Now available at Bristol Indiana Public Library - Bonneyville Mills Then and Now

Carl Mauck, who spent his childhood living at Bonneyville Mill in
Bristol, Indiana, was the son of the last private owner of the property.
His book details the past of the Milland its founder, Edward Bonney,
as well as how the property became Bonneyville Mill Park,
a popular tourist attraction today.

The book is available for purchase at the Bristol Indiana Library,
Camille's Floral and Gifts in Bristol, Indiana and Bullard's Farm
Market in Elkhart, Indiana.

For out of town shipments, inquire at retrospectpressbooks@gmail.com

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Volume 2 of the Fruithills Suspense Series
 is now available here:
Beckoning Bonneyville Mill

Volume 2 continues the saga of the Fruithills of the American Midwest with each story weaving local legends to familiar places that have never lost their tie to a spirit-filled place. This is Mystery with a Touch of History.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Volume 2 of the Fruithills Suspense Series
 is now available here:
Beckoning Bonneyville Mill

Volume 2 continues the saga of the Fruithills of the American Midwest with each story weaving local legends to familiar places that have never lost their tie to a spirit-filled place. This is Mystery with a Touch of History.

Coming Soon: Volume 2 of the Fruithills Suspense Series: Beckoning Bonneyville Mills and other stories.

Volume 1 of the Fruithills Suspense Series "Murder at the Museum" is still available at Camille's Floral and Gifts in Bristol, the Bristol Library, and the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol. Volume 2 will be published in late January 2015 and will also be available at these Bristol retailers.Notice will be given here as soon as they are available.

Murder at the Museum & other Fruithills Suspense Stories now in Paperback

Now you can get a paperback edition of Volume 1 of the Fruithills Suspense Stories in a printed version. Volume 1 contains 15 of the stories that take place in one of the many spirit-inhabited places in and around a small Town in the midst of the beautiful hilly landscape in the American Midwest. Each story weaves local legends to familiar places in the backdrop of the Fruithills.

Even toda, in the valley of the Fruithills, the past still lingers to inspire dreams and haunt the imagination. From murders to mysteries to haunting spirits, each story presents a look into the past from the view of the present day.

Volume 1 stories include: Murder at the Museum, April Fools, Christmas Jester, Death Clock, February 29, Ghost of a Chance, Haunted Journey, Kindred Spirits, Last Chance, New Year's Evil, One Bite of the Apple, Rebecca's Journey, Tie and Knot and Hang On, When Willis Walks and Widow's Walk.

There will be a book signing at the Eastern Star Nelson's Golden Glow Chicken BBQ Event at the Bristol Indiana Mason Hall on Saturday June 28, 2014 from 10am till chicken and potatoes sold out

The book is available online at:
http://www.thebookpatch.com/BookStoreResults?search=rosemary%20mcdaniel&ddl=any

You can also purchase the book at select Bristol, Indiana retailers:
Camille's Floral & Gifts
Elkhart County Historical Society
Bristol Indiana Public Library
Fruithills Winery
Kruse Farm & Garden Supply

Volume 2 with more of the Fruithills Suspense Stories will be published in July, 2014.

Latest Book: Kindred Spirits

I've recently published my September offering, "Kindred Spirits," which is Book 16 in the Fruithills Suspense Series at feedbooks.com original books.

Summary:
Even as a child, Jane had two passions: horses and the history of the local Indian tribe that had been one of the few who had not left on the "Trail of Tears." Her older sister Sally realized that her younger sibling was unusual and never had a close relationship with her until years later, when as a widow, she rejoined Jane and her older husband Bo on the family farm, then a thriving ranch to raise Jane's beloved Appaloosas. But still she wondered about Jane's insistence that the spirits of those who came before still lingered in the vast woods that surrounded their childhood farm.

Three new eBooks posted!
The busy month of August is past, but I published three new ebooks in August. The first two are books 14 & 15 of the Fruithills Suspense Series, while the third is a humorous tale about the full Blue Moon. Download for free and enjoy!  Click on photo in right column.

1. Ghost of a Chance: Uncle Frank and his vintage cars went missing at midnight - and now he's back to haunt his great-nephew Howie.
2. One Bite of the Apple: Jason wants to revive the lost art of orchards in his own town - but can the magic come back to the Fruithills?
3. Blue Moon Murder: What short of murder could pry Roger loose from his mother's clutches, Emily wondered on the night of the full Blue Moon.

