My first traditionally published book (http://www.solsticeempire.com), first cover...so much fun. And so is the book...locked in an Espanola adobe, nearly drowned in Cochiti Lake...what next?
If
anything happens to me…
That
phrase from Gloria’s email haunts Molly as she bounces around
half-conscious in a dark space. Later, she opens her eyes in a small
house with all the windows bricked shut and the door boarded from the
outside. Her kidnapper has taken her keys, her cell phone, and her
purse. Molly scrambles through the house, looking for any sign of
life, any hope of escape, but the house is abandoned and she sees no
way out.
The
kidnapping of former fraud investigator Molly Donovan follows
Gloria’s murder, an event witnessed by Molly and PI Miguel Alvarez.
Gloria’s mysterious email throws the two investigators together in
a frantic search for the perp. A stranger traps Molly inside the
abandoned house while an old friend sucks Miguel into his troubled
past. Molly trusts Miguel until a series of notes incriminates him
and leaves Molly on her own to investigate a sex cult, missing money,
and jaded love.
***
After so much time, it's great to have the recognition of a traditional publisher. I enjoyed publishing through my small company eiffeltowerpublishers, but I wanted to try writing out in the real world. I started submitting to agents, but those folks are beyond busy. So I tried publishers who accept unagented manuscripts and that crowd is way more friendly. And I think my writing got a fair hearing from the publishers. Plus, of course, the manuscript was accepted by the Summer Solstice imprint of Solstice Publishing.
Editing is next. I hire an editors and beta readers for my independently published works, but now I'm working for someone else. I'll let you know how it goes. Generally, I love editing my works, but we'll see. I'm as vain as the next writer.
And it's still...mysterious in New Mexico.
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