June 25, 2010

Blue Feather books is excited to announce that Renee MacKenzie has joined our family!

As a Navy brat, Renee lived on three continents before her family settled in Virginia. She currently resides in Southwest Florida with her partner, Pam, and their Great Dane. Renee works and plays in the swamp, where she enjoys wildlife photography, kayaking, and hiking.
Even though Renee has been paid to do all sorts of jobs, ranging from dental assistant to data entry specialist, and field sampling to pet-sitting and general maintenance, she insists she's only had one job--writer--and all the rest has just been research.
Confined Spaces is her debut novel.

Confined Spaces

Andie Waters spends her days pulling waste samples for environmental testing and at night, she tends bar at The Cave, a popular hangout for straights in a small Georgia town. Serial monogamy has grown stale for her, so she's content working to pay off her debts and hanging out with her old hound dog. Or so she thinks, until a beautiful lesbian drops by The Cave. Andie suspects her involvement with the woman will be only temporary-but little does she know no part of her life will be left untouched.

Kara Travis likewise anticipates nothing more than a brief fling upon meeting Andi, especially given her reputation as both a personal ice princess and a corporate hatchet wielder for Royal Environmental. What luck to find a hot lesbian bartender in nowhere rural Georgia.
Andie and Kara spend a passionate weekend together and find that their notions of no strings attached are far from accurate. Their supposed short-term ideal diversion of a commitment-free romp hits a major complication when they come face to face with one another at Royal Environmental's offices Monday morning. While carrying out her duties, Kara discovers crimes being committed by and against Royal Environmental employees.

Will Kara be forced to shut down the Georgia Division of the company? If she does, Andie will lose her job. Worse yet, Kara may lose Andie before she's really even sure she's got her.
Corporate politics, complicated romance, and long distances conspire to keep Andie and Kara all boxed in. Can love triumph despite the Confined Spaces?

Confined Spaces is expected to be released in early 2011!

June 18, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS!!! To Jane Vollbrecht and Erica Lawson, for bringing home the Goldie awards. Jane won in the general fiction category, with the thought-provoking, heartwarming Detours, and Erica won in the mystery category, with the excellent thriller Possessing Morgan. If you haven't read these two wonderful books yet, they're available both in print and as e-books.

We had a wonderful time at the GCLS, meeting readers, authors, and other publishers, doing panels and coffee chats, singing karaoke (where the Blue Feather team performed a specially written version of Blue Velvet), and just having fun. We're already looking forward to next year.

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In other news, Chris Paynter, author of Playing for First and Come Back to Me, just did an hour-long interview on Lara Zielinksy's show, Readings in Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Fiction. Check it out, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lara-zielinsky.

May 14, 2010

Can't decide if you're in the mood for a mystery or a romance? Good news! Blue Feather Books is pleased to announce the release of two new books – a heart-warming love story by Chris Paynter entitled Come Back to Me and Nann Dunne’s Staying in the Game, a gripping who-done-it. Both books are available from www.bluefeatherbooks.com and in e-book format from www.bellabooks.com.

In Come Back to Me, author Angie Cantinnini (who writes under a male pseudonym) is brought back together with the love of her life, Meryl McCain, whom she hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Meryl is the book review editor at the prestigious New York Banner, and has no idea that the book she’s just ripped to shreds in her article was authored by none other than Angie, writing as Zach England. Fate has reunited them, but Angie’s secret identity and a painful past trauma from Meryl’s childhood threaten to destroy their happiness. Their hearts beckon to one another, “Come back to me,” but can they overcome the barriers that have kept them apart?

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Someone is killing beautiful young college women in Pennsylvania. Angela Wedgeway and her softball teammates worry who the killer is and who the next target will be. Mysterious Shelley Brinton enrolls at Spofford College and joins the softball team – stealing Angela’s position at first base in the bargain. Losing her spot on the ball field is the least of Angela’s worries when another murder victim turns up in a nearby town. As Angela and the others learn more about Shelley, they can’t help but wonder if she’s tied to the murders in some way. Angela befriends Shelley and soon becomes her only ally. Late one night in a dark chemistry lab on campus, Angela discovers that she has a lot to learn about Shelley and the murders. Who is Shelley Brinton? And will Angela regret Staying in the Game?

April 27, 2010

More congratulations are in order!!

