or have other arrangements that allow them to stay or come back each week for the classes, I suppose. But between classes, there's lots to see and do in or near this New Mexico town. We are close to some of the best snow skiing and horse racing in the country in scenic Ruidoso, NM, within a couple hours' drive. In a slightly different direction, but still within a couple hours is good water skiing on Elephant Butte Lake, or mineral baths and excellent full-body massages in nearby Truth or Consequences. We're close to the Continental Divide and there is excellent hiking on the Continental Divide Trail, along with a world-class bicycle race matrix in historic Silver City, New Mexico (home of Pat Garrett, the sherrif who captured and later killed Billy the Kid). And if you like ghost towns, we have plenty of those, as well. Then there is simply the Chihuahuan desert for sheer eerie beauty and spiritual energy. All of this won't ensure that writers get their work done, but it sure provides a nice break from the routine.

Here are seven of my titles in the Kindle Store. They're selling well, and so I still urge other writers to pursue this as another venue to sell your work.

 

Books for December 2009

Title:  Chaps
Author:  Jove Belle 
ISBN10:  1-60282-127-5
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-127-9
Price:  $16.95
ePrice:  $12.95
Pages:  232
Genre:  Romance
Publication Date:  December 2009, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Eden Metcalf wants nothing more than to flee from her troubled past and travel the open road, until she runs into rancher Brandi Cornwell.
Eden is fleeing a past filled with blood and death that promises to forever haunt her. She travels aimlessly until the day her motorcycle breaks down in the middle of nowhere, southern Idaho, and in rides Brandi Cornwell. 

Brandi Cornwell lives a simple life on her Idaho ranch. She works hard, struggles to make ends meet, and follows the Golden Rule. The only thing missing is a good woman to share the sunsets.  As much as she’d like that woman to be Eden, Brandi senses the turmoil within her, and buries her feelings, knowing that whatever Eden’s running from, it’s going to take her away from Idaho and from whatever chance they might have at love.

Title: The Seeker
Author:  Ronica Black
ISBN10:  1-60282-128-3
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-128-6
Price:  $16.95
ePrice:  $12.95
Pages:  288
Genre:  Romantic Intrigue 
Publication Date:  December 2009, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
FBI profiler Kennedy Scott battles ghosts from her past, deadly obsession, and the evil that haunts her. The Seeker.
Famed Hollywood actress Veronica Ryan arrives at a red carpet event with her wife Shawn. They are the world's most famous gay couple—beautiful, wealthy, and by all appearances, the happiest couple in the world. But things aren't always as they appear. And someone is out to dampen the parade. A shot rings out and Veronica finds herself tackled to the ground by security, her wife lying next to her in a pool of blood.
Kennedy Scott used to be the best behavioral profiler the FBI had, but she is haunted by a string of child murders no one can solve. A single quote—Seek and ye shall find—was all she had to go on. The case has eaten her alive, and after her own family is threatened by an armed intruder, Kennedy retreats to be with them. But one phone call brings her back into the game. Veronica Ryan needs her help and the path may lead to the one who haunts her.

Title:  Battle Scars
Author:  Meghan O’Brien
ISBN10:  1-60282-129-1
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-129-3
Price:  $16.95
ePrice:  $12.95
Pages:  248
Genre:  Romance   
Publication Date:  December 2009, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Returning Iraq war veteran Ray McKenna struggles with battle scars that can only be healed by love.
Ray McKenna returns from the war in Iraq to find that she has attained unwanted celebrity status back home. As the only surviving American soldier of a well-publicized hostage crisis, she is the center of attention at a time when all she wants is solitude.  Struggling to overcome the fear and anxiety that plague her, she relies on her psychiatric therapy dog Jagger to help her through the vicious symptoms of PTSD.
Veterinarian Dr. Carly Warner hasn't yet figured out how to open her heart to the possibility of falling in love again after the death of her longtime partner. When Ray McKenna walks into the North Coast Veterinary Clinic with Jagger, she and Carly begin a friendship that takes them both by surprise. Brought together by their shared love of dogs, Ray and Carly discover that they are both capable of moving forward, if only they are brave enough to try.
 
Title:  Lightbearer
Author:  John Caruso
ISBN10:  1-60282-130-5
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-130-9
Price:  $17.95
ePrice:  $12.95
Pages:  360
Genre:  Gay Fantasy
Publication Date:  December 2009, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Lucifer: fallen angel or martyr of desire?

Condemned to die by God and branded a traitor by his fellow fallen angels, Lucifer descends on Boston in a blizzard.  He is drawn to humanity and vows to appear before the world again as Lucifer.  But with Heaven's longstanding disinformation campaign stacked against him, he does not yet dare.  When he learns of a celibate cult, the Wise Virgins, he dons human disguises and enters the lives of two of its leaders, Virgil Caldera and his aunt, Agatha Brimsmead.  The powerful archangel Michael, Lucifer's creator and former lover, is behind the cult.  Michael is convinced that sex is the source of all misery on earth, and has decreed that humans must renounce erotic love or burn in hellfire.
 
The battle of wills and wits is on—not only over the bodies and souls of Virgil and Agatha, but in that age old struggle between desire and divine authority.  Lucifer has one hope of defeating Michael: he must expose the deadly flaw in Michael's plan of salvation.  But as long as he remains hidden, he cannot reveal the truth about his past in heaven or the scandal of the world to come.
 
In The Bible and Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer is portrayed as the angel whose pride caused him to fall from heaven and turn toward evil.  In Lightbearer, he is the artist, the dissident, and the genius of desire who dares to question the premise of creation itself, and who reveals that sin may be all that stands between us and living hell.