Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a dream come true. Indians kidnap Mama and little Elsa. Fourteen-year-old Ryker Landstad promises his dying father to take the nine-year-old twins to safety. Despite the danger, they endeavor to reach Fort […]
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the comments of beta readers: “I hated to put it down; It kept me glued to the page; evocative and captivating; and your best work yet.” Montana Matrimonial News was inspired by […]
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked up by EK-2 Publishing our of Germany. A German translation will be released in the fall of 2025 and an English reprint will be out this summer. What a thrill […]
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency author. I found it exceptional. The Irish Girl‘s exquisite descriptions, vivid characters, and gripping storyline transport’s readers to a time and place where one misstep spells disaster. A Great Read! […]
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack two nights ago. I slowed down as I felt sad coming to the end. I have already shared it with a friend. Love it!” I also received a letter from […]
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
Lungers, Lawdogs, and Legends
I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, Julesburg Burning, is included in the anthology LUNGERS, LAWDOGS, AND LEGENDS released this week by Saddlebag Dispatches. If you’re looking for westerns set in Colorado, this book is for you.
Events
Events Upcoming Appearances 4/30/25 Wednesday NELL Life Long Learning Bagley, MN 9 am Saturday May 24, 2025 Fort Abercrombie Opening Day 10-3pm Friday May 30, 2025 Fittger’s Book Store Duluth MN 5 to 7 pm June 12-14 Vestlandslag Stevne Spicer MN Presenter June 20-21 Scandinavian Festival Hjemkomst Center 930 to 430 July 17, 2025 Daughters […]
Another Wonderful Week of Camp Candace
I just returned from the Spirituality Center at the College of Saint Benedict in Saint Joseph, MN. About a dozen writing friends and I rent the entire center, hire our favrotie writing professor, Sheila O’Connor, and have a wonderful week of studying the writing craft. We split the costs, bring our own food, and put […]
Check out this interview by Awesome Book Reviews
Featured Author Candace Simar Featured Interview With Author Candace Simar Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now? Candace Simar likes to imagine how things might have been in frontier America. She combines her passion for history with her Scandinavian heritage to create historical novels that wrap history […]