Monday Book Review: Shot in the Dark
Shot in the Dark: A Killian McBride Novel (Volume 1) by A. N. Drea Review… Summary: Katie Black is holding down the ranch all by herself. Her brother has died owing quite a lot of money in gambling debts and her father is losing a battle with dementia. It’s the wild, lawless west and Katie is trying to hold her own against a band of cruel outlaws led by a man known as The Shepard. Then she meets Killian McBride, a very mysterious stranger. Though he is blind, he has an almost mystical ability to go into an “overdrive” state and kill efficiently and effectively. When Katie hires him to help her defend her ranch, neither of them realizes that The Sheppard intended for Killian to show up here. The Sheppard has been waiting for him and he has...
Read MoreMonday Book Review: A Marriage to Fight For
Marriage To Fight For by Raina Lynn Review… Summary: The hero and heroine (Garrett and Maggie) had been married before and they are each other’s only loves. But his work as a police officer, going undercover frequently, was too much for her to take. She divorced him, but remained close with his family. Then Garrett is in a plane crash and seriously injured (resulting in paraplegia). He had been on his way back to tell Maggie that he wants to get remarried. The extent of his injuries put a complication in that plan. The Good: With the cheesy cover and description, I was surprised by how much I liked this book. I’ll admit I actually don’t have very high standards for standard romance novels. I usually don’t like them much, finding them...
Read MoreFriday Excerpt: More Stewart!
In my books and stories there is a character who recurs because people love him so much (and let me be honest, I’m pretty head over heels in love with him myself!). His name is Stewart and he defies the stereotype of what that name should mean. He’s a cool guy, at one time a pro-surfer, now taking classes to become a school teacher. He first showed up as the love interest in my debut novel, (W)hole. He had a small role in the sequel, Breath(e) and he’s shown up in a couple of his own short stories: Stewart’s Story (always free) and Stewart and Leah: Home for Christmas. Now there’s going to be an opportunity for even more Stewart! My books (W)hole and Breath(e) are being re-released by Dev Love Press, LLC. in October. Breath(e) will...
Read MoreMonday Book Review: Author Interview
The author of Lover’s Lame, last week’s book review, is here today to answer my questions! Welcome, Robert, and thanks for sharing your story with us…  1)     I have to assume this is fiction, though it reads a lot like a memoir. How would you classify this book? (i.e., romance? literary?) While writing the book, I did several Internet searches looking for novels written by people with disabilities about people with disabilities. I found very few. I do not dare to claim that ‘Lovers Lame’ is The Disability Novel, but one objective is to reclaim fiction about people with disabilities from the non-disabled writer. It’s about asserting our presence, claiming our place in the culture. I’m not a big fan of categories. The book has a good dose...
Read MoreMonday Book Review: Lovers Lame
Lovers Lame by Robert Rudney I am going to be doing an interview with this author. Now that I’ve finished the book I need to ask him the questions! So stay tuned for that in the future. Review… Summary: Dave is born with a disability that affects his ability to use his left side, particularly his arm. He isn’t used to thinking of himself as disabled, however. He focuses on what he can do and doesn’t see himself as part of this “disabled” group. Then he loses his job and ends up helping out at a group called Abilities, which is focused on trying to encourage employers to give people with disabilities a chance. There Dave meets Jessica and falls hard for her. {I’m not sure how I feel about the title. On the one hand...
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At proofreaders; available for pre-order
What Is Meant To Be
Second draft
Homework & Homicide (working title)
Second Draft
Book Montage
RFW winner October 7, 2011
