Authors & Writers

•Bert Millspaugh - The Deadly Seeker:Humanoid from the Planet Venus. From AuthorHouse—"In the 1970’s, a Soviet Union space probe brought back a living Venusian child. Now, the Venusians want it back. They send a deadly seeker, a tall humanoid creature, to find and retrieve the infant, but a navigational error lands the spacecraft in Montana where the seeker goes on a killing spree of both men and livestock. Mike Jenner, Idaho rancher and ex-Army Officer, is determined to destroy the seeker after finding a hired hand hideously killed and then the merciless death of his girlfriend’s father."

Bert Millspaugh served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean war and worked in the aerospace industry for many years. His military and electronics background aided him in writing the novel. To purchase Deadly Seeker, or for more information about the novel and author, visit Millspaugh's website at www.deadlyseeker.com. Or go directly to the publisher's website.

The Mystical Vortex -- Gateway to Another Dimension From Authorhouse

Neanna Miller drives into the sleepy red-rock artist community of Sedona to meet her treasure-hunting boyfriend only to be caught in the tentacles of a blue-robed cult seeking a way into another dimension. They claim she is the Chosen One that will give them the power to reach beyond this time. She is soon involved with believers of crystal healing, psychic meditation, and medicinal properties of mystical vortex sites. With the help of her archeologist friend and a Yavapai Indian, they discover the meaning of the revolving images glowing in the vortexes. The novel combines the suspense of an unraveling mystery with the action of a science-fiction thriller. The most recent in a series of narrow escapes and fruitless explorations finds a skeptical Neanna Miller and an ambitious Michael Adams giving romance and adventure one last fling. Using an old map, they set course across the desert of Arizona on a journey that eventually reveals Neanna as the "Chosen One." She alone has the power to overcome an evil cult who is harboring ancient, mystical secrets from another dimension in the desolate southwest. Rising to the call, Neanna meets her destiny, prevailing over the cult by finding inner spiritual peace and thereby harnessing the power of her newly discovered identity.

"A thoroughly engrossing story -- almost constant suspense -- with enough variation in the pacing to bring the action scenes home effectively," Roy King, President, Southern California Writer's Assn (SCWA).

SCWA member Bert Millspaugh walked and hiked the red rock hills and canyons of Arizona. He stood on the recognized vortex sites, walked the meditation trails, and visited shops specializing in healing crystals. He also visited the cliff dwellings sites where ancient Indians mysteriously disappeared. Millspaugh lives in Southern California. Following retirement, he traveled the United States with his wife, Barbara, in their motorhome. Presently, he is writing a sequel to The Deadly Seeker.  

•Connie Nanasy - Love and Betrayal in Texas: A Novel About a Trusting Woman, Her Lovers, Children, Controlling Parents and Their Devastating Secrets (Tafford Publishing) was published in January 2004.

Nanasy is a long-time member of SCWA. Roamin' Around Planet Earth, a travel adventure book based on travels in 60 countries, was published in 1998. She is also author of Growing Up in East Texas (her memoirs) and Life, Laughs, and Love.

Love and Betrayal in Texas is also available at amazon.com, Borders Books online, and Barnes & Noble online.

•Alan Nayes - author of two novels Gargoyles and The Unnatural released in hardcover by Tor/Forge. The paperback release of Gargoyles was in January of 2006.

•Pamela Rocke - writer, marketing consultant, publisher, and web designer. Rocke designed this website and served as webmaster. She also publishes the club's monthly newsletter, Writers News. She started her own publishing business in 2004, and published her first book in October of the same year. Her book, Behind the Scenes: Managing a Trade Show Without Losing Your Mind (Cave Cat Press, October 2004), is available on amazon.com. Or visit her publishing company's website at www.cavecatpress.com.