PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2021
Media Contact:
M. Thomas (Tom) Collins
615/948-1544
Tom.collins@i65n.com
Local Author Tom Collins’s new book focuses on Asheville, North Carolina.
Nashville, TN – Just as we are beginning to travel again, local author Tom Collins put the finishing touches on his eighth book, Stories from Applewood Manor—a book that will have you packing your bags to visit the majestic mountains of Western North Carolina.
The new book is quite a departure from the adventures mysteries that to date has been his preferred genre. Stories from Applewood Manor is a collection of short stories that explores Asheville, North Carolina’s history, attractions, mysteries, ghost stories, and tall tales from the perspective of an historic bed and breakfast inn (circa 1912), the Applewood Manor.
The Author Explained – My son and his wife purchased the bed and breakfast inn in 2020, and I was immediately struck by its ambiance. There is a feel about the historic Applewood Manor that is unique. More than a hundred years old, it touches the past yet shares the remarkable character and culture of Asheville—a city that has been called many things: weirdest, happiest, quirkiest, most haunted place in America, Santa Fe of the East, New Age Capital of the World, Paris of the South, Beer City USA, and Land of the Sky. The Manor and its city have many secrets, mysteries, and legends—some factual, some alleged, some exaggerated and some hard to believe at all. I have tried to capture their spirit and personality through the stories in the book’s five sections:
Stories About the Historic Inn
Moments in the History of the City
Things to Do and See in Asheville
Mysteries and Ghost Stories
Tall Tales from the Rocking Chair Porch
M. Thomas (Tom) Collins writes from his home in Franklin, Tennessee, where his characters come to life and frequent familiar places in the bucolic middle Tennessee landscape and the majestic mountains of Western North Carolina.
A pioneer entrepreneur of the information technology industry, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ALM publication, Law Technology News, for his contribution to the use of technology in the legal services community. Citytech, a London-based publication, called him an “outstanding individual and visionary” when he was named as one of the Top 100 Global Tech Leaders. Although now retired from the commercial world, he continues to write and speak on leadership and management as well as pen his series of Mark Rollins Adventure mysteries and his short story series, Stories from Applewood Manor.
Other works by the Tom Collins:
Mystery Series:
Mark Rollins’ New Career & the Women’s Health Club
Mark Rollins and the Rainmaker
Mark Rollins and the Puppeteer
The Claret Murders, a Mark Rollins Adventure
Diversion, a Mark Rollins Adventure
Beyond Visual Range, a Mark Rollins Adventure
Professional Guidance:
For more information about Tom Collins’s book, to inquire about a review copy, or to schedule an interview, please contact him at 615/948-1544 or tom.collins@i65n.com.
