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Thank you so much!! This was always one of my favorite paranormal fiction series that I wrote too!!

Oh far from it! And since I did that interview a while back, I lost my furry pets, but I've never told anyone here that really, besides Myr. Now all that's left at my house are scaly pets. I can handle the lizard my son owns but the snek? *shivers* NO! My daughter, monster #1, wears her 4'9" ball python like a necklace. Ewwww 🤢

First, to all who celebrate, Merry Christmas!! Second, did you get a chance to read this month's CSR? I figure anyone who isn't celebrating, or who needs a break from celebrating, could definitely enjoy LJCC's story Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation. Make sure you leave a comment below, but first... enjoy this interview! Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? Yes, fruits and vegetables are essential to life. Plus I’m in my late 30s now, if I don’t eat my fruits and veggies, my doctor says I’m going to die. Why though? I don’t know. I’m guessing he just wants to scare me like I was still that kid who goes to his office begging for a lollipop. Though I hate okra and eggplant/aubergine. Anything slimy and long makes me gag (pun intended.) If you were an animal, what would you be? I’ve always been a cat. And I have the temper of a cat. If you’re always around in my zone 24/7, I’m going to get sick of you. However, if you don’t talk to me for a day...I’ll be following you around, and pestering you for no reason until you love me, and then I get sick of you. It’s an endless cycle. I’m a monster. What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Sleep. I sleep like a log and around 8-10 hours whenever I can. Then sleep for around 2-5 hours in my work days. I don’t know why I’m still alive at this point in my life. Also, I play classical piano on the side. I also studied culinary so I can cook. I’m a lazy cook, but when I cook…no one dies from food poisoning, that’s guaranteed at least. What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story? Tazmania, a city in Australia. I have an idea in mind for a story but it’s in the backburner for now. I think it would be romantic to watch my date get killed by a blue-ringed octopus native to Australia or get bitten by a red back spider. Makes up for good plot. If you could give advice to yourself when you first started writing, what would it be? I’d tell my 15-year-old self: You’re a shit writer. Everything you write is shit. You’re nobody. You’re no one. No one wants to read your story. No one wants to buy your book. Get it in your head that you’re nothing special. The characters you write are the ones who are special and needs your every frigging time and devotion to be honest and truthful to their versions of their existence. Don’t piss this off by feeling you’re the man. You’re not. Yes, your audience will read your character, not because you wrote it…but because they’re authentic and they could relate. Don’t you dare cry. Stop it. STOP IT! GO now. Start writing, you piece of shit. What drew you to writing a spy thriller? Majority of the spy thrillers I’ve read didn’t have any gay lead. So I thought, we need a protagonist for the gays. I want a gay James Bond. Then I proceeded to create the most expensive gay escort who turns out to be a spy for Britain, you know for the steamy sex scenes and pew-pew-pew gun show. Cause why not? Even I would sell my lung to sleep with Greg. Did you get the idea for Greg Danvers first or the plot for Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation? The beginning of the story and the ending were the things that came first. All I needed was to write the meat in between the story. It was very complicated because I had to align everything I wrote to the ending of the story, with how everything would lead to the end. The dates and the timeline were especially a pain to plot. Any question I had with my own story regarding the timeline, I had to change it…which may or may not connect to other things in the story. So it was a constant back and forth of editing and double checking things. Do you have a favorite line or scene in the story? Episode 11, Thistlebaum’s Bridge, the torture scene and the fight scene at the dark empty road. I was writing about the satisfying thrill of hitting a man, and it was an evil anti-hero moment that made me giggle. “You see, there’s this satisfying thrill of hitting a man—a man who’d initially wanted to attack you and was down on his knees praying for mercy.” And this moment of realization. “Why did they have to awaken this side of me? Did they want to die? I certainly would want to kill them now.” Also, the sex scene on Episode 4, The Quid. “Seconds later, he was haunched on the bed, positioning his friable arsehole above my stick. The sound was a grunt, a grunting explained by a mixture of being whacked by a fist and a flicking of his fun-sized nipple. He whimpered as I entered him. "That fucking bastard gets what he deserves—oh shit, oh my god."” It was particularly funny to me that they’re having raunchy sex while Greg’s partner was having a soliloquy, unloading his father’s issues on the man who was boning him. That’s when I realise that sex scenes don’t have to be all too serious. How close is a sequel to being posted for your readers? The second book, Mr. & Mister Danvers: The Molfar Project is far from finished. It’s currently at 40k words, and I imagine that story to be around 200k+. I stopped writing it for now. I was at impasse because I had fallen in love with one of my characters whom I know will inevitably suffer in the end. And I was like, will it happen or will it not? Should it happen or should it not happen? So I took a break and will be resuming writing it next year. I really want the quality of the story to be highly polished so I won’t post it until I’m comfortable enough that it’s reached that level of standard I’ve given myself. Do you want to share something about your new or upcoming works for readers? The novel I’m writing for now, to take a momentary break from the spy-thriller, is a romantic-comedy/slice-of-life drama. It’s about a Brazilian hunk, Klebber Toledo, and an American dreamboat Dennis Ellison who met on a dating app, Tinge, where they had no idea COVID-19 would turn their spur-of-the-moment trip to Costa Rica into a months-long adventure. I based this story from a Netflix special of the same name, which features a Present Tense format with the documentary interview, and a 3rd person narration as the bulk of the story. After watching that Netflix documentary, I was like, “I wonder what would happen if Khani and Matt were gay (the Netflix leads).” So Klebber and Dennis were incepted to fill in those roles for the novel. I’ve already posted the first chapter, https://gayauthors.org/story/ljcc/the-longest-third-date/1 It’s the teaser interview and so far, I really like how it has turned out. I’ll post the full story probably early next year.

