14 May
Sound too good to be true? It's not.
Yes, you can get my newest thriller FEARLESS for free.
My publisher, Charisma House, recently created a website called Booketeria where you can request books for free and all you have to do in return is promise to write an honest review.
FREE book (and a new release at that). A $14.99 value.
7 May
Can a Hallucination Become a Real Person?
Five years ago, Keelyn Samuels’s armed, mentally ill stepfather took her family hostage in their house in rural Colorado. She and her half-sister Raven made it out alive, but others did not. Authorities blamed the father’s frequent hallucinations about a being named Lucent, but in the end, even the best of the FBI’s hostage negotiators failed to overcome the man’s delusions and end the standoff peacefully.
SWAT team member Lee Watson was there that day. He watched it all unfold and was able to pull Keelyn and Raven from the grip of their demon-possessed father. Though partially successful, his team had still failed, and the outcome of that day–and that tortured family–has continued to plague Lee ever since. Though unusual for SWAT to reconnect with survivors, Lee bumped into Keelyn two years after the crisis, and they both found some peace in their budding relationship. But peace is hard to maintain when the memory returns . . . in the flesh.
Lucent is back, and he’s no hallucination. In fact, he is a very real person with dangerous motives. He has kidnapped Raven’s daughter, and–Keelyn worries–maybe has hurt Raven as well. Though she is estranged from her sister, Keelyn feels the immediate need to find Raven and save what family she has left. But when others who were involved in that fateful day start dying, some by mysterious circumstances, Keelyn wonders if she and Lee can emerge unscathed a second time.
The highly anticipated second installment of the Bloodline Trilogy explores the boundaries of faith and family and what happens when both are put to the test.
About the author:
Jordyn Redwood is a nurse by day, novelist by night.
As a self-professed medical nerd, she reads medical textbooks for fun. This led to the creation of Redwood’s Medical Edge– a blog devoted to helping authors write medically accurate fiction.
Jordyn loves to weave medical mystery into her story lines and see how her characters navigate through the chaos she creates. Jordyn Redwood has specialized in critical care and emergency nursing for seventeen years.
A member of both the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Christian Fiction Writers association, Jordyn lives in Colorado.
See my review here.
GIVEAWAY RULES (Mandatory):
1. Leave your email address (will not be entered without an email address and a Share!). Use a format similar to this: iwanttowin at yahoo dot com, in order to prevent spam.
2. Share a time when your faith was tested, and what the results were.
3. Must have a U.S. Mainland address that does not include a P.O. Box #.
4. Contest ends Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at midnight.
I will email the winner after May 16, at which time you will need to reply within 48 hours with your mailing address, or a different winner will be chosen.
One Desert Rose
5 May
Who is This Gifted, Mysterious Girl?
When nine-year-old Louisa mysteriously appears in the middle of a house fire with no memory of how she got there or where she came from, Jim and Amy Spencer agree to take her in.
Wrestling with the recent loss of their own child, they soon discover Louisa has a special gift. But when the same gift unknowingly puts her in contact with a serial killer, the grieving couple must unite to face all odds and save themselves and Louisa before it’s too late. Available May 7, 2013.
Mike Dellosso is the author of numerous novels of suspense, including Darkness Follows, Darlington Woods, and Scream. He is an adjunct professor of writing at Lancaster Bible College and frequent contributor to Christian websites and newsletters. Mike is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers association, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, the Relief Writer’s Network, and FaithWriters, and he plans to join International Thriller Writers. He earned his BA degree from Messiah College and his MBS from Master’s International School of Divinity. He lives in Hanover, PA, with his wife and daughters.
Find more about Mike here.
My Review:
From mystery/thriller author, Mike Dellosso, comes his newest book, Fearless! It’s the story of one little girl, Louisa, who is fearless in the midst of evil. When she prays, people are healed–at least most. She first appears in the midst of Jake Tucker’s fire, which was almost done in by a pot of eggs.
With no knowledge of who she is and where she is from, Doug Miller, the local Chief of Police, ask Jim and Amy Spencer to take Louisa in until they find out who she is and where she belongs. Though they have been foster parents for years, Amy and Jim are reeling over the miscarriage of their baby. Amy is mostly spooked by the little girl’s actions, but Jim has taken a fatherly liking to her, which endears him to me. She seems to be the daughter they lost.
