The Merry, Merry Month of May by Catherine Lanigan


Sorry, guys, I couldn’t resist showing off my early daffodils. The rest of the yard looks downright awful as it keeps snowing here and dropping down to freezing, then zooming back to sixty-five and cloudy skies. I’m still wishing for real spring.  Because…TA DA---my new SHORES OF INDIAN LAKE release is here.
HERS TO PROTECT.  This is such an honor, a blast of fun and an insightful journey into the people, problems, politics and passions that comprise the makeup of my hometown, which is the template for the fictional Indian Lake of my stories. Hers to Protect is number eleven in the series and just recently I had a fantastic kick-off event at the La Porte County Historical Museum.

Prior to my speech, the organizers of the event, Joanne Gorecki and Barb Krieg and her husband, Mike, and me got together at Joanne’s house to create the flyer that was pasted all over town to announce the event—“The Adventurous Journey of Catherine Lanigan”.  Ordinarily, I wouldn’t go for a title like that—makes me shake in my boots. But since this year is my 40th year in the publishing/author world, I figured, I’d go with it. It was Joanne’s always creative mind that came up with the idea to have our local cookie maker, bake up these “Book” cookies with my titles on them. They were snatched up in minutes, believe me. And soooo good.

It was a magical night for me ---the audience didn’t get bored---they laughed at my jokes and still wanted to talk to me when it was over.

 What was very cool for me was that this Historical Museum plays as a setting in KATIA’S PROMISE and as the setting for a fundraiser in HERS TO PROTECT.  The synchronicity going on for the entire event was sublime.

Young, rookie cop right out of the Police Academy, Violet Hawks, is derailed by a multi-millionaire Formula One driver, killer gorgeous, Josh Stevens, whom she tickets for speeding and then cites for resisting arrest and puts in jail. The flint striking those jail bars is more than haphazard sparks. These fireworks come at Violet and Josh at breakneck speed. At the same time, Violet must prove her detective skills to her superior officers and rout out dangerous drug lord, Miguel Garcia, who appears to have connections to Josh. Is her meeting with Josh random? Or part of a drug trafficking scheme?

I hope you will check out my on-line Prism Book Tour at www.prismbooktours.blogspot.com and follow me on Facebook and @cathlanigan on Twitter. Check my website: www.catherinelanigan.com for updates about my November release, HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.  (Yep. Number twelve in the series.)
                                                            

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  1. What a wonderful way to celebrate your 40 years in publishing, Catherine. Congratulations! Your new Indian Lake release promises to be a thrilling read and all the best with it. As for those cookies......they look almost too pretty to eat. Almost! :)

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  2. Thanks for stopping by! I was so excited to write this story as it has suspense in the plot which allows the characters a greater range of conflict and attraction. Also, Violet is named after my great aunt Violet. She died when I was four years old, but I remember Aunt Violet and her sister Aunt Sadie, who lived in Mobile, Alabama. I hope that Violet is looking down and approving of the spunky modern version of herself in HERS TO PROTECT. By the way, the cookies were fantastic. I can bake, but not THAT well!

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  3. What an exciting evening! I can't wait to read the next Indian Shores book! And I'm completely jealous of your daffodils. They are my favorite flower but don't grow well in the desert, so I have to settle for pictures of yours. :)

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    1. Hi, LeAnne! I'm glad you like the daffodils. They are just now fading and I'm so sad. They were so pretty and survived two snows! I shoulda taken more pictures.

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  4. Congrats on traversing the publishing world as long as you have---even though I'm sure that means you started right out of the crib. Loved the book. Great conflict and emotion.

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    1. Oh, Roz! This is high praise coming from you. I'm glad you liked it. I just read it again last night...for fun. I'd sure like to do another suspense that's for sure! And uh...not out of the crib....just sayin'.

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  5. Congratulations on reaching a milestone--I'm right there with you, having also started as a teeny tiny something. It's a great honor, isn't it, to have been in this arena doing a variety of writing over such a long time? And now book 11--what an achievement for you--and you setting! What an exciting run you're having, and an exciting career.

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  6. Congratulations. It sounds like a great kick-off. I hate to mention it, but the daffodils are finished where I'm at and we're getting past the peak of the lilacs.

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  7. Daffodils are my favorite, and those cookies are soooo cute! I think it's wonderful that you could have your celebration at a place from from your book. Can't wait to read it! I've loved all the Shores of Indian Lake series. Congratulations on a great career, and more to come.

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  8. Forty years! Wow! That is awesome. Congratulations. Your daffodils are beautiful Our daffodils (that I call buttercups) finished blooming a couple of weeks ago here. Iris are in full bloom, though.

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  9. Congratulations, Catherine on such a big milestone! As I'm at the beginning of my writing career, watching other authors love the process and find success inspires me so much. Your book sounds fabulous! I can't wait to read it.

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  10. Hooray for early signs of spring and what sounds like a lovely celebration of 40 years!

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