“To rest you need to sleep. If you want me to sleep now, you need to wake me up so I can take a turn,” Beckett argued stubbornly. “We are pretty far from the city. Unless they also have a dragon, I doubt they could catch up before midday tomorrow, and we won’t sleep past dawn.” “So, sleep here together?” Beckett wasn’t against that. It was clear, the actual stars shining over them in a thick blanket in the dark sky. He would probably stay awake from shivering if he wasn’t curled up und

Did you catch Monday's detail-packed feature, Phases of the Moon, back in 2021 when @Mann Ramblings posted it? If not, I hope to tempt you into reading it with this week's Signature feature blog posts, so on to the excerpt! Want to read more? Click here

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This month I admit I couldn't pass up another "family" story... but with a dose of last month's paranormal feature. Have you read the last story @Mann Ramblings posted, Phases of the Moon? Well, maybe this week will convince you if you haven't! Length: 146,674 Description: Under the phases of the moon, Jimmy Coutreau is hunting, following the howls that don't belong. A loner by choice, he finds himself fascinated by Sawyer Thomas, a man who doesn't belong in his world, but here he is anyways. A Reader Said: With this being my first reading of a Mann Ramblings story, I can't express my true love for this adventure. It's an absolute binge-worthy trip, whether the reader is a fan of were-creature stories or not. I'm certain Phases of Moon has soiled any future were-creature reading for me. Included in the recommendation given to me for this story was a warning. I was told to refrain from speed-reading, as there are many hidden details. Needless to say, I chucked the instruction. The author has the reader gripped by the collar and refuses to let you down, both physically and emotionally. Every word seems to have been placed with the grace of a true artist. The cast was flawlessly designed, as was the plot. Nearing the final ten chapters had me gripping my laptop. With the concluding five, my neighbors became concerned with my wild exclamations of either "I knew it!" or "No F%^&ing way!" As a fan of were-creature stories, this work has cemented itself in my personal favorites. While perfectly pleased with the outcome of the story, one can only hope for more. ~ @astone2292 If you want to spread the word about Mann Rambling's story, download the graphic below and add it to your signature! Make sure you come back on Wednesday to see the excerpt I chose to share!

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Welcome to our last CSR feature of 2023! 10 years of features needed something dramatic with flair, and what is more dramatic than a spy thriller? So you can put down your holiday nog (or grab it if you need some spirits and enjoy them together!) and focus on this story for a fun journey of twists & turns you'll never expect. Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation by @LJCC Length: 59,674 Description: Greg Danvers, a former London police sergeant now a part-time waiter, tends to his ten-year-old son and his paraplegic father. Forced by poverty and desperation, he becomes a “high-class escort.” Swept into life as a spy and brushed into The Agency’s path, guided by his handler, Jean de La Fontaine, with the help of the mysterious Nathaniel Worthington, he learns his only chance of safety lies with their help. What begins as a duty to serve his country becomes a need to answer an urgent desire, as Greg finds himself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives wading through sex, secrecy, and espionage. A Reader said: Don't wanna spoil too much of a great story, but be ready for many didn't see that one coming plot turn moments. And it only builds up. So start reading , the proof of the pudding is in the eating, I am confident you'll love it. ~ Chris571 Don't forget to come back for the CSR Discussion day on Monday, December 25!

