40 Year Old Cold Case -- Solved

I live in a reasonably small town in Virginia and there aren't many serious crimes. So, I was surprised to hear there was a double murder 40 years ago and had never been solved. This is a link to more information and the press conference is embedded below.

http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090124/NEWS01/90124001&s=d&

At this point, the case has been solved and the woman who killed these two young women just died a few days ago. Information about this crime even turned up on CNN over the weekend - it isn't often that this area turns up on CNN.

Start Off the Week With Shobhan Bantwal and Winton Churchill Virtual Book Tours

Monday October 6 –

Shobhan Bantwal will be interviewed on the Abundant Solutions Radio Show – their mission is to provide quality personal and professional services to empower, encourage, and enhance both individuals as well as companies to reach their goals. ASE assists individuals and organizations be more, do more, and have more. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/asemotivation - Call-in Number: (718) 508-9600. The show is live from 9 – 10 pm EST. You can also download the recording to listen after the show.

Nikki Leigh and Michelle Price share Week Three of a four week teleseminar series about Using Web 2.0 to Sell More Books - www.blogtalkradio.com/nikkileigh - Call-in Number: (347) 215-8201 - 5 pm EST

Winton Churchill shares the 3 Phases of Business Growth today on Nikki’s blog – Muze’s Musings - http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2008/10/3-phases-of-success-using-your-head-to.html

For the most up to date information for all tours, visit www.virtualblogtour.blogspot.com

Nikki Leigh – Award winning Author & Publicist

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Virtual Blog Tour for Susan Wingate’s Second novel Bobby’s Diner Available On Demand

Virtual Blog Tour for Susan Wingate’s Second novel Bobby’s Diner Available On Demand

Two Women Face Deadly Problems and Dislike Each Other-But Must Work Together

Beginning Monday September 15, 2008, SUSAN WINGATE will begin to tour cyber space to promote her latest novel, BOBBY’S DINER. This novel was released in e-book format on September 1. Digital book can be read on your computer, a PDA, some cell phones and on e-book readers. The book can be downloaded “on demand” and is easily accessible on her publisher’s website - www.ebooksonthe.net/catalog/eBooks_Catalog_NewBooks2.html

From September 15 to October 3, people can learn more about Bobby’s Diner, Susan Wingate, e-books, publishing and much more during Wingate’s virtual blog tour. For more detail and to view the full schedule, visit her virtual tour home page at Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours - http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2008/08/bobbys-diner-by-susan-wingate.html. For more details about individual days during the tour, visit http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com.

Susan Wingate's second novel, Bobby's Diner is now available through ebooksonthe.net.
Bobby's Diner is a story of a woman trying to find herself in a town where nobody wants her. Georgette Carlisle is twenty-five when she saunters into the rustic town of Sunnydale, Arizona, and snags Bobby, away from his wife, Vanessa Carlisle. The story begins fifteen years later, after he dies and leaves his restaurant, Bobby's Diner, to both women. That is the first problem. Bobby's Diner is situated on an attractive highway corridor property that’s slated to be the next boutique tourist site. It sits right in the middle of Zach Pinzer's future with a large developer. After Zach arranges to destroy their property and fatally wounds a beloved employee, he nearly kills Vanessa's daughter. Georgette and Vanessa continue to fight as they hold fast to the only thing they have, each other. Georgette's story is a tale of life, love, death, grief, pain, loneliness, and redemption. And, she finds her true family with the most unexpected people.

Novelist, Susan Wingate, received her BS from AZ State University. Presently, she lives in Washington State and writes full time. Wingate has written three novels. Soon after she completed her third novel, an excerpt from The Last Maharajan was selected for publication in literary journal the Superstition Review. She is a contributing writer for several magazines. Since the 2007 publication of her mystery novel, Of the Law, Wingate has taught writing workshops and colleges. She publishes eNewsletter, “Sincerely, Susan.” She organizes reading series at her local library which spotlight local and regional writers. For hobbies, Wingate likes to read and paint. To learn more about Susan Wingate, visit www.susanwingate.com

The print edition of Bobby's Diner - a women’s fiction novel - is slated for release this fall.

I Always Say, "It Never Hurts to Ask"

I figure it never hurts to ask. The worst most people will do is to say no, so I figure we might as well ask if we want something. When I was on the Outer Banks in May, several people suggested that I should contact David Stick about talking with me. He is a very well known historian that has written many books about the Outer Banks. He's the person that is interviewed for all the documentaries about the area.

This is the link to his pages on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-9689285-3643329?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=David%20Stick

Anyway, the reason I mention this is because, I'm going to interview him for my next Lilah book. We're meeting this Saturday and it turns out that he was the county commissioner during the time when the story will take place. How cool is that?

Its going to be a rush trip, but any trip to Nags Head is fine with me :) I even found a place to stay for about $50 a night. That will work into the budget and I'm going to contact the bookstores that are carrying my books to see if I can restock anyone while I'm in town.

Now, I get to cram a month of research into about a week to get ready for our meeting. Good thing I love to read :) I also met with the real Kristy (main character in Lilah and the Locket is based on her) and we talked about some research I want to do with her for the sequel and she's excited about getting started. And, the newest character who will be introduced in the sequel is due to be born in January :)

Nikki Leigh