Brenda Haas

05/30/2026

Last chance to get in on this FREE giveaway! N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Stress Busting Book Festival offers 22 books, 15 authors, a huge giveaway plus assured ways to bust through your stress!

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05/26/2026

Whoohoo! Finding Sutton's Choice received a "sparkling" 5-star review, so there's that;) I've always wanted to have a sparkling personality, but, alas, sparkling is hard. I'm not sad my book beat me to it. I'll keep trying.

Per the review - "This is a story full of emotions. It is a tale of love, life, truth, sorrow, and family. If you’ve ever had to live with someone who had dementia or Alzheimer’s, this may be a difficult story to read. It is not a story that you rush through, but one to read and feel deeply. The world building is beautifully done. Even though I’ve never been to Lakeside, OH (and yes, it’s a real place), I felt like I was there... t is very well written and draws the emotions and doesn’t let you go.... a HEA ending satisfies and leaves you with hope."

Grateful for the positive review and 5-star recommendation. FYI - for those curious, this was not a paid review.

Orange Hat Publishing Lakeside Chautauqua Shores & Islands Ohio TEN16 Press

FINDING SUTTON’S CHOICE by Brenda HaasFiction, Women’s Fiction5***** BLURB: It’s been ten, long years since her abrupt departure, and, with a cryptic voicemail, 28-year-old writer…

05/22/2026

If we can dodge the rain, this should be a great time tomorrow in Toledo.

05/21/2026

Thrilled to have my article on the "lost and found of memories" accepted by Women Writers, Women('s) Books.
https://booksbywomen.org/from-the-lost-and-found-of.../

I discuss how my personal experiences with Alzheimer's directly inspired Finding Sutton's Choice, my award-winning novel set in Lakeside Chautauqua (OH). About finding second chances with the ones we love, even in the worst of times, my fiction explores complicated family relationships and how our perceptions of the past shade the present.

TEN16 Press Orange Hat Publishing Lakeside Chautauqua Shores & Islands Ohio

“Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.” — Cicero I’m an introvert (masquerading as an extrovert) with a ready supply of quiet, often sarcastic, one-liners. I’m good for a chuckle or two, on most days. Painfully awkward on others. Sorting through the “lost and found” of equ...

05/21/2026

If you are on Substack, hop on over to check out my interview with N. N. Light's Book Heaven. Happy to be featured in a Stressbusting Book Festival Giveaway! Nancy always asks me fun questions that make me think before answering.

About the FREE Giveaway — N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Stress Busting Book Festival features some great beach reads... 22 books, 15 authors, $100 Amazon gift card giveaway plus tips from award-winning, bestselling and top-rated authors to bust through the stress! Enter by May 31. Winner drawn June 1.

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INTERVIEW posted on substack here:
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Personally, I believe we just enjoy rooting for someone who reminds us of ourselves and our own situations.

05/21/2026

Sunrise in Lakeside Chautauqua was throwing serious vibes this morning.

I love where I live.

I love where I write.

Shores & Islands Ohio

05/19/2026

More May author events...

Stop by The Writing Hub at Sandusky Library this week. I'll answer questions, as best I can!

05/19/2026

They say it's your birthday...

Please join us Sunday, May 31, noon-3 pm, as we celebrate the ONE YEAR anniversary of MillieMagoo & The Fine Print bookstore. We are also blowing out birthday candles for my debut Lakeside novel, Finding Sutton's Choice, and Richard Morgan's memoir, Tales from the Hump: a Kid's-Eye View of the 60s (and growing up in Port Clinton). It's been a fantastic... bookish... trip around the sun!

There will be cake, readings, and music. Hope you can make it!

For more info about my Lake Erie novel, visit www.brendahaas.com