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NEWSFLASH: Mark Lingane Publishes Desert Heart

Desert Heart, the long awaited sequel to Mark Lingane’s Chasing Heart has just been released. I personally critiqued and proof-read Mark’s original manuscript and I can tell you for sure – this book is not to be missed! It’s all here, adventure, action, humour, romance, even a touch of erotica. Give it a try – go on, you know you want to…

Heat. Politics. Romance. Sand. War. Bad Coffee. It can only mean one thing. Ellen Martin is off to the Middle East. On the eve of her impromptu wedding and her rapidly approaching 40th birthday, Ellen is sent to Qatar on an urgent assignment, contract in hand, to save her company, Cowley&Tate. Plans and alliances are formed to thwart the agreement between the state of Qatar and the company, and destabilize the upper echelons of power. Extremists kidnap Ellen for a planned execution. Time ticks down. Who will save Ellen this time?

Desert Heart can be bought from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

CHARLIE BRAY’S BOOK REVIEWS – Two Indie Books Analysed

A very warm welcome to Charlie Bray’s Indie Book Reviews. If you wish to buy either of these books, click on the front cover to buy from Amazon.com or the link following the description to buy from Amazon.co.uk

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ROARING ZEROS by Nate McIntyre

More often than not the rich get rich and the poor get poorer. A fact of life that’s not changed much during my seventy years on this earth. What has also not changed are the five ways that poor people choose to deal with it. They roll over in despair, get on with life and play with the cards they’ve been dealt, drown their sorrows in a cocktail of drink and drugs, aspire to join the rich, or rebel.

This book is a take on how Jason Carver chooses to deal with the fact that the American Dream has morphed into a cruel nightmare and he does seem to sample most of the options before bowing to the temptations of the revolution.

Jason Carver is a flawed hero and his creator, author Nate McIntyre has employed a lot of skill to cause frustration to the reader by experiencing undesirable traits in the character they have chosen to follow. But Carver is also a dynamic character and is seen to develop throughout the story.

As with all revolutions, violence and brutality vie for authority with thought and reason and Nate McIntyre paints a very vivid picture of what could well face us all in the not too distant future.

The story revolves around a certain age group, the generation that is probably most susceptible to having their dream pulled from under them like an old tattered  rug. Because of this, one reviewer defines the relevant readership as being under thirty five. I disagree with this and would argue that all generations feel the pain and are inspired by an individual’s attempt to right a wrong.

A very enjoyable and thought provoking read that stands as a testament to the undoubted talent of the author.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

SHE SHOULD HAVE COME FOR ME by Frances Gilbert

 

She Should Have Come For Me is a brilliant, twenty three page novella which you will find extremely difficult, if not impossible, to put down.It is exceptionally well written and is concerned with the closed door relationship between two adults and their two dogs. It is a very unusual psychological thriller that has the reader clinging to every word of the narration.

The story is narrated by one of the dogs and the manner in which the dog communicates with the reader is nothing short of sensational. The dog explores every emotion, and there are lots of them, triggered by kindness, cruelty, love, hate, jealousy, frustration, anger, tenderness, remorse, loneliness, I could go on…and on… and on. To get her points across the dog does not only call upon emotions that we all experience as humans, but also calls upon canine skills to embellish the story even further.

I cannot believe how much is packed in to so few words and this short story will live with you long after you have read it.

Without giving too much away, and spoiling this remarkably narrated story, suffice it to say that four becomes two and the two remaining lives are changed forever.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed reading my reviews as much as I enjoyed writing them. I look forward to publishing more reviews soon. Meanwhile… Happy reading, Charlie.

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Showcase 29: Eight Top Indie Books For Your Kindle

Here are eight eBooks for your kindle, reviewed for your pleasure by the authors. Eight top fiction books, all self published, vie for your attention, hopefully all on the way to becoming best selling books.

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So here we go with our 29th Showcase:

 

THE JUDITH McCAIN STORY by Peggy Holloway

This book covers the whole story of Judith McCain—all five Judith McCain thrillers in order: from age fifteen when she is a scared runaway, to age thirty-seven when she is an established psychologist working for the FBI.

The reader witnesses how she sets out to find out who she is, where she comes from, why she grew up in foster homes, to finding her sister, uncovering a pedophile ring, marrying and losing her husband, and becoming a psychologist.