Goldie finalists in the thriller/mystery category, Joan Opyr, with From Hell to Breakfast, and Erica Lawson, with Possessing Morgan.

Congratulations, too, to our two Ann Bannon Popular award finalists, Chris Paynter, author of Playing for First, and Val Brown, author of In the Works.

All of these authors will be at the GCLS in orlando in June, so make sure you stop by the Blue Feather table and get your signed copies of these fantastic books!

April 24, 2010

We're pleased to announce the release of Canyon Shadows, fourth book in The Shadows series:

Archaeologists Kim Blair and PJ Curtis, newly married both in ancient days (thanks to time travel) and in modern times, are eager for some privacy and relaxation. They set up housekeeping on Kim's ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Though idyllic in nearly every way, their domestic bliss becomes tedious, and the Land of Enchantment seems too tame after the action-packed adventures Kim and PJ experienced in Arizona, Wales, and Greece. Then a visit from an Amazon spirit guide forces them to refocus on their destiny and warns them of unexpected danger and heartache.

While PJ is away on a business trip, someone breaks into the house on the ranch. Kim's trusted wolf-dog, Pup, is injured and Kim disappears. Few clues exist, but PJ finds the one most likely to reunite her with her beloved Kim. PJ must risk everything to rescue her spouse from a desolate canyon hideaway.

In this fourth book of the West and Welsh "Shadow" series, Amazon shaman meets Navajo medicine woman in a gripping saga. PJ and Kim combat unspeakable evil, face overwhelming physical and mental pain, and strive valiantly to restore the harmony they so treasure. They've said they'll love each other forever and always, but just how long is that? The answer is a matter of life or death and lies in the Canyon Shadows.

Don't wait to get your copy of this exciting fourth installment in the ongoing adventures of Kim and PJ, available in print or in digital format!

April 20, 2010

Congratulations Jane! Detours is shortlisted for the Goldies, in the Dramatic General Fiction category.

April 11, 2010

Congratulations Emily! Diminuendo is shortlisted for the Goldies, in the poetry category. We're still waiting to see the other categories unfold, keeping our fingers crossed for our other nominees.

April 10, 2010

Blue Feather Books is pleased to announce the signing of two new authors!

First, we are delighted to announce that we have contracted with Ms. Aleshia Brevard to publish her memoir, The Woman I Was Born to Be.

For nearly 50 years, Ms. Brevard hid the fact that she was one of America’s first transsexuals from her friends, stepchildren, fellow actors and actresses, film producers, students and university administrators, and even from her four husbands. The Woman I Was Born to Be is a sequel to Ms. Brevard’s earlier book, The Woman I Was NOT Born to Be. Her new book covers the second half of her life, including the fulfillment of her boyhood dream to change genders and become accepted as a woman.

The Woman I Was Born To Be is not merely a transsexual tale. It is a story of personal evolution, of coming of age, and realizing that to deny one’s history is to deny oneself. In this memoir, Ms. Brevard addresses present-day gender issues in counterpoint with flashbacks from her own personal story, which includes her professional success in the theater, television, and in academia.

Readers who desire a historical or biographical study of the gender community will regard this book “must read.” We encourage you to visit www.AleshiaBrevard.com for a pictorial and descriptive overview of her fascinating life story. It’s sure to pique your interest for her forthcoming book.

We welcome Ms. Brevard to the Blue Feather family and are honored to have the opportunity to publish this memoir of her remarkable journey.


Blue Feather Books is also pleased to announce the signing of Thirty Days Hath September, a paranormal romance by Jamie Scarratt.

In Boston of 1927, an ancient being awakens from an eons-long slumber. Freed from the prison that has held it, it goes in search of the jewel that will restore its previous greatness.

Red Wolverton, Boston's only female private investigator, has a penchant for men's clothing and female lovers. A vindictive ex-lover is doing everything in her power to drive clients away, leaving Red barely able to keep her business afloat.

Evadne Davenport, a well-educated, wealthy, and widowed socialite has a desire for adventure and intrigue and would like nothing more than the chance to send her mother-in-law into a screaming apoplectic fit. To that end, Evadne is determined to become Red's secretary.

Red hires Evadne, but the new secretary doesn't last a full day and a ghastly murder prompts Red to pursue a destructive course for vengeance. Danger escalates, and Red and Evadne find themselves reunited, joining forces to cope with violence, deceit, and death.

