Book Review: Arma Del Diablo, The Colt of Destiny, A Novel by Manuela Schneider
Manuela Schneider is the talented Award-Winning Author and Film Maker who has written a compelling novel that takes the reader across centuries and oceans to uncover mysteries and discover the truths behind the Arma del Diablo, The Colt of Destiny. In this novel, a Colt 45 revolver designed by Ludwig Schmied, a German gunsmith employed […]
Book Review: Golddigger, The Legendary Nellie Cashman, A Novel by Kathleen Morris
“I was a woman. A woman that truly lived.” Nellie Cashman Award-winning author Kathleen Morris has once again given readers a novel that brings true historic figures to life through her diligent research and talented storytelling. Through documents, photos, and stories gifted to the author [included in the book] from Nellie Cashman’s surviving family, Morris wrote […]
The West is Alive and Well
The West is Alive and Well Within the Pages of a Book
Deborah’s “Camano Voice Podcast” hosted by Brandon Ericson
This month I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Brandon Ericson, owner of Camano Commons and host of the Camano Voice Podcast. The podcast focuses on local artists, authors, businesses, events, and interesting people living on Camano Island and its surrounding communities. Located just 70 miles north of Seattle, the podcast is a way […]
Featured Author on the “Book Lovers Bus Tour”
Let’s Start the New Year off with a Great Book Event Join me as the featured author of Island Transit’s “Book Lovers Bus Tour” When: Saturday, January 14, 2023. Where: Camano Island Library, 848 Sunrise Blvd. Camano Island, WA. Time: 2:30 – 3:30 pm. “Visit Camano and Stanwood libraries, a bookstore, and meet a […]
Book Review: Blue Rivers of Heaven by Mark C. Jackson
An Enjoyable Fast-Paced Read
Finalist in the 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
What can I say but . . . Thrilled! Happy! Ecstatic!
First Place Winner: Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
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 Category. […]
2021-2022 CIBA Awards & Conference
“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, 2022.
“Hardland, A Novel” by Ashley E. Sweeney
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 ahead in this powerful tale of an abused yet resilient young woman. It’s 1899 in […]