NEW LOOK. REFRESHED CONTENT!
THE JESSICA TRILOGY IS GETTING A NEW LOOK, STARTING WITH
THE CHARITY! CHECK IT OUT!
(Short Stories below)
The Charity begins the story of Jessica Wyeth, a world-class equestrian with secrets that tumble her into the mechanisms of terrorism. The sequel, The Troubles, follows Jessica to Ireland, where those very secrets threaten her life in unimaginable ways. The Wake completes The Jessica Trilogy. These books contain a powerful message of self-reliance and strength that resonates with readers.
The Charity
ASIN: B009E7TUYM
ISBN-13-978-1452427614
ISBN-13-978-0615695259
Jessica Wyeth is falsely accused of a brutal murder. Terrified, she runs — and becomes a master of deception, rebuilding a life under a name that isn't hers.
Then she's recognized. By the very organization that destroyed her family.
Her search for the truth pulls her toward a network of terrorist cells hiding behind a respectable name — and into the discovery that she was never the only one hiding in plain sight.
The Charity is a suspense novel about innocence, guilt, and the coercive power of a terrorist's heart — and how far a woman will go to outrun both her past and the people who need her silenced.
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THE TROUBLES -
AWARD-WINNING SUSPENSE!
Paperback Edition
ISBN-13-978-0692417928
E-Book
ASIN: B00VYV8X08
ISBN: 978-1310494765
The Troubles
Jessica Wyeth is no longer a fugitive hiding under assumed identities. Through sheer grit, she has reclaimed her life only to discover it was built on a lie. She is not the daughter of a picture-perfect New England family, but an unwanted castaway. The aunt who raised her carried the secret of Jessica’s birth to her death, but the sudden appearance of handwritten journals provides tantalizing clues.
The truth waits in Ireland. So does the Charity.
When a bomb tears through a shopping mall in Manchester the same day Jessica rides in a world-class steeplechase at the nearby Aintree Racecourse, she starts asking a question she can't unask: was she really just riding that day, or was she placed there? The man she loves carries his own legacy of blood and secrecy, and Jessica no longer knows if it protects her or condemns her.
As Jessica digs for her mother's truth, she uncovers the divided soul of a nation still at war with itself — and learns that surviving her family's past may cost her everything she has left to lose.
Perfect for readers of crime fiction, domestic suspense, and thrillers rooted in family secrets and hidden identities, The Troubles will keep you turning pages until the very last one.
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THE WAKE -
ANOTHER AWARD WINNER!
Paperback Edition
ISBN-13-978-0-9991154-0-4
E-Book:
ASIN: B073NQ1HK5
ISBN: 978-0-9991154-1-1
It’s July 1996, and Jessica Wyeth has been deported from Ireland, carrying one secret that could reignite the war between the IRA and the British government. She has vowed to protect it with her life.
Only one man knows the truth, and he's torn between protecting the woman he loves and using what she knows to his own advantage.
When a bomb tears through the crowd at the Atlanta Summer Olympics, Jessica survives. Others do not.
Injured, implicated, and hunted, Jessica has the FBI on one side and her own divided loyalties on the other. She can’t afford to let grief weaken her. To finish what she started, she'll have to decide who she can still trust, and what she's willing to lose to keep her secret buried.
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SHORT STORIES
**WINNER OF THE 2023 ANTHONY AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY!**
The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more.
Edited by S. J. Rozen: SJ Rozan is the author of 16 novels and 75+ short stories. Her work has won the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Nero, and Macavity Arads and the Japanese Maltese Falcon Award. In 2016 she was given the Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement Award. She has served on the National Boards of MWA and Sisters in Crime and as President of PWA. She edited BRONX NOIR, an NAIBA Notable Book of the Year, and co-edited Dark End of the Street.
Everyone comes from some place. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their homes and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But even in these safest of places, sometimes…crime hits home. What happens then?
In this volume, MWA brings together some of today’s biggest crime writers—and some of our most exciting new talents—to consider this question. Each writer has defined home as they see fit: a place, a group, a feeling. The crime can come from without or within. What happens when crime hits home?
Publishers Weekly just said:
"[A] superior anthology... This is one of the better Mystery Writers of America anthologies."
Read the full review here.
WayWords is a quarterly literary journal featuring a central theme and a small tribute section. This journal showcases writers from around the world. In this issue, characters make a mess of things and some even clean it up.
I'm pleased my short story, "Dementia Bingo," is included and highlighted as a Tribute. It's a quick read with a strong message about love, messy families, and being human.
