The Gathering
is coming

For all my fans who have been wondering when (if ever) The Gathering is going to be published, let me tell you that I'm as anxious as you are! Sometimes, though, success brings added pressures and commitments in time. And time, friends, seems in short supply.

I've been traveling and doing book signings, because my publisher has committed itself to agressively marketing three of my books, among them Common Sons and The Blind Season. Your fantastic readership of my work has caused the publisher to take notice, so I can only go along with the publisher in working with them to market these books.

But, please know that I am working on The Gathering. I've worked for years to get to this place in my work, and each word I write in The Gathering is written as though I'm among life-long friends. They are, of course the characters who have populated the Common Threads in the Life series.

So be prepared for one more long visit with them when The Gathering is finally published. Here's who you'll meet again:

  • Joel Allen-Reece
  • Tom Allen-Reece

  • Shara Margaret (their daughter)
  • Sharon Minninger (Shara's mother)


  • Paul Romaine from Common Sons and The Salvation Mongers

  • Other characters new to this story
  • Eva Reece, now the matriarch of the family
  • Katherine, Eva's oldest daughter
  • Patricia, Eva's second daughter
  • Sally Reece (Eva's adopted daughter from the Stroud family)
  • Henry Reece (Eva's adopted son from the Stroud family)
  • Patrick Reece (Eva's adopted son from the Stroud family)
  • Sudha Reece (Patrick's wife)
  • Detrick Reece (Eva's adopted son from the Stroud family and twin to Patrick)
  • Betty Reece (Detrick's wife)
  • Douglas Joel: Detrick's and Betty's oldest son
  • Thomas Henry: Detrick's and Betty's second son
  • Joe Patrick Reece (whom everyone calls JP): Detrick's and Betty's youngest son


As you can see, this story is loaded with characters from the other books in the series.


Dem
It is once again set in the not-so-fictitious town of Common, New Mexico. It is August of 1999, and everyone is anticipating the coming of the new millenium. But something occurs to bring them all together sooner than they had planned, something about Tom and Joel...


Looking for cover art for The Gathering

I would just love it if some of you most talented readers would submit cover art for this final novel in the series. It would have to be copyright free, except for your copyright. Your attribution for the cover would be prominently displayed. Contact me for requirements (size, dpi, etc.) if you would like to submit your cover art, or photography for this final cover. Depictions of Tom and Joel of course would be welcome, but as the creator, I have a pretty good idea in my mind's eye what they would look like. Until now, I've not found any real people who quite have that look for Joel or Tom.

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