Their friendship grows and deepens, but so does the evil they're faced with. Will their burgeoning relationship survive? Will they prevail over the dark forces that threaten their very lives? Or will the ancient being succeed in its quest for the jewel and its former supremacy?

Jamie lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Thirty Days Hath September is her debut novel. We're delighted to welcome Jamie to the Blue Feather family.

March 19, 2010

Karen Badger fans, rejoice!

At long last, In a Family Way, the first book in the one and only Billie/Cat Commitment series, is here, waiting for you! The e-book will be available in a few days, as well.

Billie Charland's life is complicated. She's a paralegal by day, an aerobic instructor in the evening, and a full time parent, so a relationship is the last thing Billie needs in a life already overly full of commitments. When a hopelessly uncoordinated new student joins her aerobics class, Billie feels a spark that puts a spring back in her step, a sparkle in her eye, and desire in her heart.

Caitlain O'Grady is a prominent anesthesiologist and ER doctor. She doesn't plan on falling, literally, for her aerobics instructor, but her efforts to get to know Billie are hampered by Billie's refusal to go out with her at night. Cat's head tells her that her heart is going to be broken again, but her heart won't let her give up on the enigmatic Ms. Charland.

As their lives become more entwined, secrets are revealed that could unravel the fragile love growing between them. Is their relationship strong enough to withstand the strain when Billie's past catches up with her? Can their love survive when they find themselves in a family way?

And don't miss Karen's other two books: On a Wing and a Prayer and Yesterday Once More, available now also in e-book format from Bella Books, at:

http://www.bellabooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=bella&Category_Code=pe-bf-u

March 17, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS JOAN OPYR!

Congratulations to Joan Opyr, Lambda Literary Award finalist in the Lesbian Mystery category, for her wonderful book From Hell to Breakfast!

We're keeping our fingers crossed for you!

February 21, 2010

Blue Feather e-books are here at last!!

The first four Blue Feather titles are now available with Bella Distribution, at www.bellabooks.com. They are:

Possessing Morgan, by Erica Lawson

Lesser Prophets, by Kelly Sinclair

In the Works, by Val Brown

Playing for First, by Chris Paynter.

So head on over and check our new e-books out! And stay tuned, because we'll be announcing more titles as they become available.

January 31, 2010

Blue Feather e-books are coming!

We're delighted to announce that Blue Feather titles will soon be available as e-books through Bella Distribution.
Although we love print books and will continue to issue them, we've joined the 21st century, and in the very near future, select Blue Feather titles will be available for purchase as e-books. They will be available in the following formats: MobiPocket eBook, PDF, ePub,and Sony.

We're very excited to be joining this delivery mode in the marketplace and will let you all know when the first titles are available.

January 22, 2010

For anyone in the Austin, TX area during the first week of February, make sure to schedule this event in:

Ten terrific authors will be guests of The Sapphic Reading Group at a mega book signing.

When: Saturday, Feb. 6th 2:00 to 5:00 pm

Where: The Genuine Joe Coffeehouse

2001 West Anderson Lane

Austin, TX 78757

The authors are:

Brenda Adcock, Mavis Applewater, Natty Burns, CJ Harte, Peggy Herring, Clara Nipper, Erin O'Reilly, Stacia Seaman, Kelly Sinclair, and Carsen Taite.

The admission to the event is free. There will be a raffle and books available for sale. Come celebrate lesbian fiction with us and meet the talented women who tell our stories.

Stop by and say hi to the Blue Feather authors, Goldie award winner Mavis Applewater, and Kelly Sinclair, who will be reading from her fantastic new release, Lesser Prophets.

January 14, 2010

The new year has begun, and we're starting it off with a fantastic new release. Blue Feather Books is very pleased to announce that Lesser Prophets, by Kelly Sinclair, is now available for purchase.

We were the despised, the unloved, the fitfully tolerated, the novelty acts, and in some fortunate places, the embraced and even cherished.

In those safe harbors, we celebrated each stage of our growing emancipation even though others of our tribe were faced with hangman's gallows or less deadly alternatives and dared not show their true faces. We passed as "normal" when possible, and we were penalized when we could not pass. We only had freedom when they said we could be free. That was our world. We knew none other.

But then God, or Fate, or the Omniscient Divine-or merely happenstance- negated all the rules, and our status was forever changed.

This is how our new world began. We were the Lesser Prophets, and this is our story.

Don't miss out on this amazing read!