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Western Romance Novel: COLORADO HOPE, by Charlene Whitman

Title: Colorado Hope Written by: Charlene Whitman Type: Novel Genre: Historical Western Romance Logline: Young bride, Grace Cunningham, is heartbroken when her husband is swept away in a flood, but a year later he walks into town-with another woman on his arm. Interested in this logline, please email us at info@wildsound.ca and we’ll forward your email to… Continue reading Western Romance Novel: COLORADO HOPE, by Charlene Whitman

19th Century History Novel: STEIN HOUSE, by Myra Hargrave McIlvain

Title: STEIN HOUSE Written by: Myra Hargrave McIlvain Genre: Historical Fiction Type: NOVEL Logline: Helga Heinrich and her four children sail into the thriving Texas seaport of Indianola in 1853, determined to overcome the memory and haunting legacy of her husband and their papa who drowned in a drunken leap from the dock as the… Continue reading 19th Century History Novel: STEIN HOUSE, by Myra Hargrave McIlvain

Historical Fiction Novel: BODIE, by Anne Sweazy-Kulju

Title: BODIE Written by: Anne Sweazy-Kulju Type: NOVEL Genre: Historical Fiction/Western Adventure (and Paranormal; Inspired by a true story) Logline: “Bad Whiskey, Bad Weather, Bad Men…” BODIE, in the California desert, was the deadliest town in America’s history. Lara and Lainy survived foster care and all its horrors, but the experience left them incomplete in… Continue reading Historical Fiction Novel: BODIE, by Anne Sweazy-Kulju

Romantic Western Novel: BENJAMIN: BOOK 2 OF THE HUDSON RANCH SERIES, by Lorraine Nelson

Title: BENJAMIN: BOOK 2 OF THE HUDSON RANCH SERIES Written by: Lorraine Nelson Type: NOVEL Genre: Contemporary Western Romantic Suspense Logline: Benjamin is a romantic suspense in which the Hudson brothers fight an unknown foe to receive their inheritance. http://lorrainenelson.weebly.com Interested in this logline, please email us at info@wildsound.ca and we’ll forward your email to the writer.… Continue reading Romantic Western Novel: BENJAMIN: BOOK 2 OF THE HUDSON RANCH SERIES, by Lorraine Nelson

Adventure Western Novel: COUNTING COUP: THE ODYSSEY OF CAPTAIN TOM ADAMS, by Bob Stockton

Title: COUNTING COUP: THE ODYSSEY OF CAPTAIN TOM ADAMS Written by: Bob Stockton Type: NOVEL Genre: Western Adventure Logline: Civil War hero Captain Tom Adams’ quest to discover the truth behind the legend of the famous Indian fighter Kit Carson led him on a journey filled with near shipwrecks, torture, starvation, hand to hand fighting… Continue reading Adventure Western Novel: COUNTING COUP: THE ODYSSEY OF CAPTAIN TOM ADAMS, by Bob Stockton

Adventure/History Novel: A HEART ON HOLD by Sara Barnard

Title: A HEART ON HOLD (An Everlasting Heart, #1) Written by: Sara Barnard Type: NOVEL Genre: Adventure, Family, History, War, Western Logline: A Heart on Hold is an adventure-packed historical romance in which Arkansas school teacher Charlotte Adamsland heads north through war-weary America in search of her husband, Confederate Captain Sanderson Redding, after receiving news… Continue reading Adventure/History Novel: A HEART ON HOLD by Sara Barnard

WESTERN Novel: THE NATIONS, by Ken Farmer and Buck Stienke

Title: THE NATIONS Written by: Ken Farmer & Buck Stienke Genre: Western Type: Novel Logline: “THE NATIONS – regarded in the latter part of the 19th century as the bloodiest, most dangerous place in the world. Bass Reeves, the first black US Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi, becomes the most feared lawman in that… Continue reading WESTERN Novel: THE NATIONS, by Ken Farmer and Buck Stienke

Novel Transcript Reading: ZAPINETTE GOES TO THE NORTH POLE (CHAPTER 1 & 2), by Albert Russo

Watch Chapter 1: chapters 1 & 2 – Humorous fiction (5000 words) – synopsis: Zapinette lives with her mother, a staunch ‘felinist’who owns a beauty parlor in Paris, as well as with Firmin, the latter’s boyfriend. The girl however feels much closer to her ‘Unky Berky’, in spite of the fact that he is “such… Continue reading Novel Transcript Reading: ZAPINETTE GOES TO THE NORTH POLE (CHAPTER 1 & 2), by Albert Russo

Short Story Reading: The Moon Haters by Simon Ciappara

Performed by actor Laura Kyswaty Get to know the writer: What is your story about? Coastal trade around the UK only became smuggling after the imposition of taxes . From the as early as the 13th century “Owlers” as they were known exported wool from the coast of Norfolk evading the duty demanded by the… Continue reading Short Story Reading: The Moon Haters by Simon Ciappara

Short Story Reading: GOD’S HANDS by Michael Coleman

Watch the August 2017 Winning Short Story Reading. Performed by actor Peter-Mark Raphael Get to know the writer: What is your story about? My story is similar to the Fly & Face-Off. Its Gothic Sci-fi medical horror. Why should this story be read by people? I think the right reader might make the story live.… Continue reading Short Story Reading: GOD’S HANDS by Michael Coleman