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(7) Shirley McLain – Author of The Tower
and Dobyns Chronicles

Author Reading, Book Tour Radio, crime novel, environmental issues, historical novel, kidnapping, Mystery, Oklahoma, suspense, texas, yellow fever

Shirley McLain

Shirley McLain is the author of the exciting mystery, The Tower and the soon to be released historical fiction,
Dobyns Chronicles.

Shirley embraced her passion for writing after retiring from 32 years of nursing. Her debut novel, The Tower, is an exciting mystery with an Oklahoma backdrop. Shirley takes her readers on a journey involving kidnapping, smuggling, betrayal, environmental issues, illegal dumping, psychic connections, terrorism, and murder ….. around the world, from Tulsa Oklahoma to the Bhutan. It is a story of love and devotion, as well as retribution for crimes committed.

Shirley’s upcoming book, Dobyns Chronicles, is an historical fiction novel inspired by the life of Shirley’s great grandfather, Charlie Dobyn. Dobyns Chronicles brings to life the historical impact of the Yellow Fever outbreak that devastated the southern United States in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s.

Shirley is a wife, mother, and grandmother of six, living in Bristow, Oklahoma where she is enjoying retirement to the fullest. In addition to Dobyns Chronicles, she is currently working on multiple projects for publication. When Shirley isn’t writing she enjoys travel, adventure, reading, old movies and needle crafts.

To find out more about Shirley’s work go to:
Shirley’s author website:
http://www.shirley-mclain.com/
Shirley’s Blog: http://www.shirley-mclain.net

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(2) Deanna Jewel – Author of
Never Surrender and No Turning Back

American Indians, Author Reading, England, ghosts, historical novel, historical romance, lighthouse theme, Native Americans, North Carolina, reincarnation, romance novel, second chance at love, time travel, Wyoming

Deanna Jewel

Deanna Jewel lives in the Pacific Northwest and has been writing since 1991. She has completed one time travel and one historical novel and has several others in the works. A trip years ago to Dubois, Wyoming, south of Yellowstone, inspired her time-travel novel. The landscape and town locations described in NEVER SURRENDER are real. A professor at Boise State University, translated the Shoshone language that you’ll find in the book.

NEVER SURRENDER, Deanna’s Indian time travel romance, takes you back to Wyoming, 1835. It was released in 2008 in print, e-book and iBook for download to e-Readers and i-Pads. NEVER SURRENDER won an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Quill Awards at Writing.com.

Her second novel, the historical takes place in England, 1778, NO TURNING BACK was released in April 2010, and is also in print, eBook and iBook. DEANNA is Hard at work on the edits for her next novel, Whispers at Ghost Point, she hopes to have that available in mid 2012.

Deanna is married to a retired captain of the fire department. She and her husband have two Siamese cats: Zoie and Sinbad. Deanna has enjoyed reading historical romance novels for over thirty years, camping with her family, and traveling. Her writing goal is to draw the reader into the story (to become a silent character in the story) and to experience what the characters feel, to show both the hero’s and heroine’s points of view, and to take the reader away from their every day stress to a place not yet visited.

 

To Learn more about Deanna Jewel and her work, go to:
http://www.deannajewel.com or Deanna’s Blog.

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