The CHATELAINE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Women’s Fiction and Romantic Fiction. The CHATELAINE Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards.
The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions (Contemporary Romance, Adventure & Suspense, Historical Romance, Inspirational/Restorative/Clean, and Romantic/Steamy/Sensual) Book Awards Packages for the 2017 Chatelaine Book Awards.
Congratulations to all those who made the SHORT LIST!
The Finalists Authors and Titles of Works that have made it to the highly competitive Short-List (aka The Semi-Finalists) of the Chatelaine 2017 Book Awards are:
Good Luck to All!
Diane Wylie – Magic of the Pentacle
Phillip Vega – Last Exit to Montauk
Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
Abbie Roads – Hunt the Dawn
Anna Durbin – King of Swords
J.L.Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: An Novel of Captivity
Nick Rester – Darlings
Ryan K. Nelson – Cash Valley
Eileen Charbonneau – Watch Over Me
Kate Vale – Chance Encounter
F. E. Greene – The Best-Left Questions
Cynthia A. Crowner – Blinded by the Night
Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Passage Home toMeuse
Cheri Champagne – The Trouble With Love
Cheri Champagne – Love and Deceit
Cheri Champagne – Love’s Misadventure
Michelle Cox – A Ring of Truth
Lucinda Brant – Proud Mary: A Georgian Historical Romance (Book 5)
Cerella Sechrist – A Song for Rory
Leigh Grant – Mask of Dreams
Keith Zwingelberg/Rory Church – Kindred Spirits the Healers
Sara Dahmen – Wine & Children
Dana Faletti – Beautiful Secret
The 2017 Chatelaine Short Listers will compete for the Chatelaine First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chatelaine GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.
Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner M. A. Clarke Scott
All Short Listers will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.
Nicole Evelina awarded Chatelaine Grand Prize for DAUGHTER OF DESTINY
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Congratulations to the Short Listers in this fiercely competitive contest!
Good Luck to each of you as each one of your workscompetesfor the Chatelaine Awards First Class Category Positions.
Janet Shawgo Won the Chatelaine Grand Prize
The Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners along with all Short Listers in attendance will be announced at theApril 21st, 2018 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala,which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.
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Are you ready to be whisked away to a romantic Italian villa? Seduced by a brilliant – and sexy – architect? Not doctoral candidate Clio Sinclair McBeal. The red-haired beauty is nose down, struggling valiantly to complete her Ph.D. thesis and has no time for a social life – even with a gorgeous Italian lover. But here’s the great news, she finally has a topic for her dissertation, one that will give her project momentum: passion, ecstasy, bliss as portrayed in religious art of the Italian Renaissance.
Armed with a fresh idea and an adorable Fiat 500, Clio zips down a provincial Italian road anticipating meeting with her thesis adviser to share the updates. Instead, she finds herself in a roll-over accident that leaves her sans car, stuck in the mud and in need of assistance. Readers will swoon at who comes to her rescue, the dashing Guillermo Gabriel d’Aldobrandin. Clio recovers fast but can she resist his charms? How will she be able to handle this interesting and oh-so-handsome man in her life at the same time she’s attempting to complete her thesis? And holy cow – are her parents in town?
M.A. Clarke Scott’s The Art of Enchantment starts at a low simmer but rises to a body-searing burn as Clio and Guillermo find themselves pushed together repeatedly by both fate and the desire to save Guillermo’s family villa. Clio, however, must also cope with her own family legacy, one of academic excellence. Satisfying her dominating parents seems to be an uphill battle, however. And to complicate the situation, Guillermo mistakes her intense desire to meet with her thesis adviser as evidence of a deep love of scholarship.
Clarke Scott delivers fine, white-hot love scenes along with the opportunity to pick up some random Italian swear words that are fun to say, like stronzo! Aside from sex and swearing, Clarke Scott uses archetypes to woo her audience: the destructive rock star, the sexy, bold Italian, the shy, studious American attempting to please her parents. And these archetypes work well in this story, giving readers much of what they come looking for in romantic fiction.
