My First Four Ebooks Janet Lane Walters #MRFWAuthor #BWLPublishing #Mystery #Romance #Suspense #Fatasy

 

Another year has passed and I’m now a day older than I was yesterday but I’m still celebrating my 50 years of being published in one genre or another. The covers you see are from the first four books I published after discovering ebooks. There were 6 or 7 books before that. Two were non-fiction but they’re so long out of date there’s no reason to feature them since the only way to purchase them is to pay large and strange amounts.

Though these books have been out there for some time 1998 to be honest. They have been updated for the most part and parts rewritten. But from the variety, you can see that I really wanted to write just about everything.

Murder and Mint Tea has seen many editions and the story started out as a short one called “And So We Walk on Eggshells.” An editor sent me a rejection and mentioned the short story sounded like the synopsis for a novel. I figured a way to turn it into a novel. The book has been in electronic versions, now print and long, long ago was on tape. The book has been one of my best sellers over the years. Here’s the blurb.

Katherine is a retired nurse and a retired church organist. The small Hudson River village where she lives in her Victorian “Painted Lady” makes her the neighborhood matriarch. Along with her Maine Coon Cat Robespierre, she guards friends and families. When amoral Rachel moves into the first floor apartment of Katherine’s house, trouble erupts. The murder weapon is one she recognizes and makes her fear for her friends and family. Finding the killer becomes her goal.

 Editorial Review Murder and Mint Tea is a gem in its genre, combining the voice of a classic American whodunit with that of a traditional British detective novel. Murder She Wrote meets Miss Marple in a beautifully crafted tale that makes the reader want to reach into the pages and dispense justice to the villainess themselves. ~ Writer Gail Roughton

Code Blue was the initial title for this book. Then some editor wanted a different title so it became Obsessions. Code Blue was returned as title when I came to BWL Publishing. The book had some rewrites to put in things like cell phones but is essentially the same book. I really liked the premise of a medical suspense a bit different from the usual ones. Here’s the blurb.

In the medical suspense Code Blue by Janet Lane Walters, published by Books We Love and previously published as Obsessions, nurse Susan finds the body of the hospital’s “gossip queen” in the orthopedic storage room. She doesn’t realize this is the first of a series of murders involving her colleagues or that her life is in danger. She is a widow and is exploring a new romantic relationship that promises love but she fears the man she is falling for is as controlling as her dead husband. The arrival of courtship gifts, at first, seen as innocuous soon takes on a sinister note.
Reviews
This book kept me on edge from the first page to the last. Several times I just 'knew' I'd figured out who the killer was, but each time, there was a bit of doubt there until the very last paragraph! I highly recommend this book. 4 Stars (Excellent!)"--Tracie's Book Reviews by Kathy's Faves and Raves 
"A series of murders, suspense, action, a tad of love makes OBSESSIONS an intriguing tale designed to mystify your mind. If you love mysteries, you'll love Janet Lane Walters newest release. 4 Stars!"--Just Views 
"Fast-paced mainstream novel ... Walters plots carefully, each scene constructed to perfection. For readers who enjoy being terrified, this is an author to turn to for entertainment. She tells all, while managing to create paranoia among the characters."--Affaire de Coeur

 

The Secret of the Jewels was an interesting write. I wrote the rough draft in 72 hours with just a little time for breaks, Took much longer to complete the book. The book was to be a single title but an editor thought there should be more. I finally found the two books in the series.

When the Holder of the Yellow Jewel dies, her ward Liara believes she will become the new Yellow Holder. The dying word of the elderly woman astonishes the young woman. She will hold the White Jewel. This fabled gem has been lost for years since her mother and her sister fought and her aunt took hold of the Black Jewel. Liara, accompanied by her foster brother set forth to find the jewel, escaping the soldiers sent by the Queen and Black Jewel Holder. During their escape, Liara meets Valmir who saves her and her foster brother during a shipwreck. During their journey, they meet other holders of the Jewels, including Reena, daughter of the now dead Queen. Though she has the Black Jewel, Reena has no idea how to use the gem.

