Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is The Glass Case: A Short Story by Krisitn Hannah

The genre is Short Story with a 4.4 star rating for FREE!

“I’ve never read one of Kristen Hannah’s books before, but when this short story showed up as free I just had to check it out. It’s a quick read, but that in no way lessens it’s emotional impact. The story hooks you from page 1 with the very personal feel of the writing. Without giving anything away . . . this story is heart-wrenching. I know I will definitely be reading more of Kristen Hannah’s books in the future.” M Roberts (Amazon Review)

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In her classic short story THE GLASS CASE, Kristin Hannah explores the heart and mind of a young mother.  April Bannerman is a young mother of three, married to her high school sweetheart & living in the same small town in which she grew up.  Although she loves her children and husband, April is plagued by the growing doubt that she has not lived up to her mother’s expectations for her—until one day when something terrible and unexpected happens, and April must face the truth about her own life and discover what really matters.

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About The Author

I was born in September 1960 in Southern  California and grew up at the beach, making sand castles and  playing in the surf.   When I was eight  years old, my father drove us to Western Washington  where we called home.

After working in a trendy advertising agency, I decided to go to law school. “But  you’re going to be a writer” are the prophetic words I will never  forget from my mother. I was in my  third-and final-year of law school and my mom was in the hospital, facing the  end of her long battle with cancer. I  was shocked to discover that she believed I would become a writer. For the next few months, we collaborated on  the worst, most clichéd historical romance ever written.

After my  mom’s death, I packed up all those bits and pieces of paper we’d collected and  put them in a box in the back of my closet. I got married and continued  practicing law.

Then I found out I was pregnant, but was on bed rest for five months. By the time I’d read every book in the house  and started asking my husband for cereal boxes to read, I knew I was a goner.  That’s when my darling husband reminded me of the book I’d started with my mom.  I pulled out the boxes of research  material, dusted them off and began writing. By the time my son was born, I’d  finished a first draft and found an obsession.

The rejections came, of course, and they stung for a while, but each one really  just spurred me to try harder, work more. In 1990, I got “the call,”  and in that moment, I went from a young mother with a cooler-than-average hobby  to a professional writer, and I’ve never looked back. In all the years between  then and now, I have never lost my love of, or my enthusiasm for, telling  stories. I am truly blessed to be a wife, a mother, and a writer.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.kristinhannah.com/

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Ordinary World by Elisa Lorello

The genre is Women’s Fiction with a 4 star rating at only $2.99!

“I just finished Ordinary World. I was a fan of Faking it so I was looking forward to the sequel. Nothing could have prepared me for the powerful emotions I got from this book. I lost my wife last spring after a 6 month illness and I lived so many of the thoughts and emotions Andi was dealing with and I certainly could identify with what she was feeling. Anyone who has ever lost a loved one should read this book and so should anyone else. Ms Lorello really gets it. She has captured the experience of loss like no other author I have read.” –Larry H. Leitner (Amazon Review)

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Readers who fell in love with Andi Cutrone in Elisa Lorello’s first novel, Faking It, can now join Andi on a new journey in which she faces a challenge unlike any she has ever known. Ordinary World begins six years after Lorello’s first installment left off: Andi is blissfully married, works as a recently tenured professor at Northampton University, and is a published author. Life is ideal—until her husband’s death in a senseless accident shatters Andi’s world, plunging her into a gulf of depression and grief. Her family and friends do what that they can to ease her anguish, but no one seems to have the right words to heal Andi’s pain. On the advice of a friend, she travels to Italy to escape and unexpectedly runs into the man who once helped her discover her authentic self. As their friendship is renewed, Andi finally begins to heal, daring to hope that someday she will be happy again. Both wrenching and uplifting, Ordinary World is a moving tale of love and loss, joy and sorrow, heartbreak and hope.