This month's feature was a mix of so many characters, pets, and details that you needed a LONG month and a bit of a holiday to finish it all. I hope you enjoyed kbois' story, When Opportunity Knocks! Make sure you add your comments below, but first, you get to enjoy this interview. I say, I say… who does it better, the chicken or the chicken hawk? Well, the chicken hawk has better eyesight, but chicken tastes better, and there are so many ways to cook it, so I’d have to go with the chicken. What's your favorite room in your house? Do you plot or write there? Probably my living room. It’s where I spend the most time and do most of my writing. I don’t usually plot out a story. Occasionally, I will jot down ideas for future chapters, but I write by the seat of my pants. If you were writing a book about your life, what would the title be? WTF? How did I get here? Which is your stories that you’ve written is your favorite and why? I’m rather fond of my first story, A Tattoo for Lex. The general plot and characters banged around my head for a few years before I got the guts to write it all down. Looking back, the writing level makes me cringe, but hey, not horrible for a first-time writer. My current series is what I’m most proud of. It’s made me grow as a writer and taken my skills to a higher level. Do you think characters or the plot is the most important part of a story, and why? Definitely the plot. It’s what molds the characters. You can have the most personable character on the planet, but if your plot sucks, it’s not going to engage the readers the way a story is supposed to, and so often, the plot is crucial to how a character delivers a line or expresses emotion. Your stories are a mix of genres. Do you have a preferred genre to write? No. I write whatever floats my boat at the moment. I like trying new genres. It gives me a chance to stretch my writing wings. I really enjoy the anthologies and other challenges GA offers. They provide a platform to try something new without committing to a full-length story. Romance will always be my go-to. It just might also include some shifters, vampires, or a snarky-ass devil once in a while. The names in When Opportunity Knocks cracked me up. Is that all author fun or do you actually know parents who are that crazy? It’s all author fun. I have a blast making these things up. Although I did have a co-worker once who wanted to give all her kids aviation names, which is where I got the idea. Her first boy was Jet. I have no idea if she had more kids later or if she continued the theme. On a side note, my beta, Danilo Syrtis, nearly always picks up the hidden meanings behind some of the names I choose. There are several pups in this story. Do you have a lot of pets in real life or just indulge in stories? I was pet-deprived growing up. Once I was married, we got a dog who was with us for thirteen and a half years. After we moved to Florida, I wanted to go to the shelter to get an adult dog, medium size but instead got suckered into taking in a puppy who didn’t get bigger than a Dachshund. He’s now fourteen. We were broken into a few times, and after the last one, we got a second mutt for protection. He’s dumber than a box of rocks but is enough of a deterrent to warrant keeping him. Plus, he’s cute. So, yeah, I’ve got two dogs now, and as all my Korner Krew members know, I’m not a cat person. lol Do you have a favorite line or scene from When Opportunity Knocks? Anything having to do with Bruce, Rosie, or Tater. Are you currently writing something or have something to share in the future soon for readers? I’m technically not writing anything at the moment as I’m editing the rough draft chapters of The Light at the End of the Tunnel so I can finish posting it and wrap up the series. I do have several ideas for a few stories. I’m trying to coax Jase from Tattoo into telling me his tale. He’s been whispering, and I need him to start shouting. I wrote an intro chapter for something else, and I do have a third idea that I was going to use for the anthology, but it decided it wanted more attention.

Thank you, @Valkyrie and team for everything you do to run the anthology events and keep them going on GA! It's a lot of work, and we appreciate it!!