The series includes all the cases she helps the FBI solve, and probes into her personal relationships with men and with her family, exposing her spiritual and emotional journey.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

MURDER BY DECEPTION by D.R.Meredith

At first glance, he was a fine figure of a man. Even the butcher knife buried in the middle of his chest didn’t seriously detract ffrom his good looks. But that corpse, nude except for a pair of mismatched socks–and the butcher knife , of course–is trouble with a capital T for Leroy MacPherson, in whose wheat field the body is dumped, and rest of his extended family. It’s also trouble for the opponents of the nuclear waste depository the DOE plans to build in the Texas Panhandle. The victim is Charlton Price-Leigh III, whose job it is–or was–to persuade local residents that burying radioactive waste in their backyards presented very little danger. That’s not what MacPhearson and his neighbors believe, and its not what attorney John Lloyd Branson believes either. When John Lloyd and his legal clerk, Lydia Fairchild, take on MacPhearson’s defense, they find themselves entangled in a series of deceptions. Whatever they see, whatever a witness says, can not be trusted. Even the victim cannot be trusted.

A fan of mysteries since a childhood obsession with Agatha Christie and Rex Stout, D. R. Meredith is now a prolific writer. Her two titles, MURDER BY IMPULSE and MURDER BY DECEPTION, in the John Lloyd Branson series, were finalists for the Anthony Award.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

 

KEEPING COUNSEL by Rebecca Forster

New Mexico attorney Tara Linley has always believed in the power and fairness of the law. All that changes when she takes on her best friend’s lover as a client. It is only after she reluctantly agrees to represent him that Tara discovers the real reason Bill Hamilton has sought her out – and the shocking crime he has committed.Tara wants to warn her friend that her life might be in danger, but is bound by attorney-client privilege. Caught in a web of escalating circumstances that threatens not only her professional reputation but her life, Tara soon finds herself at the mercy of her dangerously unstable client…a man who is growing more dangerous every day.

She marketed a world-class spa when it was still called a gym, did business in China before there were western toilettes at the Great Wall and mucked around with the sheep to find out exactly how her client’s fine wool clothing was manufactured.   Then Rebecca wrote her first book and found her passion.


 


Now, over twenty-five books later, she is a USA Today and Amazon best selling author and writes full time, penning thrillers that explore the emotional impact of the justice system.


 

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

DEFECTIVE by Cindy Vine

Is love really blind? What will you do for love?

Kara Butler arrives in Bretherton, a small sleepy seaside town where nothing much happens. Then Kara meets a man, falls in love and her life is set to change forever. She embarks on a road of obsession, lust, betrayal and finally murder. Bretherton will never be the same sleepy seaside town again.

Cindy Vine was born in Cape Town South Africa, but has lived and worked as a teacher in many different countries around the world.  While working and traveling she managed to raise three children on her own and is a self-confessed life observer and people watcher.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

DARK PILGRIM FALLEN by Peter Ubtrent

“Dark Pilgrim Fallen” by R Peter Ubtrent brings the amazing ‘Dark Pilgrim series’ to a dramatic close – dramatic both in the sense of the author’s achievement in creating this incredible imaginary universe that has held us transfixed for six novels, and also Ailanthus’ dramatic final achievement. Rivaled by Mishi to take the role of Emperor of the Imperium, there is really precious little to be emperor of. The Ynos have destroyed most other lifeforms in the galaxy and even Earth is preparing to be evacuated. The Restoration continues to attack the beleaguered Church of the Blessed Prophets. There is rivalry between prospective empresses. Anolis returns with bounty hunters in tow to avenge his brother’s death on Ailanthus and Tethys, whom he holds responsible, forgetting their once close friendship and loyalty. B’cha the Kroor assassin is another familiar figure to reappear but this time fails in his mission. When had the galaxy gone so wrong? He wonders to himself as he falls. It is the question everyone should be asking. Why has the universe set itself on this course of self-destruction? Yet the need for a leader remains.

