Home for the Holidays: Five Bucks County Authors Sign Their Books

Signed books by regional authors make great gifts.  Meet Chrysa Smith, Carmen Esteban Ferreiro, Mary Fran Bontempo, Sandra Carey Cody, and Suzanne Zoglio, Ph.D here at our store and get signed copies of their books, appealing to children, teens, mystery lovers and humor fans alike!

Featured books will be:

* The Adventures of the Poodle Posse (Books #1 and #2) by Chrysa Smith, an award winning series recommended for primary grade readers

*  Two Moon Princess by Carmen Esteban Ferreiro, an award winning teen fantasy/romance

* Everday Adventures, Or, As My Husband Says, "Lies, Lies, and More Lies!" by Mary Fran Bontempo, recipient of the Erma Bombeck award

* A collection of Jennie Connors mysteries including the latest installment By Whose Hand by Sandra Carey Cody

* Create a Life That Tickles Your Soul and Recharge in Minutes, by life coach and "master energizer" Suzanne Zoglio, Ph.D.

The authors will also be raffling off gift baskets full of locally flavored books and goodies from the Bookshop!  One ticket will be handed out for every book purchased during the time of the event (not only the authors' books). 

There will also be free gift wrapping for any gifts you buy during the event!

 If you'd like more information about the authors and their books, you can visit their blog, On Publishing. 

Create a Life That Tickles Your Soul: Finding Peace, Passion, and Purpose (Paperback)

By Suzanne W. Zoglio

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9780941668125
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tower Hill Press, 07/01/2000

Create A Life That Tickles Your Soul is a guide to living the life you want. It's about finding more peace, passion, and purpose. It's filled with real-life stories of people who decided to take back their lives and live from the inside out. Dr. Zoglio offers practical tips for figuring out what's best for you next, and then shows you how to get it. Create A Life That Tickles Your Soul is the winner of the year 2000 Independent Publisher Award as best Self-Help book, and a Top 10 Outstanding Book of the Year winner as "Most Life-Changing".

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The Adventures of the Poodle Posse Book #1 (Easy Reader)

$7.95

Model: 9781424333356
Availability:

Chrysa Smith has created two memorable canine characters that will bring smiles to the faces of young readers. Woody and Archie are more than pet poodles, actually friends who demonstrate the qualities we try to instill in young children. The humorous, vivid details of the stories make for a great read-aloud for youngsters and a stepping-stone into chapter books for primary grade readers." --Ruth Fields, Librarian, Bucks County

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Two Moon Princess (Hardcover)

By Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban

$14.36

ISBN-13: 9781933718125
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tanglewood Press, 11/01/2007

In this coming-of-age story set in a medieval kingdom, Andrea is a headstrong princess longing to be a knight who finds her way to modern-day California. But her accidental return to her family's kingdom and a disastrous romance brings war, along with her discovery of some dark family secrets. Readers will love this mix of traditional fantasy elements with unique twists and will identify with Andrea and her difficult choices between duty and desire.

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Everyday Adventures: Or, as My Husband Says, "Lies, Lies and More Lies" (Paperback)

By Mary Fran Bontempo

$10.95

ISBN-13: 9781432705442
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Outskirts Press, 05/01/2007

Ladies, we need to laugh, or we'll fill the planet with our collective wailing! Join me in these Everyday Adventures and share a laugh as well as the knowledge that we're all in this together. I know you'll see yourself and your family in these pages--and no, I can't see into your house! Come along for the ride and a smile or two along the way.

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By Whose Hand (Hardcover)

$23.95

Model: 9780803499485
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When Preston Barrons hands Jennie Connors the key to Barrons Bank and Trust Company and asks her to pay a 2 a.m. visit, her instinct screams 'give them back!' But how can she, when her paycheck depends on finding out who made an unauthorized transfer? Money from a recent fundraiser has ended up in the account of Webster Barrons, and the family is hoping Jennie can clear their son's name. Instead of answers, Jennie finds the body of Preston's right hand man. She goes looking for the security guard, but he finds her first and assumes she's trying to sneak out. It seems the only way to extricate herself from bank politics is to find the killer. Assisting Jennie are Riverview Manor's lively and opinionated residents, especially Tess, whose FBI background gives her a unique insight, and Nate, who offers his own tilted perspective, gained from a long and not-so-carefully-lived life.

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