First Place Winner: Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy

by Deborah Swenson | Jun 27, 2022 | Awards, Events

Read all about the Exciting News! On June 25, 2022, in Bellingham, WA, Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy was named a FIRST PLACE WINNER at the 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards Conference for the Chatelaine Romance Fiction...

2021-2022 CIBA Awards & Conference

by Deborah Swenson | Jun 8, 2022 | Awards

“Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy is a CIBA Finalist for the Laramie Award and the Chatelaine Award. Winners to be announced at the CIBA Conference on June 23-26,...

“Hardland, A Novel” by Ashley E. Sweeney

by Deborah Swenson | Jun 8, 2022 | Book Reviews

From the very first sentence in this gripping novel, “God created the heavens and earth, or so I’ve been told,” Ms. Sweeney immediately pulls the reader into Ruby Fortune’s tumultuous life, and one can’t help being curious about what lies...

“Till My Last Breath” Has Moved Forward in the Chatelaine & Laramie Book Awards as a CIBA Semi-Finalist

by Deborah Swenson | Apr 12, 2022 | Articles, Awards

One More Exciting Step in My Writing Journey FINALISTS AND WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 25, 2022 Thank you, CIBA Judges for this wonderful honor. These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Chatelaine Romantic Fiction Short List...

Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy Moves to the 2021 CIBA’s Chatelaine Romantic Fiction Short List

by Deborah Swenson | Feb 28, 2022 | Articles, Awards

The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Romantic Fiction. The Chatelaine Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best new...