The Aries Libra Connection began like as In Opposition and I believe there was another title. While writing this book, I began using Astrology to cast my characters and thus the new title.

Jenessa is Aries, a nurse, union advocate and likes a good fight. Eric is Libra, Director of Nursing, and believes in compromise.

Can these two find a way to uncover the underhanded events at the hospital? They’re on opposite sides but the attraction between them is strong. She’s a widow who fought to save her husband’s life during a code. She feels guilty because the love she and her husband shared had died before his death. He assisted at the code but he feels guilty since he was the one who was responsible for the short staffing the night her husband died.

Now they face falling in love and trying to solve the problems between the nurse’s union and the president of the hospital’s Board who wants a take over of the hospital by his hospital group. Is their connection strong enough to survive?

For The Birds - Janet Lane Walters #BooksWeLoveLTD #Mfrwauthor #chickens #Robins #Bkue jays

For The Birds

 

 

            What better kind of cover when one is talking about their encounters with birds than a cat who would protect me. Now, I have no fear of birds when they’re soaring high in the sky. I even watched the eagle who nested near our grocery store one year but it stayed away from me. So I will tell you about my bird stories.

            My latest encounter –

The Case of the Brazen Robin

             Every time I go out to water the plants, a brazen large robin appears. The bird lands about a year from me. That is too close for comfort. As I move along the line of roses, the bird moves to the amount of distance remains the same. Now he might be looking for worms. At least I hope so. I have no desire to pet a bird. Do robins get rabies?

 

The Case of Saved by the Cat

            We have a large front yard and a small one in the back that’s well shaded by trees. A great place to sit on hot afternoons. Also at the time the gripp was back there. I was preparing dinner. Our second cat, Nosey sat with me. I’m sure he really wanted to see if he could scarf some burger scraps. I had just turned the burgers when a blue jay rocketed from the tree headed straight at me. I tried to run. Then Nosey leaped and the bird was caught and taken away into the shaded trees. I saved the cat some scraps of meat.

 

The Sour Cherry Tree Rescue

            Years ago, in our yard, we had a sour cherry tree. I love sour cherry pie and the tree was filled. I persuaded my mother to pay me for picking cherries since she froze them so we had cherry pies often. My dad liked them, too. I had finished picking ten quarts from the lower branches. The tree was wide and tall and there were more cherries. I took the ladder and propped it and climbed the ladder to reach the berries. Suddenly I was attacked by a bird. Looked like an eagle to me but it really was a robin. Maybe there was a nest but this bird was having no part of my intrusion. I started screaming and protecting my face from this fluttering creature. My mother came out. All I could do was yell “The bird. The bird.” She had a broom and she came out and started hitting the branches. The bird flew away and I came down. The high cherries remained unattainable. Did the bird want the fruit or was she like my mother protecting?

 

The Chicken Chase

            We used to visit my grandmother. She kept chickens. These days one would call them free range. I don’t like them and the feeling was mutual. Not the rooster. His only bad hbit was waking up early. He was rather cowardly so all one had to do was stomp a foot and he scurried away. Not the hens. They never bothered my cousins or my siblings but they delighted in ganging up on me. During my visits there, I seldom ventured off the porch since I knew if I did those hens would come for me.

 

The First Bird Attack

And this is how my fear of birds began. I was about three year old. My father and I used to walk from our house to a lovely wooded park not far from out apartment. We went to feed the chipmunks and I remember touching one or more of the timid creatures. You had to be very still and quiet to tempt them to come near. I had a nut in my hand when suddenly a bird, a large bird flew from a branch in the tree. The bird punched into my thumbnail and it hurt. I screamed, I dropped the nuts and fled to my father. There was a drop of blood. The chipmunks had vanished. All I can remember is saying “Bad bird. Don’t like birds.”

 

            So now you can see why I’d rather have my birds high in the sky or even in a cage.

 

 

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