After Louisa prays for and heals different children, the town’s people all want healing. That opens the door to wreak havoc with the Spencer’s in more ways than one. You will find that people aren’t always who they appear to be.
To up the ante in his book, the town of Virginia Mills has a serial killer on their hands. The police have no clues, no evidence and no idea who the perpetrator is. There are few common denominators amongst the victims. The murders happen once a day for seven days in a row. The police are stymied.
Mike’s unique style of supernatural thrillers comes alive one more time in Fearless. His use of metaphors opens your eyes to comprehend situations in a broader, more vivid view. He touches on several issues that intertwine throughout the story–domestic abuse, revenge, murder, miscarriage, childhood abuse, miracle healings, faith, and respect. Mike’s superb writing interweaves all these issues and more throughout the chapters and keeps you on the edge of your seat, trying to help the individuals that are being targeted. But you are helpless, as are most of the victims!
If you love thrillers, you will enjoy this book! It will intrigue you and set you on edge from page one to the very end. But do be aware, there are gruesome scenes that may be disturbing.
This e-book was provided by the author through The Darlington Society in exchange for my honest review. No monetary compensation was received for my review.
GIVEAWAYS:
Mike’s newest thriller, FEARLESS, releases next Tuesday, May 7. You won’t want to miss this one! It’s a thrill ride from page one.
Join him next week Right Here, on Facebook, and Twitter, for giveaways galore. He’ll be giving away copies of FEARLESS, but also giving away some of his other books, including A THOUSAND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, which he wrote under the pseudonym, Michael King, and copies of his e-stories, THE LAST HUNT, MIRROR IMAGE, and REARVIEW. Any of his books will knock your shoes off!
It’s going to be a giveaway bonanza!
Check Back Here Monday for the first round of giveaways.
3 May
Can a Hallucination Become a Real Person?
Five years ago, Keelyn Samuels’s armed, mentally ill stepfather took her family hostage in their house in rural Colorado. She and her half-sister Raven made it out alive, but others did not. Authorities blamed the father’s frequent hallucinations about a being named Lucent, but in the end, even the best of the FBI’s hostage negotiators failed to overcome the man’s delusions and end the standoff peacefully.
SWAT team member Lee Watson was there that day. He watched it all unfold and was able to pull Keelyn and Raven from the grip of their demon-possessed father. Though partially successful, his team had still failed, and the outcome of that day–and that tortured family–has continued to plague Lee ever since. Though unusual for SWAT to reconnect with survivors, Lee bumped into Keelyn two years after the crisis, and they both found some peace in their budding relationship. But peace is hard to maintain when the memory returns . . . in the flesh.
Lucent is back, and he’s no hallucination. In fact, he is a very real person with dangerous motives. He has kidnapped Raven’s daughter, and–Keelyn worries–maybe has hurt Raven as well. Though she is estranged from her sister, Keelyn feels the immediate need to find Raven and save what family she has left. But when others who were involved in that fateful day start dying, some by mysterious circumstances, Keelyn wonders if she and Lee can emerge unscathed a second time.
The highly anticipated second installment of the Bloodline Trilogy explores the boundaries of faith and family and what happens when both are put to the test.
About the author:
Jordyn Redwood is a nurse by day, novelist by night.
As a self-professed medical nerd, she reads medical textbooks for fun. This led to the creation of Redwood’s Medical Edge– a blog devoted to helping authors write medically accurate fiction.
Jordyn loves to weave medical mystery into her story lines and see how her characters navigate through the chaos she creates. Jordyn Redwood has specialized in critical care and emergency nursing for seventeen years.
A member of both the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Christian Fiction Writers association, Jordyn lives in Colorado.
You can find Jordyn at: Redwood’s Medical Edge and Jordyn’s Website.
My Review:
My first introduction to Jordyn Redwood came through Readers’ Favorites. Her first book, Proof, was the book I reviewed. What an introduction!
Jordyn brings us up to speed five years later in her second book, Poison. I found Poison to be just as suspenseful, medically interesting, abounding with superior multiple twists intertwined into the plots, and fast-paced action, building angst within me, keeping me reading well into the night. If you’ve read Proof, you will once again meet some of same characters, with new ones that are just as real and flawed. If you haven’t, I would strongly advise you to check that one out first.
