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Rustwater by J.G. Macdonald Now Available
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Rustwater is the third book in the award-winning Jane Dougherty series, following Atomic Sunset and Two Hours to Bedlam. Atomic Sunset won the 2025 Literary Global Book Award and the 2026 Indies Today Best Humor Award, and Two Hours to Bedlam won the 2026 PenCraft Spring Best Book Award for Fiction–Humor.Welcome to Rustwater Population: conspiracy theorists, desert eccentrics, and several people who should have stayed on the highway. Photographer Jane Dougherty is back in Arizona, and this time she’s only planning to attend an awards ceremony. That plan lasts about a day. The town has always been a little strange....
Rustwater is Coming Soon!
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Rustwater. The third book in the Route 66 Mystery Series. It's almost time to head back into the desert with Jane, Clay, and a group of mystery-loving Swiss tourists who are about to discover that some legends are better left buried. Stay tuned...
Atomic Sunset just won a cool award! Indie Book Award 2026 for Fiction-Humor!
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Atomic Sunset has been named a Finalist in the 2025 American Writing Awards, and I’m delighted to share the news. It’s an honour to see my quirky desert mystery recognized, and I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has supported the book. More adventures ahead!
Ten Little Christmas Happies Reader's Favorite 5 Star Review
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Ten Little Christmas Happies - Congratulations on your 5-star review! Reviewed by Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers’ Favorite Ten Little Christmas Happies is a children's picture book by Janice Garden Macdonald. Christmas is a season of wonder during which people make beautiful, long-lasting memories. However, there are some holidays when family members can't create the same magic because they are sick, busy, or too far away. During those times, the narrator encourages readers to pull out "Christmas happies" from previous years and relive the times when they did something that created a tradition or sparked a special feeling during the...
SUNDAY!
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Sunday is the happiest day of the week! Follow a little boy as he counts down from Monday to Sunday when he can spend the entire day with his parents. From the bestselling author of "Ten Little Happies" comes another feel-good book for kids 2 to 6 years old. BUY NOW