Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Chloe Gong, David Yoon, Andrea Portes, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!
Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Patti Hornstra, Barack Obama, Michael J. Fox, Dolly Parton, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
Have you been searching for some new novels for your reading list? You won't want to miss these amazing new release literary fiction novels! Check out our latest recommendations from bestselling authors Tom E. Hicklin, Evy Journey, David Biro, Jess Walter, Bryan Washington, and Samantha Rajaram. Enjoy your new books!
Release Date: September 1, 2020
"...Sunset Over the Rockies is a fast paced, tightly written tale that will keep the reader turning pages, right to the end." After three years of brutal fighting in the American Civil War, Bill Barton and his best friend head west, hoping to strike it rich in the gold fields of Colorado. But an attack on the road to Central City leaves his friend dead and Bill badly injured. Barely recovered and no longer having the heart for prospecting, Bill moves to Denver. Soon he must face another horrifying act of violence, instigated by the same man who had killed his partner and left him for dead.
Release Date: November 2, 2020
After two heartbreaking losses, Luna wants adventure. Something and somewhere very different from the affluent, sheltered home in California and Hawaii where she grew up. An adventure in which she can also make some difference. She ends up in a place where she gets more than she bargained for. Lucien, a worldly, well-traveled young architect, finds a stranger's journal at a café. He has qualms and pangs of guilt about reading it. But they don't stop him. His decision to go on reading changes his life. Months later, Luna and Lucien meet at a bookstore.
Release Date: November 1, 2020
In a small Northern Italian village, nine-year-old Luca Taviano catches a stubborn cold and is subsequently diagnosed with leukemia. His only hope for survival is a bone marrow transplant. After an exhaustive search, a match turns up three thousand miles away in the form of a most unlikely donor: Joseph Neiman, a rabbi in Brooklyn, New York, who is suffering from a debilitating crisis of faith.
Release Date: October 27, 2020
“One of the most captivating novels of the year.” An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams.
Release Date: October 27, 2020
“Made me think about the nature of love, and family, and anger, and grief, and love again.” Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson's a Black daycare teacher, and they've been together for a few years—good years—but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. There's the sex, sure, and the meals Mike cooks for Benson, and, well, they love each other.
Release Date: October 30, 2020
"I loved every moment of it." Amsterdam, 1620. Jana Beil has learned that life rarely provides moments of joy. Having run away from a violent father, her days are spent searching for work in an effort to stay out of the city brothels, where desperate women trade their bodies for a mouthful of bread. But when Jana is hired as a servant for the wealthy and kind Master Reynst and his beautiful daughter Sontje, Jana’s future begins to look brighter.
Love to read a good mystery or thriller novel? Do you need some recommendations of what novel to start reading next? We've got you covered with our latest list of new book recommendations. Check out the latest from David Staats, Craig Stephen Copland, Mercedes King, Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev, Lorhainne Eckhart, and Jo Nesbo. Enjoy!
Release Date: October 20, 2020
The third book in A Walter Dure "Hard Case" Mystery Series by David Staats... Walter Dure has been invited by a former client to attend a "diversion" at a remote estate. The former client is a newly minted internet billionaire and lives in a Gothic stone mansion on a beautifully landscaped estate. For the benefit of his ailing mistress, he pressures all his guests into staging an amateur performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The performance turns into more of a nightmare than a dream, when one of the guests is murdered.
Release Date: October 30, 2020
The 43rd book in the bestselling New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Series by Craig Stephen Copland... The wealthy owner and publisher of England's most prestigious literary journal holds a soirée for the writers, critics, and intelligentsia of London and is poisoned by one of the departing guests. Her brilliant secretary and editor almost dies too. Sherlock Homes has been called to investigate the case and soon discovers that almost everyone in the literary world wanted her dead.
