Bumblebee Season is now available for pre-order!
If you’re reading this post, you’ve probably read one of my books. Thank you for your support!
Now I’m very excited to share the news that my new novel, BUMBLEBEE SEASONwill be coming out April 21, 2026!
BUMBLEBEE SEASON is a heartwarming new story that returns to the vibrant world of beekeeping in a small Oregon town.
Beekeeper Jake Stevenson should be celebrating. After winning a prestigious culinary award, his fledging honey farm has been inundated with orders. But as he approaches his largest harvest ever, Jake is worried. He can’t seem to hire any helpers, and there’s no way he can do it all by himself no matter how adept he’s become at maneuvering among the beehives in his wheelchair.
Meanwhile Flaco López, a young migrant from Mexico, is lost on Mount Hood—hungry, scared, and alone—when he stumbles upon Jake’s beehives in a high alpine meadow. As Flaco takes refuge on Jake’s farm, they begin to form a tentative friendship. The two soon cross paths with Abigail Plue, a scientist more interested in insects than people, who’s on Mount Hood studying a threatened native bumblebee.
Then a divisive sheriff’s candidate begins to intimidate the local immigrant community and champion plans for a commercial hunting camp that would destroy Mount Hood’s pristine wilderness—the home of Jake’s honeybees and Abigail’s beloved bumblebees. And Jake, Abigail, and Flaco must come together to protect everything they hold dear. Full of warmth, bighearted characters, and a celebration of nature in all its complexity, Bumblebee Season reminds us that human connection might just be the most powerful force there is.
If BUMBLEBEE SEASON sounds interesting to you, please consider pre-ordering a copy.
Pre-orders tell booksellers that folks are interested, which encourages them to carry the book. Pre-orders can help an author win more support from their publisher and more visibility in the press too. Ultimately, pre-orders help writers keep writing.
You can pre-order BUMBLEBEE SEASON wherever you buy books! For a signed copy go to Waucoma Bookstore online or in person in Hood River, Oregon. Thank you and happy reading!
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