L. C.’s Ramblings

The Official L. C. Hayden Newsletter Issue 6: Oct 2, 2008

In this Issue One Shiny Penny Meet Five Star Authors Release Information Why Casey Had to Die Stop newsletter Special Offer Signing Schedule * * * * * Why Casey Had to Die      It’s out, yesss!      On September 17, Wheeler released the large print edition of Why Casey Had to Die, making it the first large print edition of any of my books.     The cover looks the same as the hard copy edition. This one, how-ever, is soft cover and the words Agatha Finalist for Best Novel was added to the back cover.     Please visit your library and request a copy of the book. The more requests they get, the more likely they’re to order Why Casey Had to Die.     And of course, if you know anybody who has a hard time reading the normal size print, please tell them about my book. The book can be ordered through any bookstore or the Internet and even directly from me, if you want it signed.  The ISBN is 1-59722-819-2.     Thanks!!! * * * * *       blog/website: http//:lchayden.com    Please sign my guest book!		One Shiny Penny, Face Up      On Friday, Sept. 5, my world went darker.  My beloved pet, a dog named Killer, passed away.  Killer had cancer and I knew this day would come, but that knowledge didn’t make it any easier.       Killer loved to see all kinds of animals so in June, we took him to Custer State Park in S. D. Bears surrounded the car, bison surrounded the car, and wild donkeys did the same.  Killer was delighted.  One donkey even touched noses with him. Killer’s eyes popped open and he scooted to the opposite end of the car seat.  The donkey then stuck his head in the car, inches away from Killer.  I think Killer got a lot more than he bargained for.       I’m so happy my husband and I were able to do this with Killer before the cancer consumed him.  He was our kid with four legs and fur.       The next few days after his death, my husband and I were very sad.  I can’t imagine never seeing my puppy dog again.  I bowed my head and asked God to send me a new, shiny penny, face up, and that would let me know Killer was alright and that one day we would see each other again.       That night I had a dream about Killer.  Rich, my husband, and I were in our car and Rich was driving us home.  When we arrived, we saw Killer tied with a long rope to a pole in front of the house.  The house didn’t look anything like our home here in El Paso, but I knew that other one was our home.      When Killer saw us he started jumping up and down, so excited to see us.  He really wanted to come to us but of course, he couldn't.  I got out of the car and hugged him and looked at him.  He looked so young--and healthy and skinny (like the way he used to be, but I'd forgotten.)       "How can you be with us? You're dead," I asked him as I hugged and kissed him.        A voice answered, "He never really was dead. Yeah, you buried him, but that doesn't mean he's gone. He's here."        I woke up with a smile on my face.        That day, we went to WalMart and I found a brand new penny, face up, on the floor.  I am no longer sad.
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This Month’s Special Offer

	This Newsletter’s Special Offer       My next Harry Bronson novel is with my publishers and has already been scheduled for publication.  That means I’m ready to start on the newest Bronson mystery-and this is where you enter.      In Why Casey Had to Die Bronson visits Groom, TX, Albuquerque, N.M., and Safford, AZ.  When Death Intervenes, the new Bronson mystery, takes Bronson to South Dakota, Wyoming, and Minnesota.      Where would you like to see Bronson go from here and why there?  What trouble can he encounter?  Send in your suggestions to lchauthor@yahoo.com and if yours is the winning entry, I’ll send you a copy of my latest release, Bell Shaped Flowers, a young adult novelette.  If you’d rather, instead of receiving the book, I can make you a character in the Bronson book I will write-or I can send you a copy of Why Casey Had to Die, the normal size print or the large print edition.       You can either tell me why you want me to set the novel in this particular place or you can suggest what trouble Bronson will encounter or you can do both. Just enter the contest and let me hear from you.
	. Release Information Latest release Why Casey Had to Die, an Agatha Finalist for Best Novel and a Pennsylvania Top Forty Pick. Large Print Edition now available. Coming Bell Shaped Flowers, a young adult inspirational novelette.  Expected release date: fall 2008 Worldwide Mysteries plans to release the paperback edition of Why Casey Had to Die in Feb. 2009 The next Harry Bronson novel, When Death Intervenes will be released in 2010

