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Canterbury House Publishing, Ltd. (CHP), publishes wholesome quality fiction and memoir of an inspirational nature and of the romantic suspense and mystery genres with an emphasis on colorful Southern U.S. regional settings. We publish authors who are passionate about their stories and their craft, as well as, active and collaborative in the marketing and promotion of their books.

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With Big Top Appeal, C.K. Mallick Launches, "Thomasina: The Twin"

   

On Sunday, February 24th, the public is invited to this unique, fun, author event—Acropolis; Greek Taverna. The venue is apropos and just minutes from Sarasota’s Big Top where the intimate single-ring tent features aerial artists from around the world, many who have provided inspiration for Mallick’s stories.

In her series The Daughters, book two, Thomasina: The Twin, she moves her characters to Sarasota, Florida after Valthea marries her soul-mate, Sorin. Right from the start, the wedding is disrupted by her sinister aunt. Family secrets continue to haunt Valthea. But that’s not all. One of her relatives uses their paranormal gift against her. Valthea hopes to gain access to her mother’s journals in time to understand and combat the manipulative attacks. If not, she may heed the advice of the very attractive, daredevil comic who’s part of her new circus family.

Early reviewers have called Thomasina, “fresh and mesmerizing,” and said, “Thomasina? Well, there’s nothing like a character you love to hate.” And, “Thomasina wraps together girl-power, romance and sibling drama with that crazy circus charm!”

C. K. Mallick’s eclectic past and present greatly affects her fiction and non-fiction writing. She’s worked over twenty years in the dance/entertainment field and in the cosmetics industry. Her volunteer work includes stints at: a V.A. hospital, The Big Cat Rescue, The Boys & Girls Club, Circus Arts Conservatory and Bayside Community Church.

Living in Sarasota, Florida, C.K. enjoys spending time with Florida’s woodlands and beaches and family and friends. She keeps her energy high and her mind inspired by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and listening to people’s stories. She considers herself blessed, knowing her books come into the homes and hands of many women, men and children of all ages!

Join C.K. Mallick at Acropolis, Sunday, February 24th from 6:30-9:00 p. m. Meet intriguing people! Eat Mediterranean food! Go home with an autographed copy of Thomasina: The Twin!

Thomasina: The Twin is available nationally in bookstores and online stores. ISBN: 978-1-94540107-7, Canterbury House Publishing. For more information about the book launch event, email: marketing@canterburyhousepublishing.com.

Renowned Canadian Author, Pat Mattaini Mestern Receives Canada's Unsung Heroes Honour

Pat Mattaini Mestern is a well-respected author of historical novels. Always well-researched and eloquently written, her novels bring the reader deeply into the stories as they twist and turn to the satisfying endings. 

We are honored to have published: Anna: Child of the Poorhouse, Rachel's Legacy, Magdalena's Song, and No Choice But Freedom. All are in e-book format.

To read the article, click here: The Wellington Adviser

To learn more about the author, click here: Pat Mattaini Mestern 

New Hampshire State Library Features "Olustee" As Book of the Week!

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Canterbury House Would Like to Welcome New Authors, Greg Ahlgren and Anthea T. Piscarik

Greg Ahlgren is a criminal defense lawyer who divides his time between Manchester, New Hampshire and Sarasota, Florida. He received his B.A. degree from Syracuse University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a criminal justice professor, a state legislator, and a political activist, and has appeared as a featured guest on both national and regional television and radio shows, as well as podcasts, on true crime and historical issues.

His books include the fact-based fiction novel, Olustee: America's Unfinished Civil War Battle released April 2018 by Canterbury House, the alternate history time-travel novel Prologue, the international thriller The Medici Legacy, and the Civil War novel Fort Fisher: The Battle for the Gibraltar of the South, and together with Stephen Monier he co-authored the true crime book Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax.
Recreationally, Ahlgren has been a licensed private pilot, an avid sailor, and a not-so-avid skier.

 

Anthea T. Piscarik is currently a fundraiser for a non-profit organization in Delaware. She established a professional writing career as a playwright and news reporter for a Catholic Christian weekly publication. A graduate of the University of Delaware, she continued her theatre studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and film studies in the inaugural Act One: Writing for Hollywood program. She is an identical twin, studies ballet, teaches religious education, and records news stories for the blind. As a producer, Anthea is working on a documentary about a blind couple raising their own sighted twins. Unearthing Christmas: The Miriam Chronicles, Book 1, her first novel, began with a dream.

April/May Releases:


Olustee: America’s Unfinished Civil War Battle
When Tampa area journalist Jason Bauman is tasked to write an article about a Florida legislative hearing about the placement of Civil War memorials, as well as the battle whose proposed monument triggered the bill, he figures it’ll be his last easy fluff piece before he heads North to his new job as a political reporter. His one regret is leaving behind the woman he loves, who because of her family obligations can’t move with him. But what he discovers in the small North Florida town of Olustee will force him to re-examine not only his perception of America’s bloodiest conflict and its enduring cultural rift, but also his own life choices.

