Freckle Face & Blondie by Harley Nelson and Lynda Rees

The Write Way Café welcomes author Lynda Rees, a free spirited adventurer with workaholic tendencies who is following her passion for writing, and supporting her granddaughter's writing too.

Since my first grandchild was born I’ve written special books for them based on their age groups. These private stories were for my babies, and I’ve never considered publishing them. My ten-year-old granddaughter, Harley Nelson, reads at a college level consuming chapter books like water. Her favorite treat is a trip to the library. Her favorite pastime when she stays with me is dictating short stories. I type them into a book template and print them for her collection. I have a notebook full of these tales.

When Harley started reading thick books like Harry Potter, I suggested she and I get serious about writing a publishable book appealing to middle-grade children. I write mostly mysteries, and Harley enjoys reading them, so we decided to make it a suspense story. We started it a year ago. During the process of getting it to press, we realized it was series worthy. We’re outlining book two now.

Freckle Face & Blondie launches March 1, 2018. Harley’s mom, my daughter Brandy, cried when she saw it on Amazon. The first day it was up for pre-order, Harley’s principal announced on the school loudspeaker he’d purchased his copy and wanted Harley to sign it. She was so excited I could hardly understand her on the phone when she called to tell me.

Harley and I worked as a well-oiled team, and enjoyed the journey. Involved in every aspect of the process, Harley came up with the hook for the story, chose the cover art, character names, and dictated the first round outline, making sure the language was age-appropriate for the genre. With each round of editing, Harley did a re-check to ensure the story never lost its appeal to people her general age group. As a published author, I brought industry insight making sure the story flowed well, was properly written with no loose ends, and managed the editing process getting it to press.

The Freckle Face & Blondie series is about two rambunctious girls, curious about everything, who want to become detectives. They establish their own private eye firm with an on-line presence using today’s savvy tools and skills getting involved with problems of friends and family, and helping resolve mysteries happening around them. They are two ordinary young ladies involved in extraordinary circumstances.


Book 1 of Freckle Face & Blondie Series
Middle-grade Juvenile Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

Rambunctious girls, Freckle Face and Blondie, dream of becoming detectives. They open a private investigation company to start solving mysteries so they’ll be experts by the time they’re adults. When their friend Katy disappears suspiciously and her mother is frantic police search for the girl. They should stay out of it, but Freckles and Blondie follow leads and reveal new clues. Sharing discoveries with authorities, they’re told to stop looking. Timing is critical and could mean the difference between life and death to Katy.

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Lynda Rees is a story teller and dreamer whose dreams come true.  She lives on a farm in Kentucky with her incredible husband and herd of critters watching her children and grandchildren breath—fascinating. Born in the splendid Appalachian Mountains the daughter of a coal miner and part Cherokee Indian, Lynda grew up in northern Kentucky when the Mob reigned supreme in Newport and the city prospered as a gambling, prostitution and sin mecca. She’s fascinated with how history affects today’s lives and it works its way into her written pages. After a corporate career in marketing and global transportation this free spirited adventurer with workaholic tendencies followed her passion with for writing.

Gold Lust Conspiracy, her award winning historical romance, launched Sept, 2017 by Sweetwater Publishing Company along with Parsley, Sage, Rose, Mary and Wine, the first of The Bloodline Series of romantic suspense set in Kentucky horse country. Books 1-5 launch before 2018 with others schedule in the spring. Stay tuned.

Lynda’s first children’s book, Freckle Face & Blondie, is co-authored with her granddaughter Harley Nelson launching early 2018. Enjoy her stories. She hopes you become life-long friends.

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Website: www.lyndareesauthor.com