About A Sky So Big: A Romantic Adventure:
Winner: 2016 International Book Award
2016 Laramie Award finalist
Literary Classics Seal of Approval
Multicultural cast
(Clean western romance) A gusty young woman and a Latino man, both searching for missing family, clash amid a Nevada silver rush scheme that leaves each unsure who to trust—and scrambling to stay alive.
What if you returned from a journey to discover that your family has evaporated and someone else has taken residence in your house—oh, and is trying to kill you? Is the shadowy drifter her ally or her enemy?
You’ll love the genuine conflict, mistaken identity, and rash choices a person must live with when they presume to know what’s what. Set around historic Carson City and the Lake Tahoe region, the writing comes from intimate knowledge of the territory. Having lived off the land, Wilcox depended on his wit, grit, and strength (and on his animals) for survival. He and Beckstrand weave authentic detail, care for the terrain and its creatures, and folksy vernacular in a romantic thriller that will make your heart stop.
Don’t miss this standalone mystery with bonus short story—or listen to the audiobook: To Swallow the Earth (family safe—ages 14 & up; New Adult/Young Adult survival western; also a YA novel/ebook—with a strong female lead, Hispanic protagonist, and a First Nations/Native American Indian family).
Grab your copy of this quick read today. 54,000 words by award-winning author Ransom Wilcox (Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California) and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Anna’s Prayer—explore all of Beckstrand’s 60 multiracial books); cover by Mike Condie. 5.25”x8” paperback, 200 pages, Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © 2015), Audible, libraries, and major romance book distributors. No AI. Library of Congress control number: 2015937400; FIC027270, FIC027230, FIC027110, FIC022070, FIC002000, FIC030000, FIC033000, FIC056000, FIC059000, JUV001010, JUV002000, JUV028000, JUV029000; FRF, FRJ, YFP, 5JA; Audio ASIN: B07VGP9DC6, eISBN: 978-1311092038, ISBN: 978-0692426777
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Author Bio:
College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 65 ebooks. He’s lived abroad and interned for a Massachusetts publisher and for Congress in D.C. He earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations and conflict resolution, and a broadcast/film certificate. He’s been a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, a Stanford Hospital chaplain, a Spanish interpreter for Angel Flight (aviator nonprofit), and a rock band front man. He’s won multiple publishing awards, including a 2016 International Book award for his Y.A. western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, and his works have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity—not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, self-help, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and KidsWorldBooks.