A Book and a Chat

Historical fiction writer Douglas W. Jacobson drops by to chat about himself and his latest book The Katyn Order.

The German War Machine is in retreat as the Russians advance. In Warsaw, Resistance fighters rise up against their Nazi occupiers, but the Germans retaliate, ruthlessly leveling the city. American Adam Nowak has been dropped into Poland by British intelligence as an assassin and Resistance fighter. During the Warsaw Rising he meets Natalia, a covert operative who has lost everything—just as he has. Amid the Allied power struggle left by Germany’s defeat, Adam and Natalia join in a desperate hunt for the 1940 Soviet order authorizing the murders of 20,000 Polish army officers and civilians. If they can find the Katyn Order before the Russians do, they just might change the fate of Poland.

BARBARA CHEPAITIS is author of 7 published novels, including the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams, as well as the sci-fi series featuring Jaguar Addams. The fourth novel in that series, A Lunatic Fear was a finalist for a Romantic Times Bookclub award. Her first nonfiction book, Feathers of Hope, came out through SUNY Press in July.

She has optioned two scripts, and has recently been awarded a seed grant to develop a documentary titled Making Peace.

She is founder and director of the storytelling trio The Snickering Witches, and faculty with Western College of Colorado’s MFA program in creative writing. Her latest book The Fear Principle is a her sci-fi mystery with romantic elements,

Fellow Connecticut author Fay Lindo Taylor drops by to chat today. Employed by Hartford Insurance Company in various computer technology positions until the tragic accident occurred in 1989.  Now, retired and healing, has decided to share her life-altering experience to benefit and empower the quiet voices who have courageously endured and survived  the devastation of Spinal Cord Injury. This she shares with us in her book "Steeel"

TalanteYA author Estevan Vega makes a reurn visit to the show to chat about Arson part 2 as well as his new book of short stories "When Colors Bleed"... Three very differant stories with similar themes of love, darkness, and other human mysteries.

Hermina Krista Pettiford is my guest today author of the self-help, inspirational/devotional, self-help non-fiction book/workbook for the Christian Women, Surrendered Balance: Daily Living for the Modern Christian Woman.

Her desire is to see women and families strengthened through God’s Word and their relationship with God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. She has written out of her own life experiences, and her gift and love of writing to and for the Lord.

Author MC Marcus Chapman has received high praise for his best selling explosive tell-all ebook "Sex Time And Radio: The Raw Uncut Story of an On-Air Personality and the Decline of the Radio Industry"; recently landing at #2 on amazon.com. MC Chapman is an industry captain whose on-air radio personality spans over a decade. His book contains personal experiences with your favorite celebrities, encounters with fans and the dirty business of radio politics, a true page turner about personal strength and growth in an industry where standing up for what you believe will get you replaced by the next broadcast.

My guest on today’s show is Nell Walton is author of  the western mystery The Bone Trail.

Inspired by actual events, The Bone Trail is the story of investigative journalist and horsewoman, Kate Wyndham, who is sent to northern Nevada to do a story on the disappearance of two wild horse advocates. When Wyndham attempts to gain information from the FBI and local authorities she is stonewalled. She turns to Jim Ludlow, a local rancher who lives on an Indian Reservation near where the advocates disappeared. Ludlow, a Shoshone Indian horse “whisperer” agrees to try to help Wyndham and they begin a search for answers that may cost them everything the hold dear – it may even cost them their lives.

Originally I was going to have Tim Vandehey one of the co-writers of “The Chimp Who Loved Me” instead it went one better when I had on tonight’s “A Book and a Chat” the other co-authors whose real life stories go to make up a truly humorous and enjoyable book, Veterinary Chiropractioner, Farmer and chat show host… “Annie Greer”.

Jennie Helderman kicks off a new career in her gray- haired years as the author of As the Sycamore Grows is a true story about abuse, loss, redemption and hope.

Making a welcome return to the program I am looking forward to learning what has happend since we last chatted and anything new coming up for this taleneted writer.

Joining us today is Emma Piers, autho publisher, mental/spiritual wellbeing coach, narrator and small business co-director/owner of the parenting book, and author ofNight Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories.

It’s a therapeutic bedtime story book, written as a support for parents and carers in supporting children who are going through bereavement, separation, bullying or childhood anxiety/depression.