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"We are storytellers. We have fulfilled an integral role for the human race ever since there was a spoken language. Storytelling is time travel and teleportation; it is prophecy; it is philosophy; it is not just the elimination of barriers but the co-mingling of perceptions; storytelling allows us to emotionally, spiritually and intellectually suspend barriers and relearn our humanity."

Second Wind publishes quality novels in the following genres:

Romance (Beckoning Books)
Crime & Mystery (Dagger Books)
Action & Adventure (Savage Books)
Mainstream Novels (Cut Above Books)

Pat Bertram

Pat Bertram is a native of Colorado and a lifelong resident. When the traditional publishers stopped publishing her favorite type of book - character and story driven novels that can't easily be slotted into a genre - she decided to write her own. More Deaths Than One and A Spark of Heavenly Fire, available from Second Wind Publishing, are Bertram's first novels.

Daughter Am I

by: Pat Bertram

Amazon Price: $11.05 (as of 02/16/2012)

When twenty-five-year-old Mary Stuart learns she inherited a farm from her recently murdered grandparents-grandparents her father claimed had died before she was born-she becomes obsessed with finding out who they were and why someone wanted them dead. Along the way she accumulates a crew of feisty octogenarians-former gangsters and friends of her grandfather. She meets and falls in love Tim Olson, whose grandfather shared a deadly secret with her great-grandfather. Now Mary and Tim need to stay one step ahead of the killer who is desperate to dig up that secret.

A Spark of Heavenly Fire (Mystery)

A Spark Of Heavenly Fire

by: Pat Bertram

Amazon Price: $9.56 (as of 02/16/2012)

In quarantined Colorado, where hundreds of thousands of people are dying from an unstoppable disease called the red death, insomniac Kate Cummings struggles to find the courage to live and to love. Her new love, investigative reporter Greg Pullman, is determined to discover who unleashed the deadly organism and why they did it, until the cost - Kate's life - becomes more than he can pay.

More Deaths Than One (Mystery)

More Deaths Than One

by: Pat Bertram

Amazon Price: $11.07 (as of 02/16/2012)

Bob Stark returns to Denver after 18 years in Southeast Asia to discover that the mother he buried before he left is dead again. He attends her new funeral and sees . . . himself. Is his other self a hoaxer, or is something more sinister going on? And why are two men who appear to be government agents hunting for him? With the help of Kerry Casillas, a baffling young woman Bob meets in a coffee shop, he uncovers the unimaginable truth.

Lazarus Barnhill

A native of Oklahoma who has lived all over the south, Laz holds three degrees, including a doctorate in spiritual development. As with so many authors, he has been obsessed with writing since he was a boy. A father of three and grandfather of two, he resides in North Carolina with his wife of 33 years and his irritating cat Jessie, who is for sale cheap.

The Medicine People (Mystery)

The Medicine People

by: Lazarus Barnhill

Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 02/16/2012)

After 25 years as a fugitive, triple murder suspect Ben Whitekiller returns to his small eastern Oklahoma hometown. Why has he come back? Why are those who sought him so disturbed at his return? What secrets will Dan Hook, the young officer who tells the story, find out about Ben, and himself?

Lacey Took a Holiday (Romance)

Lacey Took A Holiday

by: Lazarus M. Barnhill

Amazon Price: $12.50 (as of 02/16/2012)

Lacey Took a Holiday is the story of a desperate act of love and the cascade of changes it begins. Lacey, the most unlikely heroine, has been betrayed and abused by the men in her life. Andy has lost everyone he ever loved tragically. This 1920's mountaintop romance breaks every rule.

Norm Brown

A native Texan, Norm Brown lives and writes in the beautiful and rugged Texas Hill Country, home of both the Bluebonnet wildflower and the red scorpion. After a long career pursuing the mysteries of computers, Brown turned to writing. Carpet Ride is his first novel.