Again, a tightly woven, many layered plot entertains us as the Imperium’s reluctant saviour embarks on a desperate, dangerous plan. Characters – cunning, treacherous, loyal and brave – perform the actions and win the reader’s and each other’s disgust or admiration. In this novel, even more than the others, it seems that strong females emerge, which is perhaps fitting as the need to save and nurture the remnants of humanity becomes more pressing. The surviving friends from the first ‘Dark Pilgrim’ adventure are scattered, yet still bonded together, a tiny focus of hope for the future. I am glad to state that this book, like the whole series, is a must read.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

SHADOW TAG by Marjorie Doering

Paul Davis, a top ACC executive is found dead in the boardroom of the Minneapolis-based company. The Board of Directors claims it was suicide. And why not? Davis was discovered with a pearl-handled revolver in his hand and a bullet wound to his head.

Detective Ray Schiller and his partner Dick Waverly, however, are far from convinced. Why would Davis kill himself less than twenty-four hours after finally taking over his late father-in-law’s company? The Board and Davis’s successor are quick to provide answers, but their actions suggest they’ve got something to hide. And they aren’t the only ones keeping secrets–not by a long shot.

Complications infiltrate the investigation as well as Ray’s personal life, and what originally seemed to be a relatively straightforward case takes a turn that puts his and Waverly’s lives at risk.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

THE MOURNING AFTER by Edward Fahey

Nightmares of war and death from lost centuries torment a young boy with ever more devastating detail until he can’t separate fantasy from reality. Denis meets a child he calls M, who seems to know his dreams intimately. She asks him, “Do you … remember?” He grows into adulthood amid disturbing evidence that his fantasies have been ancient memories. He finds a decrepit cabin in the woods where they start coming real. Outside is a grave for one of his “imaginary” childhood playmates, Enoch. Someone has been tending a garden over it. Through life after life Denis and M have loved each other with increasing desperation. He keeps dying young; leaving her grieving into lonely old age. Enoch, always in the background, somehow holds the key to ending this cycle of suffering. Denis now searches for M, as she fights her own haunting mysteries back to him. He meets a quiet, mysterious man in the forest…. You will believe in reincarnation. Probably before the narrator can. You will know that broken relationships can be mended, and that tragedy can lead to triumph. But most of all you will fall in love. This is a tale for those who never quite fit in. It’s a story of passion, where that which can’t possibly be true weaves through wonders that can’t be denied, until love makes everything real.

In a world where death is but another beginning, you must trust in what you cannot believe.

- For those who wonder what lies beyond. For those who love; and hope.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

OLD HOPE ROAD by Matthew Carvalho

Dominic Mercy, an orphan of humble beginnings, lives in a world where anonymity is anomaly and the network is ubiquitous. Defense Attaché to the Office of the President, he juggles eco-terrorism, blackmail and conspiracy, and revenge, as a backdrop to his search not simply for acceptance, but for kin, and recognition. In the end, Dominic asks why it is so easy for us to accept our selves and the world as fundamentally flawed. In unguarded moments, he dares to restate this assumption. He does not quite answer his own question, but remembers that a wise man once told him: “You are who you are and you are the only person you can be absolutely right about”

Matthew Carvalho self-published author and OLD HOPE ROAD and SOL are his two full length novels through the CreateSpace. His primary influences include Frank Herbert, Iaian Banks, Joseph Campbell, Greg Bear, and Neal Stephenson. He has a BA in International Relations from San Francisco State University and a Masters in Diplomacy/Global Commerce from Norwich University. He has been, in turn, a children’s counselor for emotionally disturbed children, a US Peace Corps Volunteer, and currently works as a manager for a Silicon Valley medical equipment manufacturer. He lives with his wife Norma (to whom OLD HOPE ROAD is dedicated) and their three dogs, Elsa, Arni and Figaro in the city of Gilroy, California. His primary hobby, after his wife and dogs, is, oddly enough, writing; although Facebook and Twitter probably come in a close second – just ask his wife!

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

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Guest Blog: History’s Dangerous Rhyme

Today I am delighted to publish a guest blog by Nate McIntyre, author of Roaring Zeros. In his book ‘McIntyre has done an excellent job of combining an entertaining story with topics that are of incredible importance in the world today’. In his blog he uses an historic theme to issue a salutary warning that desperate people take desperate measures.

