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The end of her people and the death of a
planet is looming over her. Kali Michaels must choose between the
illusion of safety and the danger of her own power in this anticipated
and heart-stopping finale to The Wormwood Trilogy.
Kali has
come to fear her abilities because she knows they can be used against
her. In an effort to protect those she cares about, she is determined to
let the power of her Shadow lie dormant, despite the dangers rising up
around her.
Now, tormented by an unstoppable enemy, she and
Tiamat Wormwood must try to shield and lead others while doing the
impossible—survive in a dying land.
But how can she partner with Tiamat, when her proximity could kill him?
And how can Tiamat be trusted to save a planet, if he is the one who shattered it in the first place?
Little do they know that sometimes, for new beginnings, that which they love must first be destroyed.
*Please note: The title for this book has changed from “And from the Shadow, Light” to “ANGEL OF ASHES AND DUST”
Warning: There are reports of readers flinging their devices (one reader allegedly threw her Kindle three times) and ignoring their lives while reading Wormwood. The author does not assume responsibility for such awesomely reactive responses.
D.H. Nevins was born in Toronto and currently lives in a quiet area of Ontario, surrounded by forests
and lakes. By day, she is a personable, friendly school teacher. By
night, she silently chuckles as she writes about destroying the world.
When she isn’t writing, she enjoys hiking, camping, flying around on her
motorcycle or dabbling in live theatre.
Local authors: How a nice guy got into writing thrillers (Monterey Herald)
This wasn’t his first attempt at writing. Nor was this his first
book. Jack Erickson has been writing for more than 50 years, having
started as a speechwriter in the U.S. Senate. He also wrote freelance
for the Washington Post, Washington Star, and Washingtonian Magazine,
among others. And he’s now published four books in his Milan Thriller
Series, alone. Number four, however, “The Lonely Assassin,” just might
be his most menacing tale yet.
Who conceives of a story about a deadly assassin captivated by an Italian woman who ransacks his emotional baggage to the point where the reader almost feels sorry for him? Almost.
To see the entire article by Lisa Crawford Watson @ the Monterey Herald, GO HERE.
The Lonely Assassin by Jack Erickson was a frightening look at Putin,
Russia, Assassins, and those who end up being the target. The Prologue
was a recap of past assassinations ordered by Russian leaders. I was
familiar with most of them and believe it is not beyond possibility
today.
Komarov had been away from work at the bank for some time. When he
returned, he found some discrepancies in the work load that his friend,
Dimitri, had been covering while he was out for surgery.
Dimitri had been working at their Bern branch, where he was
laundering money for the Russian oligarchs. What happens when you steal
from them?
So much of The Lonely Assassin rings true, showing Jack Erickson’s
research and drawing from his real life experiences. The details of both
cultures, Russia and Italy, clash. Russia: cold, brutal. Italy: calm,
relaxing.
At times, I felt empathetic with Egorov, but then his true
personality would win out and I wished for his failure. He had been to
Italy before. He had immersed himself into everything Italy to prepare
for the assignment. He would take his time and enjoy not being in some
place like Russia, or Syria, where he had been before. He felt free, at
least for a little while. He would make the most of his time, eating,
drinking, seeing the sights, while hunting Dimitri.
Simona and Dario work for DIGOS and are assigned with keeping Dimitri
and his family safe. It will not do for them to be assassinated in
their country.
I wonder…how will it end? Well, I will tell you this…the ending
certainly wasn’t what I anticipated and I loved it. It’s hard for an
author to surprise me but Jack Erickson did a fantastic job of it. My
emotions covered the gamut. I twisted and turned with the characters.
I cannot think of one thing Jack Erickson missed, when writing The
Lonely Assassin. I found it surprising that I have never read any of his
many novels before this one.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Lonely Assassin by Jack Erickson.
5 Stars
AMAZON SYNOPSIS
A
Russian banker embezzles millions laundering money in Switzerland for
Russian oligarchs. He flees with his Italian wife to a remote location
on Lake Como near Milan, where their daughter lives.
Putin wants him dead and sends a GRU assassin to Milan to find and poison the banker.
But
Milan’s antiterrorism police, DIGOS, cannot locate the assassin, Vasily
Egorov, who is traveling with phony documents, carrying a vial of
poison, and speaking Italian. Unexpectedly, Egorov meets an intriguing
Italian woman who probes into his emotional life. On a dangerous
assignment, Egorov realizes he’s an assassin in a deep personal crisis.
ABOUT JACK ERICKSON
My interest in fiction, especially mysteries, started when I was
about ten years old and read my first Hardy Boys books, “Secret of the
Old Clock,” I think the title was. I saved up from mowing lawns and
running errands to buy every title I could. They were only $1.00 each,
but when you’re only making 25 cents an hour, it takes time to save
those nickels and dimes.
