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Minnesota Stories – New Release Anthology

July 9, 2022 By JUDY B Leave a Comment

I’m excited to announce a new book is published in July 2022 that features 28 authors I am proud to say are part of my network called, Women of Words. This compilation includes prose encompassing romance, adventure, and even science fiction. Readers will be charmed, entertained and inspired by this collection of stories featuring characters and sites in Minnesota. The anthology is published by Kirk House Publishers. My short story, The Final Game, was inspired by my niece who plays softball and my daughter, a nurse technician, who volunteered as a Hospice visitor to patients who appreciated her attention. When she nor the facility could locate a patient assigned to her for a rotating visit, I was astounded that patient “Mary” was missing! You can find out what happened to Mary by ordering the book. You’ll also discover what happened to a medicine woman, a lonely widow who discovered a way to heal, a 25-year-old who had a computer implant, campers who needed a detective to capture a fugitive, and grandmother farmer who discovers a newfound joy at 90. You can order the book on this website, or contact me with your order and pay via Venmo among other options. Below is a way to pay with any credit card or PayPal account, and the total includes shipping and tax.

If you’d like to offer a fictional idea for what happened to “Mary,” comment below! You might inspire a scene in my next book, and gain credit in my “Author Notes.”

Minnesota Stories book cover
Anthology – Minnesota Stories, A collection of 28 fiction stories with a Minnesota flair.

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Why my novel matters

December 3, 2020 By JUDY B Leave a Comment

Jacket flap book blurb / Wheels to Liberty plot: When Carol secretly learns to drive against her husband’s wishes to help her disabled daughter, she sets in motion dire circumstances that tests both her and her daughter’s courage and perseverance. Handsome Sam, a news reporter covering WWII and the polio epidemic wants to help but involving him will put all of them at risk of Joe’s wrath, knowing he will hunt them down. 

Readers will love this storytelling while their curiosity will be satisfied knowing more about the history of the polio virus as it draws parallels to today’s issues, with intimate partner violence still an issue globally. Fears and cheers are in order when readers watch Ellie learn to walk again and gain employment without discrimination. Tears of frustration then joy come about when readers cheer for Carol to beat the odds and get out of the way of her controlling husband. Romance lovers will fall for Sam for his gentleman qualities people will recognize in a healthy relationship. These two young women are their own heroes as they discover their unique strengths and learn to set each other free. 

Wheels to Liberty is an inspiring story with a cause for advocacy on several fronts: women’s global rights to drive, the necessity to protect women from domestic violence, and the continued need to remove barriers preventing persons living with a disability to fully take part in society. Consider my novel a mash up between Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, (Albert Whitman & Co., 2006) meets the romantic longings in Collen Hoover’s It Ends With Us, (Atria Books, 2016). I finished writing the novel during Fall 2020, and plan to release it in 2022 if not sooner.

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