Featuring: Kevin B., Dru Allyson Burtz, Mary Anna Case, Lisa Colburn, Arvilla Fee, Connie Johnson Hambley, Rebecca Herz, Shana Hollowell, Paul Hostovsky, Charles Leggett, Bil Lepp, Simon MacCulloch, Zoé Mahfouz, Jacqueline Morgan, Amelia Napiorkowski, Arthur Neong, Dimitry Partsi, Susan M. Pendley, Darrell Petska, Louise Piper, Rigo, Cami Rumble, Richard A. Shury, Katie Thorn, K. J. Watson, Sean Whalen, Gregory Whitworth-Neufeld, and Nick Young
Wolfsbane: Best New England Crime Stories 2023 once again brings together many of the best writers in the genre in our region. These 21 stories cover the full range of crime fiction, from the traditional amateur sleuth to the cop in the world of self-driving cars and AI bots running your home. The award-winning authors take us to the streets of Boston where drug dealers congregate, and yet show us the true character of some of those on the mean streets. A decent man goes undercover and learns a few lessons the hard way, and a lawyer faces his own hard reality. Every story brings new insight and fresh perspective to the world of crime, the criminals, and the victims caught among them.
Read the work of these award-winning writers: Jason Allison, Christine Bagley, Brenda Buchanan, Christine H. Chen, Bruce Robert Coffin, Michael Ditchfield, Judith Green, Connie Johnson Hambley, Sean Harding, Eleanor Ingbretson, Zakariah Johnson, Paula Messina, Susan Oleksiw, Robin Hazard Ray, Ray Salemi, Lauren Sheridan, Bonnie Spring, Gabriela Stiteler, Frances Stratford, Leslie Wheeler, Carolyn Marie Wilkins
RELEASE DATE: JULY 15, 2020
My short story, "The Soul Changer's Confession" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize!
This amazing collection of short stories was gathered from authors throughout the world. The publisher, Running Wild Press, describes the stories they chose this way:
"Running Wild Press is for readers who want stories outside the lines.
Too often we can see the end of a story hundreds of pages in advance.
But the best stories catch you by surprise. They whip you around corners you didn’t see. They lead you through countries, down roads, across fields you didn’t know could be discovered. They connect you with new friends, and reveal old friends in new light.
We know authors who write these amazing stories and don’t follow genre rules. Running Wild Press finds writing that illuminates our collective imagination, polishes it to a tight shine, and then shares it with our friends – you, dear readers.
Grab your glasses, relax in a cozy chair, and let your relentless imagination join us and run free."
And for this anthology:
"Our editor scoured the planet to find the most engaging, fun, varied stories to entertain you. Then he worked night and day with the authors to shine these little bits of narrative to make sure that the results were great stories, great writing that don't fit neatly in a box."
My short story, "Black Ice," is included in Level Best Books Snowbound anthology. And, who knew? The story even has a wine as a name sake!
Their website describes this collection the best:
"Level Best Books publishes an annual anthology of Crime Stories set in New England each November. Well-regarded by readers and reviewers, stories published by Level Best have won the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, Derringer and Robert L. Fish (Award for Best First Short Story presented at the Edgar® banquet) Awards and have been recognized as “Distinguished Mystery Stories,” by the editors of the Best American Mystery Stories series. Level Best also publishes the winning story from the Al Blanchard contest every year.
If you're not an anthology reader, you should try one...like this one! Think of an anthology as a chocolate sampler. Small nibbles may lead to a new love. In a few pages, you will find a new favorite author.
My short story, "Giving Voice," is included in Level Best Books Windward anthology.
Their website describes this collection the best:
"Level Best Books publishes an annual anthology of Crime Stories set in New England each November. Well-regarded by readers and reviewers, stories published by Level Best have won the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, Derringer and Robert L. Fish (Award for Best First Short Story presented at the Edgar® banquet) Awards and have been recognized as “Distinguished Mystery Stories,” by the editors of the Best American Mystery Stories series. Level Best also publishes the winning story from the Al Blanchard contest every year.
Founded by Skye Alexander, Kate Flora and Susan Oleksiw, Level Best’s goal is to publish the highest quality short fiction produced by crime writers either from or with stories set in the six New England states. From the beginning, the anthology has contained tales from established as well as previously unpublished authors."
This is the first year the publishers opened submissions to authors outside of New England.
Connie Johnson Hambley
- Author of tense twisting thrillers and timely true stuff-
