ZP News – Select Titles are Now Available at Smashwords!

As of 2023 – select Zumaya Publication Authors and Titles are now available through Smashwords!

Zumaya at Smashwords

Check out titles by:

Linda Andrews

Mike DiCerto

Shelly Gail Morris

Gloria Oliver

Roberta Rogow

and Kathryn Sullivan

You can subscribe there for Publisher or even Author alerts!

To celebrate – several of the titles are 25 to 75% off until July 31, 2023! And The Christmas Village by Linda Andrews is FREE until 7/31/23!

Grab these deals while they last! Just scroll down this page to see all the available titles and specials.

Refreshed Release – Otherworlds Imprint – Willing Sacrifice

Willing Sacrifice

by Gloria Oliver

New cover and interior refresh!

To save her world she must die–or does she?

For as long as she can remember, La’tiera has known her purpose, her destiny. As the Bearer of the Eye, she will wait until the appointed time then sacrifice herself to the demons so her people will be safe.

Then, as the time approaches, she is snatched from her home by strangers and is told it is for her protection. These strangers tell her she is not to die but must rather fight to live in order for the world to be saved. La’tiera will not be swayed, however. Despite their clever lies, she will follow her destiny and do what is required.

But what if she’s wrong?

ISBN: 978-1934135280 (eBook), 978-1934135273 (Trade Paperback)

Ebook Bundle contains the Following Formats: ePub (Nook) and Mobi (Kindle)

Page Count – 272

Read a sample!

New Release – Otherworlds Imprint – Alien Redemption

Alien Redemption

by Gloria Oliver

Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver

Friends can be found in odd places.

All Claudia wants to do is escape the mistakes of the past and start over. But when she answers an ad for a medical officer on a merchant ship in the Fringes, the captain recognizes her and blackmails her into taking the job.

She soon realizes that not only can Captain Bennet not pass up a bargain, but neither will he allow morals to hold him back from climbing the power ladder at the borders of the Dominion. Can Claudia stop the impending exploitation of a newly discovered sentient species all on her own?

ISBN: 978-1612714158 (eBook), 978-1612714141 (Trade Paperback)

Page Count – 260

Ebook Bundle contains the Following Formats: ePub (Nook), Mobi (Kindle), PDF

Read a sample!

Watch the book trailer!

Don’t miss Gloria Oliver’s other exciting novels.

    Cover Reveal and Book Trailer – Alien Redemption

    Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver

    Artist Charles Bernard has completed the cover for the novel “Alien Redemption” by Gloria Oliver.

    Nook and Kindle copies are now available, with the trade paperback and more ebook options coming soon!

    See the Alien Redemption Book Trailer!

    Look for the New Release notification soon!

     

     

    Alien Redemption on Pre-Order on Kindle and Nook!

    Alien Redemption - Planet CoffeeComing in 2/28/20 – Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver

    Right now, both Kindle and Nook versions of the novel are on Pre-Order at a discount!

    Click the icons below to see the price.

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    nook ebookRead some sample chapters to get a taste of what’s coming. 🙂

     

    What if the savior was the one who needed saving?

    All Claudia wanted to do was escape the mistakes of the past and start over. But when she answers an ad for a medical officer on a merchant ship in the Fringes, the captain recognizes her and blackmails her into taking the job.

    The Holiday’s Captain Bennet is amoral and has a short fuse. Claudia steers clear of him as much as possible, while at the same time trying to care for the crew he lashes out on. Then the rumors start that their latest mission is to a location Bennet won’t even share with the pilot.

    The secret coordinates take the ship and crew to an uncharted system in the Fringes. To a planet that holds intelligent life, and despite the odds, also a humanoid one.

    Bennet plans to use these aliens to climb up the power ladder at the borders of the Dominion. Even if it means placing the Avians into brutal servitude for the rest of their lives.

    Can Claudia stop the impending exploitation of this newly discovered sentient species all on her own? Or is there a worse fate than blackmail waiting for her if she tries?

    ZP Author and Artist News for Feb 2017

    February 2017

    News

    Author Rie Sheridan Rose will be debuting the third of the Conn-Mann Chronicles titled The Incredibly Irritating Irishman at ConDFW.

    Author Rebecca Kightlinger will be attending the National Book Critics Circle annual meeting with finalists’ readings and NBCC awards ceremony. There will be some great new novels to read, study, and learn from prior to attending the readings!

     

    Appearances

    February 10-12, 2017 – Gloria Oliver, Rie Sheridan Rose, and Elizabeth K. Burton will be panelists and be in the dealers’ room of ConDFW in Fort Worth, TX.

    ConDFW 2017

    February 17-19, 2017 – author Kathryn Sullivan will be in attendance at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles, CA.

    Gallifrey One 2017

     

    If you happen to come to either venue, drop on by and say “Howdy!” 🙂

     

     

    ZP Author and Artist News for Nov 2016

    November 2016

    Boo Witch

    News

     

    Author Rie Sheridan Rose will be participating in this years NaNoWriMo. This will be the 13th year she has participated in the event. Rie commented “some have been more successful than others. ;)” Kudos to all who decide to participate this year. Good luck!

     

    Author Gloria oliver recently released a historical/alternate history/thriller novelette titled Charity and Sacrifice.

    Gloria also recently went on an overseas trip for a one week whirlwind tour in the Mediterranean. Here are a couple of tantalizing pictures from her trip.

    Gloria Oliver - Mediterranean Trip - Cinque Terre

    Gloria Oliver - Mediterranean - Sunset

     

    Author Roberta Rogow’s song “The ship” has been nominated for the Pegasus Award for Best Classic Filk, given by the Ohio Valley Filk Fest. The winner will be announced on November 5, at the convention’s banquet. Let’s wish her luck!

