Spotlight: STANDING GUARD by VH Folland

Book Blurb:

Flying home from their display seems a perfect time for Jim to train his wife on radio procedures. An SOS on a non-aviation channel was the last thing he expected to hear. The laws of sea and air are clear: the person who receives a distress call is bound to assist.

Even if they are in a very old aircraft, over a very large ocean, looking for a very small boat.

Standing Guard is an aviation short story.

Buy links:

http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Guard-ebook/dp/B00AP71U1G/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Standing-Guard-ebook/dp/B00AP71U1G/

Spotlight: EleMental, Level 1 by Steven O'Connor

 

Book blurb

This is Level 1 of the young adult sci-fi thriller 'EleMental: A First-person Shooter' – newly republished as an ebook from the original 2010 print edition and available exclusively through Amazon.  

One moment, you're sitting at your desk, the next, you're battling something that's half-dinosaur, half-tank.

Set in 2050, three teenagers encounter a deadly new virtual reality game called EleMental. Deliberately designed to be highly addictive, to control rebellious asteroid miners, EleMental has a by-product no one was ready for: gameblur - the confusion of reality and virtuality.

Praise for the original print edition

'... a fantastic and exciting debut novel by Steven O’Connor ... entertaining mix of futuristic sci-fi, horror, action and angst ... this reads like Philip K Dick for teenagers. With the narrative sneakily shifting between the real and virtual worlds, O’Connor explores some fairly complex and sophisticated issues in a thrilling and accessible way.'

Bookseller+Publisher, June 2010.

 '... the author does an excellent job of creating Virtualitee, and by the end readers might feel as if they have had a lucky escape from its clutches, too.'

Booklist, May 2012.

EleMental: Level 1 is FREE October 6 ONLY. 

'EleMental: A First-person Shooter (Levels 2-4)' is also currently being offered. Readers can collect the set!

Buy links

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/EleMental-First-person-Shooter-Level-ebook/dp/B0096DIBZS/

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/EleMental-First-person-Shooter-Level-ebook/dp/B0096DIBZS/

Author Bio:

Originally from Luton, England, Steven O'Connor now lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife, two teenage children and Sparks, his ever-attentive, ever-hungry Cavalier King Charles spaniel (aka a toy dog).

His initial manuscript for 'EleMental: A First-person Shooter' (or E-FPS) won him a coveted Young Adult Fiction Writers' Mentorship at the national Varuna Writers' Centre in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.

The print edition of E-FPS was first published in Australia as 'EleMental' by Pier 9/Murdoch Books in 2010. The 2012 'makeover edition' is now being offered exclusively through Amazon in a series of level ebooks (1-4), or as the complete ebook.

'MonuMental', the follow up, will be published soon.

When Steven O'Connor is not writing, he's a health education social worker and he's passionate about health promotion for young people.

You can find out more about Steven O'Connor from his website stevenoconnorwriting.com. If you would like to be kept up to date with Steven O'Connor's activities and free promotions, you should subscribe to the ElaMentaList through his website.

Spotlight: BENDING THE BOYNE by J.S. Dunn

A novel of ancient Ireland

Book Blurb:

Circa 2200 BCE: Changes rocking the Continent reach Eire with the dawning Bronze Age. Well before any Celts, marauders invade the island seeking copper and gold. The young astronomer Boann and the enigmatic Cian need all their wits and courage to save their people and their great Boyne mounds, when long bronze knives challenge the peaceful native starwatchers. Banished to far coasts, Cian discovers how to outwit the invaders at their own game. Tensions on Eire between new and old cultures and between Boann, Elcmar, and her son Aengus, ultimately explode. What emerges from the rubble of battle are the legends of Ireland’s beginnings in a totally new light.

Larger than myth, this tale echoes with medieval texts, and cult heroes modern and ancient. By the final temporal twist, factual prehistory is bending into images of leprechauns who guard Eire’s gold for eternity. As ever, the victors will spin the myths.

This story appeals to fans of solid historical fiction, myth and fantasy, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Age Europe.