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About The Author

Elisa Lorello was born and raised on Long Island, the youngest of seven children. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and eventually launched a career in rhetoric and composition studies. She has been teaching first-year writing to university students since 2000. Elisa currently resides in North Carolina, where she splits her time between teaching and writing. In addition to Ordinary World, she is also the author of the novel Faking It.

To learn more about this author, visit http://elisalorello.com/home

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Anywhere But Here by Jenny Gardiner

The genre is Chick-Lit with a 4.5 star rating at only $2.99!

“I have to say this is a book I just happened on here but let me tell from the moment I picked up the book I was intrigued. Jenny pulls you right into Mary Kate’s life and it may not be you but it might be just like someone’s life you know. I don’t want to ruin the story line but as I was reading it I felt as if I knew the characters as personal friends and at each turn you just want to know where it is leading you. I didn’t want to put it down for a moment. This is a must read for a lazy summer day on the beach or snuggled up under a blanket in the winter for a nice read…” –D. Evans (Amazon Review)

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Mary Kate Dupree has been spinning her wheels for too long. Trapped in an abusive marriage to an overbearing good ol’ boy, she finally decides break the cycle when she heads out to pick up her husband’s dry cleaning and instead picks up a handsome hitchhiker. They impulsively set off on a road trip of self-discovery, peeling away layers of their dark pasts en route to Niagara Falls, but once there will they take the leap?

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About The Author

Hi! I’m the author of the #1 Kindle bestselling novel SLIM TO NONE; the award-winning novel SLEEPING WITH WARD CLEAVER; the memoir WINGING IT: A MEMOIR OF CARING FOR A VENGEFUL PARROT WHO’S DETERMINED TO KILL ME (Simon Spotlight/March 2010); ANYWHERE BUT HERE; ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE; and WHERE THE HEART IS; as well as the upcoming essay collection NAKED MAN ON MAIN STREET. I also have a short story in Wade Rouse’s fabulous anthology of humorous dog stories, I’M NOT THE BIGGEST BITCH IN THIS RELATIONSHIP that features such authors as Jen Lancaster, Rita Mae Brown, Sarah Pekkanen, and more.

I’ve had pieces appear in Ladies Home Journal, the Washington Post and on NPR’s Day to Day. I joke that I honed my fiction writing skills while working as a publicist for a US Senator. Other jobs I’ve held have included: an orthodontic assistant (learning quite readily that I wasn’t cut out for a career in polyester), a waitress (probably my highest-paying job), a TV reporter, a pre-obituary writer, and a photographer (claim to fame: being hired to shoot Prince Charles–with a camera, silly!). I live in Virginia with my husband, three kids, two dogs, one cat, one rabbit and a gregarious parrot. In my free time I study Italian, dream of traveling to exotic locales, and feel very guilty for rarely attempting to clean the house.

Visit me at my website, www.jennygardiner.net or my blog, www.jennygardiner.net/blog/

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is VIOLETS ARE BLUE by Carrie Green

The genre is Horror with a 4.3star rating and is FREE!

“Sarah is a new wife, trying to fit in her new home and life with a new mother in law. When things take a more sinister turn, she wonders if it’s just in her head…. she just wants to fit in! Great short story, the suspense builds and engrosses the reader! Enthused to read the other short stories by Green!” –brie687 (Amazon Review)

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Newly-wed Sarah was delighted to move in with her mother-in-law, Martha, a widower who had raised her son, by herself, on an isolated Midwest farm.

A kid from a broken home who had been raised in a group house in Chicago, Sarah had struggled to put herself through college on scholarships. She considered herself to be self-reliant and willing to work hard for her dreams. She wanted only one thing, a real family. Todd was the love of her life, so that she was sure that she’d love Martha, too.

It never occurred to Sarah that Martha would see her as competition, to be eliminated.

