Stanley McShane

I am Virginia Williams the granddaughter of Patrick John "Stanley McShane" Rose who published these books posthumously: "Cocos Island Treasure", "Sons of the Sea", and "Lucky Joe". I added "Hot Air Promotions" this year. He wrote many manuscripts, short stories, and poems and left me detailed instructions regarding their submission. The first three books are loosely based on his 30 years experience at sea including his being shanghied out of San Francisco on a whaler (Lucky Joe). Patrick John Rose was born on board his father’s ship, the Marguerite, off the coast of New York on January 29, 1872. Patrick professed to be a “sailor, prospector, miner, cowpoke, and oil worker.” He published one book during his lifetime (Bitter River Ranch in 1936 through Phoenix Press) and wrote many others as well as painted numerous illustrations for his manuscripts—many of schooners—one of which purportedly hung in the White House. Patrick John “Stanley McShane” Rose died in August, 1959, in Long Beach, California, in the state and near the ocean he loved at 87 years of age. I published his works under the name of Rose Point Publishing and can be contacted through the blog or at stanleymcshane@yahoo.com. Thank you for taking the time to read about us!

Twitter: @ginstweeter
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://rosepointpublishing.com

http://www.amazon.com

"Lucky Joe"
Book trailer for "Lucky Joe" describes stowing away on the Elginshire in England to go to America. Shanghaied off the streets of San Francisco, however, is quite what he expected. Will he ever get to go gold mining in the Sierra's?

• Go Home, Afton (Afton Morrison, #1) on June 26, 2018
  
  At twenty-six years of age, Afton Morrison has quashed her inner animus successfully until now...when the demand to kill meets reason and she's found the perfect victim. She can both satisfy that persistently dangerous alter-ego while ridding the public of a vicious sexual predator. It's a perfect solution. Afton tolerates co-worker Pete and (even enjoys) seventeen-year-old Kim, a high school senior and a volunteer at the library where she works in the small town of Wakefield as a children's librarian. She has stalked Kenneth, prepared meticulously, and is ready to kill. There is just one problem; someone may also be stalking her. The author deftly crafts Afton's complex multi-faceted personality, alternately portraying a thoughtful children's librarian with the stalker preparing to kill her first target, plying the tension in bits and pieces until almost intolerable. Finely developed supporting characters weave in and out of this well-plotted serial novella (book 1), introducing little twists and turns. The narrative seizes your attention with page one and feeds little truths, little pearls, and pretty soon you are flipping pages right into the cliff-hanging conclusion. The story is a captivating thriller that'll have you gripping your device, though be aware that besides the language also contains sensitive subjects as well. The author provided an ARC ebook of this novella and I appreciated the opportunity to read. This review is entirely my own. Recommended for any who enjoy a strong thriller-suspense, no holds barred. In the meantime, the suspense is killing. See my full review at https://rosepointpublishing.com/2018/05/13/go-home-afton-a-bookreview/