We are giving away 5 copies! Enter to win  for yourself , a friend or a favorite teacher!  Good Luck !  Go to www.goodreads.com for details !

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We would like to congratulate Ms. McDonald and her Third grade class in Fillmore, CA for winning a copy of the book, “Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale.”  They also won a Bingo mascot for their classroom.  The on-line drawing was sponsored by the “Right Road Kids” program.  For more information go to www.rightroadkids.org or visit Facebook.

We proudly support Pauls from “Right Road Kids” as we donated a copy of “Eddie and Bingo” (and a Bingo mascot) for her “Simple Acts of Kindness” program which gives teachers free books and supplies for their classroom use.  All the teacher has to do is comment on the “Right Roads Kids” Facebook page.

Authors of "Eddie and Bingo" and "Right Road Kids"

Look for us in the latest Inkwater Press catalog for 2013!

NBC will be featuring book titles from Inkwater Press on their primetime Spring lineup.  Be on the lookout for “Eddie and Bingo” and let us know if you spot our book.

Kathleen and I had the honor of attending a lecture at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA.  Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta spoke about his service and the events leading up to him receiving the Medal of Honor in October of 2010.  His speech was part of The Medal of Honor Character Development Program-Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice.  The program was developed with middle and high school kids in mind.  This is a great program for all schools to implement.  For further information go to [email protected]. (Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation)  We will post a photo soon.

On Saturday, August 18th from 11 am-1 pm, Katherine and I will be at the Bank of Books in Ventura for our last book signing event of the summer.  This is a really neat store so please check out when you visit Ventura.  They are also on Facebook-visit them there too!  We will be reading from “Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale“and signing books for those who purchase them.  Free coloring pages and posters will be handed out while the supplies last.

"Eddie and Bingo" at Bank of Books

Kathleen and I were invited to the Camarillo Library to participate in their Dog Days of Summer Event.  This took place on Saturday, July 28th and included animals from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue, Guide Dogs of America, the PAWS for Reading teams.  Joining us at storytime were local authors, Lisa Mink and Chuck Engel.   A great time was had by all.  Thanks to the Girl Scouts who helped out at the event.  Thank you to the Camarillo Library for including us in this special event.  If you are ever in Camarillo, this is a gem of a library to visit

Dog Days of Summer at the Camarillo Library

!  Stop in and enjoy!

Join us at the Kids Club Outlet Store in the Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks on the 4th of July from 2-4pm.  We will be reading from our book, “Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale.”  Books will be available for purchase.  The Kids Club store gives an extra 20% off their below retail prices for Active Duty Military with ID.  Have a happy and safe 4th of July!  http://www.facebook.com/kidscluboutletstore

We are thrilled to be a guest on Military Mom Talk Radio on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 2 pm PST.  Listeners tune in by going to www.toginet.com and clicking on the “Listen Live” button on the upper right corner.  The podcast can be dowloaded a day or two afterwards on iTunes.com.

Join the authors of “Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale” on Military Mom Talk Radio on April 16, 2012 at 2 pm PST.  Listeners tune in by going to www.toginet.com and clicking on the “Listen Live” button on the upper right corner.  The show can be downloaded a day or so after airing on iTunes.com.

The Military Writers Soceity of America Conference took place the first weekend of October inPittsburgh.  “Eddie and Bingo: A Friendship Tale” was nominated in two categories. 

We were awarded two Honorable Mention Awards (one for each category that we were nominated in) from the Military Writers Society of America!  Kathleen received two medals and award stickers for our books.  She met some outstanding authors and exciting people.  Be sure to check out the excellent information on the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) website.  They have their own on-line bookstore and they highlight new authors each month.

We had a great time at the Adolfo Camarillo Birthday Party at the Camarillo Ranch House on Oct. 23rd.  We made lots of craft items (a doghouse for Bingo) and enjoyed a spot next to the Camarillo Library staff.

Starting November 1st  we are going to be featured on the debutauthors.com website.   Please drop by and correspond with us!  We would love to hear from

Received a very warm reception from the teachers, librarian and students of Cypress Elementary School for our reading.  The children were engaged and asked very thoughtful and insightful questions.  We really enjoyed our visit!  A copy of “Eddie and Bingo” is now in circulation at the Cypress School Library.

Visited the Ventura County Maritime Museum in Oxnard today.  They will be carrying “Eddie and Bingo” in their museum store.  The Museum is expanding in the Fall of 2011 to a larger facility in the Channel Islands Harbor area.  This museum is a treat to visit and very kid-friendly!

We were invited to attend the annual Book Fair at Cypress School on May 19th.  This was our first official book signing event.  We enjoyed meeting the parents and children at Cypress.

On Armed Forces Day (5/21) we held a very special book signing and reading at Mrs. Figs’ Bookworm in Camarillo.  The owner, Connie, was a pleasure to work with.  The store looked amazing for our event.  The Bookworm continues to carry our book.  Kathleen and I suggest that you visit this very family-friendly bookstore with a great selection of books!  They also gift wrap purchases for free.

Memorial Day weekend (5/28) found us at the Army/Navy Surplus Store in Simi Valley.  Dan (the owner) and his wife were very welcoming to us and the customers in Simi Valley were so friendly. They even shared some personal military stories with us.  Dan will continue to sell our book at his store.  The store has a great selection of all things military!

In the months of June and July we will be at the Brighton Collectibles Store at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks, Ca.  Check out our news and events pages for more details.  Be sure to ask us about our charm bracelets.  We are big fans of Brighton jewelry!