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November 4, 2013
USA Today BROKEN post
Join in on the fun as the USA Today interviews me about BROKEN!And the special guest star? My wonderful niece, Abby, the inspiration behind BROKEN!
Click HERE to read more.
September 24, 2013
Behind the Scenes of BROKEN
CJ and the teen who inspired BROKEN:
September 21, 2013
CJ’s new YA! Broken, coming soon!
Join CJ as she returns to her medical thriller roots with the debut of her first YA novel!
“Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak meets Kathy Reichs’ Virals.” ~bookseller Jill Moore, Square Books Jr.
“An intense page-turner” ~April Henry, New York Times bestselling author
WOULD YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE TO BE NORMAL?
Diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition, Scarlet has come to terms with the fact that she’s going to die. Literally of a broken heart. It could be tomorrow, or it could be next year. But the clock is ticking…
All Scarlet asks is for a chance to attend high school—even if just for a week-a chance to be just like everyone else. But Scarlet can feel her heart beating out of control with each slammed locker and vicious taunt. Is this normal? Really? Yet there’s more going on than she knows. And finding out the truth might just kill Scarlet before her heart does…
Want a sneak peak? Click HERE to download a pdf of the first 7 chapters
Pre-order your copy TODAY at a SPECIAL discounted price!
July 16, 2013
Thriller Award Winner!
So very thrilled that BLIND FAITH won an International Thriller Writers Thriller Award!
And I’m in great company! Here are the other winners:
BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL: Brian Freeman – SPILLED BLOOD (SilverOak)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL: Sean Doolittle – LAKE COUNTRY (Bantam)
BEST FIRST NOVEL: Matthew Quirk – THE 500 (Reagan Arthur Books)
BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL: CJ Lyons – BLIND FAITH (Minotaur Books)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: Dan Krokos – FALSE MEMORY (Hyperion Books CH)
BEST SHORT STORY: John Rector – “Lost Things” (Thomas & Mercer)
Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest VIII Awards Banquet:
Anne Rice, ThrillerMaster
in recognition of her legendary career and outstanding contributions to the thriller genre
Steve Berry, Literary Silver Bullet Award
USO, Corporate Silver Bullet Award
July 8, 2013
What are Thrillers with Heart?
Thanks to JF Penn for this great video interview!
June 30, 2013
EDGE OF SHADOWS
FREE READERS’ APPRECIATION GIFT!
As a thank you to all my wonder and so-very-patient readers, I’m offering EDGE OF SHADOWS, the long-awaited finale of the Shadow Ops trilogy as a FREE e-book on iTunes and Kobo and 0.99 on Amazon.
New to the Shadow Ops? If you buy today, you can get all three books in the trilogy for less than the regular price of one!
They hide in the shadows to protect our country…can they protect their hearts?
The Special Threats Response Team hunts terrorists beyond the reach of conventional law enforcement.
Their leader, Rose Prospero has already faced her own worst fear: five years ago she was captured and tortured when the CIA abandoned her behind enemy lines. Since then, she’s focused her energies on protecting her Team and her country from monsters like the man who captured her. The Team and the job come first, last, always for Rose, leaving no room for love.
Former Delta, Billy “Edge” Price is Rose’s second-in-command and her best friend. Suave, skilled, and a smooth operator, Billy loves his job—and his boss. He can’t have both, so he’s settled for using his position to stay close to Rose.
As they face enemies from without and within, on the run from anyone who could help them, Rose and Billy learn each other’s deepest secrets, face their greatest fears, and sacrifice everything for Team, Country…and Love.
Grab your copy of EDGE OF SHADOWS now!
May 21, 2013
BLIND FAITH a Thriller Award Finalist!
BLIND FAITH is a finalist for the International Thriller Writers’ Thriller Award!
The old cliche about it being an honor just to be nominated is absolutely true! I am an original member of ITW, in fact David Morrell (my idol!) escorted me to the very first meeting at Bouchercon in Toronto. After that I was honored to be the chair of the first ThrillerFest in 2006.
The friends I’ve made through ITW have supported and encouraged me during every downturn–even when my dream debut was pulled by my publisher prior to publication. Through them I found a new agent, a lawyer who helped me get my rights back, and the inspiration to not give up my writing career.
The book I wrote during that terrible time when it seemed my publishing career was over before it ever began? BLIND FAITH!
To say that I’m thrilled (pun intended!) is an understatement! Fingers crossed, come July’s ThrillerFest Awards Banquet!
March 10, 2013
FREE Books: Readers Appreciation Week!
I’m declaring this week CJ Lyons Reader’s Appreciation Week! And what do readers love? FREE books! Keep reading to find out how you can get your FREE e-book:
1. Click HERE to buy SNAKE SKIN at BN or HERE for Amazon BEFORE midnight EST, Friday, March 15th–it’s on sale for only 0.99, so even if you already have it, you can easily gift it to a thriller-loving friend!
2. Email a copy of your receipt for SNAKE SKIN to cjlyons@cjlyons.net BEFORE midnight EST, Friday, March 15th and tell me which FREE reader appreciation gift book you want: NERVES OF STEEL or BLOOD STAINED
3. Share with your thriller-loving friends!
Wait, you’re giving us a FREE full-priced book and all we need to do is buy one for 0.99? Isn’t that backwards?
Maybe. But I’m hoping that since you love Lucy so much, you’ll be willing to share her with your friends.
Thanks for reading!
CJ
Note: All gift books will be through BN.com and Amazon.com (US) so if you can’t receive a gift book via those stores, please indicate that in your email and we’ll find another way. Offer applies only to receipts received before midnight EST on Friday, March 15th
February 26, 2013
BLACK SHEEP so good it can convert a cozy reader?
Criminal Element seems to think so!
Check out their review of BLACK SHEEP:
As a thriller writer, CJ Lyons has a stellar reputation, but I must confess that I was never a loyal follower—until now. Oh sure, I’d heard lots of noise among readers about how they simply could not put down an Angels of Mercy medical thriller or how they got lost in one of the sexy and forceful Shadow Ops books and could barely come up for air, but I tend to prefer cozies and just didn’t think CJ Lyons wrote her stories with me in mind.
So I bypassed Blind Faith, the first book in Lyons’s new series featuring FBI Agent Caitlyn Tierney, but when I heard about the second book, Black Sheep, the plotline intrigued me and I decided it was time to give CJ Lyons a try.
CJ Lyons has plots and subplots galore in this fast-paced thriller but she never moves too fast for the reader to keep up with the fascinating story lines. Terrific writing like this could easily convert me to read thrillers more regularly.
You can read the complete review HERE
UK Praise for BLIND FAITH
The Daily Mail gave BLIND FAITH a rave review:
A paediatric specialist in an American hospital, Lyons first published this thriller on the internet and it has grown into a sensation that rocketed up the bestseller lists.
No surprise, then, that she is a trained crisis counsellor, with experience in rape and murder cases – the work oozes with authenticity.
Tinged with a compelling sense of dread, there are echoes of Kathy Reichs here, but Lyons has her own distinctive voice, and one that is a little more compassionate. She allows her female protagonist to become much more than just a woman in peril. Lyons’s next, featuring Tierney, appears as an eBook next week and confirms her promise.
