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| Sheila Ryan Wallace |
Hi! Saturday, September 26, from 10 AM-3:00 PM, I'll be at the Author's Event in the Sumner
Senior Center, 15506 62nd Court East, Sumner Wa, ph: 253-863-2910. Come say hello!
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Dive for the Gold
Sheila
Ryan Wallace
In this adventure packed sequel
to The Missing Heir, Sandi and David Burns return to Seaman’s Cove for their annual summer
vacation, to discover that a new mystery waits. When Sea Ladi skipper, Captain
Mike, requests help in untangling the riddle of his inheritance from pirate ancestors, they puzzle over ancient maps, discover
surprises on Blueberry Island, and experience adventure
on high seas. Exciting hunts for treasure expose the children to danger as they struggle to win the gold, in a whirlwind adventure
that will keep Dive for the Gold readers turning the pages in
eager anticipation to learn what happens next.
Infinity Publishing.com $15.95
Poet, writer, artist; Sheila
Ryan Wallace draws on her exciting life of nursing and travel, with career Air Force husband and six children, to develop
engaging characters and colorful settings for her successful adventure/suspense novels: Coming
Home, The Sea Captain & His Ladies, The Missing Heir, and its sequel, Dive for the
Gold. Her readers have favorably compared her writing to Nora Roberts and Mary Higgins Clark, citing her ability
to hook her readers and involve them in the adventures and emotions of her characters. Her work has been published in the
U.S. Stars & Stripes and various periodicals, magazines, and newspapers in
the U.S. and Canada.
Contact Sheila:
SheilaRWallace@comcast.net
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The Missing Heir
Sheila
Ryan Wallace
Sandi and David Burns vacation
in Seaman’s Cove every summer with their grandparents. This summer’s fun is interrupted by the disappearance of
their new friend, Clarence Rockefeller III, known as Buff. Has Clarence run away due to unhappiness at home or has someone
snatched him from their midst? Spotting some ne’er-do-wells around town, Aunt Biddie, Miss Christy, and the children
are not so sure. Who are the men who come to fish and don’t fish? Sandi, David, and friends, Charlie and Katie Longsetter
search town, listen for clues in Seaman’s Shanty and investigate mysterious noises in the woods. Where is Buff?
$15.95 Infinity Publishing.com
Poet, writer, and artist, Sheila’s
work has been published in numerous newspapers, anthologies and magazines, including U.S.
Stars & Stripes, Reflections, Celebration,
Senior Scene, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune,
Bread of Life Magazine (Ontario, Canada),
SJB Communicator and New Vintage Northwest
Literary Magazine. She has won honorable mention for her prose and poetry. Sheila’s successful first novel, Coming Home, was published in April 2002 followed by equally successful second novel, The Sea Captain and His Ladies, published in January 2003.
The Missing Heir, an adventure/mystery is her first children’s
book, soon to be followed by the second in the series, Dive for the Gold.
Contact Sheila:
SheilaRWallace@comcast.net
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Reflections
Sheila Ryan Wallace
Reflections
is a collection of poetry ranging from rhyme to unrhymed verse, from traditional to free verse, from concrete to abstract
to fantasy, from sonnets to villanelles, from clear meaning to symbolism. The book is divided into sections for easier access
and most of the poems are illustrated with photographs taken by the poet. You will find seasonal poetry, children’s,
senior citizens’, social action topics, joyful and sorrowful, whimsical, and spiritual poetry, and others; something
for everyone. It is my hope that you will enjoy and discover your own favorites among this collection.
Sheila
Ryan Wallace was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, birthplace
of her favorite poet, John Greenleaf Whittier. Her mother, Vivian Gray Ryan, also a published poet, inspired and encouraged
Sheila’s poetry interest. Sheila’s poems have been published in numerous newspapers, magazines, and anthologies.
