Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Maski and the Support of This Online Community

Many of you know Joylene Nowell Butler, author and The Insecure Writer’s Support Group admin. Last week, she broke her hip and underwent surgery on Friday. As a result, she is unable to share in the joy of her IPPY award-winning book being released as an eBook for the first time.

One thing that’s great about this online community is the support. If any of you can share this week, that would be wonderful. (Many already answered the call on Facebook - thank you.) I’m going to save all the links to those posts and send them to her. It will cheer her to see that others were willing to step up to the plate on her behalf.


Available today for the first time in eBook form -

Maski: Broken But Not Dead
By Joylene Nowell Butler
Psychological Thriller
$4.99 eBook ISBN 9781939844385

An IPPY Silver Medalist!

To the Breaking Point...

When Brendell Meshango resigns from her university professor position and retreats to her isolated cabin to repair her psyche, she is confronted by a masked intruder. His racial comments lead her to believe she is the solitary victim of a hate crime.

However, is all as it appears? After two bizarre days, the intruder mysteriously disappears but continues to play mind games with her. Taught by her mother to distrust the mainstream-based power structures, and with her stalker possibly linked to a high level of government, Brendell conceals the incident from the police. But will her silence keep her safe?

Then her beloved daughter, Zoë, is threatened and Brendell takes matters into her own hands. To save Zoë, Brendell searches for the stalker and confronts not just a depraved madman but her own fears and prejudices.

“Joylene Nowell Butler gets straight to the story, taking you from one happening to the next and keeps you turning the page.” - Martha A. Cheves, author

“A psychological thriller filled with suspense, action and drama...” - John Bell, 93.1 CFIS-FM: Prince George, BC

“Riveting and beautifully written. You won't be able to set it down.” Judith S. Avila, author

Joylene, Métis, is the author of Dead Witness, Broken But Not Dead, and Break Time. She and her husband and their two cats reside in Canada for the summers and Nayarit for the winters. They believe life should be an adventure.

Purchase Links: Barnes & Noble / Kobo / iTunes / Amazon



And coming in two weeks -

Hero Lost: Mysteries of Death and Life
An Insecure Writer’s Support Group Anthology

Release date - May 2, 2017

Find on Goodreads
Pre-order at Amazon / Barnes & Noble / B-A-M / iTunes / Nook / Kobo / Amazon UK


Has the online community ever helped you? Who makes up your support team?

And Dancing Lemur Press was one of three publishers featured in an interview at the IWSG this week.

41 comments:

nashvillecats2 said...

I enjoyed this Diana, Made my Tuesday morning.


Yvonne.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Big congratulations to Joylene! I featured her book yesterday.

Natalie Aguirre said...

Congrats to Joylene on her book. So sorry that she broke her hip.

The Cynical Sailor said...

That's such a shame about Joylene :-( I hope she has a quick and speedy recovery.

Nick Wilford said...

Congrats to Joylene and wishing her a fast recovery!

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

sounds like an echo...congratulations and a fast recovery, Joylene.

H. R. Sinclair said...

Congratulations to Joylene! And a speedy recover to her too. :)

Pat Hatt said...

Congrats to Joylene!

The online community sure is grand indeed.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Diane - I sure hope Joylene recovers quickly ... after the accident - that's not what she needs right now. Congratulations on the release of the book though ... cheers to one and all - Hilary

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Joylene is going to be so grateful for all the well wishes.

Sandra Cox said...

So sorry to hear about Jolene's broken hip. Not fun.
Wishing her much success.

Tamara Narayan said...

Argh! I was supposed to post about this today. Where's my brain? I'd really like to have it back, please. Okay, tomorrow then. Sounds like an excellent story, and I hope Joylene recovers well.

SpacerGuy said...

A broken hip sounds horrible. I'll spread the word about Jolene's MASK.

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

Healing thoughts, and congratulations, to Joylene. Thanks, Spunk.

Mason Canyon said...

Congrats to Joylene on the eBook release of her book. Sending healing thoughts and hopes for a speedy recovery. Hope it's okay, I'm sharing your post information on Thoughts in Progress tomorrow Diane.

Dean K Miller said...

too bad about her hip but what exciting news the rest of the way!

Denise Covey said...

I hope Joylene is recovering quickly from her unfortunate accident. Congratulations to her for her ebook release!

Nicola said...

Congratulations to Joylene. I hope she makes a quick recovery and is able to enjoy the success that's on its way to her!!!

Juneta key said...

Congrats Joylene. I hope your recovery is going well. Thinking of you.
'Enjoyed reading. Juneta @ Writer's Gambit

Crystal Collier said...

Yay for Joylene! Wishing her super success and amazing sales!

Chrys Fey said...

I'll be sharing for Joylene on Monday. :)

Karen Lange said...

Congratulations to Joylene! So sorry to hear about her mishap. Will keep her in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks so much for sharing about her book release here.

Tyrean Martinson said...

Oops. I forgot to post! I will add it to next week's spot.
Thanks, Diane!!!

And yes, I've had a lot of help from wonderful bloggers and authors.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Joylene. Sending her lots of healing vibes and prayers for a speedy recovery.

emaginette said...

I'm sorry for her trouble and tweeted. Hope she mends quickly.

Anna from elements of emaginette

Beverly Stowe McClure said...

I hope she's well soon.

Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikes said...

Love the name "Joylene". Hope she is better soon.

LD Masterson said...

I re-posted this on my Facebook page. Hope Joylene heals quickly.

DMS said...

So excited to see Joylene's book all over the blogosphere. We shared it to our Author TrackerL YA and Adult Books Blog. :) Hope she is on the path to recovery.
~Jess

Unknown said...

Yay for Joylene and for Freedom Fox Press! Her book sounds very impressive with the IPPY award tag!

Sandra Cox said...
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Sandra Cox said...

Looking forward to Heroes Lost.
Have a pleasant and productive Monday.

Rachna Chhabria said...

The online community is so supportive. Wishing Joylene a speedy recovery and wishing lots of success for her book.

Sandra Cox said...

Congrats on Dancing being featured in the interview with IWSG. Woo Hoo!

SpacerGuy said...

Joylenes book Mask is given the thumbs up on my blog. Its a Rapturous Read to be sure.

Unknown said...

Just wanted to say thanks for dropping by my blog. Yes, Egyptian "sand storms" are actually dust storms. The dust is so fine, like flour, that it gets into everything! But at least we don't have tumbleweeds. lol

Vanessa Morgan said...

What a stunning cover for Maski!

Anonymous said...

Both these novels look like really compelling reads.

Nasreen said...

Congratulations to the Anthology authors and to Joylene!

Jemi Fraser said...

Good luck to Joylene!!!

J.H. Moncrieff said...

Sorry I missed this! I hope she's doing okay. A Thunderclap campaign could be a great idea in this instance.

The online community has always been incredibly supportive, especially the IWSG and the friends I've made through my former publisher.