The latest activity at Willow Bend Senior Center is pottery instruction, and even Gracie Park's octogenarian Uncle Miltie gives it a whirl. Then Libby Simmons' bracelet goes missing and no one can find it. Gracie tries to solve the mystery while busily involved in her church's efforts to feed a hungry family for the holidays. Then a car accident on the ice lands Gracie in the unheated home of the young Freeman family, where sensitive listening and clever sleuthing help her find out the angel's secret.
Nicola pens mystery and inspirational novels, creates interactive books for the iPad, podcasts about genre writing (The Novel Experience), and teaches electronic publishing, when she's not playing Old-Timer’s hockey, growing blossoms and bamboo or eating chocolate fudge.
Her first contemporary women's series, the Sisterhood of Shepherds, debuts with HEARTSONG, in May 2014 (MantleRockPublishing).
Nicola's swinging whodunit, TEED OFF! (republished in February 2014 by OakTreePress), features professional golfer and coroner Riley Quinn.
Her other novels include a psychological thriller (A HEMORRHAGING OF SOULS), six novels in The Church Choir Mysteries series, and a multimedia online thriller, UNNATURALSTATES.
In addition, Nicola has published two how to e-book primers, YOUDUNIT WHODUNIT! HOW TO WRITE MYSTERIES & SELF-PUBLISH YOUR E-BOOK IN MINUTES!
She's recently released her first musical interactive children's book for the iPad, Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks.
Gracie’s uncle has started making pottery and has made several angels. They are later found smashed. A woman’s bracelet goes missing and the town is in an uproar. Gracie is worried about a boy who appears to shovel her walk, he seems to have no home life or anyone to take care of him. After a car wreak in a snow storm part of his problem is discovered and Gracie decides to figure out something.
Uncle Milties angel's are all smashed to pieces but an accident during a blizzard leads the group to an old farmhouse where they find a family living and a possible answer as to who broke all the angels and why.