May 1st , 2008

On the heels of our recent release, we're pleased to announce that Merker's Outpost, by I. Christie, is now available to order. This is a fast-paced, action-packed, sexy science-fiction story you won't want to miss, so hurry up and get your copy now!

Merker's Outpost has a secret that spans galaxies. Below its hostile, barren red surface, a once-thriving research complex now lies seemingly deserted, watched over by an entity called Guardian.

Lieutenant Harriet Montran, a Collective Space Centurion officer, is betrayed by her shipmates and stranded on Merker's. She is rescued by Guardian, who enlists her aid to evict a group of smugglers who have set up base in one of the Outpost's underground cities.

Major Zohra, an undercover operative for the secret watchdogs of the galaxy, Naboth's Vine, is also on Merker's Outpost. She has infiltrated the smugglers with the intent of ending their illegal trafficking in sentient beings.

Montran and Zohra join forces with Guardian to thwart the smugglers and protect Merker's Outpost. Soon, the bond that joined them when they were cadets flares anew. Confronted by smugglers, renegade soldiers, programmed assassins, and betrayal within their own ranks, Montran and Zohra are caught in a desperate race to discover the planet's secret before it falls into the wrong hands. Can their feelings survive it? Can they?

Coming up next: Addision Black is back in the thrilling sequel to Black's Magic, The Eye of Bastet. Also in the works is a full-length novel by Mavis, Tempus Fugit, as well as a new novel by Karen Badger (KD Bard). Check back often for updates, they'll be coming faster as GCLS approaches.

April 15th, 2008

We're pleased to announce the release of The Thirty-Ninth Victim, a haunting memoir written by Arleen Williams, now available to order.

The Green River murders were headline news throughout the 1980s. By the time the perpetrator was sentenced in 2003, at least 48 young women had met an untimely death at his hands.

What started as as string of local killings in Seattle became a national nightmare before it was over. In homes all across America, television news programs and newspapers large and small carried feature stories about the ever-growing list of victims.

Now imagine that during this time, someone you love--your baby sister, a beautiful young woman of 19--suddenly goes missing. The police are at best unhelpful, and at worst, seemingly uninterested in what's happened to her.

And then comes word you hoped you'd never receive: your youngest sister's remains have been found. She is yet another victim of the Green River killer.

With amazing candor, Arleen Williams tells the story of her family's journey, before and after the Green River killer murdered her sister Maureen and left her body in a stretch of wilderness off the west side of Highway 18. As insightful as it is heart wrenching, The Thirty-Ninth Victim gives you a window into the family dynamics that contributed to this life-altering tragedy.

This is a memoir unlike any other. The author set out to tell Maureen's story, but in doing so, she tells bits and pieces of every family's story. You cannot read this profoundly personal and cataclysmic tale and come away unchanged, nor will you ever view your own family in quite the same way.

You will applaud Ms. Williams's courage in sharing this recounting of her family's trauma through one of the most atrocious streaks of serial killings in American history. And like the family, you will never forget The Thirty-Ninth Victim.

February 7th, 2008

A new year, with lots of new news! Starting off with new author announcements.

We're pleased to announce that two new authors have joined the Blue Feather family: Joan Opyr and Aurelia.

Joan Opyr was born in Raleigh, North Carolina during the reign of Lyndon Baines Johnson. She is half-Ukrainian and half-Tarheel. It's a toss-up on any given day as to which has the upper hand, but as Opyr is the Ukrainian word for vampire, it's probably best to catch her on a Tarheel day.

A graduate of N.C. State University, Joan remains stubbornly ABD for her PhD in Old English from The Ohio State University. For some years now, she has been a very opinionated opinion columnist for a number of newspapers and magazines, most notably New West (www.newwest.net) and Stonewall News Northwest (stonewallnews.net). Because of this, her name has been taken in vain on right-wing blogs all over the World Wide Web. Go on. Run a Google search on her. It's scary.

Her first novel, Idaho Code, won a 2007 Golden Crown Literary Award for Best Mystery. It was shortlisted for a 2007 Lambda Literary Award in the same category. From Hell to Breakfast is her second novel. It will not be her last.

While Aurelia has been interested in writing for as long as she remembers, unlike many writers she did not feel the urge to express her own thoughts and ideas on paper. But the urge finally surfaced, in an internet chatroom no less, three years ago. Some encouragement finally pushed her out of the writing nest, and she spread her wings to fly as high as she could. This is her first published work.