Carpet Ride (Mystery)

Carpet Ride

by: Norm Brown

Amazon Price: $15.94 (as of 02/16/2012)

Sam & Lynn have just finished celebrating their honeymoon-the highlight of which was a long drive through the Oregon mountains in an RV. The trip would've been memorable enough, even if they hadn't almost wrecked when they ran over a rug lying in the middle of the road. The bigger surprise was inside the rug and the chain of events that followed.

Claire Collins

Claire Collins lives in Sunny Arizona with her husband and four children. She put aside her love of writing while she obtained a dual Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Accounting. Collins has been writing for many years and recently was honored to be a semi-finalist in a Romance Contest. She writes across many genres and loves reading when she gets the time around her family and her work schedule. Her favorite authors include Dean Koontz, Elizabeth Lowell, and Nora Roberts

Images of Betrayal (Romance)

Images Of Betrayal

by: Claire Collins

Amazon Price: $10.63 (as of 02/16/2012)

Little more than a girl, Tysan survives and supports herself -- barely -- by working as a waitress in a diner. Into her life comes a handsome young man who seems to possess the ability to take photographs of events that have not happened.

Fate and Destiny (Romance)

Fate And Destiny

by: Claire Collins

Amazon Price: $12.50 (as of 02/16/2012)

Snowed in at his mountaintop cabin, Andrew finds Destiny -a young woman left for dead. He assumes that she is in great danger - at least until she shoots him. No one is what they seem, in this romantic thriller.

JJ Dare

Self-published as a second grade book project, J J Dare looks backon that ten page, A+ success as the beginning of the love for the written word. Career, marriage, children, and divorce have not stopped the author's writing. In addition to working sixty hour weeks at an fast-paced global company, Dare continues to pen short stories, novellas, and novels during moments of spare time.

False Positive (Mystery)

False Positive

by: Jj Dare

Amazon Price: $12.00 (as of 02/16/2012)

When Joe's wife is horribly injured in an automobile accident, Joe prepares for the worst. But he isn't prepared for the truth. With nowhere to turn when tragedy strikes again, Joe enlists the aid of a man he hates, a geek he mistrusts, and a crazy old Indian with a conspiracy-theory complex. What Joe learns on his journey shakes not only his world to the core, but threatens everyone's perception of reality.

Sherrie Hansen

By day, Sherrie Hansen operates a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea House, The Blue Belle Inn. By night, she enjoys writing novels, quilting, playing the piano, enovating old houses and traveling. Sherrie and her husband live in Northern Iowa.

Night and Day (Romance)

Night And Day

by: Sherrie Hansen

Amazon Price: $11.90 (as of 02/16/2012)

It's midnight in Minnesota and Jensen Marie Christiansen is dreaming of a rosy future. It's daybreak in Denmark and Anders Westerlund is waking up to a world full of stark realities. When parchment paper and faded ink meet computer screens and fax machines, the old-fashioned magic of a great-grandmother's letters sets the stage for a steamy Internet romance...

Christine Husom

Christine Husom lives in Minnesota with her
family. She enjoys solving mysteries in her stories and in real life. She often ponders whether it is the crisp, cold winters that clear the cobwebs from her mind so she can create tales. Husom is the author of several books. Murder in Winnebago County is the first one in print.

Murder in Winnebago County (Mystery)

Murder In Winnebago County

by: Christine Husom

Amazon Price: $12.18 (as of 02/16/2012)

Murder in Winnebago County features the most unlikely serial killer in the most unlikely little Minnesota town. The clever murderer leaves a dramatically growing chain of apparent suicides who have everything, and nothing, in common. As her intuition helps her draw the case together, Sgt. Corky Aleckson doesn't realize that she has made herself the killer's next target.

Margay Leah Justice

Margay Leah Justice lives in historic Massachusetts with her four girls. Two beautiful daughters and two of the feline nature. While this single mom battles with MS, she devotes as much time as possible to her daughters but still finds time to live the writing dream. While she started writing poetry in her younger days, she now enjoys writing novels.

