Wolf Catcher: Action-Packed

โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐, ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž-๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฑ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ.โ€ โ€“ ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐๐ข ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ค๐ข ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ค๐ข.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ

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Historical Fiction

The past and present collide when a tenacious reporter seeks information on an eleventh century magicianโ€ฆand uncovers more than she bargained for.

In 1939, archaeologists uncovered a 900-year-old tomb at the Northern Arizona site called Ridge Ruin. The man, bedecked in fine turquoise jewelry and intricate bead work, was surrounded by hundreds of extraordinary funerary objects, including wooden swords with handles carved into animal hooves and human hands. The Hopi workers stepped back from the grave, knowing what the Moochiwimi sticks meant. This man was a magician.

Sixty-five years later, investigative reporter Kate Butler discovers evidence that The Magician looked notably different from those who buried him. Her quest to discover The Magicianโ€™s origin carries her back to a time when the high desert world was shattered by the birth of a volcano and into the present-day dangers of archaeological looting where black market sales of antiquities can lead to murder.

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Praise for Wolf Catcher

โ€œBlending archaeology and Native American mythology, โ€œWolf Catcherโ€ by novelist Anne Montgomery is an original, exceptionally well written, and compelling work of historical fictionโ€ฆโ€ โ€“ Midwest Book Review

โ€œThe authorโ€™s ability to interweave the past and the present was masterful. The characters were complex and interesting, especially with the underlying theme of rethinking the history of worldly human migration. I saw myself in the book, through both Kate and Kaya, through the accurate representation of the balance women face between their passions, society and partnership. Without giving away the ending, the emotions I experienced in the last chapters were ones rarely felt when finishing other books. A real page turner and I am wondering when the movie is going to be made!โ€ โ€“ Alicia Williams Goodreads

โ€œThe story is very well-paced, reaching a page-turning, action-packed climax to the end. This story has all the elements of a great suspense drama centered around a historical mystery.โ€ โ€“ Heidi Slowinski heidislowinski.com

โ€œI was deeply and thoroughly embroiled in this imaginative novelโ€ฆ (that) melds seamlessly much of fact with fiction. Totally recommended! โ€œ โ€“ V. Williams Vine Voice

โ€œWhat a journey! What a story! A truly epic tale that grabs you by a throat and moves your soul. Highly recommend for the readers of all age groups.โ€ โ€“ Marina Sardarova Author

โ€œBoy, didnโ€™t this one grip me quickly and keep me glued to the pages! Loved the cliff-hanging chapter endings. Well researched, well-plotted and pacedโ€ฆTrust me, youโ€™ll love it. Totally recommended and out now!โ€ โ€“ Rosepoint Publishing

โ€œOnce again the author has created a beautiful story with a powerful message. She took a piece of history and brought it to life. I just canโ€™t say enough good things about Wolf Catcher.โ€ โ€“ Megan Salcido Wildwood Reads

“๐˜พ๐™ก๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜.”

“๐˜พ๐™ก๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜. ๐™ˆ๐™จ. ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™›๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™. ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™›๐™–๐™จ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™. ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™, ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™– ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ฅ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™–๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™จ.” – ๐™‘๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‘๐™ค๐™ž๐™˜๐™š

Blank Slate Press/Amphorae Publishing Group

Mystery/Suspense

A Light in the Desert traces the story of a lonely pregnant teenager, a Vietnam veteran and former Special Forces sniper who, as he descends into the throes of mental illness, latches onto the girl, and a group of Pentecostal zealots โ€“ the Children of Light โ€“ who have been waiting over thirty years in the Arizona desert for Armageddon. The Amtrak Sunset Limited, a passenger train en route to Los Angeles, is derailed in their midstโ€™s, a deadly act of sabotage. Their lives are thrown into turmoil when local and state police, FBI investigators, and a horde of reporters make camp by the twisted wreckage of the Sunset Limited. As the search for the saboteurs continues, the authorities find more questions than answers. The girl mysteriously vanishes, the assassin struggles to maintain his sanity, and a child is about to be born in the wilderness.

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Praise for A Light in the Desert

“Clever, compelling, readable and realistic. Ms. Montgomery wove the most compelling cast of characters into a fictionalized account of what might have happened. I was fascinated. No one knows the truth, but this author took a leap that resulted in one of my favorite recent books.” – Vine Voice

“This is a very emotional tale that explores a variety of social issues ranging from mental illness to child abuse. It is very well done, well developed characters and scenery as well as a fast moving plot.” – Margaret Millmore Author

An engaging and thought-provoking read.” – Lynda Dickson Books Direct

“This is an engaging book with a story that builds slowly, answering some questions along the way, and ending in a denouement full of tension and drama. A very good read.” – Stuart Aken Author

“A Light in the Desert is a great read. If youโ€™re looking for a great story about human nature, pick A Light in the Desert up today.” – Rabid Readers Reviews

The Scent of Rain: A page-turner

“Anne Montgomery’s book, The Scent of Rain, was a page-turner. Filled with complexities of faith, religion, science and human nature, this book took me to remote Arizona and left me thirsty for both water, and the next page.” Anne Marie Amazon

Treehouse Publishing Group

2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards: Bronze Medal Winner for Fiction: West-Mountain Regionย 

Contemporary Fiction/Young Adult Fiction

Rose Madsen dreams of becoming a science teacher and will do anything to keep from being married off to one of the men in her Fundamentalist Mormon (FLDS) community, including enduring her motherโ€™s brutal beatings. Adan Reyes dreams of better days with his mother when he escapes the foster care system in Phoenix. When their fates become intertwined, Rose and Adan escape into the mountains, only to be hunted like animals. After they are discovered, they must decide if everyone they meet is determined to keep them locked in lives of abuse, or if some adults are worthy of their trust.