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About The Author

Carrie Green “a powerful new voice in horror and suspense” will have her first novel, ‘Walk a Lonely Street,’ published by McMullin Press in 2012. Set in Chicago, a jazz nightclub owner is found dead in the parking lot with a bullet to the brain. Police have written it off as a suicide, but his wife and best buddy think that it’s a murder and they embark on their own investigation. Carrie is excited to build her audience, in the meantime, with the ‘Roses are Red,’ ‘Violets are Blue,’ and ‘Sugar is Sweet,’ trilogy of shorts stories and a novella being released as eBooks for a limited time. Born and raised in Chicago, Carrie now lives with her husband in the northern suburbs of the city.

Contact Carrie or sign up to receive notification of the publication of her next book at www.CarrieGreenBooks.com.

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer

The genre is Medical Thriller with a 3.7 star rating at only $2.99!

“Michael Palmer knows how to plot. He also knows how to write gripping characters. I was immediately involved in this storyline and cheered when the villains got their due. And the hero got his! I find the science fascinating. Terrific read.” –Karen Rose Smith (Amazon Review)

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The New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense delivers another novel at the crossroads of politics and medicine in this shocker of a thriller On the night of the State of the Union address, President James Allaire expects to give the speech of his career. But no one anticipates the terrifying turn of events that forces him to quarantine everyone in the Capitol building. A terrorist group calling itself “Genesis” has unleashed WRX3883, a deadly, highly contagious virus, into the building. No one fully knows the deadly effect of the germ except for the team responsible for its development—a team headed by Allaire, himself. The only one who might be able to help is virologist Griffin Rhodes, currently in solitary confinement in a maximum security federal prison for alleged terrorist acts, including the attempted theft of WRX3883 from the lab where he worked. Rhodes has no idea why he has been arrested, but when Allaire offers to free him in exchange for his help combating the virus, he reluctantly agrees to do what he can to support the government that has imprisoned him without apparent cause. Meanwhile, every single person in line for presidential succession is trapped inside the Capitol—every person except one: the Director of Homeland Security, who is safely at home in Minnesota, having been selected as the “Designated Survivor” for this event. With enemies both named and unnamed closing in, and the security of the nation at stake, Griff must unravel the mysteries of WRX3883 without violating his pledge as a scientist to use no animal testing in his experiments…and time is running out. Tense, thrilling, and entirely plausible, A Heartbeat Away will make you reflect, wonder, and be truly afraid.

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About The Author

Michael Palmer, is the author of sixteen novels of medical and political suspense, all international bestsellers. His 17th medical and political thriller, OATH OF OFFICE is now available. In addition to writing, Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Services, devoted to helping physicians troubled by mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues, and chemical dependency. He lives in eastern Massachusetts.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.michaelpalmerbooks.com/

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Chasing Amanda by Melissa Foster

The genre is Mystery with a 3.5 star rating at only $2.99!

“Melissa Foster has truly done it again. Weaving the reader through the intricate dealings with relationships, but also bringing twists and turns to the plot to keep you from putting the book down! Foster does a fantastic job making the reader feel the emotions and urgency the characters feel. It is like you are along for the journey. Put simply….A MUST READ! Wonderful follow-up to Megan’s Way! Absolutely cannot wait for her next book!” –J.M. Reed (Amazon Review)

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Nine years ago, Molly Tanner witnessed a young girl’s abduction in the busy city of Philadelphia, shifting her occasional clairvoyance into overdrive. Two days later, the girl’s body was found, and Molly’s life fell apart. Consumed by guilt for not acting upon her visions, and on the brink of losing her family, Molly escaped the torturous reminders in the city, fleeing to the safety of the close-knit rural community of Boyds, Maryland.

Molly’s life is back on track, her son has begun college, and she and her husband have finally rekindled their relationship. Their fresh start is shattered when a seven-year-old girl disappears from a local park near Molly’s home. Unable to turn her back on another child and troubled by memories of the past, Molly sets out to find her, jeopardizing the marriage she’d fought so hard to hold together. While unearthing clues and struggling to decipher her visions, Molly discovers another side of Boyds, where the residents–and the land itself–hold potentially lethal secrets, and exposes another side of her husband, one that threatens to tear them apart.

