San Leandro Senior’s Novel Wins Best Book Award

San Leandro, CA— JoAnn Smith Ainsworth achieved a "Finalist" position in the 2016 “Best Book” Awards ("Fiction: Mystery/Suspense" category) with Book 2 of her WWII paranormal suspense series, Expect Deception.

In this novel, the U.S. government recruits psychics to hunt down Nazi spies. (e-book 978-1-63152-061-7; print 978-1-63152-060)

Ms. Ainsworth started writing novels when close to retirement. She was age 68 when she sold her first manuscript and was age 77 at the release of this award winning sixth novel. Ms. Ainsworth was a child in WWII. Her memories of those times add realistic poignancy to the novels. Expect Trouble (Book 1), recently achieved runner-up status in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition. (print 9781483561967 / ebook 9781483561974)

To learn more, visit http://www.joannsmithainsworth.com. Follow her on Twitter @JoAnnAinsworth or on her Facebook JoAnnSmithAinsworthAuthor Fan Page.

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