Hazel Tharsing was born in California in 1888. Intensely shy, she learned to meet the world as the glamorous actress Carlotta Monterey, by far the greatest acting role of her twenty-year career. Counted among the most beautiful women in America, she married a British aristocrat in London, then the twenty-year-old son of her mother’s lover in San Francisco, then a famous artist in New York, and finally America’s greatest playwright, Eugene O’Neill, in Paris. This novel about her life is an … [Read more...] about Becoming Carlotta: A Biographical Novel by Brenda Murphy
Interview with Author – L.V Sage
About L.V Sage: Even since I could put pencil/pen to paper, I have been writing. I believe that it is my true calling and special gift to write and share my stories with everyone who likes to read fiction that offers great characters, drama, dialogue and realism. I pride myself on being able to reach all scopes of people and do so with characters that most can relate to. What inspires you to write? I am inspired by everyday people who experience both mundane and extraordinary … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – L.V Sage
Set in Stone: Greenwood Cemetery by Trisha Lyn Fawver
A collection of photography featuring Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata, CA. Author and photographer Trisha Lyn Fawver intertwines facts about this historic location with vivid photos of the cemetery. Targeted Age Group:: All Ages What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Having lived in Arcata for 4 years during college, I never even knew this little cemetery was there. It was interesting that it was two different types of cemetery in one location, and so near the high school. Upon visiting the … [Read more...] about Set in Stone: Greenwood Cemetery by Trisha Lyn Fawver
Golden State Blues by Scott Skipper
Can two guys dismantle California’s political quagmire from the bar of an Italian restaurant in the predominately-liberal town of Claremont? Can they survive if they do? The plot they hatch takes everyone, including Madam President, by surprise, and outrages just about everyone in America’s most left-leaning state. However, the results speak for themselves, and while their capital is rising, our heroes find the time to indulge in the newly legalized sport of sniping taggers caught in the act of … [Read more...] about Golden State Blues by Scott Skipper
Mocha Sunrise by Julie Carobini
Mocha Sunrise is the third in Julie Carobini's bestselling Chocolate Series, following Chocolate Beach and Truffles by the Sea. Sometimes a girl has to wait for dawn to break ... to see the light. Big-hearted Livi Daniels has close pals, a beachside apartment, and a new job in radio. She also has a not-so-secret problem at home: a troubled roommate. When Livi is forced to take shelter in a seedy motel for the night, she's finally had enough. Or has she? When attempts to evict her … [Read more...] about Mocha Sunrise by Julie Carobini
Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead by Scott R. Larson
In the summer of 1971, Dallas Green and Lonnie McKay made a spur-of-the-moment decision to leave their hot, dusty farming town and head south to Mexico in Lonnie's 1965 Chevy. They told each other they were going down there to find a friend who had disappeared a few years before, but the truth was that what they were really looking for was an escape from work, the draft, the war, and the prospect of having to finally grow up. Scott R. Larson has drawn on his own memories of growing up in the San … [Read more...] about Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead by Scott R. Larson