M.A. Clarke Scott is an artist with words and paint. She writes women’s fiction as well as steampunk and science fiction, screenplays, novels, and essays. White walls, blank canvases and the empty page are all invitations for her to fill them with her exceptional creations.
A well-paced escape for those hungering for art, history and a hot ride with a handsome Italian hero.
A peaceful home in the San Juan Islands turns perilous when two women are persecuted by residents who have plenty to hide when The Camera’s Eye is turned on them. Master storyteller Judith Kirscht presents a thrilling mystery with heart, ripe for today’s environment and rich for readers.
Veronica and Charlotte considered themselves unlikely targets of hate crimes, after all, who wouldn’t like two nice white-haired ladies who share a home for economy and company on an island in Washington’s Puget Sound? Both women have tragic family histories which they thought they’d left behind, but trouble never really lies quietly for long.
Veronica has the gift of capturing the truth with her constant companion, Constance, her beloved Nikon camera. When she captures an uncomfortable truth in their new neighborhood, the eye of persecution turns and focuses on her and Charlotte. In The Camera’s Eye, the reader comes face to face with how perception encourages action, and how action can either heal or destroy.
From the beginning scene, Veronica and Charlotte are in jeopardy as a rock is thrown through their window in the middle of the night. Who would do such a thing? With pasts that cultivated their own sets of demons, the friends have their own ideas, and the field is rife with possibilities. However, when the local law enforcement shows up and suggests that their lifestyle is to blame for the attack, the women go on the defense and start their own investigation as to who and why they have suddenly become targets.
This story is not to be confused with a cozy. Kirscht opens the story with violence and forces the reader to examine the many results of hard decisions made with the best intentions, and question philosophies based on the letter of the law rather than on love. It’s a mystery, certainly, but with an unrelenting grip and careful sleuthing that feels more sinister as the plot unfolds.
Rich with superb dialogue and beautifully penned scenes, The Camera’s Eye is typical of Kirscht’s style and readers will be hard-pressed to set this book down. As one event leads to another escalating event, our characters wits and wills are tested as they struggle to make sense of the violent hatred surrounding them and the blatant disregard for their well-being at the hands of the authorities who are supposed to protect them.
A Chicago native and multi-award-winning author, Judith Kirscht makes her home on an island in the Puget Sound in Washington state where she spends her time taking her dogs for walks, discussing dinner plans with friends, and penning her next literary masterpiece. The Camera’s Eye is Kirscht’s fifth novel.
“In a world where too many rocks are thrown at those who represent anything other than the norm in middle-class white America, two friends decide to take matters into their own hands and stand up to the hatred with which they are targeted in order to save their home and ultimately their lives. Hot off the shelf from the literary award-winning author, Judith Kirscht, The Camera’s Eye will challenge the reader to focus on what they believe and how their beliefs inform their actions. A very important book for our times.”
Forty-three-year-old Sam’s secure life is unraveling. It’s not just that her marriage ended two years ago, or that her job leaves her exhausted, or even that her son has essentially become a food-and-laundry-services-only visitor. It’s the combination of a cryptic phone call from her doctor’s office and the crushing claws of an improperly imprinted raptor that spin Sam down an entirely new adventure as an apprentice in the art of falconry.
Since an apprentice needs a sponsor, Sam considers friendly Mary Kate or knowledgeable Mike, but unfortunately neither is close enough geographically for it to work. Instead, they suggest the best choice is clearly the mysterious (bordering on surly) Hank Gerard. He has experience raising and flying a wide variety of birds. So with gentle prodding, she and Hank become sponsor and apprentice, and Samantha’s life changes forever. She’s no longer a lonely, harried corporate marketing executive. She’s a falconer in training.