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About The Author

Melissa Foster is a wonderful connector of readers and books, a friend of authors, and a tireless advocate for women. She is the real deal”–AuthorJennie Shortridge

Melissa Foster is the bestselling, award-winning author of three novels, Megan’s Way, Chasing Amanda, and Come Back to Me. She has also been published in Indie Chicks, and anthology. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, and the WoMen’s Literary Cafe. Melissa is currently collaborating in the film production of Megan’s Way.

Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children, she’s written for Calgary’s Child Magazine and Women Business Owners Magazine, and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa is currently working on her next novel, and lives in Maryland with her family. Melissa’s interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping women see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa on The Women’s Nest or her personal website.

Awards:

Megan’s Way 2011 Beach Book Award Winner (Spirituality) 2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Fiction/Drama), Finalist (Women’s Fiction) 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist (Spirituality)

Chasing Amanda 2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Paranormal), Finalist, (Women’s Fiction, Mystery) 2011 Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards, Winner, (Paranormal)

To learn more about this author, visit http://melissafoster.com/

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Only You by Deborah Grace Staley

The genre is Contemporary Romance with a 4 star rating at only $1.99!

“Fabulous! I was looking for a fun and romantic read after several mind bending books and this book did not disappoint. The humour, delightful romantic tension and engaging characters drew me in instantly and carried me through the entire book. That being said, it is not without substance and it had the perfect tale one would want to spend a few hours with.” –Heather (Amazon Review)

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A charming romance about the lives and loves of people in a small Tennessee town. In the tradition of Debbie Macomber.

“Hey, ya’ll. Dixie Ferguson here. I run Ferguson’s Diner in Angel Ridge, Tennessee. Population three hundred forty-five.

It’s a picturesque town in the valley of the Little Tennessee River, established in 1785. In the early days, its first families–the McKays, the Wallaces, the Houstons, the Joneses, and, of course, the Craigs–staked their claims on hundreds of acres of the richest bottom land anyone had ever seen.

After all the years I’ve spent behind the counter at Ferguson’s, I could probably tell ya’ll a story about near everyone in town. But we only have so much time, so I’ll narrow it down to just two for now.

This is a story about coming home. It’s also a story about acceptin’ folks for who they are. You could say it’s a story about Josie Allen, a librarian, and Cole Craig, a handyman, but I say it’s a story about finding love where you’d least expect to.”

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About The Author

Born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee-that’s in the upper eastern tip of the state-Deborah Grace Staley is the youngest of four children. Since there were not a lot of neighborhood children to play with and no siblings close in age, she learned to amuse herself by creating stories that played out in her head. For some reason, she never gave a thought to committing them to paper.

A painfully slow reader, Deborah decided if she was going to earn a college degree, her reading speed would have to improve. So the summer before she entered King College in Bristol, Tennessee, she went to her local library and checked out a variety of books. She fell in love with Harlequins. By the end of the summer, she was reading a book a day written by classic romance authors such as Anne Mather and Carole Mortimer.

After earning her degree, she tried out a couple of careers before she settled into being a paralegal. Meanwhile, she kept reading romance while her own stories kept spinning around in her head, but now were demanding to be written. With a degree in French, she had no idea how to write a novel. So, she took three novel writing courses at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and got started. Four years and one baby later, with one completed book in hand, she began submitting, joined Romance Writers of America and began attending conferences for romance writers.

Deborah never sold that first book she wrote, and it took nine years before her dream of being a published romance novelist became a reality. Still, she never doubted that it would happen when the time was right. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Today, Deborah has retired from the life of a paralegal and as a Disability Support Specialist and Transcriber to write full-time. Married to her college sweetheart, they make their home on five acres in Maryville, Tennessee in a circa 1867 farmhouse with gingerbread trim that has Angel’s Wings. She has one son in college whom she loves to watch play baseball.

