Inside the Book:
As she meets old acquaintances and begins to reconsider the direction her life is headed, the threats and danger begin. Eve will have some difficult choices ahead of her, if she can manage to stay alive.
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The legend of Mothman (rumored to live in Point Pleasant), the curse of Chief Cornstalk, UFOs, a collapsed bridge that killed many and a man that killed his share of victims. A Thousand Yesteryears is about the tragedies of the small town of Point Pleasant and the residents struggles to continue on with their lives.
A Thousand Yesteryears brings to light small town living. The longer Eve stays, the more she sees that her preconceived ideas and people she dismissed so easily in her youth will come to mean everything to her as she grows and opens her mind. Rumors and gossips…pranks gone wrong…
The more I read, the harder it is to stop, even for a moment. Eve has grown and developed into a caring, loving person, making new friends, finding lost love, grasping her Point Pleasant legacy with both hands, bravely searching for answers to the mystery and danger she found herself in because she refused to be run out of town.
Katie, what a wonderful, misunderstood girl who Eve’s Aunt Rosie took under her wing, mentoring and loving her as the daughter she never had. Caden, Eve’s childhood crush, who is so laden with guilt over his sister’s death on the bridge, that he cannot move on. All the other characters are just as complex and carry their own baggage, but once their personalities shown through, they found their place in my reading family. All except…
Behind a legend lies the truth…
As a child, Eve Parrish lost her father and her best friend, Maggie Flynn, in a tragic bridge collapse. Fifteen years later, she returns to Point Pleasant to settle her deceased aunt’s estate. Though much has changed about the once thriving river community, the ghost of tragedy still weighs heavily on the town, as do rumors and sightings of the Mothman, a local legend. When Eve uncovers startling information about her aunt’s death, that legend is in danger of becoming all too real . . .
Caden Flynn is one of the few lucky survivors of the bridge collapse but blames himself for coercing his younger sister out that night. He’s carried that guilt for fifteen years, unaware of darker currents haunting the town. It isn’t long before Eve’s arrival unravels an old secret-one that places her and Caden in the crosshairs of a deadly killer . . .
“Masterful, bone-chilling fiction…one intense thriller. A Thousand Yesteryears will keep you guessing, gasping and turning the pages for more.” —New York Times bestselling author Kevin O’Brien
Meet the Author:
Mae Clair opened a Pandora’s Box of characters when she was a child and never looked back. Her father, an artist who tinkered with writing, encouraged her to create make-believe worlds by spinning tales of far-off places on summer nights beneath the stars.
Mae loves creating character-driven fiction in settings that vary from contemporary to mythical. Wherever her pen takes her, she flavors her stories with conflict, romance and elements of mystery. Married to her high school sweetheart, she lives in Pennsylvania and is passionate about writing, old photographs, a good Maine lobster tail and cats.
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Meet the Author:
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Sounds fantastic, Sherry! I’d love to read it. Did you see the Mothman movie with Richard Gere?
No…how could I have missed that???
It’s been out for quite a while. So good. I bet you love the cover for this book. Trees!!!!
For sure! Hey, if you have it on DVD bring it over and we’ll watch it while mom’s here. 🙂
Wow, thank you for that wonderful review, Sherry! I am delighted the book so captured your interest. I have always been fascinated by folklore and urban legends, and this one especially has intrigued me for years. I visited Point Pleasant twice while researching the series. (Book two, A COLD TOMORROW, releases in December).
Thank you again, for reading and reviewing. Your review made my day! 🙂
I was checking out your WIP and saw that Book II is coming up soon. I can hardly wait to go back to Point Pleasant and spend more time with Eve, Katie and Caden! I love that you go to such lengths to do your research. Did you get your photo taken with Mothman and visit the museum?
Hi, Sherry! Yep, I have a snap of me with the Mothman statue and I also visited the museum…as well as the TNT, that spooky area of abandoned WWII igloos and dense woodlands!
That is so cool. I think I may have to put a Mothman visit on my bucket list. LOL
I feel you, the best thrillers are the ones that makes us cheat and take a peek at the ending because it gets so intense it’s almost unbearable
You hit the nail on the head. 🙂
Well, after that review, I’m thoroughly curious about this book. I love a book that is unputdownable!! Great review Sherry!
Thanks Taylor and I love it too. I am pretty fortunate to come across a lot of great books and wonderful authors. There are those moments when I really don’t like a book, but thank goodness it’s rare.
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