Unfortunately, she’s a would-be falconer fighting a terminal cancer diagnosis. Sam tries valiantly to keep up with this physically demanding new hobby, but both the disease and the chemotherapy intended to cure it put a strain on her efforts. Readers may find it improbable that someone going through cancer treatment will feel up to full tilt running through a field a few days after chemo. Some patients will, of course, but some won’t. It might pull some readers out of the story if they have had a rough experience themselves or know someone who has.
Sam’s challenges of learning the art of falconry progress alongside her chemo treatments, and the growing tension between her and her sponsor: “The next step is a psychological one, too, and probably the biggest. He has to jump from his perch and come toward you in order to get his meal, now. In other words, he’s jumping toward the big scary thing—you.” (p. 119)
It comes as no surprise that the author is an expert instructor at West Coast Falconry. The company is based in Northern California and offers classes, instruction and public education in the 5000-year-old sport.
The Apprentice transports the reader to a raw, natural world, one with fields of sweet smelling sage, soaring hawks and diving falcons. The language and beauty of falconry is woven expertly into the narrative, providing the reader a glimpse into a rarified world while providing believable, relatable characters.
Life is meant for living – outrageously in Jessica Stone’s latest novel, The Last Outrageous Woman.
Eighty-six-year-old Mattie’s life is dwindling away at Florida’s Restful Palms Retirement facility but she has a plan—an outrageous plan. And it just might work. Taking advantage of a crisis situation, Mattie tricks a staff member into signing a release paper that will be their ticket out.
Each woman has a secret longing to be fulfilled. For Mattie, it’s a sea voyage as described to her by a long-lost lover; food-obsessed Dolores wants to honor her Irish heritage by kissing the Blarney Stone; quiet, easily dominated Edna has a dream of riding a camel—in Egypt; Rose never got to say goodbye, her way, to her deceased brother buried somewhere in Wisconsin; and Helen remembers how her two sons, both killed in military service, loved Australia, leaving her with the desire to go there and pet a kangaroo.
To accomplish their mad scheme, the women who will become known to the world as “the grannies” enlist the help of Edna’s young bohemian niece Katie, who will make connections for them—not just on flights, but with people in all the places they touch down. Sneaking out of Restful Palms with passports and very little luggage (they share necessities and take only one change of clothing each) the grannies head first for Wisconsin.
By the time they reach Ireland they have become a phenomenon on Facebook, and once their trek takes them to Australia, they have hundreds of thousands of “friends” who watch their exploits and cheer them on via YouTube. They become so admired by global social media fans that a dance is invented in their name, hoisting them to overnight Facebook fame—even though none of them quite understand what Facebook is, or even exactly how to use a cell phone.
But not all their adventures are fun. The grannies are hunted by a pair of greedy sisters trying to make sure their aging mother does not waste “their” inheritance and are swindled by con men who see them as easy marks. Their ramblings wind down in Cairo, but the reader senses that for Mattie, the “last outrageous woman,” the trip will never really end.
Each woman finds what she seeks, but in ways very different than anticipated, in this rollicking tale of spirit and spunk. One of them enjoys true love for the first time; one will get long-sought revenge; one will find herself while getting lost; one will let the experience of reunion with her departed loved ones carry her away; and Mattie will discover that the sea can have a far different look and meaning than she had expected.
Told by best-selling author (Doggy on Deck) Jessica H. Stone, The Last Outrageous Woman transports the reader along with the grannies, to exotic locales that Stone herself has explored. Both a skilled and imaginative writer, the author surely knows that her own exploits, borrowed for this amusing, fast-paced yarn, would give her the well-earned title of “outrageous woman.”
She also deserves extra kudos for showing that older folks are still fully human—capable of dancing, loving and celebrating life—while not side-stepping some of the undeniable pitfalls of aging—aches, fears, and memory loss.
Five run-away grannies prove that dreams are worth pursuing, life is worth celebrating, and you’re never too old for true love in Jessica H. Stone’s engagingly fun and poignant tale of women pursuing their hopes and dreams in spite of society’s so-called best intentions.
