Next Meeting: Thursday, 19 February, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Tustin Marketplace Corner Bakery (13652 Jamboree Road, Irvine)
Madness of March, Burt Golden, mystery
In this exciting mystery novel, all high-school basketball coach Conrad Byrnes wants is to be a winner, and with the help of mind-power course Winning Dynamics he has some success. But when his big break arrives on his doorstep, amidst shady shoe contracts, gambling casinos and disappearing coaches, Byrnes finds out how much he might have to lose to win it all.
As a college basketball coach, Burt Golden knew the upsides and downsides of the rough-and-tumble game like the back of his hand. As a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Examiner, the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion, and the Japanese-language newspaper Rafu Shimpo, he learned to turn the game into an adventure. His novel Madness of March combines these two passions, matching the inner workings of high-pressure sports with a natural talent as a mystery writer.
Romancing the Pages, Rose de Guzman (contributor), romance
Romance isn’t limited to one season within a year. From the celebrations on New Year’s Eve, to the sweet sensations of a summer weekend, to spooky Halloween, and into the chill of winter, love blossoms at the least expected times.
In this anthology, the Orange County Chapter of the Romance Writers of America has brought together a short story collection featuring seventeen fresh voices. The anthology offers a little something for historical readers with the lush “Purple Orchids” to the modern meet-up in “The Guy with the Dragon Tattoo,” and the darker horror romance, “The Carnival,” where marriage proves to be more than everlasting, and “The Meat of Romance,” which puts a paranormal twist on an age-old battle, reminiscent of futuristic Romeo & Juliet.
Enjoy your taste of the talent OCC offers. We invite you to celebrate all year long through Romancing the Pages.
Available for Kindle on Amazon US | AU | BR | CA | DE | FR | IT | JP | MX | UK.
ePub available on Nook, Kobo, and the Sony Reader Store.
Available in multiple eBook formats on iBookstore and Smashwords.
Available in trade paperback on Amazon US | DE | FR | IT | UK.
Rose de Guzman is a former competitive figure skater who never managed to leave the world of skating behind. She also loves writing and telling stories. It was only a matter of time before she would combine her two passions and write a Young Adult romance set against the competitive backdrop of Olympic-level pairs skating. “Melting the Ice”, a short-story spinoff of her work-in-progress novel On Thin Ice, is featured in the anthology Romancing the Pages. She lives in Orange County with her husband and their dog.
PFL Published Authors Listing
I’ve added a new page to the PFL website: PFL Published Authors. This will be a listing of books created or participated in by active PFL members available for sale in whatever venue.
If you have a published work that’s available for sale, please send the following so I can add it to the listing:
- Back-cover or query copy
- A decent cover graphic or a link to where I can find one
- Links to all the various places your book is on sale
Thanks.
13 Sep meeting notes; 20 Sep reading list
13 SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey, Jo, JoAnne, Jonathan (read a revised chapter from Bummin’ It), Lance, Rosie, Shari (read two chapters from Lost in Dance) and Stace.
News & Notes
The RWA Orange County Chapter’s anthology Romancing the Pages is finally available for $2.99 on Amazon for Kindle. The romance anthology includes Rosie’s “Melting the Ice,” a short story based on her YA romance novel On Thin Ice.
Reminder: our first craft-related reading discussion will take place on 27 September. Stace will lead a discussion of chapters 1-3 of James Scott Bell’s Plot & Structure.
20 SEPTEMBER READING LIST
Please review this list for accuracy. If you discover any mistakes or omissions, please let us know in advance of the meeting.
Marianna (8/30)
Glenda (8/30)
Stace (9/13)
JoAnne (9/13)
Jo (9/13)
Burt (9/13)
Lance (9/13)
Marsha (9/6)
Richard (9/6)
Maddie (9/6)
Rosie (9/13)
Casey (9/13)
Shari (9/13)
Jonathan (9/13)
Pure Fiction League 