Though officially due out October 1st, the book is finally here. Check out www.kaisora.com/sunsets.php to order hardcover or paperback, and pre-order the e-book. Thank you for your support!! :-)

Just have to send a shout out to all the great people who’ve helped me during this process. You’ve caught errors, seen things I wouldn’t have seen, and helped make this a better book.

And for those who are waiting with bated breath: here’s a glimpse of the hardcover!

The Muse and the Marketplace conference was amazing: met so many great writers, editors, authors, and others and learned all kinds of great things; however, one goal that did NOT happen is that I didn’t end up with any published authors who can blurb my book.

So do any of you know an author? Ideally John Irving, Stephen King, or Haruki Murakami, but I’d settle for less famous too.

I need two or three nice (positive!) pithy statements about how amazing this book is. Anyone out there with an author in their pocket who is interested in encouraging new talent? Let me know!!

I’ve added a new widget to the upper right corner that lets you easily sign up for my amazing, awesome, funny and insightful e-newsletter. All you need to do is type your info into the little box and click “Submit.” Could it be any easier? Then you’ll be the first to know about advance reading opportunities, plus things like when the book will be available, or when I’ll be available for a book signing in your area! So what are you waiting for? Sign up and join the excitement!

“Every once in a while, a love story comes along that seduces all your senses, making you laugh, cry, and re-examine your own beliefs. Ray Bartlett’s debut novel is all that and more. Told against the backdrop of stunning Yucatan, Mexico, the story examines the complexity of human love and nature, enthralling you from the very first page to the last.”

– Sena Desai Gopal, food/travel writer for the Boston Globe.

My debut novel, Sunsets of Tulum, will be released October 1st, 2015 from Barrel Fire Press.  I am super excited and would like to invite YOU to be a part of this exciting event.  If you like to read, if you have an account on Amazon and can help me make this a success by writing a review, then join my e-newsletter (above, upper right!) and be a part of this great project. Your help means so much!

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Thank you so much!

–Ray