Nora's Soul (Romance)

Nora's Soul

by: Margay Justice

Amazon Price: $238.80 (as of 02/16/2012)

When angels of light and dark collide on earth . . .

Once he held a favored position in the heavens. But one moment of weakness casts Dante out, now he is cursed to walk the earth, collecting the souls of vulnerable women to buy his way into hell.

All hell breaks loose . . .

Janette Rochelle Lewie

Janette Rochelle Lewie lives in Minnesota with her husband and two children. She is a fiercely loyal friend, an imaginative entrepreneur, and an avid reader and writer! Like many of you, she has tried her hand at many occupations over the years, before finally following her heart.

Sonya Recovered (Romance)

Sonya Recovered

by: Janette Lewie

Amazon Price: $9.87 (as of 02/16/2012)

Unlike warfare, when it comes to love the gods are not neutral. At least that will be the experience of two ancient lovers, children of the gods, who are being given another chance to fulfill their timeless destiny as loyal Hermes and questionable Eros look on. Sonya reovered is a sweet, funny romp of a romance.

Dellani Oakes

Dellani is a happily married mother of four, substitute teacher and former English teacher. When she isn't being one of the above, she is an avid writer, spending every possible moment immersed in her other worlds. "Indian Summer" is her only historical romance, but she also has written a series of futuristic romance novels, contemporary romances and short stories. Dellani's interests include reading, going to the beach, listening to all kinds of music and cooking.

Indian Summer (Romance)

Indian Summer

by: Dellani Oakes

Amazon Price: $11.85 (as of 02/16/2012)

In the spring of 1739, Gabriella Deza stands poised on the verge of womanhood. A product of her guarded upbringing, she is naive in the ways of love until dashing Manuel Enriques declares his love for her. By accident, Gabriella uncovers the plot of British spy. Manuel embarks on a dangerous mission save the town from being overthrown by the British. Unfortunately, Gabriella herself is caught in the trap and kidnapped.

Brad Stratton

Brad Stratton's writing has been inspired by his experiences in the motion picture industry and his long term love affair with the private eye novel and with the city of Los Angeles, where the passing of illusion for reality is a staple of commerce.

Colored Waters (Mystery)

Colored Waters

by: Brad Stratton

Amazon Price: $16.00 (as of 02/16/2012)

This is a wonderfully written story that will keep you on the edge of your seat even while laughing at the characters' antics. Brad Stratton has a subtle sense of humor that colors the pages with a humorous edge, providing a refreshing comic relief from the very serious plot line. The result is a wildly entertaining romp through L.A. with enough twists and turns to always keep you guessing.

White Lies (Mystery)

White Lies

by: Brad Stratton

Amazon Price: $11.12 (as of 02/16/2012)

A beautiful missing woman, a compulsive boyfriend, a mysterious monthly $5000 payoff. Michael Chambers-cool, clever private investigator-has his work cut out for him with this case. Fortunately, Michael is always one step ahead of those who are trying to trick him . . . and kill him.

Suzette Vaughn

Suzette Vaughn is a stay-at-home mother with a rambunctious seven-year-old son. Unable to spend her time idle, she found herself writing down ideas for possible books. Her love of writing began with
poetry as a child, and eventually the thought of branching into romance intrigued her enough to start her first novel. Vaughn's personal library includes Anne Rice, Stephen King, Nora Roberts, John Grisham, and Dean Koontz, as well as childhood favorites, numerous poetry selections, and classics.

Badeaux Knights (Romance)

Badeaux Knights

by: Suzette Vaughn

Amazon Price: $8.14 (as of 02/16/2012)

Nick and Kale are old-fashioned boys who inherited their family mansion in the Mississippi Delta. They have a lot in common: Medieval swordplay, rugged good looks, and most of all they share an unrequited love for elegant, spirited Sonja, whose live-in boyfriend has just beaten her for the very last time.