I wanted to feature a story by kbois this month, and while this story is on the longer side for a CSR pick, I liked that it aligned with that oft-featured holiday month issue... unexpected family dynamics and all the bumps that indicates! So, please enjoy this month's story by @kbois and come back at the end of the month ready to share your thoughts! When Opportunity Knocks by kbois Length: 96,473 Description: Jett Anderson and Kyle Benton are starting to build a relationship. Life decides to throw in some speed bumps and hazards to make navigating the road not so easy. Add in some unexpected family dynamics and soon enough things get challenging. Can they work it out? A Reader Said: One of Kbois best stories to date and that’s saying a lot, I really love her stories. But this one has everything, love, hot guys, cute dogs, drama, suspense, good pacing, and great detail. ~ @Mrsgnomie Don't forget to come back on Monday, November 27th, for the CSR Discussion day!

The walls warped around him as he slowed, but Beckett wasn’t looking at them. He focused on the pile of rubble that blocked the stairs he needed to get down to find Valrinda. The damn golems had pulled down so much of the wall he couldn’t even get down. Had that been their plan all along? Trap him up in the tower and let the lightning kill him? He snorted. That wasn’t going to go their way. Trapping him in the tower wasn’t going to go their way either. Beckett tucked the softly glowing star

Can you believe tomorrow is Halloween? It's true! In honor of the spooky season, I picked a story that also dipped into the paranormal and featured an author that has a variety of stories in the genre if that's your thing! I hope you enjoyed Miles to Go this month, now enjoy this interview I sent to @Comicality before you share your comments below. Who was the real villain, ACME or Wile E. Coyote? Hehehe, Wile E. Coyote! All the way! They sold it...but YOU bought it, dude. Repeatedly, after injury and failures galore. That’s all on him. Learn or suffer, I always say. If you were an animal, what would you be? A panther! Can’t explain it, but I’ve always had a thing for panthers, even when I was little. Like all black, or purple, fur...sleek, with bright and mysterious glow in the dark golden eyes? What could be cooler than that? What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story? Egypt. Hands down. It’s on my personal bucket list. Being here in America for my whole life...we see stuff that might be like 100 years old. MAYBE 200 years. But being able to stand in front of something thousands of years old and marvel at it? That would be priceless to me. I’d research that for a story and really put my creative mind to the test. My second pick would be Tokyo. Because Tokyo just sounds awesome! What do you like to do when you’re not writing? I’m almost never ‘not writing’. But when I need to unplug and relax, I’m a big film fanatic. I could lose an entire day watching movies. Video games too, because I love the stories behind them and everything that goes into bringing those worlds to life. Outside of those two things, it’s all me trying to spend quality time with my family. What’s the best part of being a writer? Being able to exist in a world where I control the ‘rules’. Where the people with good hearts and good intentions get rewarded for it. And people who suck and just live to cause misery, bigotry, and pain, get what they deserve. The real world isn’t like that, unfortunately. Assholes stay assholes, the super rich stay rich, and hopeless romantics get their hearts broken. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Such is life, I suppose. I don’t expect it to change. Out of all your stories, which story or series is your favorite and why? “Gone From Daylight” will probably be my favorite series from now until infinity. Hehehe, there is so much of myself poured into that story and everything started branching off into different corners of that world but are all still connected. It’s the biggest thing that I’ve ever done in my life, and I’m completely invested in seeing it all play out till the very end. Miles to Go did into the paranormal. Do you like to read or watch paranormal stories yourself? I LOVE paranormal stuff! And not just in fiction, but I love a lot true story details about paranormal stuff. I’m an 80’s kid, so I grew up in the horror movie era (Michael Myers, Freddy, Jason, Chucky, Leatherface, etc), and a lot of Chicago has many haunted spots in the downtown area. So I live for spooky stories. I find them fascinating. So… why zombies? What inspired the idea for Miles to Go? Actually, I wrote a zombie story one year for Halloween because there were a few readers that really wanted me to do one. So I basically did it for them, and it’s called “Shelter”. It had one main character and a love interest involved, but it was only meant to be a one chapter type of thing. And when folks wanted more, I came up with a few more characters to help build up the story and make it more unique and a bit more interesting. One of those characters was Preston, who I really enjoyed writing because he’s so much FUN! Hehehe! And as “Shelter” moved forward, I began writing backstories for each of the main characters to explain how they got there and brought them all together into one story. And that’s where “Miles To Go” came from. Do you have a favorite part (line or section) of the story? I really love the parts where Preston is trying to fit in at his very first party and all, but my favorite, I think, was him running through a cornfield full of zombies. I wanted to add something extremely creepy to this story, and having him push his way through a cornfield and not being able to see what’s right in front of him seemed like a rather frightening idea. Not knowing what you might run into. It almost has a Jaws ‘shark under the water’ feel to it. Can you share a little of your current or upcoming work with readers? I have some new stuff in the works, but my biggest priority is finishing off some stories that are almost done, but have been waiting for me to focus long enough to edit them and put it all together the way I’ve been wanting to do for AGES now! Stories like “Dream Lover”, “Boys Of Widow Lake”, “Empty Corners”, “Always”, and plenty more. Everything just takes time, and I don’t want to rush through and deliver something less than amazing? You know? What can I say? I can be overly ambitious sometimes. Hehehe!