The course of true love almost never runs in a true straight-line, and this is certainly the case in Andrea Weir’s lovely romantic novel about second chances, A Foolish Consistency.
Although Fate seems to have smiled on Dr. Will Tremaine and Callie Winwood, former sweethearts a couple of decades ago, when they meet again in an emergency room, their second chance at love is problematic. Will is a widower in Westin, a community in the East, and Callie is a divorcée in California. It’s not just the entire country that separates them, but the events of the last twenty-five years. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, however, and as feelings reawaken, they take the first steps to reconnect and build something new, something they hope will last.
Inevitably, they have obstacles to overcome. Will’s children, Lizzy and Wiley, are thirteen and eleven, respectively, and still grieving the death of their mother, Joanna, two years earlier. Their maternal grandparents behave almost as if their mother were still alive, and they never acknowledge that Joanna suffered from mental health issues. While Lizzy reacts to her father’s new girlfriend with typical adolescent angst and anger, her grandparents completely overreact and plot to gain custody of their grandchildren. Their motives for doing so blind them to the reality of the situation and pit Will and his children against Callie and her grown children, especially her son, Ben, in his early twenties.
Considerable depth is added to the narrative by Callie’s understanding of Lizzie’s feelings. Having lost her own mother at an early age, Callie vividly recalls how difficult it was to accept her father’s new girlfriend who eventually became her stepmother. Although Callie loves Will deeply and wants a future with him, she also understands that Lizzy’s feelings are a priority, one that requires a great deal of patience and sensitivity. These qualities make Callie even more attractive to Will who reassures his children that his girlfriend is not seeking to take their mother’s place.
Most scenes alternate between Callie’s first-person point of view and Will’s third-person outlook. This interchange between the female and male experiences of the romance gives the novel an intimate robustness, very appropriate for the narrative. The author handles the pacing just right, and the reader roots for the outcome one always wants in a romance. Still, the protagonists have much to learn about each other and themselves, and the author does not settle for a too easy denouement.
Love once lost is not always easy to regain, even when the couple in question are like peas and carrots. Andrea Weir brings memorable characters, shimmering and confident prose, and realistic dialogue to her stellar contemporary romance of mid-life star-crossed lovers seeking a second chance in A Foolish Consistency.
Do you need a little mystery in your life? It may be in your cards with Winslow Eliot’s new book, Sati and the Rider!
Just when she thinks she’s lost her juju, Satyana, the heroine of Winslow Eliot’s new mystery series, finds it in a most unexpected way.
Satyana and the Rider opens with Satyana – just Satyana – a fortune teller, coming to grips with the possibility that she has lost her ability to tell fortunes. After a horrendous loss, misdirection, and failed attempts to rescue a child, she has packed her bags and moved into a brownstone smack dab in the center of a posh neighborhood in New York City. How does she afford the home? A wealthy client willed it to her when she died.
But with no money to speak of, no clients lining up on her steps, and grappling with her gift that seemingly has flown the coop, Satyana is lonely and depressed – until a sexy young delivery man slips on her stairs and fractures his ankle.
Cue motherly instincts – or a keen sense of responsibility – or an instant attraction – cue whatever you like, Sati (Satyana) is bound to care for the hapless delivery man, Percy is his name, until he can to walk up the five flights of stairs to his apartment across town… which, you know, he never does!
This is the set-up for Winslow Eliot’s first book in the Satyana Mystery Series. A cozy, fast-paced, fun read, Eliot has set the stage for future adventures. Is it perfect? Not quite. There are some continuity issues, but not enough to stop a reader cold. The author, a card reader herself, utilizes the troupe of cards in her title and throughout the book. Here, the Rider indicates the following: News, a delivery, a young man, perhaps a lover. A new person or situation entering your life. A visit. A horse, a car, or other means of transportation. Opportunity. Things moving quickly. A vibrant social life. Elegance. Energy. Comings and goings. 9 of Hearts: a wish fulfilled. Timing: Soon, in a day, next week, in January.