Release Date: October 28, 2020
After separating herself from her family for years, Delilah has returned home to Venice, Kentucky. She is intent on rebuilding relationships but is blindsided when she discovers her abusive father is being released from prison. Despite the setback, she is determined to stick it out for her grandmother. Delilah's return has another purpose: digging into the past and finding out the truth about her mother's disappearance.
Release Date: November 17, 2020
"The first time I committed suicide I was ten years old. There have been many more suicides since." Adam is cursed. He cannot die. But one man's burden is another man's blessing, and there are people determined to harness his special talents. Adam soon discovers that his immortality comes at a cost. Every time he dies, he loses a little of himself. When he meets Lilyanne, he now must make a difficult choice between life and love.
Release Date: September 30, 2020
The 11th book in The O'Connells Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart... Will life ever return to normal? That is the question everyone in the O'Connell family has asked since their lives were turned upside down by a murder charge. Their father is now back from the dead and they are all coming to grips with the idea that justice isn't equal. As the family settles into a new identity, trouble seems to always be one step away.
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Roy has never left the quiet mountain town he grew up in, unlike his little brother Carl who couldn't wait to get out and escape his troubled past. Just like everyone else in town, Roy believed Carl was gone for good. But Carl has big plans for his hometown. And when he returns with a mysterious new wife and a business opportunity that seems too good to be true, simmering tensions begin to surface and unexplained deaths in the town's past come under new scrutiny.
Need some new love stories for your romance reading list? We've organized a new list of some of our must-read romance books for November. Don't miss these latest releases from bestselling authors Linda West, Susan Rossini, Anne Shaw, Brittainy Cherry, Melanie Harlow, Emma Scott, Helena Hunting, Lauren Landish, Vi Keeland, and Penelope Ward. Happy reading!
Release Date: October 6, 2020
"Adorable and delightful I loved every minute of it." "A page-turning perfect sweet Christmas romance set in a sweet small town!"... Jess is trying to win back her boyfriend, who dumped her for being boring. Jamie is trying to complete his father's bucket list before he takes the Crown. Both of them are hiding who they truly are, and when the truth is discovered, it's a real royal Christmess!
Release Date: October 13, 2020
The first book in the Colorado Crush Hockey Series by Susan Rossini... I’m poised to set the NHL on fire. A rookie that took advantage of an opportunity to shine on the ice during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I am ready to prove my value on the top line of the Colorado Crush at training camp later this summer and beyond. What I’m not ready to do is be ‘that guy’ who is attracted to the girlfriend of the captain of the Crush.
Release Date: October 12, 2020
"This book was such a fun, exciting, spirited, adorable, hopeful, and delicious holiday-themed treat!" Could the sick little girl in need of a bone marrow transplant be the daughter she gave up for adoption? To become close to the girl without revealing her identity, she develops a plan to cast the girl’s uncle as a contestant on a live Christmas Eve cooking show. A television cooking competition was never in Niko’s plans, but when his sick niece expresses her wish for him to compete on the show, he reluctantly agrees.
Release Date: November 1, 2020
"A yummy collection of stories from some top notch authors!" Take the Chance is a collection of four romances, you’ll be glad you devoured. Over 800 pages and four standalone novels that readers can’t stop talking about. The four novels included are: The Gravity of Us by Brittainy Cherry, After We Fall by Melanie Harlow, Forever Right Now by Emma Scott, and Pucked Love by Helena Hunting.
Release Date: October 25, 2020
This high-profile wedding gig comes with a dreamy week in paradise. The sun, sand, and sea will make the hard work worth it. Or so I thought until that dream becomes a nightmare. When an old nemesis shows up, my mouth gets me in trouble, and suddenly, I’m pretending to be on my honeymoon. My “groom” is even worse. Lorenzo Toscani. The love ‘em and leave ‘em bad boy chef I’ve been warned about steps in to save the day.
