Thank you and two free eBooks!

 Hello, friends.

 

I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the heartfelt messages you sent about my loss of Dale this week. They comforted me and were beautiful. I actually answered each and every one, but then yesterday I discovered that  all of the replies I sent out of my "lazarbooks" mailbox were stuck in the "outbox." A lot of them! Ugh, so frustrating! 

 

I'll have to call the host company again (bluehost) to find out how to fix it. Been working to get this thing operational since Feb. 2nd as you know. But I'll get there. And next week I'm actually going to start redesigning www.lazarbooks so that when you click on it, you'll get a real page. 

 

Meanwhile, as a thank you and as promised, here is the info about the free eBooks. 

Noble Souls: FREE eBook from March 3rd - 8th. 

 

I promised to tell you about two new books which were just released by my authors. Today I'm sharing the first of the two, the second book in Nattalia Nealls' Rocky Mountain Trilogy, Noble Souls. 

 

I've been working with Nattalia on her novels for the past few years, and it has been an incredible delight! We've known each other since the old "Gather.com" days. I think it's been 17 years? Some of you will remember this distinctive social media site that had great artistic support from all over. We had a super writing group and I spent most of my Saturday mornings writing pieces for my "column." I'm still connected to many of the remarkable people I met there, including Nattalia. ;o)

 

There is no guarantee that when a writer hires me that the book will be phenomenal or supremely satisfying to work on, as you can imagine, and of course you take a chance when you engage in such an arrangement. But in this case, I really hit the jackpot. I absolutely loved Noble Souls (and its predecessor, Best in the Whole Wide World, book 1 in the trilogy).

 

Living in this parallel universe as we polished and perfected and challenged ourselves to make this book the best it can be was...magnificent. I fell in love with the characters, the farm, nature in the wild, and the Rockies. While watching James and Tracy live their life in current days, Tracy uncovers a diary from James' great grandmother, which propelled me into another century. I learned so much about life in the 1860s, and much more.

 

 

Here's the synopsis from the back of the print book:

 

Noble Souls, Book 2 in the Rocky Mountain Trilogy

In the spring of 1862, when eighteen-year-old Maria Elena Jaramillo is coerced by an unscrupulous uncle into an undesirable marriage, she accompanies her illegitimate husband on a dangerous journey across the Great Basin Desert, only to be subjected to a violent raid upon the travelers. 

 

Maria is rescued when a mysterious rider swings her upon his horse, sweeping her into another world. Within his protective mountain shelter, hunter-warrior Pateheya gently shows Maria a life more civilized and comfortable than any she has known. 

 

Joining their destinies to become kindred souls, they steal as much time together as possible before returning to their former lives. Can they ever forget what they’ve shared? Will they find a way back into each other’s embrace? Only time will tell, but one thing is certain—Noble Souls is story that will capture your heart and stay with you long after you finish the last page.

 

“Noble Souls continues the brilliant western saga, The Rocky Mountain Trilogy. A deep love of nature and humanity shines brightly in this stunning novel. Highly recommended.” Aaron Paul Lazar, USA Today bestselling author

 

The only reason I'm not too sad about finishing this book, is that I get to work with Nattalia on her third book in the series, Under A Canopy of Sky. We're starting soon!

As a celebration of the new book being finished and available, I decided to grab on of the LeGarde Mysteries and make it free for the same time this week.  

 

From March 3rd - 8th The Return, book 13 in the LeGarde Mystery series, will be free. This book can be easily read as a standalone.

 

 

Here's the blurb in case you haven't read this one: 

 

Sometimes the past won’t be laid to rest.

Music professor Gus LeGarde has been happily married to his second wife, Camille, years after his first wife, Elsbeth, leapt to her death from the Letchworth Gorge cliffs. But when he starts seeing a woman around town who looks exactly like Elsbeth, his marriage and sanity are thrown into chaos.Is she a ghost? A figment of his imagination? Or has there been some kind of horrible mistake, and could Elsbeth still be alive?

As if the shock of glimpsing his dead wife, seemingly in the flesh, weren’t enough, the LeGarde household is struggling with the arrival of strange new neighbors. The Silvermans are secretive and unapproachable from the start—patriarch Ezekiel is hostile and threatening, his adult daughter Serena is clearly terrified, and her teenage son Eli shows signs of abuse. At first they avoid the troubled family, but that becomes impossible when Gus’ daughter, Shelby, starts falling for Eli.

After a string of dangerous events culminates in the elder Silverman holding a shotgun on the two teens when discovered in flagrante delicato, Gus forbids Shelby from seeing the boy. But soon after things are broken off, Shelby and Eli abruptly vanish, plunging both families into panic.As the Silvermans’ dark past is slowly revealed, Shelby’s life hangs in the balance. Just how far will this family go to protect their secrets?

 

"The book is fast paced, drawing you in from the first chapter, and progressing with exciting turns in a way that the book is always pleasurable and satisfying, and even the worst antagonists are treated with empathy. Lazar is a master craftsman and pays careful attention to language, plot, pacing and character so that all of the elements tie together neatly and seamlessly, description charged with rich nostalgia." - Magdalena Ball
 

The Return - free this week!

Thank you again for your amazing response to my loss of Dale. 

 

Biscuit wants to play fetch some more (never ending, ha ha) and wanted to say hi to you all, as well as to encourage me to stop typing!

 

 

 

 

 

Next time I'm going to share Rob Sells new book - it's a wonderful murder mystery called An Affair with Murder. But hold tight, we may have a big sale coming up for it. ;o)

 

All my best wishes,

 

Aaron Lazar