Category: Memory & Dream

Kirkus Reviews: Ghosts of Saint-Pierre: review

Nice review from Kirkus Reviews. Ghosts of Saint-Pierre goes on sale October 20th. “Ultimately, this shrewd blend of fantasy and historical fiction proves to be unpredictable and moving. A poignant, challenging, and clever ghost story with a few surprises.” —Kirkus Reviews [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]

Our August Newsletter

Dear friends, The time has come for another monthly newsletter. It’s been both a sad and a busy time for us. Duane’s nephew, Joe Poncy, passed away recently at a much-too-young age, and we attended a memorial service for him in Walla Walla on the 17th. He was a sweet and earnest young man and will be truly missed. While there, we were able to catch up with Duane’s family and the realization that family, for us, is important and not to be neglected. Patty is retiring in September, and we hope to visit more with both families. Duane has passed his fifty-percent goal on his new thriller / police procedural, The Verge. The Skyrmion ebook will be released officially on August 2nd. Please consider purchasing it, or if you already have it, giving it a review! Reviews are critical to authors, especially those of us who are trying to…

Our July Newsletter

The lazy days of Summer are upon us, and sometime you just want to let them roll over you. In keeping with that thought, this is a very brief newsletter. We will be back next month with some mini book reviews and news from the home front. In the meantime, we would love to hear from you, your thoughts about this newsletter, our books, questions for us. It’s as easy as replying to this newsletter! Thanks for sticking with us. Free download for you Our short novella, Searching for My Grandfather, was originally supposed to be the frame story for Ghosts of Saint-Pierre, but we decided to go a different direction instead, beginning the novel in 1919, after the death of Paul’s oldest son. We still liked this version as well, so we decided to turn it into a novella. Included is two short stories about old Saint-Pierre. Just click…

Summer is on its way

June Newsletter | Duane Poncy & Patricia J McLean Summer is about to arrive and we are excited about several new releases coming out over the next few months. August 2nd is the release date for Skyrmion, and Duane is stoked about the great review from Publisher Weekly’s BookLife, which is their Indie Author division. The review will be out in the magazine’s July issue, or you can read it on our website, here: Skyrmion BookLife Review. Later in the month we will release Searching for My Grandfather: A Saint-Pierre Ghost Story. The Kindle novella will include two additional short stories from Ghosts of Saint-Pierre. The novella began life as the original frame story for the novel, but we weren’t satisfied with it in that role. We think it really shines as a stand-alone story. Ghosts of Saint-Pierre is tentatively scheduled for an October release. We’ll let you know! A busy…