More Than Best Friends – Anthology in aid of Guide Dogs For the Blind
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“Triptychs (Mind’s Eye Series Book 3)” is a wonderful and fascinating anthology. This one is based on a series of photographs that were randomly given to the authors as inspiration for their stories. One of the most rewarding parts of this experiment is for the reader to view the picture and have their own ideas what the stories might be, only to see how different we all view the world.
The stories range wide in scope and show great talent. Some of the authors I knew and appreciated already from their individual work, such as Eden Baylee and Maria Savva, while others look likely to become new favourites, such as Jason McIntyre and J Michael Radcliff.
I enjoyed all of the stories and will keep an eye out for the rest of the series. This is high quality reading.
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30 Monday Mar 2015
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inI’ve read quite a few books penned by spiritual masters, including an unusual Russian figure by the name of Gurdjieff, and P. D. Ouspensky, one of his disciples who wrote heavily about him. Students’ accounts of Gurdjieff and what it was like to deal with the man and the healer were quite similar to what our heroine undergoes with her faith healer. Does that mark him as the genuine article? Or just another nut case, to whom she’s just signed over all of her wealth and belongings? Once again, you just have to take the journey to find out, and very possibly, in taking it with her, you’ll be more than just fascinated, you’ll undergo some healing, some transformation, and some self-transcendence yourself. Which I think is very much the point in a novel of this sort.
One of the best-in-class books I’ve ever read in this sub-genre of spiritual fiction. That also goes for books on people dealing with cancer and or some other terminal illness, and struggling with the self-transformative process that implies. So, needless to say, highly recommended.
When advertising executive Erica Whittaker is diagnosed with terminal cancer, western medicine fails her. The only hope left for her to survive is controversial healer Arpan. She locates the man whose touch could heal her but finds he has retired from the limelight and refuses to treat her. Erica, consumed by stage four pancreatic cancer, is desperate and desperate people are no longer logical nor are they willing to take no for an answer. Arpan has retired for good reasons, casting more than the shadow of a doubt over his abilities. So begins a journey that will challenge them both as the past threatens to catch up with him as much as with her. Can he really heal her? Can she trust him with her life? And will they both achieve what they set out to do before running out of time?
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Short Biography:
Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small hamlet, not far from Bath. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. “Time To Let Go” , his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions” in October 2014. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015.
He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
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30 Monday Mar 2015
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inWelcome back to Hell’s Gates! The palpable sense of dread may seem familiar, but this time things are a bit…different. Fresher. Newer. As though just recently born…
See that squealing baby over there? He could grow up to be a lifesaving doctor (or perhaps the antichrist.) What about that scientist burning the midnight oil? He could be working on a bug zapper (or a doomsday device.) Did you catch that comet out of the corner of your eye? It might bring good luck (or an apocalyptic plague.)
Yes, every darkness has a source, every monster has a birthplace, and every evil has an origin. In the second volume of the #1 Bestselling AT HELL’S GATES series, twenty-three of the finest dark fiction authors working today will force you to witness the ORIGINS OF EVIL. Each unique tale of terror traces an unspeakable horror back to its very beginning.
All proceeds from this horror anthology series go to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a charity benefiting military veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. The authors and editors of this series are pleased to donate their time and effort to a truly worthy cause.
So sit back, relax, support a fine charity, and enjoy twenty-three tales of dawning calamity from some of horror fiction’s leading lights.
My review:
“At Hell’s Gates 2: Origins of Evil” is one hell of a rollercoaster ride. Not a solid fan of horror I purchased the anthology because of some very talented writers who contributed to the second edition and because the proceeds go to The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Knowing that there was a humanitarian cause behind the book made it certainly easier to connect with the terror within.
23 stories, all different yet powerful and showcasing diverse talent: The subjects range from a mousetrap to a starship, from personal to universal terrors, with heroes that include scientists, truck drivers, actresses, junkies and drug dealers. Some stories are more supernatural, others sci-fi, thriller and some plain horror.
If horror is your thing, or you want to support a good cause, this anthology is for you. Highly recommended.
Contributors: Devan Sagliani (Author), Shana Festa (Author), Mark Tufo (Author), C.T. Phipps (Author), Evin Ager (Author), Frank Tayell(Author), Stevie Kopas (Author), Stephen Kozeniewski (Author), Paul Mannering (Author), James Crawford (Author), TM Caldwell (Author), Sean T. Smith (Author), Curran Geist (Author), J Rudolph (Author), Ian McClellan (Author), David Mickolas(Author), S.G Lee (Author), Sharon Stevenson (Author), Lesa Kinney Anders (Author), Kit Power (Author), C.Claire Riley (Author),Matthew Baugh (Author), S.Kay Nash (Editor), Terri King (Editor), Sheila Shedd (Editor)
The Book on Amazon US, Amazon Uk and Amazon Canada
29 Sunday Mar 2015
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inBehind the Bar is Book Two in the Behind the Love Trilogy. Behind the Bar picks up right where Behind the Altar ended–at the wedding of Dean and Leah. This time it’s Susie and Reggie who must struggle to find out if their love can endure a separation and rivals trying to drive them further apart. Reggie’s gambling and Susie’s struggle with her past push them further apart. Join the crew at the Victory Tavern, including Sally Jean, Charlie, and of course, the cheerleaders and best friends of Reggie and Susie–Dean and Leah.