Audio trailer: http://soundcloud.com/brick-shop/bending-the-boyne-audiobook-1
 
Author website: http://www.jsdunnbooks.com/

Buy Links:

BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bending-the-boyne-j-s-dunn/1102828874

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Bending-The-Boyne/book-Y7fMrFdU50-YzOaFDQqkDQ/page1.html?s=MwoiUng-NEKqzJS8q9U4ZA&r=1

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Spotlight: MEWSINGS by Greta Beigel

Book blurb:
In the playful/educational "Mewsings," a much-loved calico cat called Ketzel pontificates, in rhyme, on what it takes to be a good Jew in modern times, especially during the High Holy Days. Each fall, Ketzel teaches about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a time of prayer for peace and goodwill. And she remains in awe of the pending Day of Atonement.  But comes December, Ketzela begins to dream--and salivate-- about potato latkes and the like, illuminating in "Hanukkah Nights/Lights" how over eight nights we kindle candles as sacred rite. Whether on travels to Iceland, New Zealand and the lovely Hawaii--or merely at home reclining and idle, Ketzel in her musings accords her own Yiddishe Mamma a five-meow rating for goodness, mercy, and above all, fancy feasts.

Mewsings can also be heard on an audio CD at ://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mewsings-my-life-as-jewish/id410642795.

Buy links:
Amazon: See book icon below
BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mewsings-greta-beigel/1112023847
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/35687

Spotlight: BENDING THE BOYNE by J.S. Dunn

A novel of ancient Ireland

Book Blurb:

Circa 2200 BCE: Changes rocking the Continent reach Eire with the dawning Bronze Age. Well before any Celts, marauders invade the island seeking copper and gold. The young astronomer Boann and the enigmatic Cian need all their wits and courage to save their people and their great Boyne mounds, when long bronze knives challenge the peaceful native starwatchers. Banished to far coasts, Cian discovers how to outwit the invaders at their own game. Tensions on Eire between new and old cultures and between Boann, Elcmar, and her son Aengus, ultimately explode. What emerges from the rubble of battle are the legends of Ireland’s beginnings in a totally new light.

Larger than myth, this tale echoes with medieval texts, and cult heroes modern and ancient. By the final temporal twist, factual prehistory is bending into images of leprechauns who guard Eire’s gold for eternity. As ever, the victors will spin the myths.

This story appeals to fans of solid historical fiction, myth and fantasy, archaeo-astronomy, and Bronze Age Europe.

Audio trailer: http://soundcloud.com/brick-shop/bending-the-boyne-audiobook-1 
 
Author website: http://www.jsdunnbooks.com/

Buy Links:

BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bending-the-boyne-j-s-dunn/1102828874

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Bending-The-Boyne/book-Y7fMrFdU50-YzOaFDQqkDQ/page1.html?s=MwoiUng-NEKqzJS8q9U4ZA&r=1

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Spotlight: REPLENISH by Philip Bullman

Book Blurb:

In February of the year 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian issued the first in a series of edicts designed to destroy Christianity. Striking at the heart of the church, the measure banned Christian worship and ordered the Roman legions to destroy churches and scriptures. This novel opens on the day the first edict was issued. It follows Linus and Priscilla, two members of a small Christian community, through what church historians would later come to call the Great Persecution. Replenish The Earth is a thriller that takes you into the heart of a Christian community and its heroic resistance to persecution.

 

Buy links:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056KOKA0/ref=twoen-20

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replenish-The-Earth-ebook/dp/B0056KOKA0

Reviewer’s Comments:

“In this simply told and competently written novel of the emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians in third century Rome, the author captures both the essence of the faith and the most extreme challenges of living it.” BlueInk Review

Author bio:

Philip Michael Bulman was born and raised in Philadelphia. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and is the author of two books and many articles. Bulman currently lives in Maryland, U.S.A.

