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National Red Hair Day – AMANITA

Well, in celebration for National Red Hair Day – the main character in AMANITA is Artemis Lamb… she’s a red haired medical malpractice investigator and assassin. Yeah, she’s my favorite character…

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From Chapter 1 – AMANITA

“One day, Artemis was in a work meeting; A new file was being assigned
to her. She was unaware that soon she would meet her praetorian minder.
And her understanding about the supernatural world was about to
transform.
“Girl,” Wylie said. He was older, wrinkled and bald. He sounded like he
was straight out of eastern North Carolina.
“I’m not a girl,” Artemis said. She was now a tall, athletic and a striking
redhead that lacked freckles.
“True. I’ll not tangle with you, you’d hurt me,” Wylie said. He tapped
atop his yellow oak desk for a pack of cigarettes, even though he stopped
smoking years earlier. “You’re my best investigator, warning, this file’s not
pleasant. To be blunt, it’s a mess.”
“When you use, not pleasant, and the word, mess,” Artemis said. “I get
knots in my stomach.”
The medical malpractice insurance business was not a kind world. The
files Artemis investigated were all about after-the-facts, as in, after a physi‐
cian amputated the wrong limb, or the wrong baby died during childbirth,
or the wrong anesthesia protocol gorked an innocent patient’s brain.
“We’ve got millions exposed,” Wylie said. He squirmed on his high-
back leather chair as he fumbled with his thumb and forefinger along the
edge of a common Manila envelope. “The captive tower’s funded. Actu‐
aries completed the funding study late last year, then some nitwit in Fort
Wayne got greedy, and decided we should reinsure the entire deal, the
entire tower, but now?””

Review AMANITA prior to release date – NetGalley.com

I shared a photo below of where you can find AMANITA on NetGalley.com. It’s #free and you can read AMANITA review the book and even the book cover. It’s a great site to help authors get their work out.

AMANITA can be found in the Religious & Spirituality, Science Fiction & Fantasy sections.  #Amanita #NetGalley

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AMANITA – Pre-Order Hardback & Paperback

From my last novel, A Year Inside the Moon - I had numerous requests for a hardback version. We listened and we’ve made it available for pre-order from Amazon.com

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Amanita-Nathan...

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Excerpt ~ AMANITA

Childish Dreams

Childish Dreams

I dreamed I won the Olympic marathon, 
After 26 miles, 
I ran into this big stadium,

Man-o-man – I won,
Everybody cheered my name, 

Bright lights, tv cameras aimed at me,

I was important, you see, 

I’m standing on the top stair, 
I’m sweating like I just got out of a hot shower,

Gold Medal dangled down about mid-chest, 
It felt heavier than I’d have guessed,
Then all these people played my country’s fight song…

It could happen, 
Maybe, 
Someday, 
You never know,

But when I opened my eyes, 
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,

I dreamed I cured Cancer, 
I did in an afternoon, 
It seemed so simple,

I showed my teacher just after math class, 
I saved the bald-headed kid from certain death,

I guess, 

And then we all played video games until my fingers went numb,
It could happen, 

Maybe, 
Someday, 
You never know,

But when I opened my eyes, 
It was dark …
And I was all alone,
Alone,

I dream a lot it seems, 
Dreaming I’m dreaming, 
I like day dreaming at school,

Dreaming I’m someone else,
Being anybody else, 

But me … I do not want to be me,

I’ll keep dreaming in my hiding place, 

My hiding place makes me feel safe, 
I can dream there, 

Dreaming someone would listen to me, 
Maybe notice me,
Maybe be kind to me,

I don’t know why, 
My dreams, 
They grow inside my head,

Some dreams are small,

Some dreams are quiet,

Some dreams scare me, 
I don’t like those dreams … 

I run away from those dreams,
But, I love most of my dreams, 
My dreams are my special place … 

A place I go to hide, 

I like to hide within my dreams,
Because, my dreams always welcome me inside –

I’m safe, 
I’m smart, 
I’m pretty,

My dreams never touch me,

Tease me, 
Or scream at me,

My dreams always give me a hug, 
My dreams tell me I’m loved,
My dreams could come true, 

Maybe, 
Someday, 
You never know,

But when I open my eyes, 
It’s dark …
And I’m all alone,
Alone,

But I’ll keep dreaming, 

You know … 
I won’t stop dreaming,

My heart promised me, so, 
That if I dreamed big enough,
Maybe my dreams would come true,

Maybe, 

Someday, 
You never know, 
I’ll open my eyes,

And I’ll be …

New Release: December 15, 2019

5 Stars – Book Review