Backyard Volcano And Other Mysteries Of The Heart by Kathryn Lane

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Backyard Volcano And Other Mysteries Of The Heart by Kathryn Lane.

Short Story Collection.

These stories help define the world of the Texas-Mexico Frontier—an explosive world where lives break, loves shatter, and healing happens.

Kathryn Lane, a native of Mexico, explores this world, leading readers on a journey through time and geography with the promise of magic and transformation.

Review by Customer 2: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Great collection of short stories that left me wanting more. Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018. Verified Purchase. Great collection of short stories that left me wanting more! I laughed reading “My Daughter’s Hand” and cried reading “Baseball Over The Moon”. Still wondering who killed “Max”!

Review by Dede Fox: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Weaving multiple subplots in Backyard Volcano, Kathryn Lane skillfully … Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017. Weaving multiple subplots in Backyard Volcano, Kathryn Lane skillfully draws the reader into the story of Patricia, the protagonist, and her journey from childhood in southern Texas to adulthood in Mexico. Her grandmother’s mysterious life and tales about the Paricutin volcano mesmerize Patricia, but her abuela dies when she’s fifteen. Years later as a research fellow in volcanology, Patricia returns to her grandmother’s home town near Paricutin and discovers sinister information about her grandmother’s life. As Patricia seeks to unravel the mysteries, both old and new, she takes us on a riveting ride of intrigue and intensifying danger. Also included in the anthology are surreal short stories with a heightened sense of mystery and ghost-like qualities. Readers won’t want to put this one down.

Product Details:
Paperback: ‎200 Pages
Publisher: ‎Alamo Bay Press (April 11, 2017)
Language: ‎English
Short Stories (Mysteries Of The Heart)
Mysteries (Short Stories)

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About The Author: Kathryn Lane, award-winning author of the Nikki Garcia Mystery Series, sets her novels and short stories in foreign countries and exotic places.

Kathryn credits her imagination to growing up in Mexico, a country which was rich in storytelling and steeped in cultural traditions. Her creativity was first expressed by painting in oils and when reality of earning a living set in, she studied accounting and finance, and joined a multinational corporation where she attained her dream job of traveling abroad.

After two decades in the corporate world and having visited over 90 countries, Kathryn left to fulfill a second dream – writing mystery and suspense novels.

Fans of strong female protagonists and suspenseful stories are likely to enjoy Kathryn’s work. The Nikki Garcia thrillers include:

Waking Up in Medellin – named Best Fiction Book of the Year 2017 by Killer Nashville. Also available in Spanish edition “Despertando en Medellin”. Recently announced as a finalist in the Latino Books into Movies Latino Themed TV Series 2021. Also available in Audio.

Danger in the Coyote Zone – first place winner in the Action/Adventure category in Latino Books into Movies 2018. It was also a finalist in the Thriller category at Killer Nashville 2018.

Revenge in Barcelona – Silver Winner, Mystery/Thriller, Reader Views, 2019-2020. Finalist in the 2020 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Finalist in the Next Generation Book Awards for 2020. Also, recently announced as a finalist in the Latino Books into Movies Latino Themed TV Series 2021.

Missing in Miami – Winner, 2022 International Latino Book Awards, Best eBook Fiction.

Stolen Diary – is Kathryn’s the latest release. A stand-alone novel, explores the challenges a gifted child, who is also on the autism spectrum, must face growing up with a disengaged mother who cannot relate to her, and a doting grandfather who encourages her genius.

Kathryn’s short story collection, Backyard Volcano and Other Mysteries of the Heart, was named Best Short Story Collection 2018 by Killer Nashville.

Kathryn and her husband, Bob Hurt, split their time between Texas and the mountains of northern New Mexico.

Awards: Kathryn Lane is the award-winning author of the Nikki Garcia Mystery Series:

Waking Up in Medellín – First release March 2016; Second edition February 2020.

Silver Falchion for Best Fiction Book of the Year 2017 by Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference
Silver Falchion for Best Fiction Adult Suspense 2017 by Killer Nashville
Finalist Mystery Category for the 2017 RONE Award by InD’tale Magazine
Silver Medal 2017 Fiction Thriller, Readers’ Favorite Book Awards

Danger in the Coyote Zone – First release October 2017; Second edition May 2020.