I am honored to announce that the first book in the Vale Investigation series “Hostile Takeover” was recognized as a winner of the Independent Press Award in the category of “Urban Fantasy.”

The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award Winners and Distinguished Favorites are based on overall excellence.

For the 2019 competition, the INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD had entries from across the globe. Worldwide participation included books submitted from cities such as London to Madrid; Dallas to Philadelphia; Calgary to Melbourne, Chicago to San Francisco, and many different countries such as Australia, Africa, Canada, Egypt, India, Japan and Scotland as well as others.

For the full list of the winners go to https://www.independentpressaward.com/2019winners.