Pratap Divyesh's Blog, page 24
March 22, 2018
A Negro and an Ofay by Danny Gardner
In 1952, after a year on the run, disgraced Chicago Police Officer Elliot Caprice wakes up in a jailhouse in St. Louis. His friends from his hometown secure his release and he returns to find the family farm in foreclosure and the man who raised him dying in a flophouse. Desperate for money, he accepts a straight job as a process server and eventually crosses paths with a powerful family from Chicago’s North Shore. A captain of industry is dead, the key to his estate disappeared with the chauffeur, and soon Elliot is in up to his neck. The mixed-race son of Illinois farm country must return to the Windy City with the Chicago Police on his heels and the Syndicate at his throat.
Good thing he’s had a lifetime of playing both sides to the middle.
The post A Negro and an Ofay by Danny Gardner appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
Blood Truth (The Rick Cahill Series) by Matt Coyle
A hard-boiled PI novel for fans of Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Dashiell Hammett.
Rick Cahill has long feared the truth about his own blood―the blood of his father coursing through his veins.
When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force twenty-seven years ago and then spiraled into an early drunken death, Rick determines to find the truth even if it proves the one thing he’s always feared.
But as he grapples with his father’s past, the woman he still loves pleads with him to find out if her husband is having an affair―or is involved in something much more sinister. Could the truth send her back into Rick’s arms? Would he have a last shot at happiness? He may never get the chance to find out, as killers who will do anything to protect their secrets lurk in the shadows.
The post Blood Truth (The Rick Cahill Series) by Matt Coyle appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
Tangier by Stephen Holgate
A LETTER FROM THE PAST FORCES A DISGRACED BUREAUCRAT TO CONFRONT HIS FUTURE
TANGIER tells two parallel stories: one, a mystery, and the other a spy story set fifty years apart and told in a series of alternating sections. In the first, we follow Christopher Chaffee, a disgraced Washington power broker whose father, a French diplomat, died in a Vichy prison in 1944―or so he had always believed until a letter, received decades after it was posted, upends his life. Soon he is reluctantly inspecting the corkscrew of his own life as he searches the narrow lanes and twisted souls of Tangier’s ancient medina in search of the father he never knew.
The second is a tale of espionage and betrayal, set in Morocco during WWII. Rene Laurent, Christopher’s father, struggles to maintain his integrity―and his life―in the snake pit of wartime Tangier. The stories slowly intertwine as Christopher unravels the mystery of his father’s fate, and Laurent becomes trapped in a web of lies and corruption, and caught up, too, in the arms of a woman he knows he shouldn’t trust.
Ultimately, TANGIER is the story of fathers and sons, the alienation of being a stranger in a strange land, the seductive face of betrayal and, finally, the lengths we’ll go to for redemption.
The post Tangier by Stephen Holgate appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
Waking Up in Medellin by Kathryn Lane
Named Best Fiction Book of the Year, 2017, by Killer Nashville!
Handsome Colombian men and life-threatening danger were not normally a part of Nikki’s auditing job, but this assignment was anything but normal. Despite her emotional wounds, she accepts the challenge as a way to overcome the loss of her young son in a tragic event.
In the midst of the male-dominated business world in Colombia, she investigates mismanagement allegations and uncovers a sinister plot involving fraud . . . and possibly murder. She also discovers an attractive man who seems to have feelings for her. As her relationship with him grows deeper, so does the level of danger she finds herself in. When the guns come out, Nikki realizes it will be up to her to find a way to survive . . . but is she up to the task?
The post Waking Up in Medellin by Kathryn Lane appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
March 21, 2018
Saints of Camarillo: Inside California’s Infamous State Hospital
When Lacey joined a cohort of child psychology interns at Camarillo State Mental Hospital, she feared for her life. She would not only study and work at the institution, but would live on the hospital grounds a short distance from the wards and take her meals with the patients.
Lacey wanted to learn to work with difficult children, however, Camarillo housed some of the most dangerous youngsters in the State of California.
The institution was also as notorious for its scandals as it was for its rambling Mission revival style psychiatric wards.
Soon Lacey discovered that her battle would not be with the children. They rarely assaulted interns and staff members with the kindest of hearts.
No, trouble lurked from someplace far deeper within the asylum. It seemed to ooze from the thick stuccoed walls like black mold in a flooded basement. Surely, the warning signs were there if Lacey could only learn to read them. Or would she become just another casualty in the field of mental health?
A riveting tale with unforgettable characters. Based on a true story.
The post Saints of Camarillo: Inside California’s Infamous State Hospital appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
March 13, 2018
Benefits of Journaling For Writers
Journaling is the process of writing down your thoughts, ideas and plans. Some journals take the form of sketches and drawings, other words and images; some all of these things and more.The truth is a journal can be anything you want it to be. It can be a leather bound book, an unlined notepad or the back of an old envelope. The journal itself is not important. What is important is learning how to utilize the process of journaling to enhance your writing skills.When you write you allow your mind to let go of many things which block it from working openly. This can cause stress and even unhappiness. By jotting down your ideas, you will free your mind and make room for the development of your latest piece.