History’s Dangerous Rhyme

Most people are familiar with the idea that history repeats itself. Mark Twain is often quoted as saying “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” We often hear this sentiment expressed in the discussion of current events, in some cases with more relevance than others, and often without more than a superficial analysis of any similarities between the past and the present. It’s important to remember, however, that there are cases when this comparison holds water, and where the past can provide lessons for the present regarding what can happen under a given set of circumstances. Ever since the beginning of the Great Recession and global financial crisis in 2008, there’s been no shortage of comparisons with the Great Depression. On the other hand, there hasn’t been much discussion of how some of today’s more dangerous political trends resemble the darkest developments of the 1920s and 30s, or what effects they might have if the current crisis were to accelerate.

One of the main reasons I wrote Roaring Zeros was to imagine how things might play out from a Millennial perspective if the situation were to deteriorate in the US. However, I think it’s something a lot of people can relate to regardless of where they’re from. In the story, facing limited job prospects and massive personal debt, a group of bored, frustrated young men decide to take aggressive action after a group of far-right extremists attack the president and drive the economic and political crisis in the country to the breaking point. As the story progresses, they move further and further from their lives as party-loving 20-somethings and become active participants in a period of quasi-revolution that borders on civil war. It is a time when frustrated, angry people take measures into their own hands. Most importantly – and perhaps alarmingly – since I started writing the book in 2009, is how closely some events in crisis-stricken countries have come to resemble those of the story and of the Depression Era. In particular, I’m referring to the rise of extremist political parties, even a few of the fascist variety, which has been somewhat underreported. Before we look at this development, we need a brief history lesson.

Chaos, depression and extremism

The 1920s were a time of political turmoil and wealth disparity for much of the planet. Europe and other parts of the world were in chaos as governments and empires disappeared in the wake of World War I. America experienced the decadence of the “Roaring Twenties” thanks to a booming market. While many got rich in record time, many more suffered poverty and hardship. The mafia also rose to prominence in this period as a result of prohibition in the US. Due to the prevailing populist sentiments and feelings of alienation, radical political movements began to take shape across the world. Communist and other left-wing parties, inspired by the Bolsheviks in Russia, attempted revolutions in Germany and elsewhere. In response to this breakdown in social order and what they viewed as a betrayal of traditional values, far-right movements began to rise and concentrate around a “third position” opposed to both the radical movements on the left, and the capitalistic democracies that replaced many monarchies after World War I. This ideology came to be known as fascism after Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party, which took power in Italy in 1922. Embracing violence in support of nationalism, these groups soon began to appeal a wide range of people in the working and middle classes who felt betrayed by their governments and current parties, as well as members of the upper classes seeking to “restore order” and crush the threat posed to them by the communists and others on the left.

The stock market crash of 1929 that ushered in the Great Depression provided the final catalyst that fascist groups needed to tip things in their favor. The group that benefited the most was Adolf Hitler’s infamous National Socialist or “Nazi” Party, which had failed in its coup attempt against the Weimar Republic in 1923. With millions of Germans now suffering even more than they had before, the Nazis found many willing supporters for their brand of fascism, which advocated a hard-line version of German nationalism and added extremist views on racial purity to the typical opposition to both communist and liberal-democratic ideals. Street battles and acts of violence occurred with frequency between the party’s SA “Stormtrooper” militia (also called the “brownshirts”), the Communist Party’s Red Front on the far left, and the Social Democratic Party’s Reichsbanner, which sought to defend the Weimar Republic from the other two. As the Depression accelerated, so did the violence and the electoral success of the Nazis. By 1932, they were the largest party in the Reichstag (German parliament). In early 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor, spelling the end of the Weimar Republic and ushering in over a decade of dictatorship.

Once it was entrenched in Italy and Germany, fascism began to spread to parts of Eastern Europe, Spain and even picked up supporters in countries like the UK and US. In America’s case, there was even reliable evidence of a fascist-style coup plot against Franklin Roosevelt uncovered in 1933 (BBC documentary on the plot available here). The 1936 outbreak of the Spanish Civil War provided a testing ground for ideologies and tactics that would be a part of the coming Second World War. The war began with a semi-successful coup by Spanish fascists, monarchist and other right wing parties under the leadership of a group of military generals. This Nationalist side was eventually led by General Franco and backed by Hitler and Mussolini. They rose in opposition to the Spanish Republic and its Popular Front, which consisted of everything from liberal democrats and socialists, to communists and anarchists on the far left. Arms poured in from foreign countries along with many foreign volunteers determined to fight for their belief in the anti-fascist cause. By 1939, the Spanish Republic fell and Franco took power as dictator of Spain until his death in 1975. Months later, World War II erupted in Europe and would leave much of the world in ruins and tens of millions dead before it ended.