Release Date: November 1, 2020
Riley Kennedy’s emails keep getting crossed with her male colleague, Kennedy Riley. The infuriating man forwards them along with his annoying commentary and unsolicited advice. At least she never has to see him in person, since they work in different locations…until they come face to face at the office holiday party. As luck would have it, Kennedy turns out to be outrageously handsome…though still a jerk. Yet somehow he’s able to charm her out on the dance floor
What can you tell us about your new release, Parallax?
Parallax follows the story of Kix Welty. Kix is a pizza delivery driver who accidentally learned how to teleport. She’s not very good at it yet and so she’s practicing, trying to get better. When a friend’s kid goes missing, she steps up to help – just as soon as she can figure out how to teleport to a place she’s never been, without going insane or getting lost in the multiverse. Easy peasy.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
A stray cat and Stephanie Meyer (but not in the way you think).
I didn’t always want to be a writer. For the first 32 years, I wanted to be a botanist. Who knows why? I sure don’t. It was fulfilling, but in a very structured way, I guess. It wasn’t until I was well away from school that I realized writing, without the chunky Latin and passive voice, is actually quite fun.
Then we moved to this house near a swamp and I met the neighborhood bruiser, a massive tank of a cat who appeared to have been stitched together from spare cat parts. He clearly had no fixed address and that seemed to suit him just fine. On sunny days, he would hang out on our back porch, sleeping in the sun. He was the reason we never had any swamp rats in our yard so I let him sleep wherever he wanted. And on my hour-long commute to the lab, I would make up stories about him in my head.
Then one day, I discovered that Stephanie Meyer and I were born on the same day (same day, same year). And that made me rethink a lot of things. There I was, slogging through science every day and there she was making up weird vampire stories. That made me mad! I CAN DO THAT TOO, Y’KNOW. And then I realized I wasn’t mad, I was jealous. Why did she get to write stuff and I didn’t? So, I sat down and wrote Double Blind. There are no vampires. But there is a massive, ill-tempered cat.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett (I cry every time.)
To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis (I love this concept so much.)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John LeCarre (I have read this 14 times and still don’t know all the details.)
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austin (Mr. Darcy, will you ever learn?)
The House on Haunted Hill, by Shirley Jackson (The quintessential ghost story by which I judge all other ghost stories)
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
I would definitely like to get Connie Willis up there and ask her some writing tips, see what her days are like. She seems like a kindred spirit. And Shirley Jackson. I know she’s already gone but I have a zillion questions for her. I bet we she’d be cool communicating via Ouija board.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
Hanging out with the characters I love so much. Many of my characters aren’t human so I’m always interested to see what they do next. Often times, if I am having a rough day or I need to change my perspective somehow, I will spend the day spinning out a yarn about Toesy, the indestructible cat. He is such a delight to write.
What is a typical day like for you?
Typical days don’t seem to be a thing anymore. Plus, we have children so that means my writing time is limited.
My husband, Brian, usually takes the morning shift of parenting. He rousts the kids and feeds the hungry so I get to just grab my coffee and disappear. I sit down at my desk between 7:30-8am, open up my WIP and start. If I’m on a roll, I won’t surface again until early afternoon. Thor Michaelson (our dog) makes sure I know when it’s time for lunch.
Lunch always includes a bit of exercise like gardening or dog walks. Then it’s back to my desk for ticky-tacky stuff. Advertising, networking, editing- whatever tasks I have that are not writing. I get the afternoon parenting shift, so I knock off about 3pm when the kids are finished with school. Together, we do all the needful and make sure everyone is on the right track with homework and projects.
One thing I’ve found essential to my writing is working physical projects in tandem. Something about using my hands to create, helps me think through plot lines. So, while the kids are doing homework, I’m usually working on the house or on props for UEK Productions.
UEK is the small production company that adopted me in 2018 when we made a commercial about my dog’s campaign against vacuum cleaners (you can see it here). I’ve written a bit but mostly I’ve been making props and organizing film locations. It’s completely different from novel writing, much more physical, and a ton of fun. We recently wrapped principal photography for a short puppet series. Once that’s edited, we’re gearing up for a moster-ish movie and I get to make the monster. I am looking forward to it.
