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

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 List to the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalist Positions. Finalists are selected […]
Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy Moves to the 2021 CIBA’s Chatelaine Romantic Fiction Short List

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 books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, historical love affairs, perhaps a little steamy […]
2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference & 2021 Author Awards Ceremony

I am happy to announce that I will be attending the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference and The 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony. My book, Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy is currently a Short List Finalist for the Laramie Award and a Long List Finalist for the Chatelaine Award. […]
“Till My Last Breath” is a Short List Finalist for the CIBA “Laramie Award”

The following titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!
Join Me for “Author Talk” a Free Zoom Event

Author Talk with Jane Coletti Perry, author of “Marcello’s Promise” and Deborah Swenson, author of “Till My Last Breath”, a unique format with the authors discussing each other’s book.
Book Review: “Imperfect Promise” by Susanna Lane

I was given the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader’s copy of Imperfect Promise by Susanna Lane when I found myself so immersed in the story Ms. Lane crafted for her debut novel, that I didn’t want to put it down, and completed it in two evenings. Susanna’s style of writing for her […]
2021 CIBA Romantic Fiction Long List Book Awards Finalist

Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy is a 2021 CIBA Long List Finalist for Romantic Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews Reviews, Book Awards, & Editorial Services The 2021 CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The Long List – CIBAs 2021 The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and […]
October 2, 2021 Book Signing at the Stillaguamish Grange Fall Festival in Stanwood, WA

I will be signing my book Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy, a Two Catagory 2021 Chanticleer International Book Award Long List Finalist, Saturday, October 2nd from 9 am to 4 pm at the Retail Vendor Fall Festival to be held at the Stillaguamish Grange in Stanwood, Washington.
Till My Last Breath is a 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards Finalist

My debut novel Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy has been recognized & selected as a Long List Finalist in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) LARAMIE Award for Americana & Westerns fiction genre. I wish all of the finalists on this list the best of luck. Stayed tuned! Chanticleer […]
Book Event : Please Join Me at Skagit Acres Garden & Nursery

Nestled in the Beautiful & Verdant Skagit Valley of Washington “And ’tis my faith, that every flower enjoys the air it breaths.” William Wordsworth [1770-1850] Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy When: June 26, 2021 Time: 11 am to 3 pm […]