One could enjoy an afternoon in the shade on the lake shore and simply let the cares of the everyday world pass by. With a long hike uphill behind you, sitting and gazing over the beautiful blue waters brings pleasure and a feeling of accomplishment. And tomorrow is soon enough to begin writing, but today is meant for dreaming of stories and adventures to capture on the pages of your book.
My second and new book is out! You can find The Flying Horse Caper on Amazon and also on Barnes and Noble.
This mystery is set near beautiful Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on a horseback riding ranch. You’ll love meeting Dr. Kat Lamar, an equine veterinarian with an unbridled tendency to go forth into the midst of danger to save her family’s ranch. It’s a good thing Cade Crocker is there to steer her to safety and unravel the tangled webs of deceitful villains honing in on the Flying Horse Ranch.
Meet my new character, veterinarian, Dr. Kat Lamar, starring in my new book, The Flying Horse Caper. She’s confident, maybe too confident, as she joins her family’s horse ranch, because soon, unexpected events begin upsetting her perfectly ordered life. Someone has begun down a path of destruction to ruin the Flying Horse Ranch, and she’s determined to unmask the culprit. But can she do it alone?
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Meet my new characters–Lady veterinarian Kat Lamar of the Flying Horse Ranch and Cade Crocker as the new foreman. Kat needs Cade—his steadiness complements her impetuous nature, and Cade needs Kat. She prods his more plotting nature into plunging ahead.
Bad luck, sleuthing, and misfortunes abound for Kate Lamar, a veterinarian working at her family’s troubled horse ranch. Cade Crocker, the foreman hired to turn the ranch into a profitable venture, left his previous job under a cloud of suspicion, blamed for the death of a valuable stallion. Someone is putting the Flying Horse Ranch out of business and setting off a series of sabotage mishaps. A wild stallion, drawn to the mares on the ranch, is the objective of a disreputable newcomer claiming the stallion is his. A stable fire, like the one at Cade’s last botched job, occurs on the Flying Horse and starts him on the trail of the arsonist and horse thief. Kat comes face to face with her fear of losing a horse at a treacherous waterfall and chooses to face her fear, and Cade, by her side, goes after the man who once outwitted him. Together, they put their past defeats behind and go bravely forward to thwart the outlaw and save the stallion.
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What’s needed is inspiration to fuel your idea. I’ve found that traveling to the location of my setting is the best way to get the local flavor of my story.
I’m comfortably settled at my secluded writing desk–and writing is so much easier. I 
hear the occasional bird, the falling rain, the wind through the trees, and my fingers tapping at the keyboard. It’s a good feeling to make progress.
It’s almost the one-year anniversary of my first published book. I’m so thankful and amazed at this great feat. I’m diligently writing my second novel.
The Seaside Painting Caper is a “breezy debut novel” as noted in the Kirkus Reviews. My character, Trina, takes a much-needed break from her museum job and travels to Catamara, a beach resort town, to work in the family’s Hidden Treasure Gift Shop.
Trina is intrigued with a missing 100 year old painting–a dark angel painting–and twin to its magnificent white angel painting hanging in Catamara’s oldest church. Her sleuthing efforts are joined by Daniel, who helps her search through the twisting rooms and stairways of the church.
She soon finds herself embroiled in an art forgery scheme and enlists her friends to help draw out the culprits.
You’ll enjoy my sunny beach story amid summer’s white sand, blue skies, surfing waves and tide-pool adventures as Trina reacquaints herself with God’s abiding love and direction in her life.
Read for pleasure.
As you can see, somehow this tree has a big hole in the bark and into the heart of the tree. What caused this?
Tree of curiosity
Wassama Round House is a fascinating and circular lodge that was rebuilt after being burned following the death of each ruling chief. The mystical house and land have a Native American heritage dating its past to the 1860s. The spiritual Wassama Round House is a special place for cultural gatherings of Chukchansi Yokuts and Southern Sierra Miwoks located in California’s Madera County on the edge of the Sierra Nevada National Forest and a few miles west of Yosemite.
The sacred dance house carries an air of spiritual reverence. Once inside, you can imagine the place transformed through ceremonial dancers in traditional native clothing made with beautiful craftsmanship for the special Gathering Day Ceremony. Wassama translates to “leaves falling,” a gentle and peaceful way of life for 8,000 years until 1849 when the California gold rush created an influx of Americans and Europeans.
The Wassama Round House is a living legacy of the long-ago traditions of native Californians.
I’m concerned to read about 13 bald eagles found dead on a Maryland farm. Without visible evidence of what caused their death, speculation is that the eagles were poisoned–maybe by feasting on dead rodents fed with a poison. The news story goes on to say this isn’t the first incident of foul play in the death of eagles in that part of our country. Eagles have been shot to death, but this is the first reported case of death from unknown causes. Hopefully the lab in Oregon will find discover the cause. The senseless killing of eagles is disturbing to read about. I hope the person responsible is remorseful and does not repeat the actions that led to the eagles’ deaths. How sad.
Ann Chehak 