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Praise for The Scent of Rain

โ€œA deftly crafted and compelling read from cover to cover.โ€ – Midwest Book Review

โ€œEssential reading for both young adults and adults alike. There is literally nothing else I can say, except buy this book.โ€ – Childishly Passionate Reviews

โ€œA heartrending, heart-wrenching fictional narrative … Even in the midst of tribulations,ย The Scent of Rainย celebrates the resilience and persistence of the human spirit.โ€ย – The Haunted Reading Room

“The characters in โ€˜The Scent of Rainโ€™ added to an already amazing storyline.” – YABOOKSCENTRAL

“I loved ‘The Scent of Rain’.ย  It is very apparent that Montgomery did extensive amounts of research … I absolutely think everyone should read it.” – The Book Return

“Whew. What a whirlwind. The story had been building and building and it all came to a tumbling end.”- Hasty Book List

โ€œAnne Montgomery’s book, The Scent of Rain, was a page-turner. Filled with complexities of faith, religion, science and human nature, this book took me to remote Arizona and left me thirsty for both water, and the next page.โ€ Annie Marieย  Amazon

A powerful and moving story


“A poignant story about domestic violence, the beauty of nature, and the plight of the wild horses of the Salt River, Wild Horses on the Salt is a powerful and moving read. I love the vivid and beautiful setting, the dynamic characters, and the strong messages of perseverance and finding oneself.” One Book More

Liaison: A Next Chapter Imprint

Release Date: 2020

Contemporary Fiction/Romance

Rebecca Quinn escapes her controlling husband and, with nowhere else to go, hops the red-eye to Arizona. There, Gaby Strand โ€“ her auntโ€™s college roommate โ€“ gives her shelter at the Salt River Inn, a 1930โ€™s guesthouse located in the wildly beautiful Tonto National Forest. Becca struggles with post-traumatic stress, but is enthralled by the splendor and fragility of the Sonoran Desert. The once aspiring artist meets Noah Tanner, a cattle rancher and beekeeper, Oscar Billingsley, a retired psychiatrist and avid birder, and a blacksmith named Walt. Thanks to her new friends and a small band of wild horses, Becca adjusts to life in the desert and rekindles her love of art. Then, Beccaโ€™s husband tracks her down, forcing her to summon all her strength. But can she finally stop running away? 

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Praise for Wild Horses on the Salt

“Wild Horses On The Salt showcases author Anne Montgomery’s genuine flair for originality and the kind of narrative driven and dramatic storytelling that is the hallmark of an award-worthy novel.” – Midwest Book Review

โ€œMs. Montgomery weaves an intricate parallel tale, portraying the struggles of one woman, and that of a lost wild stallionโ€”both fighting to rise above the cruelty of an unkind world. Her unique writing style, incredible knowledge of her subject matter, combined with her ability to create vivid scenes of the East Valley, and particularly the Tonto National Forest and Salt River area in Arizona, takes the reader on a fascinating (and educational) journey.โ€ – Margaret Millmore Author

“A beautiful yet tragic story of healing.” – Erin Kosio Amazon

“The story of the wild horses of the Salt is expertly interwoven into this exciting and thoughtful story of a wounded soul determined to regain her life and find genuine love.” – Sharon Grow Goodreads

“It is a romance, not just between men and woman, but between people and a place. Montgomery captured it and accurately, too. This was an engrossing read, despite the abuse. I recommend it.” – Anne R. Marshall Amazon

“A beautifully considered, sumptuous novel from a skilled storyteller-highly recommended.” – Rose Auburn-Writing and Reviews

“Fantastic page-turner. Fast-paced, adventurous, and thoughtful story of the survival of Beccaโ€™s wounded soul. Her struggles, experiences, passions, fears, healing, and the truth of her chilly silence are wonderfully portrayed.” – Anu Menon Thought is Free Book Blog

A complex story about human nature

“๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ…๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜-๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.” ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป

Blank Slate Press/Amphorae Publishing Group

Release Date: 2018

Mystery/Suspense

A Light in the Desert traces the story of a lonely pregnant teenager, a Vietnam veteran and former Special Forces sniper who, as he descends into the throes of mental illness, latches onto the girl, and a group of Pentecostal zealots โ€“ the Children of Light โ€“ who have been waiting over thirty years in the Arizona desert for Armageddon. The Amtrak Sunset Limited, a passenger train en route to Los Angeles, is derailed in their midstโ€™s, a deadly act of sabotage. Their lives are thrown into turmoil when local and state police, FBI investigators, and a horde of reporters make camp by the twisted wreckage of the Sunset Limited. As the search for the saboteurs continues, the authorities find more questions than answers. The girl mysteriously vanishes, the assassin struggles to maintain his sanity, and a child is about to be born in the wilderness.

Get your copy here.

Praise for A Light in the Desert

“Clever, compelling, readable and realistic. Ms. Montgomery wove the most compelling cast of characters into a fictionalized account of what might have happened. I was fascinated. No one knows the truth, but this author took a leap that resulted in one of my favorite recent books.” – Vine Voice

“This is a very emotional tale that explores a variety of social issues ranging from mental illness to child abuse. It is very well done, well developed characters and scenery as well as a fast moving plot.” – Margaret Millmore Author

An engaging and thought-provoking read.” – Lynda Dickson Books Direct

“This is an engaging book with a story that builds slowly, answering some questions along the way, and ending in a denouement full of tension and drama. A very good read.” – Stuart Aken Author

“A Light in the Desert is a great read. If youโ€™re looking for a great story about human nature, pick A Light in the Desert up today.” – Rabid Readers Reviews