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28 Saturday Mar 2015
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inWhen it comes to telling stories, there’s an abundance of formats on offer, from crime and romance to horror and mystery, and everything else in between.
History is just another form of storytelling, and myths a more elaborate and creative form of history… stories of events that have been twisted and coloured over time as they pass from one mouth to the next.
Myths are important because they help shape how we view the world, through our belief in them or our dismissal of their message.
I got involved in a project a few months back, which had a little to do with myths, and which is finally coming to fruition. A group of very talented authors (and I do mean that) got together to write an anthology of short stories on the subject of trolls.
Why trolls were chosen, I don’t know, but it was a good choice, because…
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26 Thursday Mar 2015
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inMy new novel IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION will be released today, on March 26th. Below is the blurb and an excerpt to whet your appetite (FInd the book on Amazon) In 1918 young Zacharias Nielsen boards a ship in Copenhagen to join the Red Guards in the Finnish Civil War. Encouraged by an idolised teacher with communist leanings, he follows the call for help from his Nordic Comrades, despite his privileged background. His best friend, Ansgar, has opposing political ideals to Zacharias but, for his own personal reasons, finds himself soon stuck in the Scandinavian North with Zacharias and Raisa, a Finnish nurse who helps them in their new life. Through the years that follow the brotherly war the trio see the political landscape in Finland and Europe change as Communists and Fascists try to make their mark and attempt to change the world order. Our heroes must find their own personal and ideological place in these turbulent times as friendship, honour, idealism and love triangles bring out some personal truths. The book spans almost thirty years of history and the various Finnish conflicts: Civil War, Winter War, Continuation War and the Lapland War. Watch the political and personal self discovery of characters in search of their own revolution.
“You remind me of one of my childhood friends,” Baroness von Falckens told Line on her sick bed in the servant quarters. The lady of the house had not been to those parts of the building in years, and her visit earned Line a lot of jealousy from the other employees. “You’re so full of drama, as if life needed such extreme responses to our mundane little problems. I can see why you got carried away but you must know that your life should never depend on the love of a man, especially not someone so unworthy and shallow.” “You don’t understand,” Line said, still weak from the journey and unsure how much she could argue with a woman who had shown her such unexpected generosity. “Oh I do understand, my dear. You love him but he won’t return your feelings. It’s the same sad old story since mankind has begun. There’s nothing unique about it – don’t fool yourself – really it should bore you just as much as it bores me. Maybe if you had attempted to kill yourself because an aristocrat or wealthy industrialist had abandoned you, now that would have made at least a little bit more sense. The man that you bemoan has been a selfish wastrel, a little and meaningless man, who had nothing to give to you and was hardly worth looking at. Why you even thought him worth your time is beyond me. Why any woman would, even. When you reach my age you look back on your life and regret that you let men have the say over your life for so long. I think about all the happy moments they gave me and I realise those were very few and they were hardly worth the price I paid for them. One day you’ll see it like me and then you’ll be thanking your lucky stars that someone found and saved you.” “It was him that saved me!” she said in his defence. “That was the least he could do after putting you in that awkward position in the first place,” the Baroness said angrily. “He should have thought about you and your feelings before leading you on. After all you’ve done for him, he should be ashamed.” “You don’t know him,” Line insisted. “He’s a very good man with high ideals. He fights for a society that you would approve of and that comes before everything, even his friends, his family and his own life. Isn’t it heroic to risk everything for your beliefs?” “Heroic as that may be,” the old woman disagreed, “It shows you have no place in his life. Where is he now? When is the last time you‘ve even seen him? And there is your answer! He’s not deserving of you!” “I know he’s very busy with a new scheme,” Line said, but with lessening conviction. “How come you’re so sure he’s not making this up to have you believe he is a hero?” the Baroness asked. “We can be so gullible when we are blinded by love. This man does not strike me as reliable and trustworthy.” “You’ll have to trust me,” Line said shyly. “I might be persuaded to trust you in anything else but not where that man is concerned.” The Baroness laughed and threw her head back. “I doubt that there is anything commendable about that man and someone has to prove it before you are going to try something stupid again.” The book on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/SearchofRevolution and on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25113498-in-search-of-a-revolution Meanwhile “The Luck of the Weissensteiners”, my first historical novel about Slovakia during WW2 is part of a multi-author $.099 10 book box set: “At Odds with Destiny” Bestselling, critically acclaimed, and notoriously creative authors from across the book continuum join forces to bring you At Odds with Destiny, everything you’ve wanted in a boxed set but thought you’d never find: full-length novels brimming with myth, fantasy, mystery, history, romance, drama, originality, heroism, and suspense. Finding themselves at odds with destiny, the characters in these stories fight to shape their future and define who they are. Come follow them in their amazing journeys. ✿ Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SHYGG7C/ ✿ Nook: http://tinyurl.com/at-odds4nook ✿ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id959421650 ✿ Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/at-odds-with-destiny ✿ Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/511673 CHRISTOPH FISCHER Short Biography: Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small hamlet, not far from Bath. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family. Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. “Time To Let Go” , his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions” in October 2014. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015. He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation. Website: http://www.christophfischerbooks.com/ Blog: https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590171.Christoph_Fischer Amazon: http://ow.ly/BtveY Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFFBooks Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/christophffisch/ Google +: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106213860775307052243 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=241333846 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WriterChristophFischer?ref=hl
25 Wednesday Mar 2015
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inMy last character portrait from In Search of A Revolution is that of Holger Beck, a young and charismatic teacher with communist leanings.
