222 ratings | 118 reviews | avg rating:4.32

Wayne’s Year In Books

Wayne’s 2022 Year in Books

Take a look at Wayne’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.

Go to Wayne’s 2022 Year in Books

Wayne Turmel’s Followers (72)

Wayne’s Bookshelves

read (320)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (15)

Wayne’s Friends (201)

Alice Poon

430 books | 312 friends

Wayne Ng

158 books | 17 friends

Michael Sliter

298 books | 1,224 friends

Megan Edwards

155 books | 293 friends

Nik Krasno

126 books | 4,303 friends

Michelle Cox

453 books | 1,547 friends

Sandy Bergeron

258 books | 11 friends

Sharon

3,332 books | 870 friends

More friends…

Wayne Turmel

Goodreads Author

Born

in Canada

Website

http://www.wayneturmel.com

Twitter

Wturmel

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Business

Member Since

August 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/wayneturmel

edit data

Wayne Turmel lives and writes in Las Vegas. Originally from Canada, he came to Los Angeles to become a famous comedian. You can see how well that went.

He's a well-known speaker and author and the founder of the Remote Leadership Institute, writing11non-fiction titles including "The Long-Distance Leader-Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership," and its sequels "The Long-Distance Teammate- Stay Engaged and Connected Working Anywhere," and The Long-Distance Team- Design Your Workplace for Everyone's Success."

He's also the author of five novels, "The Count of the Sahara," "Acre's Bastard," and its sequel, "Acre's Orphans." HIs latest series is the Urban Fantasy "werewolf PI" series. Johnny Lycan and the Anubis Disk, and the latest, Johnny Lycan ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Wayne Turmel questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Wayne Turmel’s books

Average rating: 3.71 · 965 ratings · 189 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Count of the Sahara 3.44 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades (Lucca le Pou Stories, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 66 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnny Lycan & the Anubis Disk (The Werewolf PI Book 1) 4.39 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acre's Orphans (The Lucca Le Pou Stories #2) 4.64 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnny Lycan & the Vegas Berserker: Book 2 of The Werewolf PI 4.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	10 Steps to Successful Virtual Presentations 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meet Like You Mean It: A Leader's Guide To Painless And Productive Virtual Meetings 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	#Presentation Tweet: 140 Ways to Present with Impact 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Count of the Sahara 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Philistine's Journal: An Average Guy Tackles the Classics it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Wayne Turmel…

232 posts
Wayne Turmel's Blog

Can You Eat a Dragon? J Scott Coatsworth

I love merging genres into something else. Modern noir with werewolves? Done. How about Dragons with Sci-fi? Why the @#%$#$% not? That kind of mash-up is the specialty of Scott Coatsworth. I talked to him about his new book, The Dragon Eater.

Alright, who’s J Scott Coatsworth and what are you about?

I’m a late-blooming author who has been writing professionally for nine years. I started out in m

Series by Wayne Turmel

The Lucca Le Pou Stories (2 books)
by

Wayne Turmel (Goodreads Author)

4.49 avg rating — 102 ratings

The Werewolf PI (2 books)
by

Wayne Turmel (Goodreads Author)

4.47 avg rating — 81 ratings

Wayne is Currently Reading

Wayne Turmel is currently reading

The Spanish Civil War (Modern Library Paperbacks)

by Hugh Thomas

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 07, 2023 12:53PM

Wayne Turmel is currently reading

Ultimate Sales Machine

by Chet Holmes

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 06, 2022 10:59AM

rss
Wayne’s Recent Updates

Wayne Turmel wrote a new blog post Can You Eat a Dragon? J Scott Coatsworth I love merging genres into something else. Modern noir with werewolves? Done. How about Dragons with Sci-fi? Why the @#%$#$% not? That kind of mash-up Read more of this blog post »
Mar 16, 2023 04:47AM · 1 like · like
Wayne Turmel made a comment on his status in The Spanish Civil War (Modern Library Paperbacks) " It's a tough book to read. Very academic. Also, there was nobody to like. The Spanish population was so polarized and fractured that people had to pic ...more "
Mar 15, 2023 06:17AM
Wayne Turmel made a comment on The Joys (and Pain) of Not Having an Author Brand " S.E. wrote: "Isn't it difficult! I loved Acre's Bastard and wanted you to write more, but doubt I'd like the others, not my genres at all. I've writte ...more "
Mar 10, 2023 09:36AM · see blog post
Wayne Turmel is currently reading The Spanish Civil War (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Hugh Thomas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 07, 2023 12:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wayne Turmel made a comment on his status in PROJECT BLUE BEAM - The Quest For A New World Order And The Rule Of The Antichrist " Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I hope i'm not judged completely by my reading list as I like to know what other people think and believe and have re ...more "
Feb 28, 2023 06:06AM
Wayne Turmel finished reading The Last Raven (Riftborn, #1) by Steve McHugh (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 18, 2023 10:28AM · like
Wayne Turmel finished reading PROJECT BLUE BEAM - The Quest For A New World Order And The Rule Of The Antichrist by Aidan Brophilius	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 13, 2023 04:23PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of PROJECT BLUE BEAM - The Quest For A New World Order And The Rule Of The Antichrist by Aidan Brophilius. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — PROJECT BLUE BEAM - The Quest For A New World Order And The Rule Of The Antichrist by Aidan Brophilius <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wayne Turmel rated a book really liked it The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1) by Jen Williams (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 11, 2023 11:21AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wayne Turmel is starting The Ninth Rain The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1) by Jen Williams (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 11, 2023 11:21AM · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wayne Turmel is currently reading The Last Raven (Riftborn, #1) by Steve McHugh (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 10, 2023 08:14PM · like

More of Wayne's books…

Quotes by Wayne Turmel (?)

“Und keine madchen nach hause”
― Wayne Turmel, The Count of the Sahara

1 likes

“My friends and I were famous, if that’s the word, as The Lice. We were small, annoying, and constantly in someone’s hair.”
― Wayne Turmel, Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades

1 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Historical Fictio...: 2017: What are you reading?	1710	722	Jan 01, 2018 09:17AM
Historical Fictio...: 2019- What Are You Reading?	1310	568	Jan 01, 2020 05:51AM
The Reading For P...: What have been your favorite reads thus far (2019?	122	200	Jan 01, 2020 11:05AM
All About Books: Favorite Books of 2019	120	140	Jan 05, 2020 05:46PM
Open Mind, Open H...: Mindfulness Training AoL	40	24	Apr 10, 2020 06:57AM
Author Interviews...: Interviews with Nataša Pantović Nuit Author of 9 mindfulness books	17	29	Apr 10, 2020 07:00AM
Books, Blogs, Aut...: Ama Alchemy of Love	27	26	Aug 13, 2020 02:35AM
Historical Fictio...: How did you get into Historical Fiction?	480	1038	Nov 28, 2021 07:53PM

More…

Wayne’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

130586 likes

1 likes

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

511 likes