My Signing and Speaking Schedule

Oct 9-12:  B’con: Baltimore, Maryland. Moderating panel Hard Not to Kill, 1:30-2:30, Friday, Oct. 10.
Oct. 14: "Amusing Things that Happen to Authors  Inwood, WV, Musselman High
Oct. 14: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Publishing But Were Afraid to Ask.  Old Charles Town Library, 7 pm. Old Charles Town, WV.
Oct. 21: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Publishing But Were Afraid to Ask  Workshop. University of Texas at El Paso, 6-9 pm
Oct. 25: Great SW Book Fair: El Paso Main Library, 9-6
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave. Guest presenter. Manhattan, KA
Nov. 8: Guest of Honor, Nevada’s Women’s Historical Society, Reno, NV, Peppermill Resort Spa and Casino, 10-3
Nov. 18, 20: "Creating Characters With Character  Workshop. University of Texas at El Paso, 6-8 pm
Nov. 29: Signing at El Paso Saddleblanket, 10-4

Meet other Five Star Authors

       Five Star, housed in Maine, publishes my Harry Bronson series. However, I’m not the only one they publish. I thought you’d like to learn about some of the other authors who may be new to you. This is only a small sample of the authors they publish. Hope you get to know some of them.

Dead in Red
L.L. Bartlett, www.LLBartlett.com, www.llbartlett.typepad.com
Mystery
ISBN:  978-1594146404
Hardcover
A blow to the head ended Jeff's days as a working investigator, but it also gave him an unexpected psychic insight into crimes.  Now he struggles to find a way to put it to good use--by solving murders.

Chasin' the Wind
Michael Haskins, www.michaelhaskins.net
Mystery
ISBN-13: 978-1-59414-638-1
Hard cover
When government officials sworn to uphold justice attempt to subvert it in Key West, journalist Liam Michael "Mad Mick" Murphy and a ragtag group of locals are compelled to act.

Death of a Lovable Geek
Maria Hudgins, www.mariahudgins.com
Mystery
ISBN  978-1410409898
Hard cover and Large print.
An ancient Scottish castle, an archaeological dig, a Super Bowl ticket and an old family secret.

Remains to be Seen
Jim Ingraham, www.jimingraham.com
Mystery
ISBN 13: 978-1-59414-653-4
Perci Piper, a deputy sheriff from Florida on a training program, investigates the attempted-abortion death of a coed at a small college in Maine and runs into hatred that intensifies when the college president is murdered.

Death Roll
Michael Allan Mallory and Marilyn Victor, http://www.snakejones.com
Hardcover
ISBN: 1--59414-544-X
Zookeeper Lavender "Snake  Jones uses her knowledge of animal behavior to ferret out who killed the director of the Minnesota Valley Zoo.

One Small Victory
Maryann Miller, www.maryannwrites.com
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1-59414-699-3
Life can change in just an instant. That's the harsh reality that Jenny Jasik faces when her son is killed in an automobile accident, but never in her wildest dreams did she ever expect to be working undercover as a member of a drug task force. She is, after all, just a Mom.  But a Mom can do amazing things when she puts her mind to it and a lot is at stake.

Chances
Pamela Nowak, www.pamelanowak.com
Historical Romance
ISBN 9781594146374
Hard cover and large print
Amid Colorado's 1876 suffrage fight, outspoken female telegrapher Sarah Donovan and conservative undertaker Daniel Petterman discover a smoldering passion offering rewards far greater than they ever imagined. 

When Danger Calls, to be released Dec. 10
Terry Odell, www.terryodell.com, http://terryodell.blogspot.com
Romantic Suspense
ISBN 978-1-59414-723-4
Hard cover.
If someone asks single mother Frankie Castor to clear a room, she'll smile and find a vacuum cleaner.  Ryan Harper uses a gun.  Can they work together when their lives depend on it?

The Inferno Collection
Coming Feb. 09: The Drowning Pool
Jacqueline Seewald
Romantic Suspense/Mystery Thriller
Hardcover edition : ISBN: 1594145768
Large print edition: ISBN:  978-1-59722-792-6
Kim Reynolds, a college reference librarian, suddenly finds herself embroiled in mystery when her friend Lorette Campbell dies unexpectedly, placing her own life in danger.

In for a Penny
Maggie Toussaint, www.maggietoussaint.com
Hardcover: 9781594146466
Large Print: 9781597228138
Cleopatra Jones uses golf, accounting, and moxie to keep her best friend out of jail. That’s good for Jonette, but it puts Cleo on a collision course with a killer.

Something Very Wild
Mary Zelinsky, www.maryzelinsky.com
Romantic Suspense
ISBN#978-1-59414-719-7
Hardcover
When French Quarter starving-artist Chloe Galen lands in an international art fraud ring, even her FBI boyfriend can't save her when bodies start piling up behind her.

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