When he arrives at the school with his red scarf and goatee he has the entire class hang on his every word. Handsome, engaging and good with words he soon has a steady following amongst his students.
He sets up clandestine meetings for his best students and teaches them about Communism and the hopes for a better world.
Zacharias is one of many that get caught in his sphere of influence but he’s the only one who decides to follow the call of the pied piper and travel to Finland to fight for the cause.
I think we all have fallen for charlatans, manipulators and big speakers at some point in our lives, for people who were all talk but didn’t do much themselves.
Beck in my view is a slightly narcistic teacher who fancies himself as leader and a figure of importance and who needs the admiration from others more than he needs his principles. He finds it easy to impress some.
In a film I would quite like Alexander Skarsgaard to take the role, or maybe Willem Dafoe. Charismatic actors with an innate ambiguity that is seductive, yet shows that there is a dangerous or dark side to them, too.
The Book is out tomorrow. You can pre-order it on Amazon already.
Link to an excerpt from the book
In 1918 young Zacharias Nielsen boards a ship in Copenhagen to join the Red Guards in the Finnish Civil War.Encouraged by an idolised teacher with communist leanings, he follows the call for help from his Nordic Comrades, despite his privileged background.
His best friend, Ansgar, has opposing political ideals to Zacharias but, for his own personal reasons, finds himself soon stuck in the Scandinavian North with Zacharias and Raisa, a Finnish nurse who helps them in their new life.
Through the years that follow the brotherly war the trio see the political landscape in Finland and Europe change as Communists and Fascists try to make their mark and attempt to change the world order.
Our heroes must find their own personal and ideological place in these turbulent times as friendship, honour, idealism and love triangles bring out some personal truths.
The book spans almost thirty years of history and the various Finnish conflicts: Civil War, Winter War, Continuation War and the Lapland War. Watch the political and personal self discovery of characters in search of their own revolution.
CHRISTOPH FISCHER
Short Biography:
Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small hamlet, not far from Bath. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. “Time To Let Go” , his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions” in October 2014. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015.
He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
Website: http://www.christophfischerbooks.com/
Blog: https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590171.Christoph_Fischer
Amazon: http://ow.ly/BtveY
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFFBooks
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24 Tuesday Mar 2015
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inLine Holm, nee Nielsen, is another key character in my novel IN SEARCH OF A REVOLUTION.
She appears late in the book and in time to unhinge the dynamics of the trio once again.
A cousin of Zacharias from Copenhagen and a tough and judgemental woman she is less of an idealist in her political convictions.
Beautiful and strong headed she has a different agenda and has her own perspective on the wars and politics in Europe.
Trophy wife to a famous lawyer in Denmark and accustomed to a life of prestige and privilege, her arrival in Finland marks the most radical transformation and represents a huge challenge.
How will she fit into the group dynamics? What is her story and agenda? Will she be a good or a bad influence? Will she change for better or for worse?
Although Line may come off as bad character at times, I feel for her and love her resourcefulness and determination.
Whether she can redeem herself will remain to be seen.
As writer, I enjoyed her very much, though.
In a film version Kristin Scott Thomas could be a good choice.
In 1918 young Zacharias Nielsen boards a ship in Copenhagen to join the Red Guards in the Finnish Civil War.Encouraged by an idolised teacher with communist leanings, he follows the call for help from his Nordic Comrades, despite his privileged background.
His best friend, Ansgar, has opposing political ideals to Zacharias but, for his own personal reasons, finds himself soon stuck in the Scandinavian North with Zacharias and Raisa, a Finnish nurse who helps them in their new life.
Through the years that follow the brotherly war the trio see the political landscape in Finland and Europe change as Communists and Fascists try to make their mark and attempt to change the world order.
Our heroes must find their own personal and ideological place in these turbulent times as friendship, honour, idealism and love triangles bring out some personal truths.
The book spans almost thirty years of history and the various Finnish conflicts: Civil War, Winter War, Continuation War and the Lapland War. Watch the political and personal self discovery of characters in search of their own revolution.
CHRISTOPH FISCHER
Short Biography:
Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small hamlet, not far from Bath. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. “Time To Let Go” , his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions” in October 2014. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015.
He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
Website: http://www.christophfischerbooks.com/
Blog: https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590171.Christoph_Fischer
Amazon: http://ow.ly/BtveY
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFFBooks
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/christophffisch/
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