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"In Wood’s ambitious 1920s saga, a disinherited English aristocrat and a stifled American heiress marry and settle in largely rustic Palm Springs, Calif., which is just beginning to develop. Seeking his fortune, Nigel Barnstable, Baron Stullwood, begins aggressively building an agricultural business by planting date palm trees. His wife, Elizabeth, who relishes the newfound freedom from her loving but domineering parents, embraces the West and their neighbors, the Native American Cahuilla tribe. As Nigel becomes increasingly controlling and violent, he terrorizes Elizabeth and provokes the Cahuilla by infringing on their land and water..... Woods’s meticulous research provides a moving portrayal of the Cahuilla and their struggle to adapt to the technological and cultural progress that is increasingly affecting their way of life. But most compelling is Elizabeth’s awareness that she has gone from controlling parents to a controlling husband, followed by her evolution from a victim to a courageous defender of the environment. After she frees herself, she seeks out a romantic relationship based on true partnership. At its essence, Wood’s narrative is about respect, resilience, and rebirth. (July)"

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The Magdalene Scrolls was my first published book, back in the late 70's.  I've written, and had published many books since then, but the first one, well that's special. So I'm very pleased to announce that The Magdalene Scrolls will be available very soon as an audio book by Cherry Hill Publishing.

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Audio book of SOUL FLAME is now available at Cherryhillpublishing.com  Audio books are displayed alphabetically.

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The Watch Gods on Audio book is now available at www.cherryhillpublishing.com

The powerful tale of an Egyptologist determined to find a mythic treasure buried in the desert sand—even if it costs him his life. 
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I am pleased to announce that my next book is available for pre-order at amazon.  Coming July 2016 !!!

Land Of The Afternoon Sun follows a disinherited English baron and a young New York heiress who marry and move West to build an agricultural empire in Palm Springs in the 1920s when it was just a budding town on the edge of the Mojave Desert. It's a saga about ambition on both large and small scales and the rapidly modernizing world as the harsh, sun-drenched landscape transforms from a Native American haven to the playground of Hollywood's rich and famous.

Land of the Afternoon Sun is also the story of a woman finding her own personality and strength in the West against a breathtaking desert landscape that changes constantly and shows its deadly side in poisonous snakes, flash floods and sand storms, with dramatic moments of forbidden romance, reversals, treachery, betrayal and, ultimately, triumphs.

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Private Entrance, audio version is now available at Cherry Hill Publishing. 
This is the 3rd installment in my Kathryn Harvey trilogy.  Read about it here

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Hello Readers in Czech Republic.  My latest book, Bílá žena, (Rainbows on the Moon), is now available :)

I hope that you enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

German Readers:

The paperback version of Im Auge der Sonne" has just been published :)

 

 

 

 

I'm thrilled to announce that one of my short stories set in Joshua Treee is featured in a collection of short stories about Christmas, "Die Wunder zu Weihnachten,"

Weihnachten ist die Zeit der Wunder. Das größte aller Wunder feiern wir Jahr für Jahr. In der Weihnachtszeit geschehen aber auch andere Wunder, kleine und nicht ganz so kleine: Wunder der Freundschaft und Freundlichkeit, Wunder der Liebe, Wunder, die man nicht erklären kann, und Wunder, die keiner Erklärung bedürfen. Die schönsten dieser Wunder sind hier versammelt: Erzählungen über einen zauberschönen Tag, an dem mit einem Mal sich alles zum Besseren wenden kann. Mit Geschichten von Thomas Bernhard, Bertolt Brecht, Truman Capote, Axel Hacke, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Erich Kästner, Alexander Kluge, Siegfried Lenz, Paul Maar, Carson McCullers, Eugen Roth, Patrick Roth, William Saroyan, Urs Widmer, Barbara Wood und vielen anderen.

My latest book, Die Insel des verborgenen Feuers, (Rainbows on the Moon) is now available! Read about it here.

 

 

 

 

German Readers: I'm pleased to announce that my book, "Die Insel des verborgenen Feuers", ("Rainbow on the Moon") will be published October 2015.

Zwei junge Frauen in Hawaii zwischen Abenteuer, Liebe und einem Fluch, der sie zu zerstören droht: das neue, große Epos von Bestsellerautorin Barbara Wood.

1820 kommt die junge Amerikanerin Emily Stone nach Hawaii. Das wilde, exotische Land verzaubert und verunsichert sie zugleich. Darf sie ihren Gefühlen für Schiffskapitän Farrow nachgeben? Und wie tief geht die Freundschaft, die sie mit der hawaiianischen Hohepriesterin Mahina verbindet? Alleingelassen und verletzlich trifft Emily eine tragische Entscheidung

Dreißig Jahre später kommt die junge Theresa als Missionsschwester nach Hawaii und trifft dort auf Captain Farrows Sohn Robert. Bald erkennt sie, dass ein dunkler Fluch auf seiner Familie und auf der ganzen Insel lastet – ein Fluch, den sie nur mit der Hilfe von Emily und Mahina lösen kann. Wie kann sie die drohende Katastrophe abwenden, ohne ihr eigenes Glück zu zerstören?

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I am pleased to announce that my latest book, “Rainbows On the Moon,” will be published in Spain and South America this coming November, as “Bajo la luna de Hawái.”

For French readers: The paperback edition of THE SERPENT AND THE STAFF is now available in French as LA GUERISSEUSE ET LE ROI (Publisher: Pocket Books)

 

 

 

 

I am happy to announce that the French edition of “Rainbows On the Moon” will be published on July 2.  The title is “L’Ile Du Feu Sacré.”