Melinda Rucker Haynes |
Melinda Rucker Haynes holds a masters degree in secondary/adult
education. The former education research projects director is the
creator of Personal Time Travel and Story Compass personal
development strategies and a certified neuro-linguistic programming
practitioner. She consults internationally as a performance
enhancement coach, presenting creativity exploration and personal
development seminars. One of her favorite creative expressions is
writing about the transformational power of love. Her novels have
won numerous awards and she is a popular speaker at writers
conferences. She lives in Renton, Washington with her husband, son
and their creatively naughty Airedale terrier. Visit her website: www.melindaruckerhaynes.com
Visit Melinda's Creative Centre www.melindaruckerhaynes.com for her latest novels, ordering information, appearance and workshop schedules, inspiration, news, excerpts and publishers' links. Currently available: The Eternal Trust ISBN: ISBN:0-7862-4208-6 Price: $26.95, Hardcover Five Star Publishing, June 2002 (Link-- www.galegroup.com/fivestar) 2001 EPPIE Award Winner--Best Fantasy/Paranormal Romance "The love of a soulmate can be the death of you, again
and again." Betrayed by those closest to her, Dorel has no one to turn to expect Mikewho wants the sword more than anything else in life. As death and destruction follow them, Mike an Dorel work together to learn all they can of the sword. They must find a way to break the eternal trust they are bound to and the power the sword has over them. The Eternal Trust is a unique paranormal romance of good battling evil. Dorel is truly the heroine of the story, but Michael is definitely worth saving. A truly fascinating story.
Melinda's Awards and Nominations:
FF&P PRISM Best Light Paranormal, 3rd Place Winner
EPPIE Award, Best Fantasy/Paranormal
Romance
RWA Golden Heart Winner, Best Young
Adult Romance
EPPIE Award Nominee, Best Young
Adult Novel
Gr. Seattle RWA Emerald City Keeper
Award, Best Contemporary Romance
Gr. Seattle RWA Emerald City Opener Award, Best Contemporary
Romance
TARA Award, Best Paranormal Romance, 3rd Place Winner
Three-Time RWA Golden Heart Nominee
International eBook Award Nominee
Sapphire Award Nominee, Best Sci-Fi
Romance
Sapphire Award Nominee, Best Sci-Fi
Romance Short Story
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