Meet the authors who I selected to Spotlight for March. We have an eclectic array of books from some very talented authors. We will start with a thriiler, then a romantic historical  fiction novel, next we will be taken to the “kingdom of confusion” to help out those with religious issues. We will change gears to a book about terror generated from a were  wolf and end up with  a true story that captured my attention from the first page. I hope you will read their books and comment on my blog.They are all interested in your feedback. While you are here feel free to browse my site, listen to original music from my book, and watch my award winning book trailer video. I am very proud of my reviews also. But first get to know these wonderful authors and their books. Don’t forget to tag them on Amazon: http://tagmybookonamazon.wordpress.com.

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Jonathan Shaw

The Lonely Walk

Genre: Thriller
xlibris
ISBN: 1436367190

John is a first time writer who is notoriously camera shy. However we managed to get a photo of him.I think he is a rather handsome young man. He lives in Hertfordshire, in the south of England.He has worked as many things, including a trolly boy, warehouse worker, telemarketer, door-to-door sales man, office worker and a field service engineer.

Jif Kitchen is near breaking point. He’s about to lose to job, when he has a high-maintenance wife to take care of. To make matters worse, his best friend is killed by a ghost from Jif’s past. Will Jif completely break down before he solves the mystery of his friend’s death? Stuck in Boston, away from his native England, Jif frantically searches his memory to figure out what went wrong and to find the answers to the events happening around him. Why did his friend die? Is there a connection with a deserted Japanese island? Who are the mysterious men after him? At an explosive denouement, he is forced to ask the question we dare ask ourselves, “How do we know what is real and what is not?”

Discover the fascinating answers as author Jonathan Shaw weaves a suspenseful web of intrigue in The Lonely Walk: You Can’t Escape Your Past! John’s book has been selling well at book store. Good for you John!

Charlie Courtland

Dandelions in the Garden

Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance
Bitsy Bling Books
ISBN Number: : 1449977804

The author writes under the nom de plume, Charlie Courtland. She graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English Literature with an emphasis on creative writing, and a minor in Criminology. She was born in Michigan and currently resides in the Seattle area with her husband and two children.

Synopsis of the book Amara Borbala is certain she is the only living person in the sane world with intimate knowledge concerning the life and exploits of the Countess Elizabeth Bathory. After all, she was Elizabeth s companion and confidant since her eleventh year. In 1573, after the death of her mother, Amara is sent by her cousin to serve as a lady-in-waiting at the castles of Sarvar, Varanno, and Cachtice. Now it is years later, 1628, and Amara is aging, alone, and reduced to eavesdropping at her favorite cafe around the corner from her townhouse in Vienna. Befuddled by gossiping ladies, Amara determines perhaps it is time to finally put a stop to the rumors and once and for all, answer the question, Is it true? Did Elizabeth Bathory, a descendant of Vlad Tepes really commit the horrible acts of torture, bathe in the blood of slaughtered virgins, and dabble in the dark magic that she was accused of during her trial? One thing is certain, Amara knows the truth, but will it be enough to explain the habits of her friend? Dandelions In The Garden is book one in a two-part series that begins with the journey of Amara, an impressionable girl who follows the Blood Countess through all the horrid events that lead to her rise and secure her place in history.

AW Schade

Looking for God

Genre:Religion
Another View Publishing
ISBN Number: 0978856503

A Marine, Vietnam Veteran, Bank Manager, and over 30 successful ye

ars in corporate executive marketing, business development, and sales. Married and father of three young men, Schade graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Business Management.

A layman’s odyssey every open-minded Atheist, Jew, Christian, Muslim, Agnostic, or Spiritual seeker should ponder! Engaging, educational and compassionate – founded on religious facts

A fictional bridge to the more comprehensive and non-fictional viewpoints on God, Religion, Secular and Spiritual values. Unbiased introduction to the deep-seated strife between and within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Challenges each reader to reflect on the accuracy of their personal faith, or non-belief, and their tolerance of others with differing views

“Devastated by his young daughters’ tragic death, Jacob is determined to find God to ask Him why He allowed her tragedy to happen. No longer sure where to find God, or if He exists, Jacob enters the ‘Ancient Gates of Abraham’ to travel across the contradictory and prejudiced roads within the Kingdom of Religious Confusion. Often struggling to remain open-minded, he engages religious leaders, devout followers, agnostics, and atheists in commonsense conversations to understand why their philosophy will lead him to God, or prove God’s non-existence. Yet, the more he travels the more confused he becomes, and not until his arduous journey is near its end does he find an answer – an answer he was not expecting to unearth.”  This is a must read in this time of religious confusion.

Elise Crawford

A Promise Kept

Genre: Autobiography/Non-Fiction
Xlibris Corporation
ISBN Number: : 1441510389

Although not formally educated, Elise has been writing reative fiction since she was eight years old. Elise holds several Associate of Arts degrees; one in Liberal Arts, two in Social Sciences, and one Technical. Throughout her college education she maintained her membership with the Phi Theta Kappa honor society while raising her two children single-handedly and working on the college campus part-time teaching college level English to fellow ESL students. A Promise Kept is Elise’s first book; “Spiritual Intervention” was her first short story prior to the writing of this book. She is currently working on Wednesday’s Child, a prequel to A Promise Kept.

One seemingly ordinary day, Elise Crawford’s life would change forever. Through almost unbearable tragedy and loss, one thing that kept her going was a promise…

A Promise Kept tells the heart wrenching true story of how the author comes to terms with a horrifying tragedy. Through obstacles and betrayals—stripped of everything she’d worked so hard for, exiled into a cold pre Christmas night with two small children—she ultimately discovers the power of faith. In this memoir, Elise Crawford reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the senseless murder of her beloved—a Seattle Metro Transit driver—tragically shot and killed in the line of duty on the Aurora Bridge the day after Thanksgiving 1998.

With a series of chronological photographs—alive with supernatural testimonies that guide her writing process—Elise shares her story in vivid detail, recalling ten years of their life together prior to the tragedy, and journals her spiraling descent into the abyss of grief. Elise tells how—with courage, fortitude, and faith and holding fast to her beloved’s memory and his promise that she and the children would always be loved and cared for—she eventually finds her way home to be with her loved ones once again. In A Promise Kept, the author reaches out to other survivors of tragic loss in hopes that, by reliving her experiences, they will relive their own yet come away with the strength and courage needed to face, to accept, and to begin their own grief journey regardless of the nature of their loss. Most importantly, A Promise Kept is about learning to live again with acceptance.

A Promise Kept promises to be the most memorable love story you’ve ever read.

Harrison Ray

Evil Moon

Genre: Horror
Published by Harrison Ray
ISBN: 9780615325361

“If Harrison Ray looks familiar, it is because he has been and actor in stage, television, and movies most of his life.  He was even in Ivan Reitman’s, Ghost Busters. He knows a good story so he decided to hone his other talent, writing.  He is the father of two boys, a God-daughter, and two dachshunds.

What if you were a Nebraska State Patrol officer assigned to track down an elusive, murderous wild animal, only to learn it is a werewolf that has attacked and infected your own daughter with it’s vile curse?

Patrolman Davis Veoh will do whatever he must to save Kenna’s life and eternal soul.  Tracking the beast, he is lead to the mountains of Colorado, where he and others become embroiled in a battle on the Mount. Manitou Incline cable cars, against a werewolf horde bent on the destruction of all humankind.