If
today isn’t the epitome of a fall morning, I don’t know what is!
As
promised yesterday, I said I would be giving you a review of a book I just
finished and information on a blog hop I was participating in for the book.
Well, I went on the author’s site and she is WAY more technologically savvy
than I am, so I am going to give you the link to her site. The reason I’m doing
this is because she has a raffle going on where you can receive some pretty
cool prizes and I don’t want you to miss out because I can’t figure out how to
do the same thing on my site. Here it is:
The
book I read was Elements of a Broken
Mind and I loved it, but again, it is another book which doesn’t fit neatly
into one specific genre. Perhaps if I describe the story a little, you will be
able to form your own opinion as to where you would categorize it.
There
are two main characters Grant and Clear. Yes, the woman’s name is Clear, the
unfortunate product of hippy parents (the name, not the character). Grant is a
detective who moved to a small town from Chicago after his divorce. He’s
lonely, misses his daughter terribly, and is determined not to have a drinking
problem. When dead bodies of young women start turning up and Grant is
frustrated at the lack of tangible leads, in walks Clear stating she “knows”
what happened and she wants to help. But how can she know? The information on
the case was being held close to the vest.
It
takes a little while for Grant to believe that Clear is a true psychic and not
just a charlatan and Grant reluctantly agrees to let Clear help him catch what
now appeared to be a serial killer. Things get really amped up when the Sherriff’s
daughter’s best friend is kidnapped. They fight against time and their growing
attraction to each other.
That’s
all I’m going to tell you. You’ll need to wind your own way through all the
twists and turns of this psychic rollercoaster yourself. The story draws you in
and tosses you around with the characters, and at the end you are left wanting
more.
I hope you have a wonderful day. Happy
writing and maybe happy reading!
Your Last Challenge was:
You are driving when something off the side of the road
catches your eye and intrigues you enough you feel compelled to stop.
What the heck was
that?
Jenna wondered as she slowed the car and pulled over to the side of the road
and exited her car. As she jogged closer to the object which caught her eye,
she paused when she thought she saw it move ever so slightly. Cautiously she
approached the gaily wrapped package and removed the note tucked inside the
bow.
Dear
kindhearted stranger –
Signed,
Heartbroken
Mamma
Jenna couldn’t breathe, horrified what
the note implied. She shoved the note into her pocket and looked for the safest
way to open the box without jostling its inhabitants. How could anyone do this to their children? As quickly as she
could, she examined the package and found what appeared to be hinges. On the
other side she found a clasp, flipped it up and slowly lifted the lid, afraid
at what she might find.
What she found were three sets of
sparkling blue eyes staring at her. One occupant meowed Jenna a greeting. Inside
the box were three identical grey striped kittens.
If I had more time, I would have went
into how their was food and water in the box and big cut in the back and how
the wrapping was actually made out of cloth not paper so the kitties could
breathe…
The fever was so high…
You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong,
just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to
criticize what someone else has written. Go.
