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May Newsletter Windtree Press is a coalition of writers who have banded together to fill the gap between traditional and independent publishing with promotion, distribution, shared expertise and a supportive environment for publication among proven authors.

April and May Releases from Windtree Press Authors    WESTERN DUETS VOLUME THREE Two western historical romance stories in one novella. The Outlaw’s Wife Ever since Sarah Lynn Star’s outlaw husband died from a gunshot, she’s been on the move to keep her ex-brother-in-law from finding her.  Now that she’s found a place to call home and is falling for the local marshal, her past has come back with a vengeance. Charity’s Desire Alone and left to raise her twin niece and nephew, Charity Bowen, finds solace and work with a troupe of traveling prostitutes when a high-and-mighty local woman talks the school counsel into not hiring her. Duke Jamison has political aspirations and is the son of the woman who refused to hire Charity. When he discovers her washing clothes at the prostitutes’ camp, he wants to get to know her better and prove his mother wrong. However, offering her money to talk to her only raises her hackles. Paty Jager is an award-winning author, wife, mother, grandmother, and the one who cleans pens and delivers the hay. Paty and her husband currently ranch 350 acres in central and eastern Oregon. She not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.                                                                      IF WISHES WERE HUSBANDS When Rachel invents a husband to impress her friends, they delight in stories of his meticulous housework, gourmet cooking and amazing sex. Just a bit of harmless fun — until Darren materialises on her sofa, in the flesh! Confronted with the real life version of her fantasy man, Rachel must learn to live with perfection, or discover how to dis-invent him. A light-hearted story of a single woman’s desire to join the ranks of the married, without living with a man who drives her mad! This romantic comedy novel by Jane Killick (writing as Elizabeth Kyne) will appeal to fans of Sophie Kinsella, Meg Cabot and Bridget Jones. Jane Killick trained as a radio journalist and worked for many radio stations in the UK, from BBC Radio 4 to commercial broadcasters,. She is also a presenter for BBC Three Counties Radio. She has juggled her radio career with professional writing, first in magazine articles and non-fiction books and later in novels. Her magazine work includes behind-the-scenes articles for publications such as TV Zone, Starburst and SFX, interviewing actors, production staff and visiting film sets. This led to several books, including an acclaimed series about the Babylon 5 television show and the Unofficial Behind the Scenes Guide to Red Dwarf.                     .EXPENDABLE Children with no birth records and a soldier with PTSD together must define the value of human life. Jenna Mosier is on a mission to save her murdered sister’s child. Estranged for ten years after a bitter fight, the trail is as cold as her dead sibling. The only glimmer of hope is the place her sister’s body and a ten-year old boy were abandoned…the backyard of Reed Adler, retired Marine Special Ops. Working together, Jenna and Reed piece together a mystery involving missing children and biogenetics research..and find they have more than justice and revenge in common. But the closer they get to answers, and each other, the more deadly the game becomes. With their hearts and lives on the line, they must decide what they are willing to risk to save one young boy. This is the first book in a new suspense series where a group of former Marines become Shadow Finders. They help find those who have disappeared, have no identity, or are presumed dead. Maggie Lynch has never missed a chance to learn something new. With degrees in psychology, counseling, computer science, and education she has had opportunities that have taken her around the world, including Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. Her current publishing credits include five non-fiction books, a number of science fiction short stories, and seven novels. Now able to spend full time journeying into her imagination, Maggie writes romance and science fiction under the name Maggie Jaimeson, and young adult fantasy under the name Maggie Faire. Her non-fiction is written under Maggie McVay Lynch.                 DIANA The Sacred Women's Circle Diana Pettybone celebrated her fortieth birthday a few weeks before her Circle sister, Elizabeth’s wedding in Ireland. Staying at The Manor with the newlyweds, she sees with devastating clarity how loveless her own marriage has become.   Her growing jealousy of the love and happiness both Lily and Elizabeth have found threatens their friendships and their Sacred Women’s Circle. Her desire to have a loving committed marriage battles with her fear no one will want her at her age. At a loss as to how to go forward, Diana turns to her Tarot deck, a Winter Solstice gift, for guidance. Her request? Show Me The Way. When her estranged husband attacks her, Matthew Houston, one of her community college business class students, becomes her champion. Tarot readings include the Knight of Pentacles. How will Diana find the strength to put her fear aside and include a younger man in her life? In her real life Judith Ashley has been a part of sacred women’s circles for over twenty years and knows first-hand how important spirituality is when dealing with life’s challenges. Her imagination has always been active taking her into the books she’s read. Through books Judith has been a princess rescued from the tower by the handsome knight, a missionary in India, an explorer in the Amazon jungle, a priestess of the Goddess, and a nun. She has lived with people from all walks of life including different tribes of indigenous people on five continents in tents, wood cabins, igloos, castles, mansions, high-rise apartments, penthouses, dungeons, basements, and cottages.