A busy month since my last post. Bristol Homecoming came right after July 4 this year, so lots of photos to take and articles to post on BristolSun.com.

Two new eBooks have been uploaded to Feedbooks.com Original Books: Eyes of the Beholder - the latest in the Fruithills Suspense Series about a pair of magical glasses and family spirits; and Don't Say Yes, a short humorous story about a quickee Las Vegas wedding.

Download one or both eBooks free for your electronic device. See links on right side panel.

Working hard on the latest project and hope to upload new eBook by August 1. Stay tuned.

D.D. Scott, Amazon & B&N Top 100 Romance & Mystery Author came to the "Soul Ink" Writers' group at the Bristol Indiana Public Library last night (June 6, 2012) and presented a fantastic and extremely informative ePublishing workshop. If you missed it, check out her blog at http://ddscottville.blogspot.com. You'll be glad you did!

A few days later than promised, but Death Clock has been uploaded to feedbooks.com for free download.
Time waits for one man. A small town funeral home closes after 100 years, leaving the community upsetover the loss. Suddenly, no one in town is dying, and time stands still. This is Book 12 in the Fruithills Suspense Series, a place that has never lost its ties to a spirit-filled past. Just scroll down to the Death Clock book cover and click.
It will take you right to the download for your device.  It's the best free deal in Town....


Hope you are enjoying this series, as much as I am writing it. I've shared all the stories with my fellow writers at our twice monthly meetings at the Bristol Indiana Town Library on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 6-8pm.
Please join us - whether you are a writer, a would-be writer, or just someone who comes to listen to great stories and poetry by your friends and neighbors. Join the "Soul Ink" Writer's Group where we laugh a lot, cry a little, eat delicious snacks and share our passion for recording our view of life. We'd welcome you to join us....

Fruithills Suspense Series at 10,000 downloads

The total downloads to the 17 Fruithills Suspense Series Books published at Feedbooks.com hit 10,000 downloads on April 15, 2012. Thanks to everyone who downloaded and read one or more of my books.  Look for the lastest in the series: Death Clock to be published this week of April 16, 2012. Please send your comments to my email address shown in my profile. I'd really like to know which books you liked best and why. Thanks for your support.

New Fruithills Suspense Series Book #11 - May Day Mayhem published

A new book has been added for the Fruithills Suspense Series:

• May Day Mayhem is Book #11 in the Series. In a year with a milder than usual winter, followed by record breaking high spring temperatures, it was not surprising that the month of May brought about a more troubled way of life in the small town in the valley of the Fruithills. Yet, Helfina, a young healer from Wales brought a sense of calm to offset the unrest, until that too was met with opposing forces. This is Book 11 in the Fruithills Suspence Series.

Also NEW this month: Add your email address to the "Submit email" box on the left of this page and receive notice of new posts when new Fruithills Suspense Series are published.

New for Second Quarter, 2012: April Fools eBook

Posted in time for April Fools Day, the tenth of the Fruithills Suspense Series. Each story is another visit to places that have never lost their tie to a spirit- filled past.


April Fools is a story about a century old theatre that was refurbished by a hardy group of performers who respected the history, including the resident Ghost, but when teenagers played a cruel April Fool prank, the joke was on them.


Click on the book cover on the right to download FREE to your smartphone, tablet, or other reading device.

Two New Fruithills Suspense Stories have been added for March 2012

Two more stories have been added for your Spring reading pleasure.

• Borrowed Time: Katie Franklin and her brother Mark worked together to fix up a bargain house to surprise her husband who would soon return from Afghanistan. But the house had a haunting history that needed more mending than hammer and nails could cure. She had to find out why the spirits were restless and how to bring them peace. This Book#9 in the Fruithills Suspense Series.

• Second Sight: What is there to see in the old mirror that sits in the 100 year old house that Brooke and her siblings have inherited from their Great Aunt Lydia, and what truths does it reveal? This is Book #8 in the Fruithills Suspense Series.

Click on the book illustrations on the left to download FREE to read on your device.

Look for more Fruithill Suspense Series books coming in April.

New for First Quarter, 2012 New Fruithills Suspense Series Books #5,6,7

Three new books have been published at Feedbooks.com Original Book since the end of 2011 in this popular series.

• FEBRUARY 29: A mysterious gravestone in a ruined churchyard of a child with the same February 29 birthdate as teenage Abby made her obsessed with the history of the little girl named Amy Sue, and led Abby and her reluctant friend Ginger to unexpected danger on the evening of Abby's 16th birthday. This is #7 in the Fruithills Suspense Series.

