A SECOND-CHANCE LIFE by Kimberly Cowart
Soon after her husband leaves her on her fortieth birthday, Anna Winston begins writing a romance novel that will soon become her reality and second-chance life.

CONFEDERADO by Casey Clabough
Hunted by Reconstruction soldiers in post-Civil War Virginia for a crime committed in self-defense, Alvis Stevens flees his life and family to seek a new life in Brazil as a "Confederado."

SHARPSHOOTER by David L. Hoof
The murder of a white Wyoming senate candidate by an 1848 Sharps buffalo rifle may have roots going back to the Battle of Little Bighorn.

I LOOK BETTER IN PERSON by Jonna Welles
Confessions of a serial online dater.

THE SECRET LIFE OF ALEXANDER COOKE by Jinny Webber
To escape an unwanted marriage in sixteenth-century London, a young woman masquerades as a boy to become one of Shakespeare's historic Players.

Nicholas is the author of three young adult books and his writing has appeared in "Conceptions Southwest," the "Bergen News," and, in a letter to the editor defending innovation in book publishing, the "New York Times." He was recently interviewed by the publishing Web site Media Bistro for their series "Pitching an Agent," which offers advice to authors on finding representation.

Nicholas holds a BA in creative writing and journalism from the University of New Mexico and a certification in book publishing from New York University.

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