The above description is mentioned at the beginning of the book and skillfully woven in throughout the work. Ultimately, Sati and the Rider is well-written and engaging. A perfect escape from reality for readers of the cozy mystery genre.
Gilda has been absent from her hometown for 30 years, and when she returns with a pocket full of cash (19 million from a lottery win), she opens up a business. Everything is ready for the opening night – except the dead blonde in the dumpster out back wasn’t part of the plan. What’s worse, that dead blonde was Gilda’s first client! This is just the start – dead blondes seem to drop everywhere Gilda goes!
In A Season for Killing Blondes, author Joanne Guidoccio introduces a bevy of Italian friends and relatives who are loving, clever, talented, overbearing, overprotective, erratic, abusive, etc., and who try to “help” Gilda manage her life, whether she wants their input or not. Some of the characters have double names—think of The Waltons2.0—that in combination with some cousins, a few Aunts, and an Uncle, may initially seem confusing, but the author handles it with a deft touch. The names and behaviors add depth, texture, and suspects to the story.
When lead detective, Carlo Fantin, comes onto the scene with a lot of pressure from the city to solve the crimes, he’s all business until he realizes that he knows Gilda from high school…30 years ago. On the plus side, she accepts his dinner invitation to reconnect. On the negative, she’s a prime suspect who has a huge problem with alibis.
But honestly, who wouldn’t love a relative willing to create a handy alibi on the fly?
“Relax, Gilda. You’re not going to jail. I provided you with an alibi for last night. All those times that Roberto and I rehearsed worked.” Sofia (her mother) glanced over at me. “Aren’t you pleased? You’ve said very little since we left the station.”
or how about this:
“I called Detective Fantin and left a message on his machine,” Uncle Paolo said. “When he calls back, I’ll make sure that he knows you and Sofia were with us Saturday night.”
Talk about a support network.
A Season for Killing Blondes is well crafted with solid character and setting descriptions that do not get in the way of pacing. For those readers who enjoy a good humorous mystery and whodunit, along with Italian food, Guidoccio’s cozy does not disappoint. Clues, hints, and some foreshadowing are mixed in with a few curve balls (and meatballs) that keep you guessing until the end.
The SOMERSET Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction. The SOMERSET Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.
More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 1, 2017!
The SOMERSET Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are:
Contemporary Theme
Adventure/Suspense
Literary
Women’s Fiction
Satire
Magic Realism
OFFICIAL LISTING of the 2016 Somerset Writing Competition’s Finalists:
The following titles will compete for the Semi-Finalists SHORT LIST:
Bernard Mansheim – Do No Harm: Everydoctor
Michael Hume – The 95th Christmas
Patrick Garry – The Illusion
A. Beharry – Samson: A Tale of Strength, Struggle & Survival
Tony Bradshaw – A Good Boy
Alexander Boldizar – The Ugly
Debu Majumdar – Sacred River
Annette Harper – The Female Defender
Conon Parks – Empty Bottle of Smoke
Karen Fitzpatrick – After the Rain
Boo Walker – Red Mountain
Richard Fellinger – Made To Break Your Heart
Ann DeFee – Lucy’s Got a Lot of ‘Splaining to Do
Gail Cleare – The Taste of Air
Andrea McKenzie Raine – A Crowded Heart
Andrea McKenzie Raine – Turnstiles
Cricket Rohman – Saving Madelaine
Laurie St. Marie – Baby Mamie
Matt Kilby – The Road Cain Walks
Judith Kirscht – The Camera’s Eye
Steve Coleman – The Navigator II: Irish Revenge
Joao Cerqueira – Jesus and Magdalene
Janet K Shawgo – Archidamus
Kathleen M. Rodgers – Johnnie Come Lately
Kevin G. Chapman – A Legacy of One
Megan A. Clancy – chhori
Michael D. Durkota – Once in a Blue Year
Annaliese Darr – Believe
Chief John J. Mandeville – The Admiral of Bolivia
Chief John J. Mandeville – The Fox, Mike, Hilda, and the Green Emerald Cafe Inferno
Priscilla Audette – Court Appointed
Diana Forbes – Mistress Suffragette
Alberto Ambard – Columbus Day
Michael Aloysius O’Reilly – Proud Patrick
D.M. Hamblin – Once Broken
Ronald E. Yates – The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles (Book 2, Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)
Jamie Zerndt – The Roadrunner Cafe
Marie Louise Joyce – In My Mother’s Time
Joseph Newcomer – El Camino Blue
Pete Westmoreland – Shiloh
James G. Skinner – The Galician Parallax
Victoria Carruthers/Zoe Zuber – Going To Bea
Justin Bog – Wake Me Up
Susan Lee Walberg – Finding Maslow
Phillip Buchanon – The Equipment Guys #8
Alma H. Bond, Ph.D. – Hillary Clinton: On the Couch
Patrick Garry – Blind Spots
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Congratulations to the Finalists!