Unearthing Christmas: The Miriam Chronicles, Book 1
In 1955, fourteen-year-old Lori creates a Christmas room in her father’s bomb shelter. Sixty years later, fourteen-year-old Peggy and her friends discover the abandoned shelter, fully preserved. Peggy returns alone. As Peggy reaches for a prized object, Lori appears and the past and present collide into a fate-filled adventure.

 

"Snook Wallow" Receives Starred Review from Kirkus!

SNOOK WALLOW

by Janet Heijens

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A retired lawyer hopes to prove a death row inmate innocent before his time runs out.

Logan Murphy was barely 18 when he was convicted of killing an unidentified young woman in Snook Wallow, the nightspot where he and two friends went almost every weekend to drink beer and try to pick up girls. With his execution date fast approaching, Logan applies to the Defender Project for help. His case doesn’t meet the nonprofit’s strict guidelines for seeking a retrial, so Ben Shepherd, although convinced that Logan is innocent, can’t help him. But Ben’s aunt, retired attorney Cate Stokes, can. Looking for any excuse not to unpack the boxes in her new South Florida home, the New Hampshire transplant quickly becomes a true believer and just as quickly becomes embroiled in an intrigue as dangerous as it is elusive. As Ben tackles a tamer case that does meet the project’s guidelines—the conviction of Ricky Castro, who was pretty clearly railroaded by an unscrupulous cop with the help of a jailhouse snitch—Cate pushes the limits trying to discover who the victim in the Logan Murphy case was and who might have wanted her dead. With the help of investigator Lalo Sanchez, who has his own issues with limits, Cate peels back layer after layer until she uncovers a violent crime with a shocking motive.

Heijens, whose earlier foray into the topic (Wrongful Conviction, 2015) featured criminal defender Jean Jankowski, presents another heroine who’s equally smart, resourceful, and empathetic—and more than worthy of an encore appearance. More about Wrongful Conviction.

 

Happy Holidays from Canterbury House Publishing!

Canterbury House wishes all our subscribers a very Happy Holiday Season and a Super New Year!

 

We are blessed to have released the following novels this year. Please check out their book page. Books are available for purchase at your favorite book store:

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Canterbury House was honored to add four new authors to their house this year: Janet Heijens, Betsy Reeder, Greg Ahlgren (book forthcoming March 2018), Anthea Piscarik (book forthcoming May 2018).

 

Award-Winning "Bright as Gold" Now Available as E-book

Winner of the Military Stars and Bars, John Esten Cooke Award for Fiction 2015

In the fourth and final installment of The Georgia Gold Series, the Randalls and Rousseaus rebuild their lives following The War Between the States.

For more information and to purchase, click here: Bright as Gold 

 

Snook Wallow: A Wrongful Conviction Mystery Celebrates Its Launch on April 7th

Janet Heijens and her husband Pieter are hosting an RSVP wine and cheese book launch party at the Landings Racquet Club in Sarasota this Friday, April 7th. Over a hundred fans are expected to turn out for the occasion.

Heijens was inspired to write her latest novel by an article she read in the Sarasota Herald Tribune about human trafficking victims. "I wanted to highlight the plight of these girls, especially those who are brought into this country illegally by Mexican smuggling cartels." That's when Snook Wallow, the first book in the Wrongful Conviction Mystery series was conceived. It follows the success of her debut novel, Wrongful Conviction, which drew critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, "Heijens premieres a rare heroine who's both gritty and reflective. Here's hoping for a series."

In Snook Wallow, the story is set in the Venice-Sarasota-Bradenton areas, and locals may recognize a popular area haunt called Snook Haven as the setting where the murder takes place. Heijens assures us, however, that she knows of no murders ever having happened there.

NYT Bestselling author, Lisa Black says, “Snook Wallow is a fast-paced thriller with fun, complex characters and a plot that will keep you guessing. I couldn't put it down.”

The story: After ten years on death row for murdering a Jane Doe, Logan Murphy is nearing the end of the line. Logan’s last hope rests with Cate Stokes, a retired lawyer who reluctantly agrees to take his case. Cate’s relentless pursuit of the truth leads her to the discovery of a human trafficking ring in South Florida and the chilling realization that Jane Doe was not their only victim.

Heijens is a founding member of the Sarasota Literary Guild, Mystery Writers of America and Florida Gulf Coast Sisters in Crime. She lives with her husband, Pieter in Sarasota, Florida.

Snook Wallow is available in bookstores nationally and online stores. Canterbury House Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-9970119-5-1, Trade Paperback, $15.95.

 

WITCH: The Restoration Trilogy, Book Three Launches April 1st.

