Author D.E. Lamont?s historical Native American novella, The Way of the Eagle: An Early California Journey of Awakening, was published in May 2011 by her independent imprint Cloud River Press. A silver-medal Finalist in the Novella category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, it was also a Finalist in Visionary Fiction in USA Book News?s ?Best Books 2011? awards. Most recently it placed as the Finalist in Cross-Genre Fiction in the 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. The story is set in pre-Spanish Southern California, among the Tongva, the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles area.
In nonfiction, D.E. Lamont was Kirk Mango's co-author on Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out. It was published in May 2012 by Rowman & Littlefield. Kirk Mango is a 3-time All American gymnast and award-winning athletic educator. The book fills a critical need by speaking in a frank and direct voice to today's aspiring athletes about crucial, controversial issues athletes face today and the personal choices they must make. It also presents them with the antidote to these negative influences - the fundamental values, attitudes and concepts, both mental and practical, that support and lead to athletic excellence.
Ms. Lamont also co-authored Taking Charge of Your Stroke Recovery: A Personal Recovery Workbook, with Roger Maxwell, published in 2008 (Taking Charge Books). After suffering a massive stroke, and still disabled after insurance ran out, Roger Maxwell was able to fully recover using state-of-the art techniques and exercises he researched and applied to himself. The book makes this self-recovery method available to stroke survivors whose insurance rehab dollars have run out.
D.E. Lamont has recently launched a new blog called Magical Mystical You to explore a wide range of topics relating to spiritual growth and ability, at http://magicalmysticalyou.com
Ms. Lamont worked as a nonfiction editor and ghostwriter for 29 years in Los Angeles and New York. She is currently working on the sequel to The Way of the Eagle and her debut full-length novel.