Terra Nova Books
Let us know what you think of our books!
  • Home
  • Fall 2020 Books
  • Spring 2020 Books
  • Fall 2019 Books
  • Spring 2019 Books
  • Fall 2018 Books
  • Spring 2018 Books
  • Fall 2017 Books
  • Spring 2017 Books
  • Events
    • Zoom instructions
  • Press Releases
  • Catalogs
  • Browse Books
    • Teddy's War
    • The Embudo Virus
    • Tropical Deception
    • Seduced into Darkness
    • Breaking the Silence
    • The Torchbearers
    • The Big Book of Blues Guitar
    • Persistence of Light
    • Spiritual Growth
    • Diving Deep
    • Questions & Answers
    • The King of Trash
    • The Captain’s Chest
    • River of Gold
    • Badge of Honor
    • The Turquoise Lady
    • Tropical Doubts
    • Son of Saigon
    • The Pinochet Plot
    • Outlaw
    • Dramatic Structure in the Contemporary American Theatre
    • The Lady in White
    • The Secret of La Rosa
    • The Global Warming Express
    • Gambling on Granola
    • Not Our Day to Die
    • Two Smart Boys
    • Wave Rider
    • The Hidden River
    • The Lake of Fire
    • Banged-Up Heart
    • The Lost Children
    • Fascinating Facts of New Mexico
    • To Drink from the Silver Cup: From Faith through Exile and Beyond
    • A Killer's Grace
    • My Name Is Wonder: A Tale of Adventure
    • Ghosts of the San Juan
    • Miguel Lost and Found: Journey to Santa Fe
    • Jewish Rites of Death: Stories of Beauty and Transformation
    • Incarnation
    • Eat to Beat Alzheimer’s
    • Once Upon A Lie
    • Love and Death in a Perfect World
    • Fishing the Desert
    • The Scourge
    • The Reconstruction of Wilson Ryder
    • Hotel Atlantis
    • American Odyssey
    • American Odyssey & The Odyssey
    • The Polka Dot Chair: New and Selected Poems
    • The Monkey Tree: New and Selected Poems
    • Farewell, Aleppo: My Father, My People, and Their Long Journey Home
    • Chef Fritz and His City: My Education in the Master’s Kitchen
    • Letters fom Alfonso: Learning to Listen
    • A Reporter’s World: Passions, Places, People
    • My Life with Lifers Lessons for A Teacher: Humanity Has No Bars
    • Create the Life You Need!
    • New Mexican Chiles: The Pepper Pantry
    • Jalapeños: The Pepper Pantry
    • Ancho and Poblano Chiles: The Pepper Pantry
    • Sweet Heat: The Pepper Pantry
    • The Essential Chile Sauce Guide: The Pepper Pantry
    • The Essential Hot Spice Guide: The Pepper Pantry
  • Browse Authors
  • Author Social Media
  • Author Video and Audio
    • Marty Gerber
    • Shirley Melis
    • Marina Weber
    • Keen Butterworth
    • Ronald Chapman
    • R. Douglas Clark Book Trailer
    • Michael French live
    • Wally Gordon live
    • Dr. Elaine Leeder live
    • Claudette Sutton live
    • Samuel Young live
  • Book Clubs
  • New Mexico Book Resources
  • Bookstores—Contact our distributor
  • Santa Fe Book Publisher
  • Submission Guidelines
  • Contact Terra Nova
Reviewers: If you would like to receive a review copy, send us an email.

 Fall 2019 Releases

Picture
The Torchbearers

Bairbre Higgins

Seeking sanctuary, burned-out fund manager Ariel Mignolet retreats to the New Mexico desert near Prospero, an isolated settlement steeped in religious fundamentalism. Long runs on remote trails and a new romance with local police officer Mike Argyll help forge a path back to sanity.

But weeks into their relationship, Mike is brutally murdered and Ariel narrowly escapes the same fate. The ensuing investigation unearths the truth about powerful local figures whose acts of prejudice and deception have torn families apart for decades.

As the FBI closes in on Mike’s killers, a broken man bent on revenge is planning to take another life, and Ariel is getting in the way.

Unfolding in a land of ghost towns and restless spirits, The Torchbearers is the story of how love for God and neighbor can turn deadly.

Go to this book's home page, or order from your local bookseller or Amazon.


Picture
The Big Book of Blues Guitar:
The History, The Greats—And How to Play

Andrew Leo Lovato

The Big Book of Blues Guitar is intended for anyone who loves the blues and the guitar and is enthralled with this amazing marriage of instrument and music. It is a simple and yet complete guide for any guitarists who want to feel the magic of playing the blues under their own fingers, whether you’re an aspiring beginner or have a few years behind you of happy strumming, plucking, and picking. 

The book’s lessons and tips will take you from whatever level you’re at now to that magical place where your playing will make the blues come alive. The information and easy-to-follow charts are presented by a guitar teacher and writer with decades of experience, in a straightforward, simple for­mat that requires no prior musical training. 

And if any help is needed getting to, and staying at, the right point of inspiration, author Andrew Leo Lovato ties it all together by combining his dynamic teaching with the fascinating history of the guitar, of the blues, and of the legendary musicians who’ve given us this great and beloved sound.
If you’ve ever wanted to play the blues and didn’t know where to start, let this book give you a road map to what it takes to make blues guitar part of your life
.

Go to this book's home page, or order from your local bookseller or Amazon.

Copyright © 2020 Terra Nova Books. All rights reserved.