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What's NEW?

  **Lots of new fiction!**

* It's Chief Elf Investigator Finius Flaherty on the case! Can he save Christmas? New story, "Christmas at the North Pole Compound" coming soon! See Ebooks

* New story featuring the Titanic, "A Night to Forget," in the TIMESHARES time travel anthology from DAW Books!
* Also, a fun "sea" story, "My Dear Mrs. Jones," coming in THE BITTER END: TALES OF NAUTICAL TERROR from Pill Hill Press. *** Check out the covers for both and you can preorder! See fiction.

  New story, "Breathtaking Interiors: The Secrets of Susan's Success" in the Jan. 2010 DollsHouse and Miniature Scene. Fantastic cover! See Nonfiction.

  NEW ebook of Searching For A Starry Night now at Barnes&Noble.com.
See News for details.

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  In my new story, "The Dream Child" from DRAGONS COMPOSED, a mother in medieval Belgium fears what will happen with her over-imaginative son's latest stories about a dragon. Is he dreaming... or telling the truth? See fiction.

  Read my Mysterical-e interview column, "Author Snapshot." Winter: Authors Gayle Carline, Joseph DeMarco, Mary Welk. See nonfiction.

Books & Fiction:

 

"Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery"

  Searching For A Starry Night cover Sam, her bff Lita, and a mischievous Dachshund named Petey face a cranky housekeeper, a dog-hating gardener, and an ancient family curse as they search for a missing miniature replica of Van Gogh's famous painting, "Starry Night."

"...A fun way to spend time reading with any child..." ChrisChat Reviews;
  "...Hard to put down, interesting and educational..." Stories for Children Magazine

** Read Reviews & Chapter 1 + Buy Kindle-Palm-Ebook here **

Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery finished in the Top 10 Mysteries and Cover Art categories in the Preditor's Editor's Reader's Poll.

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