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KATHY SHUKER: MY HUSBAND ENCOURAGES ME, HE DESERVES A MEDAL
Kathy Shuker’s debut book Deep Water, Thin Ice was published earlier this year. The novel received very high feedback with average 4.5 stars reviews in Amazon. Our next guest is a promising indie author. Let’s hear from her more about the book.
– What is your debut book Deep Water, Thin Ice about?
– It’s about Alex, a thirty-eight year old classical soprano, whose husband, Simon – a well-known conductor, throws himself under an underground train in London. She’s shocked, confused and grief-stricken, unable to work. Remembering an old house in southwest England which her husband had inherited, she escapes there to lick her wounds. Her new home, once a fine manor house, is crumbling from neglect and Alex sets out to restore it. Then Theo turns up at her door, offering to help, saying he’s Simon’s cousin; Alex didn’t know Simon had a cousin. But there’s a lot she doesn’t know: about the family, about the house, and about Theo. Theo is remarkably like Simon and Alex welcomes him into her life. How long will it be before she realises she’s making a fatal mistake?
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RYAN QUINN: I TREAT WRITING THE SAME WAY I TREAT RUNNING
Ryan Quinn’s second book End of Secrets became a big hit three weeks before its official release. The novel made a Top 10 move to Kindle Amazon Bestselling list and even spent some moments as number 1. Our next guest will be a real nice guest for every journalistic article. We’ve got a chance to speak with one future star in writing.
– Ryan, welcome to the blog. What is your next book End of Secrets about?
– I’ve always found this to be one of the hardest questions for an author to answer, simply because after hundreds of hours spent developing, thinking about, writing, and revising a novel, I’m just way too close to it. I pretty much get tongue-tied when I try to boil it down to a sentence or two.
But this question is, in fact, a totally reasonable one! So I’ll say this: On its surface, End of Secrets is a thriller that takes place in the very present-day world of cyberespionage, big data, and surveillance. Specifically, it’s about a covert agent, Kera Mersal, who has no idea what she’s getting into when she’s assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several popular artists. I hope there’s a few extra layers of depth buried beneath the superficial “thriller” label, but I’ll leave that up to readers to discover and judge for themselves.
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DONALD WILSON II: I’M WORKING ON THE CROSS ROADS SEQUEL
It’s always a pleasure to have debuting authors as guests on our blog. Donald Wilson II released in August his book Cross Roads. Let’s her from the writer himself more about his book.
– What is your book Cross Roads about?
– Cross Roads is an action/adventure story about sixteen year old Shawna who learns that she is the target of a group of creatures known as the Doma. There is only one group capable of stopping them and keeping her alive. Shawn is rescued by them and soon joins their ranks. She also begins to learn more about her past, herself and what it will mean for her now that these creatures are hunting her.
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LORI SCHAFER: DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Lori Schafer’s memoir On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened is a very deep and brutal book. When I read the answers in the interview it was like something scary passed through my body. The author earned my respect for the bravery to tell such a personal things. Are you ready for some real deal life story?
– Lori, What is your book On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened about?
– On Hearing of My Mother’s Death: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness commemorates my adolescent experience of my mother’s psychosis. I was sixteen when it happened, and I watched helplessly as she became violent and dangerous, to the point where I literally feared for my life. Her fears and delusions grew so powerful that for a time she took me out of our house, and even out of school. After several botched attempts at escape, I finally succeeded in running away from home just a week after graduation, only to find myself facing months of homelessness and hunger – and the ever-present fear of her finding me again.
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ALEXI LAWLESS: PASSION IS A LIFE CALLING
Alexi Lawless’s latest novel Complicated Creatures Part Two was published few days ago. The book already received astonishing 16 out of 16 5-stars Amazon reviews. Our next featured author had another very interesting story how became a full time writer. Do you want to hear it? Sit on your chair and read the Q&A.
– What is your last book Complicated Creatures Part Two about?
