Many and Sabine Parish book lovers are in for a special treat when author Susan Noel Sands comes to Many City Hall at 12 noon on Saturday, May 4, to launch her 10th novel, Bayou Redemption, and hold a book signing party. Susan is special not just because she is a successful author, but because she grew up in Sabine Parish, graduated from Negreet High School and Northwestern State University. Her 10 published novels have Southern settings, many in the Many, Natchitoches, Cane River areas. Even though the names of the locations are changed, her readers may recognize these familiar settings.
A self-described late bloomer, Susan began writing her first novel when she was 40 years old. She has compared her challenging journey to publication as “raising another child – a difficult one.” Susan is the mother of three grown children. As a former teacher and stay-at-home mother with three children who didn’t need her quite as much once they neared adult hood, Susan decided it was time to find her passion.
An avid reader, she said she often wondered if she perhaps had the skills to write fiction. She bought her first laptop computer and never looked back.
Susan published her first book with Tule Publishing in 2015. She writes Southern romantic fiction filled with mystery and suspense. She is launching her tenth full-length novel, Bayou Redemption, in Many on May 4. Three more books will follow soon after.
Susan has published southern contemporary women’s fiction novels set in the deep South. She describes her humorous small-town stories as “fun, romantic, and filled with family love.” Susan says her books have heart, conflict, and always a happy ending. She sets her stories in the Deep South because “I grew up in rural Louisiana and it’s what I know best.”
Susan and her dentist husband live in Roswell, Georgia. She has a degree in elementary education from NSU. She is a member of the Georgia Romance Writers, the Romance Writers of America, the Atlanta Writers’ Club, Women Fiction Writers of America, and the Broadleaf Writers Association.
She participates in book festivals, book clubs, and writers conferences around the Soutth. Susan is the recipient of the 2017 Georgia of the Year Award for romance.
Susan’s novels are all available on Amazon. Bayou Redemption can now be pre-ordered, or followers can purchase an autographed copy of this novel at the May 4 event at Many’s City Hall.
Susan has said there will also be giveaways, prizes, and refreshments at the 12 noon event.