Frequently Asked Questions

Ashwood Press is a forward-thinking publishing house built on the belief that great stories deserve to be heard and that the future of publishing lies in thoughtful, curated experiences.  

Our approach is driven by a dedication to quality, craftsmanship, and long-lasting impact. We focus on creating books that inspire, challenge, and resonate deeply with readers. In an industry that often prioritizes the fleeting over the enduring, we aim to elevate storytelling that is rich, meaningful, and timeless.

We seek to redefine what it means to be a publisher in the modern age, fostering a collaborative relationship with authors while delivering carefully crafted works that stand apart in a crowded market. By championing authenticity and artistic vision, we aim to create a lasting connection between our books and the readers who seek them. Our work is driven by a deep respect for both the craft of writing and the joy of reading—ensuring that every book we publish has the potential to make a lasting impact.

Thank you for joining us. We’re excited to be on this journey with you!

How fun! We have book club kits on our author websites, full of discussion questions, recipes, and tips to help your book club have a memorable and completely wonderful experience! We are also featured on bookclubs.com. 

Let us know if you’d like to learn of our book club and wholesale offers, and to request fun things for your book club, or to request the author attend your club’s meeting. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you! Robert had a vision for his Avenging Angel series for scratchboard illustrations, which you can read more about on his website. 

In short, Robert and we worked together to find the best scratchboard artists working today. You’ll see original illustrations on the cover as well as inside all of the Avenging Angel Detective Agency books. The illustrators are: for  A Murder in Ashwood and Current of Darkness, Mark Summers (Rolling Stones and many other celebrated works) and for The Unsealing, Douglas Smith (Wicked and much more).  

Robert’s author portrait and the official Avenging Angel Detective Agency® artwork are by Mark Summers.

We are pleased to share this art with Robert’s readers, and genuinely appreciate your interest!

All of our published books are available everywhere you shop for books, whether online or in your favorite stores. We invite you to visit our authors’ websites for direct purchase links for signed and Collector’s Limited Edition books.

For events, contact us to inquire about purchase arrangements.

For the best event you’ll have, contact us and we’ll be in touch. 

You’ve come to the right place for an author event or a book club that is like no other! Contact us and we’ll get started right away!

We welcome your interest! Let us know, and we’ll be in touch.

We welcome your interest! Contact us and we will work with you to set everything up. 

Please note, for authors whose books we publish, we do not accept payment to publish their work. We are a traditional publisher in that sense, where we take on all costs to publish books and authors receive payment.

Since we can’t take on each and every talented author, and want to bring new voices to readers, we offer those authors standalone services to help them either package their works for publication through editing, design and promotion, or to help them understand their own publishing journey. 

We provide consulting services on a limited basis to help writers, distributors, booksellers and all those working to bring great works to light. 

If you're interested, let us know. We can get acquainted and discuss our range of professional services currently. We will be expanding these services over the coming year.

Wonderful! We have built an outstanding group of editors, designers, marketing and publicity, and other industry professionals, and are always thrilled to meet new contacts who have the highest attention to quality, a demonstrated track record, and a positive can-do spirit. Contact us here.

We welcome the opportunity to meet you. Reach out here. We are expanding our press deliberately, so please recognize that while we love meeting new authors, our plan is to slowly add to our roster of authors to ensure the highest quality of production and most effective and widest marketing reach. We focus on quality first and foremost.

Our genre focus is historical fiction,  literary fiction, mystery and thrillers, and romance.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss subrights and licensing opportunities, contact us here.

Many readers have told our authors they want to see movie versions, and our authors have a worldwide audience, so you’re in the right place.

Please contact us so that we can introduce ourselves to each other and ensure interest prior to submitting a sample of your manuscript. Ashwood Press is not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions. The publisher will have the right to destroy any unsolicited material or mail without returning to the sender.

All copyright and trademark information is contained on the copyright page of all of our books.

Ashwood Press and the Ashwood Press colphon are trademarks of Copper Nickel LLC. © 2024 Copper Nickel LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Format ISBNs and Library of Congress are shown on the copyright page of all of our books.

On the copyright page of books, “First edition” means that this is the first time the book has been published. The numbers below that counting down from 10 indicate the number of the current printing, identified by the lowest number.