     

    Author Kim Baccellia’s YA thriller Candle In The Wind is a finalist in the Pages From the Heart RWA contest! Congrats!

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    Appearances

     

    Author Rie Sheridan Rose will be at the Wimberley Flood Gauges 1st Variety Sale & Show (Steampunk Event) on 11/5/2016.

     

    Author Roberta Rogow will be attending PhilCon on 11/18-11/20/2016.

    She will also be at ChessieCon 2016 on 11/25-11/27/2016.

     

    We hope you have a
    Happy Halloween

    ZP Author and Artist News for June 2016

    June 2016

    News

    Artist/Designer Tamian Wood has unveilied a shiny new website! You can check it out at www.BeyondDesignInternational.com

    She’s also shared a neat spread of pages from a children’s book she recently finished designing and laying out.

     

    Author Ann Curtin won an Honorable Mention at the San Francisco Book Festival for her ZP published Novel – Dreamcatcher. Congrats Ann!

    Author Kate Dolan has joined the guys at the Jump Rope Jam as a guest on their podcast. Kate has recently published the novel “Roped In”, which deals with competitive jump roping.

    Gloria oliver – recently received an Honorable Mention for her fantasy short story “The Queen Lorellai” for Q1 2016 from the Writers of the Future.

     

    Appearances

    Gloria Oliver will be at Fan Expo Dallas June 3-5, 2016.

    Then on June 24-26, she will also be at Sooner Con!

    ZP Author and Artist News for April 2016

    April 2016

    News

     

    (writing as K.D. Hays) will be featured in Southern Writers Magazine’s “What’s the Story” section explaining the inspiration for her latest book, Roped In. Since Kate was a jump rope coach for eight years and Roped In is a mystery surrounding a jump rope competition, the story behind the story could have easily stretched to novel length all by itself.

    Stephen Tiano – who works as a book designer, Page Compositor and Layour Artist – has been quite busy recently. He’s currently working on three book interiors, one of which is a sort of retelling of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with a transgender twist!

    See some of what he’s been working on below.

    Author has signed a contract with Leadstart Publishing Corp. for his upcoming non-fiction work Life After Life; Lifting the veil on Death. Congrats!

    has a short story titled “It’s…Complicated” in the anthology Lightships and Sabers which should see release 4/18/16.

     

     

     

    Appearances

     

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    • NEWhere Filk Convention 2021

      NEWhere Filk Convention 2021

      14:00 -22:00
      2021-06-18

      ZP Attendee: Roberta Rogow

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      ZP Attendee: Roberta Rogow

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      ZP Attendee: Roberta Rogow

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    Book Trailers

     

    This month’s book trailer is for novel – Always Ali!

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    ZP Author and Artists News for Feb 2016

    News

    We at Zumaya mourn deeply the loss of Roger Margason, better known as Dorien Grey, and Joan Blacher, two well-respected and talented mystery writers. Both were a joy to work with, I will miss being able to spend time with them, even if only virtually, more than I can say.

     

    Award-winning author Dr. Joan Blacher, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice for the past twenty years, was a former university professor and director of a counseling and guidance graduate program. She was the author of the mystery novels Murder Canyon, Lethal Lake, and Death on the Run, and co-author of Difficult Teens: A Parents Guide for Coping.

    Her works were published in counseling and educational journals, mystery publications, magazines, newspapers, and she was a former member of a counseling journal’s editorial board. In 2003, the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists awarded her its Carl Vincent Award for her literary contribution to mental health with the publication of Difficult Teens.

    She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Norman, who has requested her mystery series featuring forensic psychologist Ardis Jensen remain available to readers.

     

    When long-time book and magazine editor Roger Margason chose the pseudonym “Dorien Grey” for his first novel, it set off a chain of circumstances that led to a comfortable division of labor and responsibility. Roger had charge of day-to-day existence, freeing Dorien (with the help of Roger’s fingers) to write. Both Roger and Dorien died in November after a minor surgical procedure resulted in fatal complications.

    Two years into college, Roger left to join the Naval Aviation Cadet program. Washing out after a year, he spent the rest of his brief military career on an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean at the height of the Cold War. Returning to Northern Illinois University after service, he graduated with a BA in English and embarked on a series of jobs that worked him into the editing field.

    While working for a Los Angeles publishing house, he was instrumental in establishing a division exclusively for the publication of gay paperbacks and magazines, of which he became editor. He moved on to edit a leading LA-based international gay men’s magazine. Then, tiring of earthquakes, brush fires, mud slides, and riots, he returned to the Midwest, where Dorien emerged, full-blown, like Venus from the sea. They were inseparable (and interchangeable) from that point on.

    Roger—and Dorien, of course—moved back to Chicago in 2006, where they devoted time to writing and travel. Both Dorien’s excellent mystery series—Elliott Smith and John and Dick Hardest—will remain available to readers, as he requested. His popular blog will also remain available with the able assistance of his good friend Gary Brown.

    Rajendra Kher’s non-fiction book Empire of the Gods has been released.

     

    One of our artists, April Martinez, has just published a lovely coloring book called Patterns.

     

     

    Gloria Oliver has received a contract for a historical/alternate-history novelette entitled Charity and Sacrifice which should see release in October 2016.

     

     

    Appearances

    Zumaya will have a table a ConDFW on February 12-14, 2016 in Dallas, TX. Come meet some of our writers and editors!
    Author Gloria Oliver will also have a table and will participate in panels at ConDFW as well. Come on by and say “Howdy!”

     

     

    Book Trailers

    This month’s book trailer is for Kate Dolan’s novel – Avery’s Treasure

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