Mortals, Gods, and a Muse (Romance)

Mortals, Gods And A Muse

by: Suzette Vaughn

Amazon Price: $2.96 (as of 02/16/2012)

What if you, Sherry Duncan, successful romance novelist with a bad case of writer's block, have decided to take your imaginary muse on a cruise to a real Greek island? And what if you meet someone who could pass for an ancient Greek god? And what if your life suddenly became more full of intrigue and romance than the lives you write about?

Juliet Waldron

Juliet shared her childhood home with a resident ghost. She traveled with her Auntie Mame, who globe trotted on a shoestring, and who flamboyantly adored history and grand opera. Juliet was sent to boarding school in Cornwall and Barbados, before returning stateside to college, where she earned a B.A. in English. She married shortly there after and raised sons while working an array of jobs. She enjoys putting what she has learned about people, places, and relationships into her stories.

Hand-Me-Down Bride (Romance)

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Hand Me Down Bride

by: Juliet Waldron

Amazon Price: $10.51 (as of 02/16/2012)

Based upon the story of the author's great grandmother, who was a real life mail-order bride. Sophie agrees to marry a wealthy man she's never met--but life has other plans.

Mairead Walpole

Mairead Walpole is the product of cross-breeding a teacher with a lawyer, which contributed to her love of words and her ability to debate both sides of any issue. She has 21 years of business, technical, and legal writing under her belt in addition to the creative writing that has always been an outlet for her imagination.

A Love Out of Time (Romance)

A Love Out of Time

by: Mairead Walpole

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 02/16/2012)

Soul-mates, twin flames, "split-aparts"%u2026 philosophers, poets, and priests have pondered their existence and their nature. Such a love can transcend death, stand the test of time, and make all things possible. Some know the truth, while others hope and dream.

Sherilyn Winrose

Sherilyn Winrose is a native North Dakotan currently residing in Washington State. When she's not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two grown children.

Safe Harbor (Romance)

Safe Harbor

by: Sherilyn Winrose

Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 02/16/2012)

Are we ever truly clear of our past? Is there such a thing as Safe Harbor? Jenna Davidson escaped the drug ridden streets, emerging the person she always wanted to be. Her debut country CD, 'After the Dark', is due to be released the end of October. A stage persona is a price she's willing to pay for the career she so desperately wants. The sky is wide open. Jenna couldn't ask for more, until the life she'd worked so hard to leave behind comes to call. Lt. Bryan Jamison's determination to see his partner's murder solved has brought him to this unassuming suburban home. The violet-eyed girl has eluded him for five long years. Bryan has no intention of letting anything or anyone get in the way. King-pin Simon Dilante was going to prison.

George Wright

George Wright was a foundling. Left at the door of a Texas farmhouse near the end of the Depression, he ran away from his foster home when he was nine-years-old. Mr. Wright was a hobo, farm and ranch hand, a woodsman and a hunter. He has also worked as a lumberjack, and a railroad section hand. He entered the military, where he rose to the rank of Colonel. In addition he has been a newspaper publisher, electrician and a minister. He holds bachelors degrees in history and theology and a master's degree in business administration.

The Runaway and FlySwatter (Mainstream)

The Runaway And Flyswatter

by: George Wright

Amazon Price: $10.96 (as of 02/16/2012)

The astonishing story of an abandoned child who rose to prominence in education, military, private sector and finally in literature-all the more amazing because it's true.

Yaweta (Action)

Yaweta

by: George Wright

Amazon Price: $10.94 (as of 02/16/2012)

Yaweta is the brutal but beautiful, vicious but uplifting story of a young man who must escape from his native Ireland after avenging the murders of his parents. An act of selfless courage wins him a lasting place in a new home among a people desperately in need of the fearlessness, experiences and passion he possesses. An epic saga of adventure in the pre-colonial New World.