Upcoming Events                        Courtney Pierce will be giving an Internet radio interview and reading for Keeping Kurrent on Monday, May 19th.                        May 31st Maggie Lynch will be at the Hillsboro, Oregon Farmer's Market with Jacobsen's Books to meet with readers, talk about and sign her books. The stand will be directly in front of the Jacobsen's Books and More Store.                         On June 20 and 21, Maggie Lynch will be at RomCon in Denver, Colorado. She will be teaching a class for authors on the 20th featuring the Kobo reader platform. She will be available to meet one-on-one or in small groups with both authors and readers both days.                            Courtney Pierce has completed her Stitches trilogy with the final book in the series, Riffs. The journey of Baby Boomers, Jean and Spence Collins, ends with life's immortal secrets found in the world of jazz. Riffs is currently planned for a June, 2014, release.                       Follow her series on her blog: www.stitchesthenovel.blogspot.com.                           Coming in June from Christy Carlyle                                  The second book in her  Whitechapel Wagers series.                          In June, Paty Jager will have a special of $.99 on her three book box set of Isabella Mumphrey Adventures. Sign up for her newsletter to learn when the sale starts.                                                            Pamela Cowan has re-released SOMETHING IN THE DARK, the first book in the Eulalona County mystery/thriller series, with a new cover.                        Austin Ward thinks she's learned to live with her fear of the dark. She's put the past behind her and has built a good life. There's even a new man in her life. But when people she cares about are brutally murdered Austin realizes she can no longer pretend. To find the truth behind the deaths she must face and overcome her fear. But who is the killer? Is it someone out to get her? Has a serial killer come to her small Pacific Northwest town? Or, has something sinister followed her from childhood, something she met once before...in the dark? Whatever the truth, you know it will surprise you. After all, this is Eulalona County, where the trees whisper and the deep lakes hide secrets you don't want to know.                              Metro The Little Dog is a series of beautifully illustrated children's chapter books about a lovable puppy named Metro. These stories were written to honor the memory of the real Metro and all the wonderful dogs who grace our lives. Join in Metro's fun-filled doggy adventures and fall in puppy love. Ages 7 and up. Susie Slanina thanks The Humane Society for Southwest Washington for purchasing 5 more sets of Metro The Little Dog children's books for the retail store on the premises.                                 Little known info about us: Mercer Addison Mercer likes to think that during the early twentieth century in America she would be a picket wielding suffragette fighting alongside those who brought about equality for women. Judith Ashley Whole scenes including dialogue and action pop into my head when I write. Jamie Brazil Spent three weeks in China, Tibet, and the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Anna Brentwood As a young woman, she had to dodge her mother’s relentless matchmaking attempts. Christy Carlyle/Krista Knightley A former teacher with a degree in history. Pamela Cowan My mother was a member of Hitler's Youth, in particular the Bund Deutscher Madel, or League of German Girls. She also survived the bombing of Dresden. Wahula Gonzo Summer job in college: snaking timer in Oregon. Paty Jager Fell off the same horse twice in one day. Jane Killick Once ate (NCIS actor) David McCallum’s salad. Susan Lute My favorite food is chocolate (no surprise there). Maggie Lynch/Jaimeson/Faire Was married in Scotland and honeymooned in both Scotland and Ireland, which reflects both her and her husbands mixed Celtic ancestry. Courtney Pierce Started out as an opera singer with the San Jose Opera Company in the late seventies. Susie Slanina Susie used to like cats better than dogs. Melissa Yuan-Innes/Yin/Yi/ Yuan Melissa's Hope Sze Mysteries have an unsympathetic doctor as the amateur sleuth.                         Please follow Windtree Press on Twitter where you can learn about Windtree authors and their latest offerings. https://twitter.com