About lifstrand

Lif Strand began writing fiction when she was a kid. Nobody read her stories. A former Arabian horse breeder and endurance racer, then reporter and freelance white paper writer, Lif lives in a straw bale house off-the-grid and writes fiction once more--or at least whenever she’s not scooping horse poop, taking photos, or playing with fabric art.

STOLEN SISTERS preorder info as of 03/09/25

Here is preorder information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E paperback from Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ paperback on Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook from Amazon Paperback is not available as a preorder… Continue reading

STOLEN SISTERS

Here is ordering information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook For personalized autographed copies of STOLEN SISTERS, comment below with “Sign it” and… Continue reading

Stolen Sisters – cover reveal!

At long last I can reveal the cover to Stolen Sisters, Mangas County Mysteries Book 2 – sequel to 2023’s Dark Green Jessie Torres is back! This time she’s dealing with something even worse than wolves: human trafficking, a modern form of slavery. The Mangas County Special Deputy, who usually… Continue reading

Emergency and disaster warning alert system

In the olden days, the way a person learned about emergencies was either by experiencing it up close and personal, or by word-of-mouth days, weeks, or even years after the event. Too late, whichever way. Nowadays we have emergency alert systems that warn us in advance about what’s coming, as… Continue reading