Carmen Will is the author of Doubly Departed, the first in her Amanda Winters mysteries. Will, a freelance writer and editor whose novel, A Practicum for Murder, was a finalist in Poisoned Pen Press’s 2013 Discover Mystery contest, lives in Sun Lakes (Cottonwood), Arizona, with her husband Wayne. In Doubly Departed, young Nathan Reynolds drowned…
Tag: books
Clubs & Classes, October 2016
Sun Lakes resident publishes book about Vietnam rescue missions
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes resident Tom Waldron flew with heroes as a helicopter rescue pilot during the Vietnam Conflict. Last year he wrote a book about it. I Flew With Heroes recounts rescue missions flown by H-3 and H-53 Jolly Green crews in 1969 and 1970 in Laos and Vietnam. Included are personal details of the…
Features, November 2015
Sun Lakes resident writes first book
Mike Pavlik had been an art teacher and coach for 35 years in Lorain, Ohio before retiring to Sun Lakes in 2005. He enjoys and continues creating his wood artwork, playing golf, and now writing. He had his first book published – If You’re a Duffer, You’re OK in My Book. He realized he was…
Features, November 2015
Sun Lakes resident authors book
Sun Lakes resident Dr. Robert Hirt has authored a book on his life as a country veterinarian. He practiced in western New York State for many years before moving to Sun Lakes in 1998. As a non-fiction writer, his stories depict various graphic situations that occurred almost daily in his rural practice. Dealing with these…
Features, October 2015
Resident writes a book
John W. Milionis, DO The book, Happiness, The Joy From Living, is about happiness with contentment from our daily actions and living prefaced by the need for personal change so we can become aware and accommodate the changes we must make within us, by us, so we can expand our consciousness and increase our sensitivity…
Features, June 2015
New author in Oakwood
Richard L. Crewse Recently, I submitted a manuscript to Amazon.com in their Kindle division entitled Portrait of Betrayal. This was accepted and published as a E-book. The story is a love story with psychological twists. It is available on Kindle Books. The first draft was written in the early ‘80s and sat on a shelf…
Features, March 2015
Sun Lakes resident publishes “I Flew with Heroes”
During the war in Southeast Asia, the author flew combat missions in the CK-135 Tanker, H-3 and H-53 Helicopter. This book recounts rescue missions flown by H-3 and H-53 “Jolly Green” crews in 1969 and 1970 in Laos and Vietnam while he was assigned to the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery (ARR) Squadron. In a…
Features, March 2015
“To Catch A Man” books makes a comeback
“This book has been meaningful to women of all ages,” author Barbara Schrodt states. “I had no idea when writing it that this book would find its way into so many women’s hearts.” To Catch a Man is a simple read, but one that will move you to tears and cause you to laugh aloud. If…
Features, October 2014
Check Out – Check In – October 2014
Janet Mills Secret Rooms – A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess and a Family Secret by Catherine Bailey. Five rooms in the castle basement housed records of the family from the time that the first Manners was appointed a duke in the 11th century. The castle, his home, was Belvoir Castle in…
Taste of the Town, October 2014
It’s “Singing Cats & Dogs” out there
No, that isn’t a typo, there really are “singing” cats and dogs in Sun Lakes! Patricia Koepp, who moved to Cottonwood in 2004, has written two children’s books about a dog and a cat who can sing. Each book has a soft, plush toy that matches the main characters of the books and music CDs…