The situation today

Unfortunately, with the onset of another massive global financial crisis in 2008 and rising social tension due to immigration and the growth of the European Union, fascism has begun to make a comeback in countries that it helped destroy during the Second World War. The most notable example of this is in crisis-torn Greece. With high levels of public corruption and debt, crippling unemployment issues, and a large immigrant population due to its geographic position on the EU periphery, many Greeks have abandoned the traditional political parties in recent years and turned to others offering a populist message and new solutions.

One of the beneficiaries of this turmoil has been a party called Golden Dawn. Using ultranationalist rhetoric and a logo strikingly similar to a swastika, this party has gone from receiving less than one percent of the vote in previous elections, to receiving seven percent in 2012 and entering parliament for the first time with eighteen seats. Much like their ideological cousins the Nazis, Golden Dawn preaches a message of restoring strength and honor to Greece and uniting Greeks in a struggle to crush leftists, fight corrupt politicians and bankers, and drive out immigrants that they believe are poisoning Greek society. This has manifested itself in a surge in violence against immigrants and leftists, patrols led by Golden Dawn members in public markets, and an attempt by the party to implement food drives and other social services available only to ethnic Greeks. With youth unemployment in Greece recently hitting sixty-four percent, Golden Dawn is polling at fourteen percent approval in opinion polls, gaining strength as the crisis deepens and putting them in position to be a significant force in future elections.

Golden Dawn is not alone in their success in recent years either. In Hungary, the Jobbik Party promotes similar beliefs and has grown to become the country’s third largest party. In Italy, Forza Nuova leads an ultranationalist cause seeking to capitalize on the crisis there. Even Germany has a similar movement in the NPD. With larger countries like Italy and Spain struggling with similarly severe problems and populist sentiment flooding the continent, there is a real danger that Golden Dawn could be just the first in a wave of fascist parties to experience success in present-day Europe. Much like Mussolini was a harbinger of what awaited Europe in the 1930s, Golden Dawn could be just the tip of the proverbial iceberg in today’s crisis.

Even in the United States, populist sentiment is more prevalent than it has been in decades. Since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008, there have been mass protest movements in the form of the Tea Party and its associated groups, followed by the Occupy Wall Street movement soon after. Both movements and the various groups associated with them offer similar criticisms of the current political system in the US, yet present radically different ideas on how to address most of these issues. Despite attempts to co-opt them by the two major parties in the US, both remain active today. Disapproval of government institutions and interest in alternative parties has grown steadily over the past few election cycles as well.

A warning

Given these realities, it is not difficult to see how politics could quickly become more extreme in the US and elsewhere in the event of another shock to the economic and political system. The collapse of the Euro, the bursting of the student loan bubble in the US, a major natural disaster – these or any similar event could push populist sentiments over the edge. In such a situation everyday people could find themselves on their own with little hope of aid from the traditional institutions. They may suddenly be willing to take actions they never previously considered as a result of their personal circumstances, just as people did in the 1920s and 30s. This is the main theme I had in mind while I was writing Roaring Zeros. Since then, my belief in the relevance of this message has only been reinforced. It is essential for us to recognize that history may be rhyming a bit more dangerously than many of us realize and to be conscious of another piece of conventional wisdom – desperate people take desperate measures.

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Top Fiction Books on Indietribe – as at 3rd August

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Congratulations to Judith Barrow on reaching the Indietribe Top 10 for the first time with her book, Silent Trauma.

