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authors people should be rea ding as chosen by a panel at the first annual California Fiction Writers Book Ch allenge. California, USA, March 14, 2012 -- LuckyCinda Publishing is proud to announce th e grand prize winner of the 2012 California Fiction Writers Book Challenge. Congratulations to Beth Barany for her remarkable work entitled Henrietta The Dra gon Slayer Although designed for tween readers, judges unanimously applauded the wa y Barany swept readers into the story and kept them there. The copy was beautifully proofed, the story well laid out and the writing a zest ful pleasure. Henrietta the Dragon Slayer is about a courageous and resourceful young woman who takes on a dangerous quest in an effort to save her dying mentor. Misgivings and misfit companions are just two of the trials she faces on her journey. Baranys title character has a future as the star of a series of books. Congratulations to second and third place winners: Lee Geiger for Pearls of Asia a nd Helen Gordon for Malinalli of the Fifth Sun: The Slave Girl Who Changed the Fa te of Mexico and Spain. Pearls of Asia: A Love Story is a breezy murder mystery with a provocative love s tory and features a satisfying detective tag team. Set in San Francisco, first t ime novelist Geiger has captured police partner bantering that rings true. The w riter also has a better than average gift for description that makes fine use of unexpected yet apt comparisons. Malinalli of the Fifth Sun: The Slave Girl Who Changed the Fate of in relates the epic life of a woman sold into slavery in the New lly finds herself a woman of property in Spain and a heroine to the le. Accomplished writer Gordon intertwines extensive and exhaustive h a compelling plot line and philosophical reflection. Mexico and Spa World who eventua Mexican peop research wit

Honorable Mentions: Jaguar Princess: The Last Maya Shaman by Marjorie Johnson is an adventure novel w oven around the unique geography, history and culture of the Yucatan. The story is well plotted; the story line moves briskly; and the characters breathe life i nto historical information through their actions. Mystical Path To Mystique by Gene Stirm introduces the reader to Dave, a crusty t wo-time divorced Los Angeles man who believes he is hallucinating. The visions s pur Dave to move to Northern California. But when he encounters and picks up a m ysterious hitchhiker, Dave falls into an unexpected journey of other worldly adv enture. Shades of Love, stories from the heart , stories from the heart, is actually a col lection of short stories written by Sunny Lockwood. With love at the core of eac h tale, the diary-style of composition appealed to everyone on the panel. Toms Wife by Alana Cash Set on a farm in Arkansas during the Great Depression, thi s darkly hued tale introduces us to Annie Huckaby, an uneducated and isolated wo man resigned to a life of sorrow and privation at the hands of an abusive husban d. Her life is forever altered when she meets a traveling peddler with a decent heart.

Additionally, the judges recognized the following works because both subject mat ters are intriguing enough to find an audience: Genghis Khan Vol 1: The World Conqueror , and Genghis Khan Vol 2: The World Conquer or by Sam Djang The depth of the historical research undertaken for this book is staggering. To Genghis Khan aficionado or scholar of Asias past, dig in. ICU This novella was written by Emily Rose Carde when she was only 14 years-old a nd published when she was 17. When a series of tragic events push college graduate Lauren Miller to escape the memories of her past, she flees to Los Angeles. But all too soon, she starts re ceiving threatening packages and everyone in her circle of acquaintance becomes suspect. Considering her age and ability, Carde shows incredible promise. Contact: Laura Dobbins LuckyCinda Publishing 1539 N China Lake Boulevard Suite 241 Ridgecrest California 760 301 4279 laura@luckycinda.com http://www.bookcontest.luckycinda.com/