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Jerome, AZ based novel named finalist in the 2008 Indie Book Awards

Sedona, AZ - May 19, 2008 - Under a Copper Moon by Greg Lilly has been named one of the ten finalists in the Historical Fiction category of the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards according to C. Goulet, Awards Administrator.

Under a Copper Moon is published by Cherokee McGhee. Set in 1894, the novel tells the story of Inez, a young woman who, after finding herself alone and hopeless after her mother dies, discovers adventure in a newspaper ad.

She arrives in Jerome as a mail-order bride for a miner. Through circumstances that twist, turn, and buckle, Inez discovers another side of the town: elegant parlor houses, the mysterious Navajo Onalee, Mr. Zhen and his Chinese laundry girls, the town’s handsome sheriff, and a new best friend Pearl who fancies striped stockings and a sip or two of wine.

Lilly dedicates this award to the memory of Rochelle Brener Weis who “supported me from the time I arrived in Sedona and always cheered me on in each new project.”

Greg Lilly, author of "Under a Copper Moon" set in Jerome, Arizona.

The Indie Book Awards were established to recognize and honor the most exceptional independently published books for the year and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with Marilyn Allen of Allen O'Shea Literary Agency. Additionally, Under a Copper Moon will be listed as a Finalist in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in Los Angeles.

Indie Book Awards is open to all independent publishers based in the United States, Canada, or internationally who have a book written in English.

“I’m honored the novel won this award,” Lilly says. “Just as independent film and music have blazed a trail for innovation and originality in overly commercialized industries, independent publishers deliver creative and well-written stories that the big houses in New York overlook in their pursuit of fast-selling celebrity books.”

About Greg Lilly

Greg Lilly is the author of Under a Copper Moon, Devil’s Bridge and Fingering the Family Jewels – A Derek Mason Mystery. He is a former commissioner for the City of Sedona’s Arts & Culture Commission, a writing instructor at the Sedona Arts Center, and a freelance editor and writer. Under a Copper Moon is available at Sedona Green in Uptown Sedona, Well Red Coyote bookstore in West Sedona and at other retailers in the Jerome and Sedona area.



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