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So here we go with the latest top 10:

1  OPEN HOUSE: ARISTOCRATS, SQUATTERS & GHOSTS SHARE A CASTLE by Charlie Bray

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2   POEMS OF LIVING, LOVING & LORE  by J C Edwards

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3  CONFESSIONS OF A CATHOLIC SCHOOL DROPOUT  by Patti Lavell

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4   THE PERSECUTION OF MILDRED DUNLAP  by Paulette Mahurin

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5   LUCK OF THE WEISSENSTEINERS  by Christoph Fischer

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6   SEBASTIAN  by Christoph Fischer

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7   WHITE JADE by Alex Lukeman

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8  DEATH OF CARTHAGE by Robin E. Levin

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9  JAZZ BABY by Beem Weeks  

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10 SILENT TRAUMA  by Judith Barrow

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Joseph is back. Last time the killings were for respect. This time they’re for fun.

The second book in Danielle Singleton’s Joseph series, The Enemy Within, is now available for sale online! A sequel to this March’s Do No Harm, The Enemy Within is a fast-paced thriller that you won’t want to put down!

When a deadly flesh-eating bacteria attacks a small town in Pennsylvania, the FBI assigns its top field agent to the case. Reagan White is a seasoned veteran, but the gruesome nature of this outbreak makes her cringe. Also making her cringe is her new partner, Allen Williams, a preptastic agent sent over from the counterterrorism unit. But when the bacteria spreads from one city to seven, whispers of terrorism rise and the two FBI agents must work around the clock to find the person behind the deadly outbreaks.

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Showcase 28: Eight Indie Books for you to consider

Here are eight eBooks for your kindle, reviewed for your pleasure by the authors. Eight top fiction books, all self published, vie for your attention, hopefully all on the way to becoming best selling books.

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So here we go with our 27th Showcase:

BEYOND MALICE by Rebecca Forster

Unlike her much younger sister Nora, attorney Amanda Cross has worked hard for everything she has – which isn’t much. But the tables turn one day when the evidence in the grisly murder of a partner’s wife at a prestigious law firm points to Nora. Abandoned by the legal community, Nora reluctantly turns to her sister for help. Armed with a tenacious spirit, no leads, no experience in defending a murder charge, Amanda has to free her sister from what the D.A. claims is an open-and shut case. With the help of an handsome assistant-for-hire with a chip on his shoulder, this outgunned lawyer peels away the protective layers surrounding some very upright types to reveal intentions that seem to be beyond reproach, but are, in fact, beyond malice.

She marketed a world-class spa when it was still called a gym, did business in China before there were western toilettes at the Great Wall and mucked around with the sheep to find out exactly how her client’s fine wool clothing was manufactured.   Then Rebecca wrote her first book and found her passion.

Also available from Amazon.co.uk

MURDER BY IMPULSE by D.R.Meredith

A Lincoln Continental driven by Amy Steele, wife of millionaire rancher, James Steele, rams a tanker full of gasoline. Instant incineration of both drivers; a probable accident, according to Sergeant Larry Jenner of the Amarillo Police Department. Eight months later, it’s murder, according to Sergeant Ed Schroder of the Special Crimes Unit, and the probable murderer is the widower. Standing between James Steele and Sergeants Jenner and Schroder is John Lloyd Branson, reputed to be the best criminal defense attorney Texas. In his formal three-piece suits, cowboy boots, Phi Beta Kappa key, he is certainly the most eccentric. Assisted by his legal clerk, Lydia Fairchild, John Lloyd must prove that the most unlikely, indeed the most impossible, suspect is a cold-blooded murderer.

A fan of mysteries since a childhood obsession with Agatha Christie and Rex Stout, D. R. Meredith is now a prolific writer. Her two titles, MURDER BY IMPULSE and MURDER BY DECEPTION, in the John Lloyd Branson series, were finalists for the Anthony Award.

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THE CASE OF BILLY B by Cindy Vine

Born with a cleft lip to a mother who didn’t want him and abandoned him when he was six months old, it seems that the odds were against Billy from the start. His father, Chris, a soldier in the US Army is forced to quit his job and take care of the small baby. From the beginning, Chris and his son Billy, lack the support of family and State Departments. Forced to go it alone, Chris struggles to balance single parenthood with his social life. Chris develops a relationship with Billy’s caregiver, Stella, who turns out to be mentally unstable. He catches her abusing Billy and moves out of her home. Things go from bad to worse for Chris and Billy. Chris begins to fear that their lives might be in danger. With nobody in authority to turn to, Chris is forced to come up with a plan for Billy and him to escape Stella for good.

