Back under that big sky
After a sun-drenched winter in the California desert we are north again, flapping our automobile wings and migrating. There is still plenty of snow in the mountains and it is a chilly 35 degrees in the morning, but we’re so happy to be back.
The resident mice— who apparently had a few crazy parties while we were gone, including, bizarrely, in the shower soap dish? — are not happy that we brought their nemesis back. The cat is happy though and caught his first mouse already. Ah, the mighty hunter. He does earn his keep.
Summer should be great once it arrives! I have three events planned inside Yellowstone National Park, for the new anthology, Deadly Yellowstone. Watch this space for dates and places. We will be at three hotels: Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful Inn, and Old Faithful Lodge, hawking our wares!
Can’t make it to Yellowstone? Here’s how to get a copy of the anthology:
Buy an e-book on Amazon:
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Buy a paperback on Barnes & Noble:
You can also order it from your favorite bookshop by giving them the
ISBN: 978-1-960556-04-2
Here’s what some Bookstagrammers said about Deadly Yellowstone:
This book is very well written with vivid descriptions that absolutely grip the reader’s attention and puts them right in the middle of it all, making your heart pound and you constantly second guessing.
I absolutely loved this collection of short stories!! I already love horror and mystery stories, but this was even better because not only were they short stories, which gave me a chance to read little and often when I do not have a lot of time, but they were also based in Yellowstone national park, where we are planning to visit this summer, when we take the kids to America. What a treat! I honestly loved this collection!
The 13 short stories in Deadly Yellowstone, edited by Lise McClendon, are set (as you’ve likely already realised) in the stunning landscape and iconic and functional buildings of Yellowstone National Park. Between them, these stories contain many kinds of human and beast, as well as different time periods and features of the park.
I found Deadly Yellowstone very enjoyable. As well as being enthralled by the crime or mystery at the heart of each tale, I loved getting to “see” bits of the park through the authors’ vivid, multi-sensory descriptions of geysers, lakes, mountains, and more.
The park’s wide appeal means there’s a whole variety of characters to root for or against – from poachers and other wrongdoers to rangers and researchers, everyday people to the rich and famous, and younger to older visitors. Some stories follow the perpetrators, and others the victims. And, of course, the park’s wildlife pops up in many of the stories, from fearsome bears and bison to smaller forest critters.
A provocative collection from a wide variety of authors invoking intrigue, mystery, emotion, thought, humanism, evil, all immersed in the human condition and wonders of the Rocky Mountain West.
Thanks so much to Random Book Tours for setting up the tour..
Last but not least, here is a free book for you: The Frenchman, fifth in the Bennett Sisters Mystery series. While Merle tries to write her own gothic romance set during the French Revolution, Pascal is threatened by an old enemy, someone he once sent to prison. When he disappears, Merle doesn’t know if their relationship is over or something more terrible has happened.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, if you celebrate or at least have a barbecue
Remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Take care,
