Monday, September 10, 2012

Walnut Springs Press Month: Spotlight on Anna Buttimore


Spotlight on
Author Anna Jones Buttimore



Anna Jones Buttimore was born and brought up in the South of England, but educated in Wales where she lived for the next 20 years. She is now living back in the village where she grew up with her daughters Gwenllian, Angharad and Ceridwen, and husband Roderic. Anna serves as Public Affairs Specialist in her ward.

Anna works part time from home for a legal charity, and has always loved writing in her spare time. She is the author of five novels, Haven (2000) and A World Away (2001) under the name Anna Jones. Easterfield (2008), Honeymoon Heist (2011), and No Escape (2012). Easterfield and No Escape were published by Walnut Springs Press. 

Anna enjoys rock music, her computer, cross-stitch, swimming, and science fiction. She is determined to get into scrapbooking and family history one day when she can find the time.

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Anna's Likes and Dislikes
 Anna enjoys:
  • Having long, very hot bubble baths and then sleeping for ten hours or more 
  • Radio 2 - Especially Chris Evans and Simon Mayo 
  • Eating - Especially curry and chocolate 
  • Rock music - Muse, Queen, Def Leppard, Magnum and assorted others. The louder, the better. 
  • Staying in nice hotels - Preferably with a good pool and spa 
  • Cross-stitch - Although I'm not very good at it 
  • Going to the gym 
  • Going to Florida - Planning to be a snowbird one day

She does not like: 
  • Misplaced apostrophe's (sic) - I always correct them, even if it's technically vandalism
  • Smoking - Should be illegal
  • Alcohol - Ditto
  • Camping
  • Wasps - See camping
  • British weather - See camping
(Anna Jones Buttimore website, http://www.annajonesbuttimore.com/aboutme.htm)
 
Walnut Springs Press Books
by Anna Jones Buttimore

Title: Easterfield
Author: Anna Jones Buttimore
Release Date: November 2008
Publisher: Leatherwood Press (Walnut Springs Press) (Facebook | Twitter)
Genre: Historical Romance
LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, 1850: When Mr. Wilson, a Mormon missionary, arrives in the rural parish of Easterfield, Catherine Waters finds herself intrigued by both the message he brings and his relationship to her reclusive and aristocratic neighbour. Through Mr. Wilson, Catherine is drawn into the strange world of Easterfield Hall, where both her cousin and sister find forbidden love, and Catherine uncovers secrets that change her entire outlook on their peaceful life. After Mr. WIlson is called back to Utah, the dashing Dr. Davenport is on hand to offer love, security, and help in piecing together Catherine's fragmenting life. As she experiences gut-wrenching fear, hopeless love, and the loss of all she once thought important, she learns that the things that matter are eternal.

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Title: No Escape
Author: Anna Jones Buttimore
Release Date: January 2012
Publisher: Walnut Springs Press (Facebook | Twitter)
Genre:
Hoping to escape his grief over the loss of his beautiful wife Heather, Michael Boyd leaves behind his New York precinct - and his gun - to embark on a police-exchange program. As a police officer in rural North Wales, he is struck by the tenacity and resourcefulness of Catrin Pritchard, a single mother with a frightening past. It appears that her brother Seth is involved in drug dealing and something much bigger.

After Seth's sudden death, Michael is forced to overcome Catrin's hostility and her wariness to trust anyone, especially a man. Michael vows to protect her and her young daughter from the unknown assailants trying to silence them, and he and Catrin must decipher the meaning of the mysterious code etched on the back of a valuable oil painting.

As the threats and terror escalate, Michael finds himself betrayed by those closest to him even the Heather he remembers and realizes Catrin was right not to trust anyone. But when they find themselves trapped in an underground cave with the tide rising, one of those people is their only hope for escape.

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