April Tompkins
April Tompkins* grew up on the prairies of North Dakota and now lives in Minnesota with her husband and her cat Sasha. She is the mother of two strong men.
She is not only an author, but an accomplished songwriter and singer, whose independent albums have garnered thousands of plays on Spotify and are featured in music libraries. She is also the creator and editor of a digital music magazine and has been a music blogger since 2007.
April specializes in commercial and women's fiction, both novels and novellas.
In her writing universe, April’s characters are not as uncomplicated as they seem. Everyone has a story, but it may take some coaxing to get them to tell it.
*April Tompkins is a pen name. All other details are true.
She is not only an author, but an accomplished songwriter and singer, whose independent albums have garnered thousands of plays on Spotify and are featured in music libraries. She is also the creator and editor of a digital music magazine and has been a music blogger since 2007.
April specializes in commercial and women's fiction, both novels and novellas.
In her writing universe, April’s characters are not as uncomplicated as they seem. Everyone has a story, but it may take some coaxing to get them to tell it.
*April Tompkins is a pen name. All other details are true.
Running From Herself
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Commercial Fiction
Leah Branch just blew her record contract. She wasn’t looking for the label offer when it came calling; she’d already given up on that dream. But she grabs onto it to escape her heartbreak and carve out her future. Except in Nashville, the label proceeds to change her name, remake her image, and force her to record songs she hates. They wanted her; they just wanted a different her. Leah goes along, barely fighting back, until one winter night when she’s had enough. Forced out on the road with two strange musicians and a useless manager, she finally breaks under a pile-on of humiliations. And that’s when she flees. Now Leah needs to get her reputation back. She needs to make amends to the people she’s let down, especially the superstar who’s become her accidental mentor. Can she forge a life for herself–an authentic life– after burning all her bridges? Filled with unlikely friendships, unbreakable bonds, heartbreak, and yes, love, Running From Herself is the story of a woman’s journey to find herself. 
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Lies and Love
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Novella
Drea hoped to only see her tiny tourist town in her rear view mirror, but now she’s back to take over the family store. Grandpa insisted and no one says no to Grandpa. When a newcomer arrives in town, Drea is immediately smitten. She knows her old high school friend has a crush on her, but she only has eyes for the mysterious stranger. Just one problem – he’s a bit too mysterious. 
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Inn Dreams
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Novella
Karen Grace has just realized her life’s dream of buying an old motel to renovate — by herself. How hard can it be? But money slips through her fingers fast and she’s forced to find a job in town, where she meets the love of her life. Then the real trouble begins. She begins finding her belongings destroyed, ominous messages scribbled on her walls, an effigy planted behind her property. It’s clear someone doesn’t want her in town and they’re going to make sure she leaves. 
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Shadow Song
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Novella
In a backwoods town, finding your boss’s dead body in the woods is enough to get you charged with murder. Worse, Ashley Montrose is saddled with the most incompetent attorney in the county. She only has herself and a man she loathes to find a way out of this mess. 
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New Kaitlyn
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Novella
Fed up with her dead-end job and dead-end life, Kaitlyn makes a rash decision: pack up and move to a small town she’s never heard of and lead a group of neophytes in her company’s new venture. She questions her choice at every turn, from the oddly-friendly landlord to the three bikers she meets on an evening stroll, to the universe’s most detestable boss. Then, to make everything even worse, she falls in love with a man she can never have. 
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The Diner Girl
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Novella
Carrie Peters has one big problem and a bunch of little ones. Her big problem’s name is Aunt Celia, who’s stealing Carrie’s money. She's taken Carrie in after her parents die, but feeds her only scraps and makes her turn over all her waitressing tips. Then there’s Wes, Carrie’s forever love, who leaves for school and abruptly ghosts her. All Carrie has is the Calico Diner and its customers for refuge and care. What she doesn’t yet know is that the Calico Diner will one day be her salvation. 
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