Getting in really didn’t turn out to be a problem. The gate to the tunnel was wood, and two bashes from Valrinda’s tail decimated it. It was a tight squeeze for him, but he made it in. His bulk hid what waited for them at the end from Beckett, but he was glad he’d listened and let Valrinda go first when the heat from his breath wafted back into the stone tunnel. “Sorry.” The dragon’s voice was muffled by his own butt. He blocked most of the light, so Beckett couldn’t see much either, just a

Monday's feature of Finding Alex by @Krista mentioned a little bit of a twist... and if you don't get what I mean by that, maybe this excerpt will help you figure it out! Want to read more? Click here

October is all about fun and games, sometimes with a bit of a twist... How does that come into play with this story? Read on and find out! Length: 17,423 Description: Daniel is single and in the closet. Then at his sister's wedding, he meets Alex, the bestman of his new brother-in-law. A reader said: Krista! Why? I bloody loved the build up. I wished we could have had more time with the couple Great story though ~ Bachgen Cymraeg If you want to spread the word about Krista's story, download the graphic below and add it to your signature! Make sure you come back on Wednesday to see the excerpt I chose to share!

Thank you to Valkyrie for taking on the anthology and basically covering it all independently! Wowee, that's a lot of work because we have some great stories shared by a lot of authors. Thank you to everyone is who is participating by writing plus reading, liking, commenting, and reviewing!!

Their flesh met, and the venom joined them together under the magic. It wasn’t just a neurotoxin poison that forced the victim to surrender control of their mind and body to the owner of seprecries. That had been what attacked Valrinda, and he’d been fighting it with all his might. He’d managed to stay down under the city instead of going back to the surface to find Beckett and kill him. Then find the star. But that was where his strength had failed him. He couldn’t fight forever, an

The one-eyed-winking windbag, as Beckett dubbed him in his mind, looked like a tube that had been unrolled, then inflated partway. Lumpy, with no real defined shape, it still filled the entire archway that appeared to have a set of stairs leading down into a squat stone building. Every time the thing breathed out of holes on either side of its eye, it emitted a cloud of… something foul into the air with a greenish tinge. The mix of cooked broccoli and three week old gym socks made Beckett gag an

So October means the real start to fall and, as I sit here in my I Love Spooky sweatshirt, it's time to feature something for the Halloween season. ZOMBIES! So welcome to your October CSR read and an older story from Comicality, Miles to Go. For those who enjoy this kind of thing, from the comments this is a prequel to more in this world too! Miles to Go by @Comicality Length: 20,385 Description: As another one of the character spinoff tales from the zombie apocalypse series, "Shelter" Click Here, this story follows young 'Preston Miles' and his struggles before society fell all to pieces in a matter of days. I hope you enjoy this prequel miniseries before the main story! And be sure to check out the other spinoffs ("Walker Road", "Rotting Apples", "Safehaven", and "Release Me") as they are posted here! Or, grab an ebook copy at https://imagine-magazine.org/store/comicality/ A Reader Said: Preston is such a sweet soul, and he tries so hard to be liked. I think folks will relate to this sentiment, growing up and just wanting to fit in with your peers. However, the first time Preston decides to be spontaneous, the world devolves into a mass of flesh eating zombie. Certainly worth the read. His name is Preston… and you’ll like this book if you give it a chance. ~ D.K. Daniels Don't forget to come back on Monday, October 30th, for the CSR Discussion day!