When you begin journaling don’t get worried if you are not producing anything of worth. In fact, start by describing what you had for lunch, or write down what you need to do on the weekend. Once the things causing blocks have been ‘removed’ you’ll find your mind is clearer, and other ideas will be begin to flow.
Journal out your plot
A journal is a great place to work out what is going to happen in your book. You can give yourself the freedom to discuss what the characters are going to do, and when.It’s a great place to sound out ideas and explain why you are going to set your book in a particular time or place. It doesn’t matter that no one is going to read it. What does matter is that you have given your mind space to plan and be creative.
Start a discussion with your characters
Get to know your characters really well by writing a dialogue in your journal between them. If you have two characters who don’t meet or are at loggerheads why not put them in a café and create a conversation between them.
What would they say to each other if given the chance? How would they react? What does this reveal about their true natures? Can you improve add this to your book to create better characters? Is there anything you need to change or modify?
Write a letter to someone about your book
Writers work alone, and unless you live with another writer it is often hard to find someone who will listen to your ideas. Let’s face it, not many people understand the writing process or what’s going on in your head.
Write a letter to someone in your journal. It could be a fictional charter or someone you know and respect. You could write to your favorite star, explaining why they would be great in the lead when your book is made into a movie.
Have fun and remember that the process of writing to someone will help you gain clarity about why you write, and in which direction you should take your book.
Dealing with writer’s block
Journaling is a great way to deal with writer’s block because you become very good at writing down the first things that come into your head.
You may not be able to choose which direction to take your characters in. If this is the case, open up your journal and write what you can see out of the window, – anything at all. This will help free your mind of blocks. Once you start writing about unimportant things you’ll end up writing about an issue which may be bothering you and causing writer’s block.
Using a journal to be a better writer is a great way to enhance your skills, and improve the depth of your book.
This post is contributed as Guest post by Chick Lit Cafe.
The post Benefits of Journaling For Writers appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
February 14, 2018
Fancy by Sofia Viani
Biggy is different from the other kids. Her only friend is her dad. Being skilled in robotics, Biggy wants her dad to build a robotic friend for her. But then a deadly attack kills her dad and severely injures her. Biggy is left with no one, but an unlikely turn of events leaves her with a robot friend in the middle of a deadly war.
This is the first book of four in an action-packed adventure series.
The post Fancy by Sofia Viani appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
An Unexpected Nanny by Constance Masters
Vi: My childhood wasn’t the best. Luckily for me, my grandmother came to my rescue. She helped me through the hardest decision I’d ever made. Suddenly, that decision may be in jeopardy. I made a phone call to connect with a person affected by my actions, and an opportunity fell into my lap. One that could put to rest my concerns and offer endless possibilities. Is there a chance it could turn into something I thought would never happen to me?
Curtis: I lost my wife to cancer and am struggling to raise my daughter alone. I’m a doctor and my schedule is hectic at best. I need a nanny who can make a connection with my daughter and care for her. I’ve fired a few nannies already, they were unable to put my daughter or myself at ease. I’m hoping the woman I’m going to interview will be our solution…
The post An Unexpected Nanny by Constance Masters appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
February 13, 2018
The Third Step by William Lobb
Dark, gritty, and riddled with back alley characters, The Third Step is one man’s journey into the black recesses of his own soul…
Meet Frankie, a young, disaffected amateur boxer, really more of a punching bag, a drunk and a drug addict. He is a loser at love, except for his relationship with his grandma, who, rumor has it, is a white witch. She, along with a handful of others, serve as his moral compass.
Frankie fights a lifelong struggle to find an understanding of the creator of the universe, not the poisoned caricature painted by the church and the “holy” people who seem to torment him.
His journey takes him from the East Coast down to New Orleans to face confrontations with his demons, both real and imagined. Along the way, the story is littered with tales of drug smuggling, murder, an affair with a woman who may be the devil herself, and an ultimate quest for revenge.
Frankie comes to terms with his addictions, but his search for a deeper understanding of this God entity and his need to connect with his soul could be his ultimate addiction, one that may follow him beyond the grave..
The post The Third Step by William Lobb appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
Adrift by E.J. Bancesco
A return to his native Romania offers a unique opportunity for Boston architect Luca Leontin to come to terms with his past; instead he becomes enmeshed in the vengeful designs of a man with whom he shares a life-long history of passion for art, as well as an indelible bitterness over the love of one woman. Luca finds himself drawn to the Circe, the infamous Bucharest night club, where the illusion of erotic fulfillment could cost him his life.
From a totalitarian society that crumbled in December, 1989 to a contemporary world gripped by fear of international terrorism, Adrift is a study of cultural dislocation and the ensuing alienation that triggers both our yearning to return to our origins and the hopeless need to find what is lost forever. This is a story of
obsession and revenge, and, above all, the survival of love despite the corrosive action of lifelong mistrust and suspicion.
The post Adrift by E.J. Bancesco appeared first on Being Author - Book Promotion & authors BLOG.