A direct descendant of Priscilla and John Alden and of Miles Standish, (their romance recorded in poetry by New England Poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who also influenced her), Sheila grew up loving poetry as a lyrical expression of the heart. Drawing
upon her exciting life of travel with career military husband and family, Sheila’s first poetic collection. Reflections,
describes life in clear flowing verse and colorful abstract analogies.
Published by Infinity
Publishing.com, $14.95
Contact Sheila:
SheilaRWallace@comcast.net
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Miss Abigail's Antique Treasures
Sheila Ryan Wallace
In Miss Abigail's Antique Treasures, Sandi and David encounter yet another
mystery/adventure in Seaman's Cove. They suspect things are not as they should be when Miss Abigail's distant relatives, with
charm and bossiness, begin to take over in the Antique Shop. To add to the confusion, antiques divulge long lost secrets.
Strangers appear in town. Seamen's Cove experiences its first robberies in years. Unexpected excitement occurs at the town
play. Sandi makes a surprising discovery which brings frightening consequences. Challenges abound as Sandi, David, Charlie,
Katie, Josh, Aunt Biddie, and Miss Christy stretch their skills of observation, creativity, and problem solving.
About the author:
Sheila Ryan Wallace draws on her exciting life of travel
with her Air Force career husband and six children, to develop engaging characters and colorful settings for her successful
adventure/suspense novels.
The author delights in entertaining children with poetry, fantasy, adventure and mystery, remembering
with fondness the adults of her own childhood, who inspired and freed her imagination to soar unchecked by the restraints
of reality. It is her dearest desire to stimulate the creative thought of every child who reads her work, that they may delight
in the soaring of their own imaginations, and discover the joys of reading. Infinity Publishing.
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The
Sea Captain and His Ladies
Sheila Ryan Wallace
In The Sea Captain and His Ladies
intrigue, adventure and suspense abound. Meet Cap’n Bill, a rascally old salt whose life is turned upside down by the
discovery of an unknown niece. Meet widow Rosie, caring, nurturing and talkative. Meet Melody O’Reilly, searching for
an unknown uncle, pursued by an obsessive admirer, threatened by an intimidating stalker, sparring with a new love interest.
Sheila Ryan Wallace, author of successful first novel, Coming Home, again demonstrates
her understanding of the human spirit as she introduces us to the delightful characters and many surprises of The Sea Captain and His Ladies.
Sheila Ryan Wallace, poet, author and artist, traveled with her U. S.
Air Force husband for thirty years, raising six children while working as registered nurse and/or mental health counselor.
Published in numerous anthologies, newspapers and magazines, she has won honorable mention for her prose and poetry. Sheila
is currently contributing writer/editor of SJB Communicator, Lakewood, Washington,
and is a member of Borders’ Writers Roundtable and Tacoma Writers Club, Tacoma,
Washington.
Contact Sheila:
SheilaRWallace@comcast.net
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Coming Home
Sheila Ryan Wallace
As a teenager Joy Russell has run away seeking love. When Stan abandons her and her
daughter Katie, she returns to her long suffering, hard working parents. A tornado signifies change in the lives of the Russells,
when it introduces Joy and Katie to neighbor Jake who comes to their assistance. He does not fit Joy's preconceptions of men
and she panics, confusing both herself and Jake. When stan returns bringing trouble, the family must unite
despite former differences in order to rescue Katie. As they learn forgiveness and trust, Jake, Joy, and the Russells experience
the true meaning of "Coming Home."
About the author:
Sheila Ryan Wallace is a poet, writer, and artist. Her work has been
published in numerous newspapers, anthologies, magazines, and newsletters, including Stars and Stripes, Tacoma News Tribune,
Chips, Gleanings, Newscapers, Reflections, At Water's Edge, Senior Scene, Celebration, and Bread of Life Magazine (Ontario,
Canada). She has won honorable mention for short stories, a play, and most recently Honorable Mention in Recognition of Literary
Excellence by The New Vintage Northwest literary magazine, for her poem The Midnight Guest. She
is currently a contributing writer and editor of SJB Communicator, and is a member of the Tacoma Writer's Club. Infinity
Publishing.
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