On the run from Social Services and others who do not understand their beliefs, Nathan and his mom, faith-healer Billie Ashbury move into yet another a new town. Nathan again faces the challenges of making new friends and of keeping his family’s secrets. But what he really struggles with is his wavering faith and reconciling his actions with what his devoted mother has taught him from the cradle. Could disobeying her ever be right? ...

[reblogged from last year]
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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It is always sad to hear that the author of one of your beloved children's books has passed away. So, with sadness we bid farewell to Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog.
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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By-Pass, Breaking the Pattern #3 has been released on Kindle and in paperback!
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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By-Pass is going to be released very soon! My trailer is now up, so have a look, and maybe add yourself to my mailing list (to the right -->) to be notified when it comes out.
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(Book #3) It's better when she's happy. Bobby is a geeky teen who is convinced that his new foster home is everything he has ever hoped for. His foster mom Katya is so different than any he has ever had; but as her behavior becomes more and more unpredictable and disturbing, he comes to realize that both he and Katya’s daughter Zane are in trouble ...

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Nov 25, 2014 Sadly, the news broke this morning that P.D. James has passed away. So I thought I would re-blog my previous post on her, with a couple of additions.
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First draft of Stalked by the Past is complete at just over 12,000 words. Yay!
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I am well on my way to completing my NaNoWriMo book, Stalked by the Past. I am up over 90,000 words, at the close of the third act (out of four). And there is something exciting coming later on this week... you won't want to miss it!
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If you want to know what I've been doing for the past week, take a look at my NaNoWriMo counter on the sidebar! I am up to 50,000 on my new book (tentatively "Stalked by the Past"). While technically a NaNo 'win', this is the halfway mark to my personal goal, the approximate midpoint of the book. I wasn't sure I would be able to hit it yesterday, but a combination of circumstances meant I got in a couple more hours of writing than I normally would.
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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I wasn't sure what day Those Who Believe would be available for release, but it worked out that today is the day! It is not horror, but it is suspense, and a bit spooky, so it is appropriate for a Halloween read. Have a look at the trailer and pick it up today.
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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There has been a lot of furor on the internet over the last few months about young adult (teen) literature, and in particular adults reading young adult books. If you google it, you'll find lots of blog opinions on whether adults should be ashamed of themselves for reading young adult literature, or if it okay to read young adult literature, or if it is okay some of the time, but you should pick up more serious or 'literary' books now and then.
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