Good Luck to all of the Somerset Finalists as they compete for the coveted SHORT LIST positions.
The Someret Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category winners, and Short Listers in attendance will be announced and recognized at the April 1, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.
We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Somerset Awards writing competitions for Paranormal Fiction. Please click here for more information or to enter the contests.
Beauty takes a different a form in Lisa Souza’s page-turning debut novel, Beauty and the Bridesmaid.
Dorothy (Dot) Lindell tags herself as a “relationship black hole.” An overweight software geek with a loser love life whose only wish is to not die a virgin.
At her cousin’s wedding, displayed in a tightly molded purple-ish taffeta gown, Dot feels she wins the award for the ugliest bridesmaid. To add injury to insult, Dot has lost hope of an amorous hookup since her escort, Kennedy J Kennedy is gay – and the life of the party. But when he offers to trade his image consulting services for her software know-how, Dot checks the box for a complete image overhaul.
What she doesn’t realize is that her extensive overhaul is bigger, financially and physically and emotionally, than she could ever have imagined. If facial acid applications through a dermatologist aren’t enough, Dot’s personal trainer works her to death. Although it only takes her three and a half months to lose the weight through rigorous exercise program and her spanking-new meal plan, it all pales in comparison to the painful aftermath of plastic surgery.
As a result of her hard work and her surgeon’s skill, Dot is NOT the same person, anatomically speaking, than before. Changing her moniker to her middle name, Alana (Dot) enters a new world of attraction. Among her many admirers, the first person to ask her on a date is none other than her heart-throb who didn’t know she existed – even though they worked in the same office.
As told through Dot, Souza’s first person narrative describes a young woman whose involvement as a bridesmaid is less than stellar for several reasons, hideously unflattering dresses near the top of the list. Beauty and the Bridesmaid is a fascinating story that will hit the nerve of women who have ever felt or been told that their physical appearance just isn’t enough.
Souza’s distinct cast encompasses a wide range of personalities. From the down-and-outers and geeks to the haughty, and those that are purely villainous, Souza has designed much of her figures to function as foils for the main purpose of shaping Dot’s persona. Scenes continually alternate between Dot’s work, home life, friendships, and attendance at weddings as she transforms from an unattractive heavyset woman to a slim drop-dead gorgeous diva. An appealing feature of Dot’s character is her snarky comebacks, which as comedic as they are, function as her defense mechanism. Underneath her callous demeanor is actually a very humble and compassionate side that remains consistent even though she changes outwardly.
Souza slowly but steadily builds her plot with various elements to keep the story fluid. Aside from cliffhanging chapter endings and scenes replete with copious amounts of unexpected everything, Souza eliminates monotony by sprinkling the storyline with Dot’s therapy appointments, her Barbara Cartland romance reads, and bridal excerpts from Sarah Stein and Lucy Talbot’s The Bridesmaid’s Manual.
Beauty and the Bridesmaid is a perfect read with broad audience appeal for both Chick Lit and Romance aficionados.
The SOMERSET Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction. The SOMERSET Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.