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Book 3: Rainbow Man

Book 3 in the Donovan Family Saga, publication date: October 18, 2021

RAINBOW MAN Earns Its First Ratings

March 31, 2022March 29, 2022 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

The first reviews for RAINBOW MAN are in! Here are some snippets from them on Amazon, where the average rating is: 4.4 STARS - I felt the characters were well described as well as the scenes. It was easy to picture both. The closeness of the Donovan Family was wonderful. They were always there for … Continue reading RAINBOW MAN Earns Its First Ratings

RAINBOW MAN is here!

October 13, 2021May 17, 2022 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

So it's been awhile since you heard from me, but there's a good reason: after exhaustive edits, critiques, and beta reads, RAINBOW MAN has been published! And here's the lovely cover chosen by my newsletter subscribers: This novel, like my previous ones, is set in the 1880s Arizona Territory. A bit more information on it: … Continue reading RAINBOW MAN is here!

NWW Photo Prompt: DIMPLES

July 23, 2015September 9, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / 11 Comments

Now that I've gotten a handle on this "blogging" thing, I've decided to participate in a Photo Prompt challenge.  This prompt was created by North West Writers and new photos are posted bi-monthly.  The current photo is near and dear to my heart. As this is my first "assignment", I thought I'd try something with … Continue reading NWW Photo Prompt: DIMPLES

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