Now that her stories are out of her head and on paper, she’s so thankful for the opportunity to share them with readers! She’d love to hear from you via e-mail at deborahgracestaley@aol.com or via snail mail at P.O. Box 672, Vonore, Tennessee, 37885. Include an SASE and she’ll send you a bookmark and autographed bookplate.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.deborahgracestaley.com/

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The Cheap Kindle Daily read is Belfast Girls by Gerry McCullough

The genre is Thriller with a 5 star rating at only 99 Cents!

“This book takes us on a wonderful journey through present day Ireland. What starts out as a crime thriller quickly evolves into a literary festival beyond the boundary of genres. In following the characters through their personal journeys, we are presented a powerful mosaic of contemporary Ireland. With thrills, comedy and romance, this book never fails to engage and entertain. Definitely the product of a living bard.” –P.D. Allen (Amazon Review)

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‘Belfast Girls’ is the story of three girls – Sheila, Phil and Mary – growing up into the new emerging post-conflict Belfast of money, drugs, high fashion and crime; and of their lives and loves.

Sheila, a supermodel, is kidnapped. Phil is sent to prison. Mary, surviving a drug overdose, has a spiritual awakening.

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John Branagh, former candidate for the priesthood, a modern Darcy, someone to love or hate. Will he and Sheila ever get together? Davy Hagan, drug dealer, ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’. Is Phil also mad to have anything to do with him?

Although from different religious backgrounds, starting off as childhood friends, the girls manage to hold onto that friendship in spite of everything.

A book about contemporary Ireland and modern life. A book which both men and women can enjoy – thriller, romance, comedy, drama – and much more ….

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About The Author

Gerry McCullough has been writing poems and stories since childhood. Brought up in north Belfast, she graduated in English and Philosophy from Queen’s University, Belfast, then went on to gain an MA in English.

She lives just outside Belfast, in Northern Ireland, has four grown up children and is married to author, media producer and broadcaster, Raymond McCullough, with whom she co-edited the Irish magazine, ‘Bread’, (published by Kingdom Come Trust), from 1990-96. In 1995 they published a non-fiction book called, ‘Ireland – now the good news!’

Over the past few years Gerry has had more than fifty short stories published in UK, Irish and American magazines, anthologies and annuals – as well as broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster – plus poems and articles published in several Northern Ireland and UK magazines. She has also read from her novel, poems and short stories at several Irish literary events; writes a regular literary blog – Gerry’s Books; and guest writes for several other literary blogs.

Gerry won the Cuírt International Literary Award for 2005 (Galway); was shortlisted for the 2008 Brian Moore Award (Belfast); shortlisted for the 2009 Cuírt Award; and commended in the 2009 Seán O’Faolain Short Story Competition, (Cork).

Her first full-length Irish novel – ‘Belfast Girls,’ a thriller/romance – was published by Night Publishing, UK, in November 2010; and a second thriller/romance novel, ‘Danger, Danger,’ was published by Precious Oil Publications in October, 2011. Her first collection of Irish short stories – ‘The Seanachie: Tales of Old Seamus’, previously published in an Irish weekly magazine – was published by Precious Oil in January, 2012.

The Cuírt Award-winning story, ‘Primroses’, and the Seán O’Faolain commended story, ‘Giving Up’, are part of a series of twelve more serious Irish short stories, written by Gerry, and to be published shortly. Also in the pipeline are, ‘Lady Molly and the Snapper’ – a young adult novel set in Dublin; and ‘Not the End of the World’ – a humorous, futuristic, adult fantasy novel.

To learn more about this author, visit http://www.preciousoil.com/gerry/

 

Today’s Featured Read

The Cheap Kindle Daily read is The Consultant (Barry/McCall Series)
by Claude Bouchard

The genre is Thriller with a 5 star rating at only 1.99!

