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Torrential storm, vibrations of holy energy arise from forbidden objects and places
In this excerpt, author John Nizalowski weaves an intricate tapestry, rich with detail, of ancient tradition that still speaks
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Author John Nizalowski follows the footsteps of one of his favorite authors in tales of the Southwest
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Introducing a girl named June in a fragmented novel about rising above one’s circumstances
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How a poet who always wanted to write about corn detasseling became a novelist
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A contemporary romance with whispers of the supernatural unfolds from dual points of view
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Colorado author Jennifer Wortman compiled her short story collection around themes of love
Depression also became an unconscious theme, though the author found that it had particular resonance among readers
Mattie Cobb and her K-9 Robo search for a possible victim — but their find hints at two kinds of predator
In this excerpt from "Tracking Game," author Margaret Mizushima's mystery takes a turn toward a non-human perp. Or unwitting accomplice.
A Colorado author’s novel is full of mystery, but also a narrative that explores all types of love
Margaret Mizushima more fully develops protagonist Mattie Cobb and her trust issues. She also had to create a new villain when the first draft shed a too-sympathetic light.
How fly-fishing lessons and movie soundtracks figured into a Colorado author’s “Stolen Heart”
The romance author relied on a life spent in the North Fork Valley to inform her setting, but to make the characters real she had some learning to do -- including about dairy farms
A tricky deception and a sibling rivalry collide in a North Fork valley romance
Can a woman's paid impersonation of a man's fiancée survive a visit to meet his family? K.L. McKee sets up the love triangle in "Stolen Heart."
A trail of death in the searing desert heat leads to a thriller with resonance in pandemic times
This excerpt from Michael Laurence's "The Extinction Agenda" describes the first stages of the FBI's discovery of a virus -- and a plot bent on the destruction of humankind
How a Colorado sci-fi and horror author found his way into the thriller genre with “The Extinction Agenda”
Michael Laurence combined his research from previous novels into an evil plot that would introduce a character whose exploits unfold in an evolving series
A death, a funeral and a pregnancy propel a narrative told from three points of view
Moving between 1974 and 2007, the author reveals the complex and intertwined lives of three women and their secrets
A co-worker’s death, coincidence and imperfect societal safety nets converged to inspire a novel
Author Wendy J. Fox chose the mid-2000s for much of the setting for "If the Ice Had Held" in spite of -- and in some ways because of -- its dated technology
