Local Authors

Petals on the Outcrop

by Analise K. Lucas  

Compilation of song lyrics, poetry, artwork and photography by southwestern artists. The artwork correlates with the poetry. Arizona

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Saving Face

Feather McGuire

While falling victim to her father’s alcoholic fury, Zoey Ringer struggles to survive an unsympathetic life. The loss of her abusive grandfather is the catalyst that sends an already collapsing family into despair. Fueled by alcohol, her father’s beatings intensify, and the life Zoey can barely endure rapidly deteriorates. The complicated teenager withdraws behind her stoic veneer, convincing herself she has complete control. 

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Resurgence

P. Scott Camponeschi

 The death of Will Moretti’s good friend is the catalyst that sends him to a camp for healing in the mountains of southern Arizona. Guided by his instructors, Will examines the relationship of diet to human evolution, and he discovers how the wisdom of the Ancient Masters can help us access our true potential. Along the way he opens his heart to the young woman who tends the garden, and as love blossoms, he finds happiness in helping others lead better lives. 

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The Quenching

Dana Donahue

 On a warm rainy day in Arizona, a small-town blacksmith witnesses the kidnapping of a young student from an exclusive boarding school. She intervenes in a decision that will catapult her into a world of secrets, sacrifice, and pain. Isaboe Lyle’s small, safe world is turned upside down by several members of a small group of government operatives, including a man that is tortured by a split personality. Asked to care for the young student, she discovers a deep and abiding attraction to one of the team members, a sentiment she is not sure he shares. When one of the team is taken by a group of elite members of a secret sect, she makes a plan to retrieve him because his own people will not. This is a story of sacrifice, redemption, and the unique ability of one woman to make a difference. 

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The Yavpe Squirrel

Dale Gohr

 This unusual story came to me in the form of an uncommon, singular, and rare man that wanted this story to be told. His claim about being an Honor Graduate with a Doctorate in Small Mammal and Bird Communication; from Doctor Doolittle Universal Communication University; was bewildering and frankly, I have not been able to authenticate his claims. Sometimes it and he seems more mythical than real; they are like a dream and how well they weather deliberate scrutiny; is like ‘Beauty, which is in the eye of the beholder’; thus, I do not know; and will not even attempt to say.  However, his insistence that only someone like me: With a very diverse work history and a basic familiarity with the Yavapai History, Language and Culture; along with other American Indian Languages and traditions; and with the Biblical depth and common insightful means of writing, would be able to put the ramblings together in a manner that could be read, and hopefully enjoyed and appreciated.  

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Alpaca Shear Fear

Sheri Hauser

Ages 4-7 Children

 Alpaca Shear Fear by Sheri Hauser with photos from Nora DeVelara’s Alpaca Ranch in Arizona. It is a story about a baby alpaca, alpaca care and alpaca farming when they sheer them and gather alpaca fibre. It is a care of farm animals, kid's book. 

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