New Romance in time for Christmas

Coming this fall, in time for Christmas, Sentinels of Solitude a tale of suspense, murder and love in the hills and ranches of the southern Willamette Valley.

The Story: Landscape architect Bronwen Llewellyn accepts a challenging job beyond her normal urban projects. She is asked to create a landscape for the lovely home on Margaret MacGregor's sheep ranch in Oregon's upper Willamette Valley.  However, upon arrival, Bronwen is pitched into the midst of a land fight that threatens lives and implicates MacGregor friends.

Bronwen grows fond of strong and caring Margaret, but Margaret's son and ranching partner, Douglas MacGregor, becomes a difficult challenge. When Bronwen herself nearly becomes a victim of the fight, she realizes Douglas and his mother may be killed unless she uncovers the truth.

Frightened by her interference, Douglas angrily refuses her ideas and sends her packing.

Townspeople warn her of Douglas' own reputation for violence, but she strives to find evidence of the real criminal and convince Douglas that the vicious tricks and murderous ambushes must be planned by someone who knows him well.

Douglas has deep-seated reasons not to wrongly suspect friends. He knows first-hand how soul-destroyed a man becomes when he is accused of crimes of passion...

Sentinels of Solitude will be available to readers this Fall, in time for Christmas. This tale weaves a story of suspense, murder and love, and is set in the beautiful hills and ranches of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Stay tuned for a free excerpt and your opportunity to pre-order my latests romance, Sentinels of Solitude!

Courtyard Book Fair

I met a lot of interested readers and a wonderful source for research on the 10th Mountain Division.

Frozen Trust

My newest novel, Frozen Trust, is now available at all paperback and e-book outlets! Whooray!

Here’s the scoop on Frozen Trust:

During World War Two, Nazi Spies and Fifth Columnists attempted to sabotage war readiness at ship yards and in military bases.

Nazi spies also used rumor and public media to set citizen against citizen and set off racial riots in many cities, all in an attempt to create turmoil and destroy United States effectiveness in fighting against German aggression against allies in Europe.

General Arthur Atweiler secretly led Allied Army investigations into these spy efforts.

He worked for intelligence, while also leading the Tenth Division Mountaineers during their move from Mount Rainier to safer quarters in Colorado.

In 1942, the general's daughter, 24-year-old Laura Atweiler, climbs Longs Peak in Colorado in an effort to discover why her father has missed two meetings and his camp cannot be raised by radio.

Laura discovers her dying father, tortured because of his secret role in Allied Army Intelligence.

His last words implicate trusted staff in his murder! Laura can trust no one as she searches for his killer, especially not her shadow, Central Office of Intelligence agent, Ian McKay.

Get the first chapter free and find out where to purchase at the link below:

www.raerichen.com/frozen-trust

And when you finally put down your copy, come back to my blog post Hunting Up Truth for Fiction to find out what set me on the path of this story.