What's new with Brenda Novak

Hello readers! I hope you are having an amazing summer. I am excited to report that I just finished writing THIS HEART OF MINE, which is Riley's story and will be out next April. It's my favorite of the Whiskey Creek books thus far, so I hope you'll mark your calendars. Until then, I have plenty of other releases to keep you busy, including A MATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN, my next historical (the book my editor calls "a triumph"), which will be out October 7th. Right after that, we have another Whiskey Creek book, THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS, which is Eve and Rex's story. Who's Rex? Those of you who have read INSIDE and IN SECONDS will definitely recognize him. I've received so much reader mail asking for his story that I decided to bring him to Whiskey Creek. HEART will be released October 28th and is already up for pre-order (oddly, it's nearly 25% off at Amazon.com for Kindle so those of you with a Kindle might consider pre-ordering because front list doesn't generally go on sale).   Amazon: Kindle Amazon: Paperback Barnes & Noble TODAY ONLY: $1.99 Also, you can get THROUGH THE SMOKE, my most recent historical release, for only $1.99 in Kindle -- and in print for only $5 (trade paperback size which normally sells for $12.95)! The Kindle sale is ONE DAY ONLY, so order right away if you want to take advantage of that. Through The Smoke: Kindle The $5 print sale lasts through July 23rd. Through The Smoke: Trade Paperback Be sure to enter this month's FAN CLUB CONTEST for your chance to win a mystery box FILLED with tons of fun goodies and surprises. Accessing the FAN CLUB section of my website requires a log-in and password, because I make everything in there (including the monthly fan club contests) exclusive to our small group -- as a reward for belonging (the general contest is a much larger pool). So, in case you've forgotten your log-in and password, it's: username: fanclub password: neworleans And don't worry about someone forwarding this email to those who don't belong. Every winner is checked against our fan club list. :-) Congratulations to June's winner! Mindy Brown will receive any three Novak books (autographed) of her choice (providing I have them in stock). I'm gearing up for a lot of travel this summer, and the California State Fair, which I attend every year. If you are coming to the California State Fair, stop by the author's booth inside the A/B Building (right by those fabulous cinnamon rolls) and say hello. I'll be there July 15th - 19th, signing full sets of the Whiskey Creek series so far as well as some of my suspense trilogies. Here's wishing you a Happy 4th! This is a little something I'll be making to celebrate: click here for recipe Brenda