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Afternic's
Amber West Upholds Our Industry's Creative
Tradition with Release of Her 2nd Novel
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Over
the years I have often
commented on the
extraordinarily large number of
highly creative people whose
path, for one reason or another, led
them into the domain business. We
have authors, actors, singers,
musicians, movie producers, painters
and artists of all kinds. In case
you haven't already heard, I'm happy
to tell you about another one today,
Amber
West, a domain industry
veteran who I first met a dozen
years ago when she originally joined
domain aftermarket powerhouse Afternic
(who is now owned by GoDaddy).
Amber,
who is based in Orlando, just
published her second novel, The
Cattle Conumdrum, on
April 1st. The engrossing mystery
details a new case undertaken by
female detective Jameson Quinn,
whom West first introduced in her
highly rated 2012 debut novel - The
Ruth Valley Missing
that was a Rone
Awards finalist.
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Author
Amber West
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The
covers of Amber West's
two novels, both of
which are available at Amazon
(just $2.99 each for the
Kindle version, $10.99
and $13.49 respectively in
paperback).
The
Ruth Valley Missing
has hundreds of positive
reviews at Amazon where it
has earned an outstanding
4.4 stars out of 5 rating
from readers. One of the top
reviews at Amazon notes, 'This
plot was riveting and
I stayed up way too late
to find out what happened.
The final twist left me
expecting a sequel but it
does stand alone. The
writing was taut and the
plot well developed. Highly
recommended!"
The
sequel that reviewer
expected is now here in The
Cattlemen Conundrum.
One of Amber's biggest fans,
DNC
Holdings
Business Development
Director Mike Robertson,
told me, "I'm a HUGE
fan of her debut novel
and am currently working my
way through the second - it
kept me up until almost
midnight reading last
night." (If Mike was
late getting back to any of
you this morning, now you
know why)!
Amber
West and Mike Robertson at
the 2008 T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Orlando conference.
(Photo courtesy of Barbara
Neu)
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The
Amazon synopses of Amber's
books provide interesting
outlines of the two novels
that should pique
your interest.
The one for The
Ruth Valley Missing
says, "Jameson Quinn is
sick of trying to find
herself in the big city.
After a gallery opening ends
in a trip to the ER and an
argument with her
self-involved boyfriend, she
decides to take off for the
peace and quiet of a small
town — Ruth Valley. The
small town has everything Brooklyn
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peaceful surroundings, and a
feeling of safety. Jameson
even finds the perfect house
to rent from the town’s
most eligible bachelor,
Sheriff Jack. Life is
finally headed in a
promising direction. But
something isn't right. A
young man is mysteriously
injured, then disappears —
and Jameson finds he isn't
the only person to suddenly
vanish. The suspicious
behavior of an abrasive nun
and a creepy priest set her
off on an investigation of
what's really happening.
Will she figure out the
secrets of Ruth Valley
before she's the next to go
missing?"
The
synopsis for The
Cattlemen Conundrum
notes, "Jameson Quinn
is doing her best to move
forward and put the horrors
of Ruth Valley behind her. A
peaceful tourist stop in upstate
New York seems like just
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the
past and figure out what’s
next for her. With a bit of prodding from Agent
Demings, she attempts to
make new friends, including Callum
MacDonald, a gruff old
farmer who takes a shine to
Jameson. But when his cattle
start acting strangely, and
suspicious circumstances
surround the death of one,
she quickly finds herself
once again in the midst
of a mystery. Her
investigative efforts are
complicated by the arrival
of Callum’s irksome son, Graeme,
who appears determined to
run her off. Is something
really happening to
Callum’s cattle, or is it
all in James’ head? Who
would hurt a herd of poor
innocent cows? And is it
just the cows she should be
worried about?"
OK,
that's enough for me - I'm
off to get copies of those
books. Congratulations to
Amber and thanks for
upholding the creative
tradition the domain
industry has become known
for! |
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