Painless Gets the Spa Treatment

Reading and relaxation have always gone hand and hand, so I think it was a natural for Painless to partner with the Aetheria Relaxation Spa in New Canaan, where I'm happy to announce the book is now being sold.

We are are always looking for partners and sponsors beyond the traditional book store to promote and/or sell the book, especially organizations that feature an independent spirit and are built on positive word of mouth like Aetheria - traits that Painless strives for and luckily has been able to embody so far.

Aetheria is located in a comfortable Victorian on Cherry Street in downtown New Canaan. And as you might know, New Canaan is a key setting in the story of Painless. It's run by Elizabeth McCarthy, who when she isn't relieving people's stress, is championing great causes and somehow finds time to be on the board of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce.

To find out more about Aetheria try here, and be sure to check out their great blog called Aetherial Living.

Elm Street Books

Painless is now being carried by Elm Street Books, in New Canaan, Connecticut.

It was the end of the road for Billy Harper, both literally and figuratively. From the literal standpoint, the end of the road was a well-groomed cul-de-sac in New Canaan, Connecticut with stately mansions staring back at him. The figurative was much more complex and hurtful.

This is the first paragraph in the first chapter of Painless - a story that both begins and ends in the town of New Canaan. That is one of the reasons why I'm thrilled that the book is now being carried in the most influential bookstore in New Canaan. You can find it in the "Thriller" section.

So why did I choose New Canaan as such a key setting for the book?
Besides the obvious familiarity - I lived in the neighboring city of Norwalk - it all goes back to a sign I saw once at the New Canaan Train Station that read, "Next Station to Heaven." In other words, it is an idyllic, affluent town where nothing bad is supposed to happen. But fiction heaven is when that perfect cocoon is shattered, as it is in Painless.