KOMENAR Publishing is proud to announce our fourth title, Heroes Arise by Laurel Anne Hill. A parable about the pursuit of honor and justice and the right to love and family, Heroes Arise includes illustrations by Jasmine Nakagawa. The novel will be released in hardcover October 1, with excerpts available soon at www.KomenarPublishing.com.

A First Look at Heroes Arise
In a world where justice is achieved through careful customs of vengeance, Gundack pursues love and the preservation of his honor.

The desert kren are a nomadic people who believe their customs and mythology will show them how to be honorable and thrive. Gundack, a desert kren, seeks revenge for the murder of his wife Talla in the prescribed manner of his people. He must fulfill a vow of decreed vengeance and complete a pilgrimage to gain the right to marry the fair Eutoebi. He forms an unlikely alliance with the human Rheemar, who searches for a beloved sister stolen by Tarr, the same ruthless mountain kren who murdered Talla. Gundack, with Rheemar, will satisfy the vow and complete the pilgrimage. Then circumstances force him to face the oldest of kren beliefs: In horrific times, heroes must arise. But can the least worthy prove themselves to be heroes, and the most worthy at least heroic?

Meet Laurel Anne Hill

Laurel Anne Hill is an award-winning writer whose short fiction and creative nonfiction works have appeared in a variety of publications. She is also an active member of the California Writers Club (San Francisco/Peninsula Branch) and Women Writing the West. Laurel holds degrees in biology from San Francisco State University and California Polytechnic State University, and has worked in various technical fields for over forty years. She currently lives in Orinda, California, with her husband, David.

The countdown has begun! KOMENAR Publishing is less than a month away from the September 1 release of our third title, Outside Child by Alice Wilson-Fried. This debut murder mystery set in the corrupt business world of pre-Katrina New Orleans is being published simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, a first for KOMENAR. Check out the official cover art at right, then read excerpts on our website at www.KomenarPublishing.com.

Booksellers & Reviewers: To request an Advance Reader Copy, email info@KomenarPublishing.com.

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, don't miss local author Jane Booth's appearance on the KRON 4 Weekend News this Sunday, August 12, between 8:30 and 9 a.m. TV personality Henry Tenenbaum will interview Jane about her book, Transformed by Triathlon: The Making of an Improbable Athlete. Jane's inspiring story of her year-long journey from couch potato to triathlete features a foreword by World Cup Soccer champion Brandi Chastain, and was a finalist in the Sports category of the 2007 Indie Excellence Awards. The book is available through any good bookstore, or online at www.transformedbytriathlon.com (for a 20% discount off a signed copy, enter the discount code RESULT at the shopping cart checkout).

Want to meet the author in person? Jane will be reading and signing her book on Monday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Laurel Bookstore (4100 Macarthur Blvd., Oakland, CA, 94619, Ph: (510) 531-2073).

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