I need to stress that all of that extra work is possible for me because Brian is the chef of the house and I don’t have to cook dinner.
What scene from Parallax was your favorite to write?
All of my books are centered on a cast of six characters (with supporting characters in and out). The books don’t need to be read in order, each book is a stand-alone story, but there is development of each character as the stories roll on. Two books ago, one of my mains, a massive cat named Toesy, ate a bean-shaped nanobot thinking it was an overlarge bug. The nanobot then fused with his nervous system and learned how to communicate so Toesy named it Steve. Steve soon figured out how to manipulate Toesy’s DNA and started making ‘upgrades.’
In Parallax, Toesy comes to harm. But because Steve has always been able to fix him, no one is particularly worried about it. This time, while making repairs, Steve also makes a few adjustments (upgrades?). I won’t say what the adjustments are, but I will say that the ‘Nuclear Hairball’ scene was a delight to write from beginning to end. I was cackling a lot that day.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Take one step, every day. It doesn’t have to be big. And it doesn’t matter if you have to take three huge steps backward at the same time. As long as you make that one little step forward on one of your projects, you’ve won the day. ONE sentence, ONE small task, ONE trivial thing off your plate. Sometimes, that’s simply figuring out how a character is going to react in a fight. Other times, it’s rewiring the doorbell. Life is short and I have a long list of stuff I want to do.
Tiffany Pitts is the author of the new book Parallax.
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What can you tell us about your new release, The Adventure of the Devilish Footnote?
This mystery is the 43rd in the series of New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries written by Craig Stephen Copland. Like all the earlier mystery stories this one is set in the time and place of the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and make use of the same famous characters of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and has them solving mysteries in Late-Victorian and Edwardian London.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I am greatly indebted to my high school English teachers who were not only inspiring but also encouraged me as a reader and writer. As a result, I became an English major at the University of Toronto (class of ’72). I only began writing fiction in 2014 and did so as a result of a contest held by the Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada. The object of the contest was the writing of a new Sherlock Holmes stories. I entered, and won. In doing so, I discovered a wonderful occupation to pursue during my years of retirement.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
The Bible, the works of William Shakespeare, Don Quixote, Lost Horizon (James Hilton) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway)
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
Shirley Hazzard, author of The Great Fire. Her skill in crafting words, sentences, and paragraphs is stunning. I would ask her about how she goes about selecting her words, images, and figures of speech as she writes and re-writes.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
Learning. Not only do I have to do significant research before starting a new book, I also try to keep learning more and more about being a better writer.
What is a typical day like for you?
6:00 – 7:00 gym. I do not go to the gym daily because I like it or want to. I go because I am too vain to allow myself to get fat, and, now that I am 70, really wanting to keep my body healthy and vigorous for as long as I can.
Mornings: emails, scanning news, social media, reading background material for research on current novel, goofing off.
Afternoons: I am an afternoon and evening writer. So after lunch, I either work on novel, chapter, or scene outlines or I write.
Supper hour: I make supper and my wife does the clean up. It’s been working that way for a long time. Guess we’ll keep doing it.
Evening: either more writing, or reading, or Netflix
10:15 Nightcap with my wife and bedtime.
What scene from The Adventure of the Devilish Footnote was your favorite to write?
The most fun to write was the one in which Dr. Watson – having been widowed for several years, -- was meeting a falling in love with a beautiful, brilliant, literary woman.
The most fulfilling was the second to last chapter, in which the profound care, respect and friendship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is tested and triumphs.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
If I have any, it the motto of my ancestral family. Benigno Numine. A rough translation might be ‘Under the blessing of Heaven.’ I consider myself to be one of the luckiest men alive and blessed beyond all I could ask or imagine. I have had and continue to have a wonderfully adventurous life, am happily married, am father to three fabulous daughters and three exceptional grandchildren. Life is good.
Craig Stephen Copland is the author of the new book The Adventure of the Devilish Footnote.