Secrets abound that stymie relationships and cause issues with the current investigations. Trust and honesty, along with dysfunctional family backgrounds, brings more trauma to the scenes that pique your interest. For you see, John Samuel’s hallucination, Lucent, has appeared as a real person. How can that be? That’s just part of the gist of the story! Intriguing! Add murder, kidnapping, and poisonous spiders, and you will be captivated by all the evil that man can imagine to ‘gain solace.’ About the time you think you have the murderer figured out and why, another twist changes your whole thought processing and analysis.
Jordyn has become one of my favorite medical mystery writers. Pick up her books and get ready for a ride you’ve never been on before!
This book was provided by the author through Kregel Publications in exchange for my honest review. No monetary compensation was received for my review.
12 Apr
Reposted from the National Organization of Marriage:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Third grade classrooms having pretend same-sex weddings… textbooks featuring pictures of cross-dressing carpenters… children being taught that there are “six genders.”
“If same-sex marriage is passed in your state, your children—your grandchildren—will be exposed to the same kind of instruction.”
That’s what educator and marriage supporter Phil Lees says in our latest Marriage ADA interview.
He worked for years in the public education system in Ontario, Canada, and saw first-hand—only one year after same-sex marriage was legalized in 2005—18 school boards in Ontario instituting school curricula that affirmed and promoted LGBT “values,” including same-sex marriage.
Phil’s story needs to be spread far and wide. In every place where NOM has fought the legalization of same-sex marriage here in the United States, our opponents have falsely promised that it will not affect the innocence of children.
But in every place marriage has been redefined, we have seen a powerful movement begin to use the schools to teach children about same-sex unions, intentionally confusing them about the unique and complimentary role of mothers and fathers.
Vernon, as this educator points out, one of the problems is that people of faith sometimes withdraw from the system and cede control to activists bent on promoting values that we know to be harmful to children and to society.
We cannot let this happen to our kids in America!
Together, we can create a better future for our kids.
You and I know that when people of faith stand up and fight to protect marriage, becoming more actively involved in the education of our children, we can fight back against the threats posed by those who would promote same-sex marriage and other harmful “values” in our schools.
Please watch this new video right away and then forward this email to family and friends to help us reach as many people as possible with this urgent and critically important message.
Faithfully,
 Brian S. BrownPresident National Organization for Marriage |
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PS: Help us expose the falsehoods and real agenda of same-sex marriage advocates. Help us spread the word about the consequences of repealing laws meant to protect marriage and children. Please watch NOM’s newest Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance video today and then forward it to as many family and friends as you can, even if that is only a handful at first. Thank you!
PPS: If you haven’t done so yet, please take a moment to join the thousands of Americans who have signed the Marriage Petition to the Justices of the Supreme Court: www.MarriagePledge.com. And share it with your friends!
P.S. to my readers: I am not necessarily promoting this group, but I wanted you to be aware of what is/may be taught in sex education in your child’s school now or soon!
One Desert Rose
12 Apr
PARENTS BE ALERT!!!
As someone who cares deeply about the preborn, I thought you might like to know about a couple of recent events that reveal the depth of the struggle we face to protect innocent lives.
Last week, a federal judge ruled that the so-called “morning-after” pill must be made available over the counter to girls as young as 11—without parental supervision. This is a drug which can cause an early abortion, and which the Obama administration rightly decreed in 2011 should not be made available over the counter to anyone under the age of 17.
It’s not often that we agree with the Obama administration on the life issue—but in this case, we do. Not only can a drug this powerful have long-term health impacts, but in cases of molestation or statutory rape, it could be used to help cover up crimes.
My colleague Carrie Gordon Earll discussed this and some recent testimony from a Planned Parenthood® official with Stuart Shepard on the most recent CitizenLink Report.
Meanwhile, a Planned Parenthood® official committed a Freudian slip when testifying against a Florida bill that would protect babies who survive abortions. When legislators asked whether a baby born alive in an abortion facility should receive appropriate medical care, she said repeatedly that at that point, the decision should be left up to the woman and the abortionist. In other words: Newborns don’t have an inherent right to life, and infanticide should be allowed inside abortion facilities.
This is unconscionable, particularly for an organization that receives more than $1 million from taxpayers every day. Several states currently are seeking to defund Planned Parenthood®. We pray they will succeed, and that a federal effort will follow.
For faith and family,
Signed: Tom Minnery
Tom Minnery
Senior Vice President, Government & Public Policy
19 Mar
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