Maski & Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries

Author Joylene Nowell Butler won the IPPY Silver Medal with Broken But Not Dead. Once only available in print, the book receives a fresh new cover and title for readers to enjoy and is now available in eBook format. Maski: Broken But Not Dead is the prequel to Joylene’s 2016 release, Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries, which is now available in audio format.

Maski: Broken But Not Dead
◊ By Joylene Nowell Butler
◊ Psychological Thriller

◊ Publisher: Dancing Lemur Press LLC
◊ eBook ISBN 9781939844385

To the Breaking Point…

When Brendell Meshango resigns from her university professor position and retreats to her isolated cabin to repair her psyche, she is confronted by a masked intruder. His racial comments lead her to believe she is the solitary victim of a hate crime.

          However, is all as it appears? After two bizarre days, the intruder mysteriously disappears but continues to play mind games with her. Taught by her mother to distrust the mainstream-based power structures, and with her stalker possibly linked to a high level of government, Brendell conceals the incident from the police. But will her silence keep her safe?
          Then her beloved daughter, Zoë, is threatened and Brendell takes matters into her own hands. To save Zoë, Brendell searches for the stalker and confronts not just a depraved madman but her own fears and prejudices.

Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries
◊ By Joylene Nowell Butler
◊ Psychological Thriller
◊ Publisher: Dancing Lemur Press LLC

A murder enveloped in pain and mystery…

                   When Canada’s retired Minister of National Defense, Leland Warner, is murdered in his home, the case is handed to Corporal Danny Killian, an aboriginal man tortured by his wife’s unsolved murder. The suspect, 60-year-old Sally Warner, still grieves for the loss of her two sons, dead in a suicide/murder eighteen months earlier. Confused and damaged, she sees in Corporal Killian a friend sympathetic to her grief and suffering and wants more than anything to trust him.
Danny finds himself with a difficult choice-indict his prime suspect, the dead minister’s horribly abused wife or find a way to protect her and risk demotion. Or worse, transfer away from the scene of his wife’s murder and the guilt that haunts him…

The audio version of Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries is available through Audible and Amazon. Click on the links to hear an audio sample of the book.

I’m organizing a week-long tour for Maski: Broken But Not Dead and Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries. The tour will run from June 26 through June 30, 2017. Posts can consist of reviews, guest posts, Q&As, and a feature. There will also be a tour-wide giveaway provided by the publisher. Review copies will be available in all eBook formats for Maski: Broken But Not Dead (no print copies are available) and in audio format for Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries (no print copies are available).

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Author Joylene Nowell Butler

Joylene, Métis, is the author of Dead Witness, Broken But Not Dead, and Break Time. She and her husband and their two cats reside in Canada for the summers and Nayarit, Mexico, for the winters. They believe life should be an adventure.

For more on Joylene and her writing, visit her website and blog, as well as connect with her on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon.

Comments on Maski: Broken But Not Dead:

“A psychological thriller filled with suspense, action and drama…” – John Bell, 93.1CFIS-FM: Prince George, BC

“Riveting and beautifully written. You won’t be able to set it down.” Judith S. Avila, author

Check the calendar below and sign up to participate.

June 26 – Random Thoughts – Excerpt
Dreams, Goals and Adventure – Feature
Thoughts in Progress – Feature

June 27 – Mythical Books – Guest Post

June 28 – Juneta @ Writer’s Gambit – Excerpt & Feature
JBronder Book Reviews – Feature

June 29 – Hank’s Blog – Excerpt

June 30 – Reviews by Crystal – Excerpt
Pat Garcia Book Reviews – Review of Maski
Deal Sharing Aunt – Guest Post

 

He Gave Me Barn Cats by Maria Santomasso-Hyde

He Gave Me BARN CATS
by Maria Santomass0-Hyde
*Published by Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.barn-cats-3-d-cover

*Available March 14, 2017

*$10.95, 6×9 Trade paperback, 134 pages

*Genres: Christian Fiction / Christian Life-Death, Grief, Bereavement

*Print ISBN 978-1-939844-21-7 eBook ISBN 978-1-939844-22-4

*Order through Ingram, Follett Library Resources, or from the publisher

*$3.99 eBook available in all formats

Inspired by true events…

        Maria has cared for her very ill mother for many years. Her burdens are heavy, causing a sadness bordering on darkness.  When she discovers her historic barn is now home to a mother cat and kittens, she feels lighter than she has in years. As the kittens grow, they teach her as only animals can do.

          Then tragedy strikes. As Maria loses her family, the darkness envelopes her like the heavy fog that blankets her Blue Ridge Mountain home each morning. She creates a scorecard:  God: 9, Maria: 0.  Her questions turn into anger at God.  She searches to find answers as to why her loving God would take away so much in such a short time.

          How will she learn to trust again? Can the kittens in her barn help her heal?

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Author Maria Santomasso-Hyde

Author Maria Santomasso-Hyde

Formerly a newspaper reporter, Maria Santomasso-Hyde now owns Alta Vista Fine Art Gallery.

She lives in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, with her husband, Lee, and The Queen of the Universe (Roma, their Black Cat)… and other Black Cats who decide to move in.

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I am organizing a two-week blog tour for He Gave Me BARN CATS by Maria Santomasso-Hyde. The tour will run from March 7, 2017, through March 21, 2017 (excluding weekends).

Posts will consist of interviews, reviews, features, and/or excerpts, and every participant will be able to post the tour-wide giveaway – prizes courtesy of the publisher. HTML will also be provided. Books are available to review in print (U.S. only), ePub and Mobi formats.

March 7 – Joylene Nowell Butler, Suspense Author – Feature

March 8 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – Guest Post

March 9 – Mello & June, It’s a Book Thang! – Feature

March 10 – Defending The Pen – Excerpt

March 13 – Reviews by Crystal – Q&A
Alex J. Cavanaugh – Guest Post
Murees Dupé – Feature

March 14 – Thoughts in Progress – Review

March 15 –

March 16 – A Bluestocking’s Place – Excerpt
deal sharing aunt – Review and Interview

March 17 – Juneta @ Writer’s Gambit – Q&A

March 20 – The Story of a Writer – Feature
CBY Book Club – Excerpt

March 21 – bookworm1102 – Excerpt
Storey Book Reviews – Excerpt
Celticlady’s Reviews – Feature