Spotlight: REPLENISH by Philip Bullman

Book Blurb:

In February of the year 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian issued the first in a series of edicts designed to destroy Christianity. Striking at the heart of the church, the measure banned Christian worship and ordered the Roman legions to destroy churches and scriptures. This novel opens on the day the first edict was issued. It follows Linus and Priscilla, two members of a small Christian community, through what church historians would later come to call the Great Persecution. Replenish The Earth is a thriller that takes you into the heart of a Christian community and its heroic resistance to persecution.

 

Buy links:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056KOKA0/ref=twoen-20

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replenish-The-Earth-ebook/dp/B0056KOKA0

Reviewer’s Comments:

“In this simply told and competently written novel of the emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians in third century Rome, the author captures both the essence of the faith and the most extreme challenges of living it.” BlueInk Review

Author bio:

Philip Michael Bulman was born and raised in Philadelphia. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and is the author of two books and many articles. Bulman currently lives in Maryland, U.S.A.

Spotlight: REPLENISH by Philip Bulman

Book Blurb:

In February of the year 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian issued the first in a series of edicts designed to destroy Christianity. Striking at the heart of the church, the measure banned Christian worship and ordered the Roman legions to destroy churches and scriptures. This novel opens on the day the first edict was issued. It follows Linus and Priscilla, two members of a small Christian community, through what church historians would later come to call the Great Persecution. Replenish The Earth is a thriller that takes you into the heart of a Christian community and its heroic resistance to persecution.

 

Buy links:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056KOKA0/ref=twoen-20

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replenish-The-Earth-ebook/dp/B0056KOKA0

Reviewer’s Comments:

“In this simply told and competently written novel of the emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians in third century Rome, the author captures both the essence of the faith and the most extreme challenges of living it.” BlueInk Review

Author bio:

Philip Michael Bulman was born and raised in Philadelphia. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and is the author of two books and many articles. Bulman currently lives in Maryland, U.S.A.

#Ereader News Today is featuring ASSASSIN'S CURSE

I'm thrilled that I was able to get an advertising slot on this awesome site, Ereader News Today. If you don't know about this site, be sure to bookmark it. The site not only spotlights a "Book of the Day" but also lists free books. Today, ASSASSIN'S CURSE, is the Book of the Day. http://ereadernewstoday.com/book-of-the-day-assassins-curse/6711571/

Book blurb:
When elite assassin Jeda received his assignment to kill a witch and deliver her twin daughters to the Countess of Berkshire, he had no idea it would be his last. The witch stuns him with an elemental blast, but not before he's able to throw his knife. When Jeda regains consciousness, the dying witch is performing a compelling spell between him and her twin daughters.  Now bonded to the girls, Jeda's old life is forfeit. His only thought is to take the girls and run as far away as he can. He has no idea that the twins are the ones spoken of in the long-lost prophecy of The Witch Stone. Forces are gathering: the white witches want to teach them; the Countess wants her grandchildren back, and the guild has sent their best assassin to bring Jeda back, dead or alive.

Jeda must use all of his assassin skills to stay one step ahead of them all, but will it be enough to save himself and keep the children of prophecy alive?

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Curse-Witch-Prophecy-ebook/dp/B006T3HN2A

Spotlight: WAITING ON HOPE by T.M. Souders

Book Blurb:

Ten years ago, Lexie Dodson fled her home in rural Ohio, leaving behind a heartbroken brother and abandoning a devastated fiancé. While chasing her desire of a fast paced life in the city, and the obscurity of urban life, she is shaken to her very core by an act of violence that leaves her betrayed, broken, and pregnant—and with nowhere to go but home. Seeking refuge and facing gut wrenching decisions, she is confronted not only with the past she left behind, but also with a love that never died—a love waiting for something to stoke the flames.

Told from the perspective of four characters, Waiting on Hope will stay with you well after the last page has been turned.

Buy links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-On-Hope-ebook/dp/B005CPD2BC/

Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Hope-T-M-Souders/dp/1463721013/

Author Bio:

T.M. Souders was born in Johnstown, PA and grew up in a suburb outside of Pittsburgh. She graduated in 2004, from Youngstown State University, with a degree in Psychology and minor in Women's Studies. She is the author of bestselling women's fiction novel, Waiting on Hope, as well as the holiday novelette Dashing Through The Snow. Her young adult novel, Freedom Road, is to be released by the end of the year. She currently lives in rural Ohio with her husband and children. 