Cindy Vine was born in Cape Town South Africa, but has lived and worked as a teacher in many different countries around the world.  While working and traveling she managed to raise three children on her own and is a self-confessed life observer and people watcher.

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SACRILEGE by Peter Ubtrent

When humanity first set out to explore the stars, they discovered that they were alone, for they never ran into any other intelligent life-forms. Because of this, human religion came to the conclusion that God had only made man and all else was the creation of Satan. Thus, when human warships finally encountered Sslithax warships, the stage was set for a war of unbridled brutality. The wars raged for decades and in the process humanity split between those who professed a belief in religion and those who did not. Humanity became more and more proficient at making war and when they encountered other non-human species, they warred with them also. Soon, people began to believe that waging war was what humanity was best at and had been created for. Little did they know that they were closer to the truth then they realized. This is the epic tale of four individuals from four different cultures, forced to work together as they discover that what they had been told all these eons was not necessarily the truth.

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THE ANSWERS ARE WITHIN by Peggy Holloway

This book is THE self-help book.

Everything you need to know to grow emotionally and spiritually are within you.

No one has answers for you.

You are unique and have had your own unique experiences.

God gave you everything you need.

Find your own unique answers for your own unique self.

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KEEPER OF REIGN by Emma Right

Books written in blood. Most are lost, their Keepers with them. A curse that befell a people. A Kingdom with no King. Life couldn’t get more harrowing for the Elfies, a blend of Elves and Fairies. Or for sixteen-year-old Jules Blaze. Or could it?

For Jules, the heir of a Keeper, no less, suspects his family hides a forgotten secret. It was bad enough that his people, the Elfies of Reign, triggered a curse which reduced the entire inhabitants to a mere inch centuries ago. All because of one Keeper who failed his purpose. Even the King’s Ancient Books, did not help ward off that anathema.

Now, Gehzurolle, the evil lord, and his armies of Scorpents, seem bent on destroying Jules and his family. Why? Gehzurolle’s agents hunt for Jules as he journeys into enemy land to find the truth. Truth that could save him and his family, and possibly even reverse the age-long curse. Provided Jules doesn’t get himself killed first.

Emma Right is a happy wife and homeschool mother of five living in the Pacific West Coast of the USA. Besides running a busy home, and looking after their five pets, which includes two cats, two bunnies and a Long-haired dachshund, she also writes stories for her children. She loves the Lord and His Word deeply, and when she doesn’t have her nose in a book, she is telling her kids to get theirs in one.

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XENO OAKS by Marjorie Hill

 When Molly’s mother dies of childbirth, her perfect world changes dramatically. Not only does she have to move to Xeno Oaks Plantation with her evil aunt  and grandfather, but she is separated from her sisters and brother. And her kind Dad doesn’t seem to care! Even more alone and miserable, she finds solace in new friends–from her grandfather to a pet raccoon to a friend named Melody.

As secrets are revealed at the lovely old plantation, Molly has decisions to make. Will she and her aunt ever see eye to eye? Will she choose healing and happiness? Will she choose forgiveness and wholeness? Find out as Molly  lives with her choices in Xeno Oaks.

Marjorie B. Hill makes her home in Walterboro, the front porch of the low country of South Carolina. She and her husband have four children and seven grandchildren. Xeno Oaks is her first novel.

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SEVENTH DIMENSION by Lorilyn Roberts

This book is about our need for ultimate love and understanding. Set in today’s society where self-doubt, bullying, broken homes and brokenness is rampant, this book is a must read.

“Seventh Dimension – The Door” is a first-hand account of a young girl, Shale Snyder, who is treated unfairly by her family, school, and classmates. Fear distorts her sense of self-worth and she is enveloped with guilt because of a secret from her past.While on a sojourn similar to Christian in “Pilgrim’s Progress,” Shale discovers talking animals and a handsome young man with whom she falls in love. Her journey is one of self-discovery as she battles personal demons, family conflict, wicked underlings, and comes face-to-face with a personal decision she must make – bound up in the king she meets in first century Israel.

 Lorilyn Roberts is a Christian author who writes children’s picture books, adult nonfiction, memoirs, and a young adult Christian fantasy series, Seventh Dimension. The first in the series, The Door, was just published (October 2012).

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