And then I discovered shelves of
exciting books at my hometown Andrew Carnegie Memorial library just two
blocks away from our middle class home in the Midwest. By that time I
was reading “The Saturday Evening Post,” “Collier’s,” “Life,” “Look,”
“Time,” “Argosy,” “True,” “Photoplay,” that my parents subscribed to
and others I can’t remember. Needless to say, I skimmed through them
all, and devoured short stories by John O’Hara, John Steinbeck, Ernest
Hemingway, Herman Wouk, and Earl Stanley Gardner.
I believe my
early interest in reading was a major factor in liking school. Writing
term papers was no big deal, and we all know how important that is at
university. I enjoyed the many choices available with a liberal arts
education and sampled liberally from science, history, languages, art
history, literature, and political science.
Those wide ranging
interests are probably a factor in the careers I chose, including
Russian specialist in U.S. government, legislative aide and
speechwriter in U.S. Senate, free-lance writer, former publisher (Red
Brick Press) and author of several craft brewing books in the early
days of the industry. My most recent career was in financial services
from which I recently retired to travel and write.
I’ve been
writing fiction, mostly mysteries and romantic suspense, and have
several projects that will be published in the next few months.
I’m always fascinated how people become readers and writers. I’d love to hear your stories how writing chose you.
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Book Details:
Book Title: The Way Out (Book 1: Be Careful What You Wish for Series) by Gordon Jensen with Cara Highsmith and Gordon Thomas Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 240 pages Genre: Sci-Fi Publisher: Highsmith Creative Services Release date:September 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 +M. The language is pretty tame, but there are a few swear words. The bigger issue is some of the topics addressed in it.
Book Description:
When the Alpha Centauri crew returns to earth after a failed mission to explore a distant planet, they quickly learn the world is not how they left it.
Under new global leadership, the planet has managed to
go decades without conflict, except for one major problem. Thanks to a pandemic caused by a mutation in a new strain of GMO corn, the world’s population plummeted to 2.6 billion, wiping out a disproportionate amount of men and leaving the globe run almost entirely by women. The mutation altered the human DNA, making it impossible to produce male babies and increasing Y-chromosome related diseases.
Because of their lack of exposure, the Alpha Centauri crew, especially the men on board, now find themselves in high demand. The Powers that Be think they are the solution, but with that solution comes the inevitable hunger for power and control. As greed, self-interest, and corruption rear their ugly heads, a planet that had found its way to peace is thrust into turmoil once again.
So, the question becomes: Are they really the answer to a seemingly unsolvable problem? The world may soon come to understand that sometimes getting what you wish for isn’t the gift you think it will be.
The Way Out is at once a brilliant and relatable work of post-apocalyptic fiction. Think The Handmaid’s Tale mixed with Netflix’s The Wilds, and a touch of Interstellar, the movie. It’s a uniquely told story that will have you waiting as impatiently as the crew to understand the New World Order of the near future.
Book Title: Two Roads to Paradise (Book 2: Be Careful What You Wish for Series) by Gordon Jensen with Cara Highsmith and Gordon Thomas Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 324 pages Genre: Sci-Fi Publisher: Highsmith Creative Services Release date:May 2022 Content Rating: PG-13 +M. The language is pretty tame, but there are a few swear words. The bigger issue is some of the topics addressed in it.
Book Description:
Although the reappearance of the Alpha Centauri I crew was miraculous, it was not the celebratory homecoming they expected. Their return to a world reeling from a pandemic that wiped out more than half the population thrust them right into the center of controversy and conflict. Now, three years later, though the tide has turned and the survival of the human race seems to be secure, the survival of human relations is far less certain. The cure should have been the injection of hope the world needed to restore balance and end the chaos of the last four decades. Instead, the complex implications for personal rights and freedom have
fractured the North American territory in such a way that the division may never be repaired. As the crew dispersed to find their place in this new landscape, Hunter Young found himself embedded in the Marshall administration as an agent for the mysterious K Group. What had been a relatively uneventful assignment suddenly becomes a whirlwind of adventure as he is called to a rendezvous that requires a long and circuitous journey.
Gordon Jensen holds an MBA from University of Rochester, New York, Simon School of
Business and a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. After working in finance In New York for several years, Jensen went back to Minnesota to run the family business. He retired after selling the the business and is now fulfilling a number of life-long dreams, including writing a novel series.
Cara Highsmith has always been drawn to the world of books and has found herself working in this industry in one capacity or another for the majority of her adult life. She holds a Master of Arts in English from Belmont University and did work toward a PhD at Middle Tennessee State University. Cara was on the editorial team at Hachette Book Group USA, working with several New York Times bestselling authors, for nearly four years. After leaving Hachette in 2008, she began freelancing, developing proposals and manuscripts for agents, editing and ghostwriting for authors, and assisting clients in preparing projects for self-publishing. Cara is a master of being a jack of all trades, but currently spends her free time working on several personal writing projects and enjoying life on a beautiful northern California mountain.
