
Smashwords End of Year Sale

The second book is each series is in pre-print production now. As we complete the publishing steps, look here for free sample chapters before the release date.
Effective immediately, you can pre-order the eBook in any format from Smashwords or from Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple or your favorite retailer. Retail price for either eBook is only USD 4.99. The print version will be ready for pre-order two-three weeks before the release date.
Rule Number One.
When you don’t know who your enemies are, how do you defeat them?
Emily Hampstead is a teenage phenom on the American bicycle road racing circuit, and a first-year student at the University of Virginia. Emily’s mother, Katherine, has become a popular teacher at the university in her first full year on board. They hope that Emily’s adventures touring in Canada the summer before are behind them, but there are still enemies out there…
After a terrorist bombing decimates the USA under-twenty-three racing team, Emily takes a year from school to determine her future. Meanwhile, Katherine survives an assassination attempt and joins her daughter traveling off the grid. They hope to give the FBI time to find and arrest the man behind the violence over the last two years. If they can stay alive that long…
Rule Number One, the sequel to Emily & Hilda, will be released on 23 December 2021.
And…
Enemies.
As political violence continues to roil Italy and racial violence continues in the USA, Sandra and Joe settle into their college lives in Washington DC and Charlottesville, Virginia. Joe’s mother, a famous executive in Italy, becomes the target of a vicious public hate campaign, which escalates into assassination attempts. Joe has troubles of his own, trying to adapt to American culture, having grown up in Italy. Sandra uncovers an international art forgery scheme. Maybe life will calm down after Joe’s mother comes back to the United States, if they can stay alive that long…
Enemies, the sequel to Lockhart, will be released on 31 January 2022.
To celebrate the upcoming release of the second volumes in the Lockhart and the Emily & Hilda series, I have joined Smashwords’ eBook week. Available in all eBook formats, including Kindle, Nook, epub, and pdf.
All my books will be free from Sunday 7 March through Sunday 13 March. Enjoy!
Cycling was already an adventure, but then …
I’m happy to announce (shout out!) that Emily & Hilda is available in all eBook formats . Get in on the presale and buy it before the major retailers publish it on 20 December:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/presale/995281
Teenage bicycle phenom Emily Hampstead and retired Army nurse Hilda Paisley meet one night on a deserted road in Kansas. Hilda is crossing the USA on her bicycle; Emily is training for a major race. They part ways, not suspecting how their lives will be entwined in danger and intrigue…