– Complicated Creatures Part Two continues the story of Samantha Wyatt. It’s part international thriller, part romantic suspense, and it creates as many new questions as it answers old. The action takes place in Rio, Kabul, DC, and Chicago. It has a little bit of everything: action, romance, suspense, a love triangle, cool villains, and awesome supporting characters.
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SAMANTHA LAFANTASIE: I FIND INSPIRATION IN DREAMS
Our next guest is USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie. She is writing fantasy novels. The last one Echoes of Memories was published at the end of July. It’s time for our next portion of Q&A.
– What is your book Echoes of Memories about?
– Echoes of Memories picks up right where Made to Forget left off with Elsa struggling to piece together the mystery surrounding her missing memories and the events that lead up to her forgetting in the first place.
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KP MERRIWEATHER: I SUFFER FROM CHRONIC INSOMNIA
KP Merriweather is a fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal writer. She re-released Dangerous Methods (The Agency Book 2) in March. Let’s take a closer look into our next feature indie writer, who is a very interesting person.
– What is your last book Dangerous Methods (The Agency Book 2) about?
– Dangerous Methods follows the main character, Erik Hart when he gets sent to a reformation center. There he undergoes several perilous trials when forcibly made to remember his history, especially a significant memory that caused his breakdown. At the center, Erik meets others who know him and his past, as well as others who want to get rid of him due to sensitive information he’s harboring.
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NATALIE VELLACOTT: I COULDN’T LIVE BACK IN THE WEST
Natalie Vellacott released her first novel They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know? in August. It’s a non-fiction story, which is taking place in Philippines. Don’t you know much about this part of the planet and how the life is rolling? Let’s get some clues in our next feature author interview.
– What is your book They’re Rugby Boys, Don’t You Know? about?
– It is my true story detailing how I boarded the Logos Hope Missionary Ship in 2011 and was forever changed when, in the Philippines, I unexpectedly encountered and fell in love with a group of street teenage boys addicted to a solvent called “rugby.” The book details the highlights and lowlights, ups and downs, trials and tribulations, successes and failures of myself with other Logos Hope crew as we defied local attitudes to slowly and carefully befriend this sidelined and often detested minority. You will read of hospital visitations, breaches of trust, criminal activity, gang fights and numerous disappointments, but ultimately you will read of the changes in the lives of just a few of the boys who decided to leave the street and the solvents for better future lives. It goes without saying that these small changes made the heartache and struggles worthwhile. A true story of Christian hope being brought to the hopeless in the Philippines. . .
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DARREN HOBSON: I WRITE POETRY ABOUT CATS WHO HAVE TAILS
Darren Hobson’s Poetry Tails were published in September. Our next feature author is very interesting person as you will see during the interview. He;s got very strong personal opinion, which heavy influenced his writings.
– What is your book Poetry tails about?
– My book is what it says on the label, a book of poetry, a collection of poetry to be correct, obviously it is spelt incorrectly because I play with words, I write a lot of poetry about cats who have tails, and that is why on the cover there is a tail!
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TINSLEY COLLINS: I HAVE CHURNED OUT SOME OF MY BEST WORK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET
Tinsley Collins is a British author with two published books Séance and The Guru Game. Both novels received very nice feedback. Our next guest has interesting adventures with publishers and was kind to share them with us.
– Tinsley, what is your book Séance about?
– In a way it’s best for me to start with the blurb on the back of the book:
Two séances, two love stories and two killers linked across time by a single journal. In 1890s Shoreditch, Mary typesets her journal hoping that one day someone will read it and discover the terrifying truth behind the facade of her marriage and her fears as to who her husband might be. In 1990’s Notting Hill, Theo, the painfully shy owner of a London bookshop discovers it just before attending a séance with a girl with whom he is secretly in love. Neither Mary nor Theo are prepared for the events that follow or the ties that will bind then across a hundred years. Set in modern Notting Hill against the backdrop of a John Christie copy cat murder, Séance is both an intriguing murder mystery and a haunting love story.
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