• LAST CHANCE: Chance Givings was devoted to two things: his wife Gena and his career in law enforcement. When he was given the opportunity to control events, he found himself conflicted. Who should decide life or death? This is #6 in the Fruithills Suspense Series.

• TIE A KNOT AND HANG ON: Haunted by a love of reading inspired by her nurturing Aunt Belle, Director Natalie Drew fought to keep her small library relevant and funded to meet technology and maintenance challenges. A simple act of respect triggered help from beyond earthly life. This 5th Book in the Fruithills Suspense Series examines the connections between people and circumstances and the ties that bind them together.

Click on the book illustration to download FREE for your Smart Phone, eReader, or Tablet.

Look for more upcoming books in the Fruithills Suspense Series.

New in the Fruithills Suspense Series: New Year's Evil

Just in time for holiday reading, the 4th book in the Fruithills Suspense Series is now available for free downloads at feedbooks.com Original Books.

Set in the Wild Willow Bed and Breakfast, at a planned Murder Mystery Dinner on New Year's Eve, just before midnight, the scene would be set for a ghostly confrontation of murder victim and murderer.

This fourth book in the Fruithills Suspense Series is yet another visit to places that have never lost their tie to a spirit-filled past.

The Christmas Jester story has been added for the holiday season

"The Christmas Jester," the third in the Fruithills Suspense Series has been uploaded for download now. Click on the cover on the right to download it Free from Feedbooks.com.

The story is about Fiona and Lindy for whom renovating a 100-year-old home for their floral/gift shop was a dream come true, until Fiona learned that the former owners had left behind much more than dust bunnies, including the little jester doll she discovered among the Christmas displays.

The previously announced "Window to the Past" story has been put on hold, while the seasonal stories are completed. Next, look for "New Year's Evil," where guests discover that midnight a a mystery dinner can really be murder...

New ebook series: Fruithills Suspense Series

At last it's Autumn, and the weather is cooling things down a little, before they heat up for the Holiday Season. My 50th Anniversary Celebration at work was a wonderful event, with a company supplied catered meal from Papa Vino's (my favorite) for everyone at our Edison Lakes Site on Friday, October 14, two days before the official date of October 16.

Then it was hurry-up, catch-up to complete the first two books in my new Fruithills Suspense Series in time for Halloween readers. Both "An Old Flame," that is centered around a Halloween night ghostly encounter in Bristol's Oak Ridge Cemetery, and "Beckoning Bonneyville Mill," a ghostly story inspired by the oldest continuously operating mill in Indiana. Both are published at feedbooks.com and available for FREE download to your ereader or other device.

This new series will feature some of the spirit inhabited places in and around Washington Twp, Elkhart County Indiana, situated in the midst of the beautiful hilly landscape where early European settlers grew and shipped the plentiful apples, strawberries, melons and many other fruits by train to Chicago and beyond.

Sometimes considered a sleepy little community, lost in time, it harbors an interesting array of people, places and things that may or may not be real and may not always be what they seem.  Check back again soon for the next book in the series "Window into the Past," coming in November.

2011 is a signature year

The year of 2011 marks several important events for me. Not only is it my 50th year employed at the old Miles Laboratories, now Bayer HealthCare LLC, but it also marks my 50th Anniversary of graduation from Elkhart Central High School in Elkhart, Indiana.

In addition, in 2011, I published my first six original books at the French cloud publishing company, feedbooks.com, under my own name and my a.k.a. of Amy Hayle.

"The Crows" is a fantasy horror tale/child's nightmare; "When Willis Walks" is a mystery horror tale of buried memories; "No Spring Chicken" is a story of family life, independent spirit and ageless grace; "Ages of Life" is a commentary on fate, hope, change and despair; "August Heat" is a story of dead relatives, memories, guilt and the 1960's; "Sign Switch" is a humorous "chick" story about a discontented Virgo who longs to be a Sagittarius.

These short books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, including for the Nook, Color Nook, IBooks, Kindle and other popular tablets. Download one or all free, and see all the Free good reading available on this site.
RoseMary McDaniel's Original free books to Download

Coming soon:  My full-length murder mystery "The Placebo Effect," and my book of 12 holiday inspired "feel good" stories, "Twelve Seasons of the Heart."  Check back for details.