She loves hearing from readers, so feel free to contact her. http://tmsouders.com/

Spotlight: CADMAN'S GAMBIT by D.P. Prior

Book blurb:
Dr Ernst Cadman has led a quiet life, but that’s how he’s wanted it all these hundreds of years. With a secret like his, anonymity and caution are the best friends a man can have. Nothing could tempt him from the safety of his parasitic existence at the heart of the city of Sarum—at least nothing this side of the Abyss.

Cadman stakes everything on obtaining the artefact that once destroyed an entire civilization, but in so doing he draws the gaze of a sinister presence from beyond the stars.

Meanwhile, Deacon Shader, veteran of the war against the undead armies of the Liche Lord, has one last fight in him. This time it’s just a tournament, with the prize a sword steeped in myth. Win or lose, Shader intends to defy his Templum master and retire to the Abbey of Pardes.

When a horror from the past wrecks Shader’s monastic dream and leads him to plague torn Sarum, he finds an ancient power unleashed that imperils more than he could possibly imagine—a power now in the hands of Dr Cadman.

Gods tremble, and worlds will fall unless Shader can conquer his personal demons and accept the fate he’s been prepared for since birth.


"Cadman's Gambit" is the first book of the six part SHADER series by D.P. Prior. An excerpt of Book 2, "Best Laid Plans", is at the end of the Kindle version of this book. There are also excerpts from three other great fantasy books.

The Kindle version also includes the stunning cover art of Mike Nash, two beautifully rendered maps, and a clickable table of contents.


Buy links:
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Cadmans-Gambit-Book-1-SHADER/product-reviews/1463737637
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cadmans-Gambit-SHADER-ebook/dp/B005FHY1BW


Reviewer's Comments:
"Cadman's Gambit is a work of pure intellect, taking the best facets of fantasy, science fiction, and philosophy, and mixing it all together into a genus all its own....I couldn't put it down, though I took my time with it, wanting to bathe myself in every word, every turn of a phrase." Journal of Always


"This tale is well written and has a nice sense of pace and timing. There is an intriguing mix of horror, fantasy and Sci-Fi space adventure. Would I read the second book...absolutely." R Nicholson


Author bio:

Blog: http://dpprior.blogspot.com/

D.P. Prior has a background in theatre, music, theology, psychiatry, and physical training.

He is the author of the SHADER series of fantasy books, the first of which, "Cadman's Gambit" is now available in paperback and ebook formats. Other works by D.P. Prior include: "The Ant-Man of Malfen", and "Thanatos Rising".

His main writing influences are Edgar Rice-Burroughs, David Gemmell, Stephen Donaldson, Mary Doria Russell, Robert E. Howard, and Michael Moorcock. His work is also infused with his passion for mystical theology, philosophy and a childhood love of Dungeons and Dragons.

Works to date:

Black Death (unpublished) - an absured comedy for the theatre
Megan (Homunculus 1995) - a play in three acts
Megan (completey revised; unpublished) - a play in three acts
The Resurrection of Deacon Shader (Homunculus 2009)
Foundations for a Better Physique (Homunculus 2009)
The F.I.S.H. Training Log (Homunculus 2009)
Thanatos Rising (Homunculus 2010)
The Ant-Man of Malfen (The Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf part 1)
Cadman's Gambit (SHADER series book 1) (Homunculus 2011)
Best Laid Plans (SHADER series book 2) (Homunculus 2011)

Works in progress:

The Unweaving (SHADER series book 3) Release date: 2012
The Archon's Assassin (SHADER series book 4) Release date: 2012
The Seventh Horse (Shader Origins) Release date: 2012
Axe of the Dwarf Lords (The Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf part 2) Release date 2012
Rise of the Nameless Dwarf (SHADER series book 5) Release date: 2012
A Dark Perdurance (SHADER series book 6) Release date: 2013
Autobiography of a Liche - Release date: 2013/2014

Spotlight: ART SYMBOLS: ONCE UPON A TIME by Michelle Snyder

If you're looking for a beautifully illustrated coffee table book about symbols, this book fits the bill. I absolutely love the images. The dragon images are my favorite.