Did you read the twisty teen tale by The MatchMaker by Arch Hunter? What did you think of the ending? Not what you expected? LOL! Well, make sure you share your thoughts about the story or his interview answers below! Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? I'm all about veggies; fruits not so much. I think veggies are far superior - you can roast, fry, boil, steam them. You can eat them raw, most of them. Literally hundreds of culinary applications! Fruits aren't bad, but most are hard to digest and full of sugar. Bananas are cool. Fun fact - I'm allergic to avocadoes, to give you a creative murder idea if I procrastinate a chapter for too long. Now, what was the question again? If you were an animal, what would you be? Probably a beaver, or a monkey. Both seem equally exciting. I'd probably go with a monkey to experience their social life and take long naps in the trees. What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story? Most of my stories aren't very location-specific and I like to keep it that way. But if I could choose, I would go with a time period rather than a location, and it probably would be the Industrial Revolution era with its exciting inventions, discoveries, and huge social inequality. The world still seemed vast, just at the dawn of globalization. Provided I could survive there long enough to research for a story, this would be quite a time to be. What do you like to do when you’re not writing? I spend time with my friends and family, learning new things, making music, reading, cooking, or playing video games. Last but not least, I like taking my dog to nice places. What brought you to GA? One of my Nifty readers recommended it to me a few years ago. He suggested that my stories would fit well on GA and looking back, he wasn't wrong! When you get a story idea, do you use any particular method, app, program, etc., to expand it before you begin writing? It differs from story to story. I'm really bad at planning long, intricate scenarios. Usually, I have an idea for the first few chapters and maybe the ending, and then I just start writing and see where it takes me. This way I end up with much more original and unpredictable outcomes, but sometimes I do write myself into a corner, especially if I post a story as I go. Instead of planning, I usually prefer to plant characters and events for myself to use later. This way I tend to surprise myself when a character I introduced a few chapters ago is not who I'd thought they were. That's what keeps me - and hopefully the readers - away from boredom. The Matchmaker has a bit of a twist… did you start with the contemporary story idea or the twist during your plot? It started with an idea of a troubled teenager and his friend with undefined supernatural powers. But when I came up with the twist, more layers came to my head one by one and I knew I had a story. Do you identify with any one character in the story the most and why? Not really! Looking back, I identify with most of my protagonists to some extent. But in this story, I made Kevin up from scratch and he's really nothing like me. Other characters in the story... well, they feel like people I could've known, but I don't identify with any of them. And I'm happy with it, because the readers still found them believable and relatable, even if not always likable. What’s your favorite line or scene in The Matchmaker? There are many scenes I like in it, but my favorite is probably a phone call between Kevin and Sarah in Chapter 3. This is the scene I usually visualize first when I think about this story. It is extremely important to the plot, even if it doesn't seem so at first. I also like the emotional impact it has on Kevin. It's just a short dialogue with barely any narration, but it does so many things. I'm not always proud of my past work but in this one, I wouldn't change a thing. Can you share a little about your current or upcoming work with readers? I'm really bad at delivering promised work (proven record!), so I'd rather keep working in silence. But yes, I'm working, and a new story will drop when you least expect it.

Did you catch Monday's blog post featuring JamesSavik's story, In the Shadow of the Dragon, for this month's Signature Feature? You definitely don't want to miss this longer novel-length story if you're looking for a great technical action story with a lot of human interactions that will hit you in the feels. See what I mean below! Want to read more? Click here

Well... if you read this story, it has it all. Action, drama, heroes you love to see be heroic even if they don't see it, villains you love to hate, twists you don't see coming, and so much more. Written a decade or so ago, it hits even recent events in eerie ways, but I think you're all okay to read it. Please enjoy this month's feature, and make sure you leave likes, comments, and reviews! Length: 80,099 Description: Five Colorado teens face the horrors of nuclear and biological war and civil disorder A reader said: James, I read this story the first time around and loved it then. I'm having just as much fun reading the second time. The change in view points is a big help in keeping all the action straight. Very Tom Clancy-ish, which are some of the best books in this genre. Nothing beats a good spy-type thriller. ~sat8997 (2013) A more recent reader said: This is a fast-paced, exciting read. The author does a fantastic job of creating a sense of urgency and realism. Even though our technology and world events have changed a bit since this was published, it felt timely and cautionary. ~CincyKris (2012) If you want to spread the word about JamesSavik's story, download the graphic below and add it to your signature! Make sure you come back on Wednesday to see the excerpt I chose to share!

Thank you very much, Saavikam!