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What can you tell us about your new release, A Real Royal Christmess?
I adore royal romances. As soon as I released it I had interest from both Hallmark and Disney about making it into a movie... We will see 🙂 But I love my couple in this book they are so cute.
Jess is a broken-hearted accountant afraid of life and of being her true self. She turns herself over backward for love. When she meets Jaime, who is a true prince incognito, she finds true love until she realizes they both have been lying to each other.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I have always been creative and a little strange. I started writing as soon as I could hold a crayon 🙂
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
Dorian Gray, Harry Potter Series, Gone With the Wind, Illusions, and A Knight in Shining Armour.
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
I guess why they write the way they do. Which part of the character is you and which is made up lol
What's your favorite thing about writing?
I like telling stories and I like the characters coming in and telling me their story and speaking through me. So fun!
What is a typical day like for you?
2 cups of coffee, five-mile walk, marketing, and writing all afternoon - always make an amazing healthy dinner and grow my own sprouts and herbs.
What scene from A Real Royal Christmess was your favorite to write?
I love where the masks come off at the end and they reveal who they truly are. It's a grand fight and a real mess!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Choose high frequencies and stay in your heart.
Linda West is the author of the new book A Real Royal Christmess.
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What can you tell us about your new release, The Path?
The Path is my first published fantasy novel. I have also been a lover of sci-fi and fantasy, and a year ago when my son was born I took a month off to be with him and my wife. While it was a fun and exhausting time, I also had more free time then I was used to so I started to write.
The Path has lots of magic and fighting in it, since that’s what I enjoy reading. It also has elements of Progression Fantasy, where the character is constantly seeking to grow in power and strength to overcome obstacles.
It follows a few main characters. A young man named Sheadon, who awakens with no memories or idea of who he is. Nhara, a woman who is part of the Daughters of Stone, as she is setting out on her mission. And finally a pair of Chroniclers, Astrid and Landon, as they set out in search of a magical artifact that’s as recently discovered.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I think all the great books I have read in my life inspired me. I remember in junior high I would sneak away to the library to read books instead of going out too play. I loved reading anything fantasy I could get my hands on, and the new worlds I got to visit and explore.
It was around that time I discovered the Young Writers Society online. A simple website where people wrote together and posted short stories. I joined and wrote for years, enjoying the challenge and adventure of it.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
That is hard... could it be a series?
I love the Cradle Series by Will Wight. He is a self published author and a genius, he also has a few other series that a great reads. Lots of fighting and marital arts, its a great fun read every time.
Kingkiller Chronicle, especially Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It’s still a book I love to go back and read, always been a favorite for me.
I don’t know how I can’t also say Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, sheer brilliance.
For a good laugh I love the Dresden Files. A new one just came out recently which I have yet to read, but I always love a Harry Dresden novel.
Finally, I have to give a shoutout to Lord of the Rings. Read it a bunch when I was young, and for sure was an inspiration to me.
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
Will Wight hands down. Love his writing, and I wouldn’t want to ask him one thing, but a dozen. About how he creates his worlds and magic systems and designs his characters.
Plus the dude cracks me up and I bet he would be hilarious to talk to. I’d honestly probably just ask him out on a man date so we could grab a cup of of coffee or pint of beer and just talk. Forget the talk show, I want some one on one time.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
My favorite thing about writing is probably the creative outlet it gives. Its a way for me to express new ideas or things I am feeling, and I enjoy getting it out on paper. I also love being able to create new worlds and put some ideas out on paper.
I also live in Oregon, and happen to love the rain and a cool day. So being able to sit in a chair with a hot cup of coffee and the window cracked to listen to the sounds of the rain outside as I write is my happy place.
What is a typical day like for you?
Well... it ain’t that exciting. I work full time still, have a one year old, 2 dogs, and a wife who is a year and a half away from getting her PhD. So maybe you can imagine it is hectic and busy. We get up bright and early with the baby, try to keep him entertained and happy, which is no small feat. He is amazing, but getting fast which can be exhausting.
