40 BELOW INK
an independent press
with an Alaskan attitude
2011 Indie Press award
available now
Get out the bear spray . . .
double up on the vodka
Hide the Glock, and be prepared for anything.
It’s Valentine’s Day in Alaska!
Rule #1: You live in Alaska, you don’t back down when the going gets tough.
Enter Abigail Vertuccio: Alaskan, independent, ready to take on anything. An outraged grizzly? No problem. Clinging to the side of a mountain at -40 below. Done. Being reluctantly clairvoyant--not so easy. Still, she’s definitely not about to freak out over a vision about getting married on February 14th --at 2:46 to be exact.
Her escape? Abbey’s old friend, a British MI6 operative, calls in a favor: “Keep my batty brother, Ben, out of trouble on his trip to Alaska.” Only who’s going to keep Abbey out of trouble? Because when Ben and Abbey get together, it’s like Lara Croft meets Batman (or more like Maxwell Smart meets Agent 99). And before you can say “Holy Moose Nuggets, Robin,” they have a hit and run driver, burglar and kidnapper to deal with--all while keeping Abbey’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Mac, at arm’s length so she can avoid a Valentine’s Day nightmare of the wedding variety.
Too late. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and one thing is clear, Abbey needs to do whatever it takes to make it to February l5th. No wedding ring. No casket.
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
FEARLESS IN ALASKA:
The Anchorage Press calls Izzy Ballard "a rare talent." July, 2011
"Izzy Ballard has done it again."
Laurel Downing Bill, author of "Aunt Phil's Trunk"
Also available:
Alaska Virgin Air
by
by Izzy Ballard
the future. Two. Stop seeing the future. Three. Get as far away from Fairbanks, Alaska as she can. She thought she'd succeeded when she hopped in her ancient motor home, Big Ellie, and hit the road. Only now she's back - Grandma's orders - to help run the family rural air service, Alaska Virgin Air.
Home only a week, Abbey stumbles onto a plot to destroy the family business. Never one to leave matters to the experts, she and two of her zanier friends orchestrate a counter-attack of stakeouts and spying that has even the Alaska State Troopers rolling in the aisles.
Despite all her efforts, she's batting zero on the spy front. Someone's trying to kill her. As if that isn't enough, things with her ex are alternately heating up and scaring the hell out of her.
At this point, she has only one question. What are the chances she'll end up in someone's bed, married again, or just plain dead? Okay. Two questions.
What the hell good is being clairvoyant if it never seems to work when she really, really wants it to?
RAVES for ALASKA VIRGIN AIR
Stephan Evans, author of "The Marriage of True Minds."
Sherry Simpson, author of The Accidental Explorer
"Share intrigue, adventure and romance on the last frontier with an engaging set of quirky characters that include our Alaska born, independent-minded heroine, Abigail Vertuccio, her man-magnet mother, her airline-owning-rock-music-roadie grandmother, revenge-seeking British royalty, their spoiled man-child and enough handsome, charming save-the-day bush pilots that add the icing on this easy to devour book. Alaska Virgin Air is a comic mystery told with wit and assurance . . . that keeps you engaged to the very end."
Pat Walsh, co-author of Catch and Release
"To anyone who enjoys Janet Evanovich and is fascinated by Alaska, I recommend Alaska Virgin Air by Izzy Ballard."
Juanita Helms, former Mayor, Fairbanks, Alaska
". . .the Alaskan setting and the snappy dialogue will appeal to readers . . ."
Library Journal
"Alaska Virgin Air is a fun-filled ride of humor, intrigue and romance. Readers will enjoy following its clairvoyant heroine, Abigail Vertuccio, as she tries to save the family air taxi business while navigating her way through mysteries that surround her family and friends in the Last Frontier."
Laurel Bill, author of the Aunt Phil's Trunk Alaska history series
_________________________________________________________
Order Information:
To purchase the print edition from 40 Below Ink,
please click here
To purchase the print or eBook edition from Amazon.com
please click here:
To purchase the print or eBook edition from Barnes and Noble.com
please click here:
