Michael Meyer Summer Reading Fun

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Readers please take note, and spread the word: All of my books have been reduced in price for summertime reading. Here is where they can be purchased at Amazon at their summer sales price:http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005E7M8CW

In addition, the same price reductions have been made at Barnes and Noble, Apple, and Kobo. Happy summertime reading!

Michael Meyer is an award-winning author of mysteries, thrillers, humorous fiction, and non-fiction: Love and romance, laughter and tears, thrills and fears.

His INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION currently has two books: COVERT DREAMS, Book One; and DEADLY EYES, Book Two.

His CONTEMPORARY/HUMOROUS FICTION COLLECTION currently has two books: THE FAMOUS UNION, Book One; and THE SURVIVAL OF MARVIN BAINES, Book Two.

THE THREE KITTIES THAT SAVED MY LIFE was his heartfelt attempt to make things right again in his life after his first wife died, and putting this true story of love down on paper worked. It was something that he knew he had to do. One reviewer says of this book, “This is like drinking tea and honey on a cold day.”

He has resided in and has visited many places in the world, all of which have contributed in some way to his own published writing. He has literally traveled throughout the world, on numerous occasions. He has lived in Finland, Germany, Thailand, Saudi Arabia (where COVERT DREAMS – INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION BOOK ONE – is set), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (where DEADLY EYES – INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE COLLECTION BOOK TWO – is set). He gained the wanderlust to see the world, to experience other cultures, at an early age, and this desire has never left him. If anything, it has only gained in intensity as he has aged.

Among the many unique things that have happened to him in his world travels, he has walked the streets of Istanbul with a detective, searching for a pickpocket who got him good. He has ridden on the back of a motorcycle in Tehran while the driver, who spoke not one word of English, pointed out all the sights to him. He has wrestled an Iranian soldier who tried to break into his hotel room in Tehran. He has had the paint completely stripped from his car as he drove across Saudi Arabia in a sandstorm. He has stood on the stage of a busy nightclub in Tokyo, singing “She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain When She Comes” to an audience feeling no pain from the Sake they were drinking. He has been chased by a family of mongooses (yes, that is the correct spelling) on the idyllic Caribbean island of St. Croix. And that is just the beginning of his long list of worldly adventures.

As a recent retiree from a forty-year career as a professor of writing, he now lives in Southern California wine country with his wife, Kitty, and their two adorable rescue cats.

SPECIAL NOTE: COVERT DREAMS has recently received a Compulsion Reads endorsement. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Compulsion Reads, this company specializes in reviewing and endorsing those novels that meet its quality standards based on the fundamental qualities of good storytelling. Many books that the company reviews don’t earn their endorsement, so this is a pretty big deal.

You can follow Mike at his Facebook writer’s site: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelMeyersWritingLife

Be sure to check out his Pinterest writer’s page, which includes numerous audio readings, clips, and trailers of his books:

Christian Titles

Sherrie Giddens

Sherrie Giddens

 

Your Family Friendly Author

Creating titles for the whole family, Sherrie Giddens, writes books which offer a moral compass and/or a Christian view on topics of interest for readers. You will find books written in various genres focusing on the following areas of interest for readers.

Children’s Books
YA and Teen Books
Business Books
Christian Life
Home and Family
Notebooks/Diaries/Journals

 

 

Jack the Ripper of St. Louis

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Jack the Ripper in St. Louis: Winner of Mayhaven’s Award for Fiction Paperback – February 20, 2013

Fedora Amis won Mayhaven’s Award for Fiction for this Victorian whodunit–Jack the Ripper in St. Louis. The author cleverly weaves a tale of a young woman’s quest to become the next great female reporter. Her adventurous investigation leads to a mad doctor, suspected–by modern researchers–to be the first modern serial killer, the infamous Jack the Ripper.

Review

Thrills, chills, and alittle bit of humor makes Fedora Amis historical mystery novel Jack the Ripper in St Louis a must read. Amis attention to detail, plot development and interesting characters will introduce you to the world of brothels, balls, theBricktop Boarding House and Jack the Ripper. –JudyMoresi, author of Widow’s Walk and Tribal Fires

About the Author

The author lives in suburban St. Louis, where she often dons corsets and hoop skirts to perform as genuine historical figures and imagined characters from the Nineteenth century. In college she earned a double major in English and Speech and still loves both. Teaching offered her the means to study the great works of outstanding American authors. Amis has won numerous awards, including membership in three halls of fame and from state and national speech organizations. She has also been honored for her contributions to the American Association of University Women. Amis has written educational articles as well as books on speaking and logic for the National Federation of High School Activity Associations and the Alan Company. She enjoys travel, and has visited many countries and all 50 states. Her son, Skimmer, partners with her in writing science fiction and fantasy.

Sleep Time Dreams

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Dreaming, I was told once that dreams are nothing more than my subconscious expressing abstractly what my heart desires…I guess my heart is desiring a murder, witches, warlocks, goblins, ghouls, fairies, dwarfs, giants, dragons, wizards, and a small man named Waldo. Not to mention money, sex, and a beautiful woman named Roxanne.

In many ways, what I was told is true, but then again not. We do dream about things we desire, but more often, we dream of things totally unrelated to our daily lives. I wake up from a dream and try to write it down and retain some miniscule part of it. However, it soon fades. Occasionally I will have a dream that affects me deeply. Those dreams linger long enough for me to write them in detail. Like most dreams, they are confusing, very abstract with no meanings on the surface.

What do dreams mean? Got me. Perhaps they are nothing more than entertainment. If you are religious, it might be God’s way of communicating to you. Also, maybe dreams are not meant for our interpretation. Maybe they require an oracle.

According to the Bible, Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar dreams. Then again, John had dreams an angel interpreted for him.

Mystics, palm readers, soothsayers, all try to tell us what our dreams are, but no one can really tell.

As for me I hope I continue to dream…I am an old man, and in the later days old men will dream dreams, and young men will have visions. So I dream, and if God wants me to understand the dreams then he will make them known, if not they will remain abstract entertainment while I sleep.