If I’m working, then I’m at my 9-5, probably dropping off the kiddo at the babysitters on my way. I’m the main cook in the house, so I might pick up the kiddo on the way home and make dinner while my wonderful wife works tirelessly on homework and research.
Then when the little guy goes to bed I usually get some time to write. We are super busy people, but I love our life!
What scene from The Path was your favorite to write?
Can I say two? Well I’m gonna hahaha.
The whole idea of the internal world when Sheadon is learning about weaving. Loved being able to write that scene and I look forward to doing more with it. There is a lot more I could do when it comes to a persons view of themselves and their internal reality, will see how it evolves as I go.
And the final battle scene. I love magic and fighting so the book is heavy in that. After all they always say write what you like.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
I’m a Christian, so I model my life after Jesus. Which is easy, you Love people, first and foremost. So I guess that would be my philosophy, doing my best to love and be respectful of everyone I meet.
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What can you tell us about your new release, Sunset Over the Rockies?
Sunset Over the Rockies is the story of Bill Barton, a veteran of the American Civil War, trying to make a future for himself in the young town of Denver after his best friend is killed and he is left for dead in a violent attack on the road to Central City. After a year of loneliness and longing for more in a frontier town, Bill finally finds love and a promising future, only to have everything taken from him in a tragic act of revenge.
Sunset Over the Rockies is the story of the clash when civilization, with its quest for structure and morality, meets the uncompromising brutality of the wilderness. It's what happens when that clash wears one man down until he has to choose: Embrace the brutality and seek revenge, or rise above it and seek justice.
But also Sunset Over the Rockies is the story of my hometown, and what it may have been like in its infancy.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I’ve always been a bookworm, reading in my room when my brothers would be out playing. I think and dream in stories. Even when I did play, it was filled with complex characterizations and elaborate backstories. When it came time to choose a major in college, English with an emphasis on Creative Writing, seemed like a no-brainer.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
I’m not a big fan of these kinds of questions. I’m 61 years old and have been reading my whole life. Trying to come up with a top-five would be disingenuous because it would be so skewed toward the thinks I’ve read recently. My interests have changed dramatically over the years. As a child, I would read anything about American history, specifically the Civil War or the Revolution. In my teens, I got into science fiction and fantasy. One of my favorite books at that time was Riverworld, by Phillip J. Farmer, because it took all those historical figures I’d been reading about (not to mention Mark Twain, one of my favorite authors) and put them in a science fiction setting. I was a big fan of Jack London and Ernest Hemingway and wish authors could live like that now—typing out bestsellers on a clipper in the South Pacific, or a room in old Havana or Paris. Instead, I just sit and my living room and clunk away on a Mac. These days my reading as taken a more jaundiced approach, constantly evaluating plot and characters, appreciating a particularly well-crafted phrase, or wincing and laughing knowingly at something that just didn’t come of quite right. Interestingly enough, it hasn’t depreciated my love of reading at all. If anything, it’s enhanced it.
I think this is the longest non-answer from a non-politician ever.
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
Jack London: What are your top five favorite books? (Just kidding.) I would ask him about his adventures in Alaska and the South Pacific, and how they influenced his writing.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
The characters. I find after living with these made up people for weeks or months on end I come to love them in a way. Writing the death of a major character is not easy for me.
What is a typical day like for you?
I don’t have a typical day. I still work a regular job in retail. On the days I do have to myself just to work on my craft, I usually write in the morning and, since I’m self-published, spend the afternoon working on ways to sell more books.
What scene from Sunset Over the Rockies was your favorite to write?
I loved describing the beauty of the Rockies and the Colorado skies at the beginning of the book. There’s no place on earth quite like it.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
I live by the golden rule as much as I can: Do unto others, as you would have others do unto you.
Tom E. Hicklin is the author of the new book Sunset Over the Rockies.
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