Meet the Kindles
Dean and Lisa Kindle are both authors and artist. They reside is Southern Arizona with their two cats Poppy and Pedro, who just turned one. They have three adult children in the upper midwest with their first grandchild on the way.
Experience Peace in the Desert
Visit Solquest
Desert Soul Retreat
Are you craving an adventure to somewhere like you've never experienced before? Is your soul calling you to find greater peace within? Solquest answers your Soul's calling by providing you with a place to rest, restore and reconnect with yourself.
Whether you are an artist looking for creative renewal, a writer seeking uninterrupted space, or someone simply craving quiet and reflection, your experience is designed around your needs and intentions.
Your personalized retreat may include:
- One-on-one Color Affirmation™ experiences with Lisa Kindle
- Private labyrinth walks and optional release or intention ceremonies
- Time for writing, sketching, reading, creating, or simply being
- Relaxation by the private pool beneath expansive desert skies
- Sound bath experiences
- Massage services (available upon request)
- Birdwatching in one of the top birding destinations in the United States
- Photography opportunities
- Personalized Color Affirmation™ sessions
- Stargazing experiences
- Guided nature walks
Step away from the noise and create space within.
Creative Connections Escape
A boutique experience for couples, partners, and friends
Pick your favorite person to take on a restorative adventure in Southern Arizona. You'll be less than an hour's drive from the Mexico border. You'll enjoy mornings filled with birdsong and night skies blanketed with stars. The temperatures are near perfect all year round. Come experience peace in the desert.
The Southwest Connection Escape is designed for two people who want more than a getaway. Whether you're partners, spouses, best friends, sisters, creative collaborators, or parent and adult child, this experience blends adventure, reflection, and meaningful connection in the beauty of Southern Arizona.
Your customized experience may include:
- Shared Color Affirmation™ sessions with Lisa Kindle
- Personalized labyrinth experiences and optional release ceremonies
- Relaxation by the private pool beneath expansive desert skies
- Sound bath experiences
- Massage services (available upon request)
- Birdwatching in one of the top birding destinations in the United States
- Stargazing experiences
- Guided nature walks
- Personalized Life Path Color sessions
- Time for writing, sketching, reading, creating, or simply being
Share an experience you'll remember long after you return home.
Interested in planning an escape or adventure? Please click the "Get More Info" button and email Lisa at Solquest Retreat. She will work with you to curate the experience you are craving.
Solquest Press
Welcome to Quail Creek – A great place to call home.
This is book one in the Quail Creek Series by Dean Kindle writing under the pseudonym "Grant Forsythe".
Set against the deserts, mountains, and monsoon skies of southern Arizona, Stranger in Quail Creek is a story about healing, connection, and the search for belonging.
Written in a classic western style with heart and restraint, the novel follows Lorin Stone, a quiet drifter who arrives in the small town of Quail Creek carrying more than dust on his boots. As the town slowly unfolds around him, readers discover a deeply human story filled with friendship, hardship, redemption, and the question many of us ask at some point in life: where do I truly belong?
Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven stories, immersive settings, and thoughtful western fiction.
Coming Soon
Reckoning in Quail Creek
Book two in the Quail Creek Series by Grant Forsythe. Set to be released in the summer of 2026.
The story of Quail Creek continues as old wounds deepen, loyalties are tested, and the quiet stranger who once changed the town must decide whether he still has a place within it.
Set once again beneath the deserts and storm skies of southern Arizona, Reckoning in Quail Creek expands the world of Quail Creek with greater danger, deeper relationships, and a powerful journey of identity, belonging, and redemption.
The Color Within
A Creative Guide to Self-Discovery and Emotional Wellness.
Enjoy pages packed with color and vibrant illustrations, creative prompts, journaling, and activities to explore and create through color.
Who is this book designed for? Whether you are a parent, educator, therapist, coach, artist, or simply someone curious about what color can reveal, this book offers practical tools for creativity and emotional wellness in a way that is accessible, engaging, and deeply personal.
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