Georgia author, Denise Weimer, celebrates the April release of her final book in The Restoration Trilogy, Witch, with a book signing from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at The Washington Spring Art Festival on the Square in Washington, GA.

In Weimer’s newest Restoration Trilogy, when Jennifer Rushmore accepts a brooding bachelor’s job offer to act as coordinator for the restoration of his family’s historic doctor’s house (White), apothecary (Widow) and log cabin (Witch) in a rural Georgia community, little does she know it’s her own heart that will undergo the greatest renovation.

In book three, having restored Michael Johnson’s ancestors’ house and apothecary shop and begun applying the lessons of family and forgiveness unearthed from the past, Jennifer Rushmore expects to complete her first preservation job with the simple relocation of a log home. But as her crew reconstructs the 1787 cabin, home to the first Dunham doctor, attacks on those involved throw suspicion on neighbors and friends alike. And while Jennifer has trusted God and Michael with the pain of her past, it appears Michael’s been keeping his own secrets. Will she use a dream job offer from Savannah as an escape, or will a haunting tale from a Colonial diary convince her to rely on the faithfulness of his love?

The trilogy involves lessons on the healing of the heart from three different centuries unearthed by the modern characters as they restore each building, and one very dangerous buried mystery. The spiritual focus, says Weimer, lies in how only God, the Master Renovator, can bring us to wholeness.
Weimer’s novels receive enthusiastic reviews from critics, bloggers and authors alike. Amazon best-selling author Heather Blanton called White “spell-binding,” while Timeless Christian Romance says, “Widow is a firmly-packed, beautifully descriptive tale that flows through a century in the most addictive way, especially for the renovating romantic hooked on supernatural mystery.”

Weimer is the author of romantic novella Redeeming Grace and The Georgia Gold Series. Sautee Shadows, The Gray Divide, The Crimson Bloom, and Bright as Gold, winner of The 2015 John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Literature, feature historical romance set in Northeast Georgia and Savannah between Georgia’s Gold Rush and Reconstruction.

Witch is available from Canterbury House Publishing (14.95 trade paperback, ISBN:978-0997011975) through bookstore chains, online stores including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For more information on Denise Weimer's upcoming signing tour and blog tour, visit http://deniseweimerbooks.webs.com and check out her calendar.

Award-Winning "Valthea: I Read People" Inspired by Circus Sarasota Released March 15th

The initial sparks of inspiration for Valthea—I Read People came from two of author, C.K. Mallick’s childhood memories. She grew up near Venice, Florida, the former winter home of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, and she loved listening to stories of the “intuitive” great-grandmother she never met.

Thirty years later, C.K.’s story ideas rekindled after watching a performance of Circus Sarasota featuring aerialist, Dolly Jacobs.

Mallick wrote Valthea’s story while interviewing performers, tent masters, and coaches. She also referenced her seventeen-year background in the entertainment industry, including dancing for Disney’s Hollywood Studios and teaching dance to children and teens.

Mallick signed with Canterbury House Publishing in July 2015 after submitting her novel for the Royal Palm Literary Award. At the Florida Writers Association annual conference this past October, it was announced that Valthea placed in the top third of the young adult category. “We are very excited to have Ms. Mallick as an author in our house,” says publisher, Wendy Dingwall. “She brings an energetic and enthusiastic attitude, and a generous spirit that we appreciate. She has a gift for writing lively and vivid stories that we think will resonate with young adults.”

In her own words, Mallick says, “I wanted to write something intriguing and fresh for teens without darkness, and vampires, but that showed a hero who has the power of ambition and focus, as well as compassion for others. Valthea is a teen who believed in, and worked for, ‘it all.’ I wanted to write a story that ‘gives back,’ speaks to the spirit of the reader, and is timeless in its truthfulness.”

In the novel, young heroine, Valthea, reads people’s pasts. She is determined to find her birth parents, headline a circus, and experience true love. This journey leads her to perform at festivals throughout Romania with a Gypsy troupe and an Eastern Europe, Cirque du Soleil-style circus. In her rise to stardom, empathetic Valthea, falls in love with Sorin Dobra the Gypsy troupe’s fire juggler with med-school ambition. Along the way she encounters jealousy, obsession, and bullying. But when Valthea’s loved-ones are threatened, will she be able to access her paranormal prowess or be forced to rely solely on heart and wit?

Mallick creates a world bursting with romance, visions and violence. It is the story of a girl who becomes ringleader of her own destiny. Valthea: I Read People is the first in a four book series called The Daughters, each main daughter character will have a special gift affecting her relationships with the people she encounters.

The public is invited to C.K. Mallick’s book launch for Valthea: I Read People on Saturday, March 26th , at Barnes & Noble from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. For more information about the book launch please contact: Barnes and Noble: (941) 923-9907

Valthea: I Read People will be available nationally in bookstores and online stores on March 15, 2016. Canterbury House Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-99084166-1.