Broken But Not Dead by Joylene Butler

My friend and fellow author, Joylene Butler, is a Canadian and her second novel, a suspense thriller, is set in British Columbia.  It's scheduled to be released later this month by Theytus Books.

Here is the official book blurb:

Brendell Kisêpîsim Meshango is of Métis heritage and a PhD university professor in Prince GeorgeBritishColumbia. When Brendell resigns from the university and retreats to her isolated cabin to

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repair her psyche, she is confronted by a masked intruder. His racial comments lead her to believe she is the solitary victim of a hate crime. However, is all as it appears? After two bizarre days inflicting a sadistic captivity, the intruder mysteriously disappears.

Taught by her mother to fear and distrust the mainstream-based power structures, and with her stalker possibly linked to a high level of government, Brendell conceals the incident from the police. But will keeping quiet keep her safe?

Then her beloved daughter, Zoë, is threatened — and Brendell takes matters into her own hands. To save Zoë, Brendell searches for the stalker and confronts not just a depraved madman but her own fears and prejudices.

This second novel by Joylene Nowell Butler will keep you spellbound, taking you on suspenseful journey as the hunter becomes the hunted and the disturbing truth is discovered.

Get a copy here: http://www.theytus.com

Two early reviewers have raved about the novel.

[image error]Gail Bowden, author of the Joanne Kilbourn series said:

"Joylene Butler's protagonist, Professor Brendell Meshango, is a complex and uniquely Canadian character. She is a strong woman, but neither her Aboriginal childhood, her adult success as an academic, nor her fierce loyalty to her own child prepare her, or us, for the terror that strikes when she becomes the victim of a, seemingly random home invasion. The action in "Broken But Not Dead" is gripping; the characters are rich and the climax riveting.

Martha Cheves said, in part:

"Broken But Not Dead is written without the "fluff" that's found in many books. Joylene Nowell Butler gets straight to the story, taking you from one happening to the next and keeps you turning the page. The characters of Brendell and her determination, Zoe and her stubbornness, the mental instability of the "intruder" is written with such possibility that the book is very believable. Now that I've read Broken But Not Dead, I can't wait to read Dead Witness also written by Joylene Butler.

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