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Morbid Thoughts
Michael McGovern - 2017
For years he has kept that fact hidden, but one bad day is about to bring it all out into the open. When Jane Flannery walks into his computer repair store, he becomes obsessed. He wants to know every detail about her life. Unfortunately for Jane, Aaron already has everything he needs to accomplish that goal. Her computer. Jane is in great danger and she doesn't even know it yet.SPR says, "It's strange to claim that a book about a guy who is this downtrodden as 'fun', but Walsh is a spirited narrator, no matter how spiritless he claims to be. Mind you, he's an extremely creepy narrator and person, even hateful at times. Profane and grotesque, he's still compelling; you're driven to keep reading to see just how downtrodden he can be. If you're in the mood to explore the dark depths of human behaviour, Morbid Thoughts is a riveting read."Kirkus says, "Although this story is often somber and grotesque, McGovern injects enough nuance to prevent it from being a mere blood bath. A riveting character study even during its most appalling moments."
A Dragon's Heart
Jan Dockter - 2017
His friends Cade and Becca who lived with him in his castle in Scotland are mates and watching them has made him realize how alone he really is. Needing to get away, an opportunity presents itself for him to go to the United States to bring Becca’s sister Tori to Scotland to get her away from an abusive relationship. When he meets her, much to his surprise, he realizes she is the soul mate he has been waiting for; his one true love. Aldain wants to take things slow with Tori, the relationship they have is intense. He knows why, but Tori can’t understand why she feels like she has known him her entire life. He is determined to make her his and as their love grows, Aldain feels it won’t be much longer until he tells her what they mean to each other. Then the unthinkable happens. Tori suffers a devastating accident that puts her on the brink of death. As she teeters on the abyss, finding herself in a place between life and death, Aldain suffers such intense pain he is wasting away. Becoming a shell of the man he once was and without his mate; life means nothing to him. Tori can feel his life force leaving him. She needs to find a way to let him know she is alive and trying to find her way back to him. Will she make it back in time to save him or will he succumb to the soul searing pain? All books list: The Dragons of Paragon Series A Dragon's Heart - 1
A Rarer Gift Than Gold: Adventure for Art Lovers
Lucy Branch - 2015
Abigail Argent is a skilled craftsman working in the world of sculpture. Her particular talent lies in seeing the beauty in a plain piece of metal and being able to draw it out. When she comes across a book that links her craft with the ancient myth of alchemy, she's intrigued. Digging deeper, she discovers that some types of research can be dangerous. Delving into one of Italy's oldest secret societies, curiosity comes at a price that no-one should have to pay.
If you like a conspiracy theory that walks the line between myth and science, you'll love A Rarer Gift Than Gold.
A Rarer Gift Than Gold takes everything you think you know about alchemy and turns it on its head
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Interview with the Author
Will you share a little about your book? It’s a conspiracy theory about alchemy. Set in the art and craft world, it’s low fantasy with high stakes. Readers who enjoy the Da Vinci Code should like it.
Will you share how you came up with the idea for this book?
I am a sculptural restorer specialising in metals. I wanted to convey my love of metals and the idea came to me when a historian friend was doing some research and calling up some pretty rare volumes. He got a warning to stay away from the material he was looking at. I wondered why anyone would be so protective of something so dry and academic. I wondered what motivation they could possibly have and what might happen if he ignored the warning. I built this book around this event.
Who or what was your inspiration for this book?
Every day, I work with historic objects and one of the questions I always ask myself when restoring them is ‘what is missing from this object. What can I not see?’ and ‘why might evidence have been lost?’ It has made me very interested in what’s absent from history and why. This story is about how history can be manipulated by the removal of physical evidence for personal gain.
It is said that authors write themselves into their characters. Is there any part of you in your characters and what they would be?
The only part of the lead character that is like me is her love of metals. That we share.
Have you been influenced by the writing style of other authors?
I adore and devour books, but trying to imitate someone else would just be too hard. Your own voice has to be authentic otherwise I think you come off as a hack.
Do you have plans to write another book?
Girl in A Golden Cage will be out at the end of 2016 – it’s another book in The Gold Gift Series
Finding Family
Giacomo Giammatteo - 2013
But in war-ravaged Sicily, food was scarce, and his parents were as scarred as the land. His father said they must move to America so they could start over and be a family once again. Dominic got a new start, and he got a new family—but not the kind of family he expected.