“The Consultant,” is filled the usual suspects, written in a nonconforming manner. There’s the handsome reformed hero, a bevy of beautiful woman, an over-abundance of bad guys, and of course what thriller would be complete without sexy sports cars and car chases. In one memorable chapter, I was brought to tears when an exquisite red Mustang was destroyed in an explosive high-speed collision. Great writing! The story often read like a movie, and I have no doubt that Clint Eastwood, in his prime, would have bought the rights to play the lead in movie version of “The Consultant.”  After devouring both “The Consultant” and “Vigilante,” I look forward to Claude Bouchard taking me with him on his next adventurous ride.” –Dee Marie (Amazon Review)

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WARNING: Do not read this book until you have read Vigilante. Consider yourself warned !!

Murderers, drug lords, biker gangs, kidnappers… None stand a chance against… The Consultant.

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About The Author

Claude was born in Montreal, Canada, where he still resides with his spouse, Joanne as well as the rulers of the household, Krystalle and Midnight, their cats. He completed his studies in human resources, accounting and management at McGill University and worked in various management capacities in the fields of HR and finance for a handful of firms for too many years.
His first stab at writing was in 1995, the result being his first novel, Vigilante. This was subsequently followed by The Consultant (1996), Mind Games (1997), The Homeless Killer (2009) and 6 Hours 42 Minutes (2011) all part of the Barry/McCall Series born from Vigilante. He has recently completed ASYLUM (2011) which is not in the series and is currently working on Discreet Activities, the sixth Barry/McCall crime thriller.
When Claude isn’t writing or editing his work, he spends his time making noise with his guitars, painting in oil and watercolour, reading, traveling (budget permitting) and planning to work out.

To learn more about this author, visit  http://www.claudebouchardbooks.com

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The Cheap Kindle Daily read is SCARS: An Amazing End-Times Prophecy Novel by Patience Prence

The genre is Christian Fiction Thriller with a 4.5 star rating at only $3.99!

“A fascinating, well thought out (and researched) end time narrative. The girl and her background read like a true story. And true to the biblical account, the real Christ will have the “scars” on his hands, to distinguish him from the pretenders. In this day and age, with false messiahs emerging on many fronts, the book provides an intriguing look into the apocalyptic mind.” –Herbert Sorensen (Amazon Review)

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The APOCALYPSE has just begun…. 
Sixteen-year-old Rebekah Silver is your average teenager living in Southern California. She worries only about learning her cheerleading routines and passing her math test. But as world dictators rise to power and devastating disasters claim millions of lives she is inspired to search for answers. Becky soon discovers her world is quickly coming to an end, just as it was prophesied. Now she must decide whether to risk her life to follow the laws of God or surrender her soul to the law of man in this action-packed thriller.

Will Becky Survive?

Revelation comes to life in this adrenaline-fueled Christian thriller weaved with End Times prophecy. A heart-wrenching story of a young girl set during the Tribulation, SCARS chronicles the beginning of the End of the World, as earth-shattering events lead up to the Apocalypse as foretold in the Bible.

SCARS reveals many possible answers to questions such as, “Who is the Antichrist? The False Prophet? The name that equates to 666 in both Greek and Hebrew?” and “What are the Mark of the Beast and the image of the beast?”

Other prophecies mentioned:

How the antichrist will be revealed
The lie
Who will be deceived by the antichrist
The ten-horned kingdoms of the beast
The 144,000
The Two Witnesses
The Peace Treaty

SCARS is shocking and eye-opening but essential reading in a world of confusing theories. There is no other end-times fiction book like this. 

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About The Author

Patience Prence was fascinated by the book of Revelation as a young child. She has studied Revelation and end-time prophecies for many years. Patience takes in her novel, her desire to share her faith and draw readers into a better understanding of end time events and the reliability of Scripture as a guide.

Patience is legally blind and suffers from Usher Syndrome, a disease that causes hearing loss and blindness (Retinitis Pigmentosa).