Book blurb: A collection of illustrations, drawings, paintings, and pen and ink created by Michelle Snyder.

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Symbols-Once-Upon-Time/dp/146799930X

An old-fashioned #Romance Saga: LOVES OF LEOPOLD SINGER by L.K. Rigel

Book blurb:

The one who loves him can't have him. The one who has him can't love him.

Leopold Singer is any woman's perfect match - handsome, brilliant, and rich. 

Lady Delia Devilliers wants him for his fortune, but his heart is torn between 

Susan Gray and Marta Schonreden. 

When Leopold and Marta visit London on their way to Massachusetts, Delia is consumed 

by jealousy. She puts Marta in the path of known rake Sir Carey Asher, but it's Susan 

who has the power to destroy everyone's happiness. 

This multi-generational family saga spans the late Georgian through Regency periods,

 1776 to 1832, from Austria to Massachusetts and London to Jamaica    

Approximately 475 pages in print.

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Loves-Leopold-Singer-ebook/dp/B006YYW51S

Spotlight: #Fantasy APOCALYPTO OMNIBUS by LK Rigel

Here's a treat for fantasy fans. Today's spotlight is for the best-selling series by LK Rigel. This volume contains three stories, SPACE JUNQUE, SPIDERWORK and BLEEDER. 

Buy link: http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypto-Omnibus-Edition-ebook/dp/B006G5COMK


SPACE JUNQUE:
"Don't get excited." Jake lifted Char's necklace over her head. "I'm not going for your precious parts." He zipped the amulet into a pocket in her flight pants. "Okay, Meadowlark." He secured his harness and punched the ignition. "Let's get the hell off this rock."
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An Apocapunk Science Fiction Fantasy
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Space Junque Edited by USA Today bestselling author Theresa Weir/Anne Frasier

Nominated for Best Romantic Science Fiction/Fantasy in 2010 and Best Debut Book in 2010 by The Romance Reviews.

The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

On the brink of a world-wide ecological cataclysm set off by the Oil Spill of 2010 and the Great Sea Level Rise of 2070, hydroponics agronomist Char Meadowlark has become a recluse. Her fiance was killed by a terrorist bomb, and her twin sister Sky has gone underground to protect a top secret energy project. Warned about an impending eco-terrorist attack, Char tries to get off planet, but the Defenders of Gaia strike while she's at the airport. Shuttle pilot Jake Ardri might offer her only hope.

When the DOGs' onslaught goes global and the material world threatens to implode, the ancient gods reemerge to take control over humanity. Now Char has to juggle two men, a world on fire, and a goddess with an agenda for a new world order.

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SPIDERWORK:
An Apocapunk Science Fiction Fantasy
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Her fate was to hold the world together. His destiny was to tear it apart.

Durga was named for a warrior with twelve arms - and she could use them all. After the events of Space Junque, she's chosen by the goddess to rule Red City, home base of the chalices who provide natural-born heirs to kings. Khai, the scion of Luxor, falls hard for Durga, and he isn't afraid to show it. Khai offers Durga the love she never expected - but to accept him is to disobey the goddess.

Jake Ardri is positioned to become king of an emerging city-state and desperately wants Char Meadowlark to be his queen, but kings are commanded by the goddess to provide natural-born heirs. Can Char share Jake with a beautiful chalice, trained to take Jake to the heights of sexual ecstasy?
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BLEEDER:
Nominated for Best PNR - Alien/Other World (2011) by The Romance Reviews
An Apocapunk Science Fiction Fantasy
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The King of Garrick wants to kill her.
The King of Allel wants to love her.
And shapeshifters stole her baby's soul!

A hundred years after sea-level rise and global nuclear war wiped out most of humanity, Mallory is a chalice, one of the world's rare fertile females. Chalices live under the protection of Red City, which contracts with the kings of the Concord Cities to provide natural-born heirs.

