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Michael Garrett

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Born

The United States

Website

https://christiansuspensenovels.com

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Suspense, Thriller, Romance

Member Since

July 2022

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I’ll be honest—I’m not great at writing about myself. (That’s why I write stories instead, right?) But here goes:

Roughly 98% of my life has been ordinary. I mean, I trained as an accountant, which should tell you everything. Spreadsheets and I never really clicked, so I jumped ship at the first chance and decided to take writing seriously.

That decision wasn’t all bad. Well . . . maybe at first, but before too long I could put food on the table. My first novel sold out its initial print run and was even optioned for a movie. (No, Hollywood never filmed it—but hey, a movie option is still bragging rights at a dinner party!) Since then, I’ve written four Christian suspense novels that critics really liked, though I’m still waiting for one of t ...more

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Michael Garrett rated a book it was amazing In the Shadow of the Cross: A Christian Suspense Thriller of Faith, Redemption, and Spiritual Warfare by Michael Garrett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You can save someone's life but you can't save anyone's soul if they don't want you too. Lucas Bonham steps into spiritial warfare that he never saw coming. We can sometimes get knee-deep into unfortunate consequences when we try to do the right thing, ...more
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Michael Garrett rated a book it was amazing Over the Edge by Michael Garrett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
WHEN FAITH IS ALL YOU HAVE LEFT, IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH! In this continuation of NOTHING TO LOSE, Larissa Baxter must continue her fight against injustice, this time in the form of a ruthless bounty hunter determined to collect a huge reward on her hea ...more
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Michael Garrett rated a book it was amazing Nothing to Lose: Some Things Should Remain a Secret by Michael Garrett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A DYING MAN DEVOTES THE REST OF HIS LIFE TO A STRANGER IN NEED Some people facing certain death might donate an organ to save another soul. Derrick Walton donates his whole life. And Larissa Baxter owes her life to him.
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Michael Garrett rated a book it was amazing Mercie's Secret: He saved her life. She destroyed his. by Michael Garrett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WITH AN EVIL STREAK! Sometimes Good Samaritans get more than they bargained for. Lucas Bonham sure did.
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Michael Garrett rated a book it was amazing Deadly Desires: Tales of Forbidden Flesh and Nightmares by Richard Wilkey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A SEXY TWILIGHT ZONE? The twist endings are great! And the preditory testosterone runs into unexpected roadblocks! Not sure which tale was my favorite; they're all page-turners. ...more
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“Authors are entertainers. We perform on pages rather than stage or screen. We also have a more intimate connection with our audience. Our stories play in the minds of our readers, and hours of our readers' time are devoted exclusively to our works.”
― Michael Garrett

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“Book-buyers aren’t attracted, by and
large, by the literary merits of a novel;
book-buyers want a good story . . .”
― Stephen King

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“The purpose of page one is to convince the reader to read page two. The purpose of page two is to convince the reader to read page three, and so on and so on.”
― Michael Garrett, The Prose Professional 2020: Your Career As A Fiction Writer

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