It's a pampered and easy life - until Mal is caught between one king's lust for world domination and the goddess Asherah's desperate plays for another god's attention.

When Mal's undeclared - and forbidden - feelings for King Edmund grow too strong to be denied, she must confront the truth of her past and the most terrifying threat of all -- the inevitability of her destiny.


And here's a bonus: FREE today and tomorrow (Jan. 14 & 15, 2012)


Amazon download link: http://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tale-Tethers-ebook/dp/B005KHHZXS

Spotlight: SHADES OF GREY by J.C. PHELPS

Blurb:

New job. New name. New assignment.

When Alexis Stanton, a.k.a. Ms. Grey, is assigned to uncover the true identity of the infamous sniper Penumbra, she's also expected to protect the business mogul next on the assassin's hit list.

The one person who holds the key to the sniper's true identity warns Alex not to dig any deeper. Penumbra has never missed his mark and will take out anyone who gets in the way.

                 

Buy links--$2.99:

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Shades-Alexis-Stanton-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B003L0QT1A

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shades-of-grey-jc-phelps/1102017097?ean=2940011066764&itm=1&usri=jc+phelps

Smashwords:  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18350

Bonus book:

The first book in the series, COLOR OF GREY, is currently FREE at all outlets.

Book Blurb:

...exciting, highly paid position for person with specialized training...

Recently unemployed after quitting a boring office job, Alexis Stanton finds a mysterious ad in the help wanted section that might prove to be the answer to her desire for excitement and adventure.

After an intense application process, including actually fighting with her competition, she gets the job of her dreams.

But is it going to kill her?

Download links:
Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Color-Alexis-Stanton-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B003L202M0
B&N:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/color-me-grey-jc-phelps/1102449139?ean=2940011063657&format=nook-book
Smashwords:  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18272   

  

Spotlight: OUT OF TIME OMNIBUS by Monique Martin

Buy Links:

Amazon Exclusive: http://www.amazon.com/Out-Time-Omnibus-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B006G385Y8
Individual books are available on Amazon, BN and iTunes.

Book Blurb:
This omnibus edition contains the first two novels in the Out of Time Series: Out of Time & When the Walls Fell.



BOOK 1: OUT OF TIME
Professor Simon Cross has spent his life searching for evidence of vampires and avoiding emotional entanglements. When a mysterious accident transports Simon and his new assistant, Elizabeth West, back in time, Simon finally finds both the proof that he's been looking for, and the romance that he hasn't.

In 1920s Manhattan, they find that are more than mobsters vying for power in the city's speakeasies. Will Simon and Elizabeth's developing relationship survive the vampires' teeth? Will they survive to make it back? Or will they be forever out of time?

BOOK 2: WHEN THE WALLS FELL
Professor Simon Cross and his assistant Elizabeth West have returned from their accidental journey into the past and are adjusting to their new life together as a couple. But an unwanted visit from the Council for Temporal Studies could change everything.



A murder in the past is changing the future, and if the killing isn't stopped, Simon Cross might never be born.



When they arrive in 1906 San Francisco, Elizabeth and Simon have no idea who wants Victor Graham dead or how it will happen. With the earthquake that leveled most of the city just days away, the race to save Graham thrusts them into a complex mystery of jealousy and revenge where murder might be the least of their worries.


Out of Time and When the Walls Fell are time travel adventures filled with suspense, mystery, romance and a dash of the paranormal.



Look for more books in the Out of Time Series coming in 2012!

Author bio: 

Monique was born in Houston, Texas, but her family soon moved to Southern California. She grew up on both coasts, living in Connecticut and California. She currently resides in Southern California with her naughty Siamese cat, Monkey.

Monique attended the University of Southern California's Film School where she earned a BFA from the Filmic Writing department.  Monique worked in television for several years before joining the family business. She now works full-time as a freelance writer and novelist. Her novels Out of Time and When the Walls Fell are the first two books in the Out of Time series.

Author website:
http://moniquemartin.weebly.com/