Rurals and Townies – L.J. Launer

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Rurals and Townies (Blanchette High Series)Kindle Edition

by L Launer (Author)
Connie Caldwell was the captain of the Blanchette Hunters Varsity Cheerleaders. Her number two on the squad was a sophomore and first-year varsity cheerleader, Molly Warner. Both Connie and Molly were close friends going back to middle school. Both were dedicated scholar athletes. Some bad incidents that took place during the football season at Blanchette High School didn’t set too well with the squad and someone decided to dash Connie’s hopes of having a stellar senior year before college.

Molly becomes suspicious right from the very beginning when Connie wound up in the hospital. She suspected other varsity squad teammates and even students who were close to Connie, including members of the Blanchette Hunters football team. Molly also has to confront a very polar high school, which featured rurals, those who lived on farms in the county and townies, ones who lived in the poor neighborhoods and subdivisions surrounding Blanchette High School. Both groups created a school reputation as the most violent high school in St. Charles County, Missouri with the number of fights they had. Molly has her own problems, dealing with a mother who serves as the area’s state representative in Missouri’s House of Representatives and does not appreciate Molly’s role as a cheerleader and sometimes becomes verbally abusive to her daughter at times.

Can Molly find the person who hurt Connie before they harm others?

Cleve’s Mail Bag

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I was asked what readers should expect to find in my books…My answer was short.

“Anything.”

When I was asked to elaborate, I said,

“What is the reader looking for? I write in Sci-Fi, mystery, paranormal, macabre, and hard-boiled detective…but never romance…never.  I find it hard to be seductive while slicing a throat. Readers should expect to find a lot of twist and turns. Unexpected jumps in tempo, and a sudden scream. I write to entertain, to pull the readers mind in many different directions all at once and then allow their intellect to snap back in place in the end.”

That’s what I try to do. I feel readers want to be transported into a world very different from their own. They want to cast aside their life for several hours and be the hero in the book. They want to soar with the eagles, swim with the dolphins, fight the good fight, banish the felon, and find an escape for whatever reason.

Let’s face the facts. An author is an entertainer who attempts to capture the heart and soul of readers. Whether this goal is accomplished is hard to say. Some might argue that reviews tell all, others say sells. I say both. Not to get to far off track, if a reader does not find what he/she is looking for in your book they will not read another. Then again if a reader finds what they are looking for they will not only look forward to your new books but might read your old ones.

I write to the genre and attempt to either scare the heck out a reader or mystify them in solving a murder. My approach is simplistic and my style is all me. I was influenced by Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Poe, Nick Russell, Billy Kring, Suzy Debot, George Weir, Robert Thomas, Saxon Andrew, Michael Thomas, TR Tom Harris, and of course the great Russell Blake. They were many others who couched me, gave me advice, and held my hand, (and still do). So, in my writing the reader can expect to see these influences somewhere along the line.

To wrap this up, a reader can expect, “anything” and should.

Take a look at this…

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RMA SPEARS

Armor of Glass: A Novel Kindle Edition

A grizzled veteran battles commuters on a Dallas train as he pursues the ghost of the woman he lost four times.

Foreword Clarion 5-STAR review -“a skillfully crafted literary read.”

2015 Bronze Medal Winner Readers’ Favorite, Winner Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and US Regional Excellence Book Award and NIEA Finalist.

Foreword Clarion rates Armor of Glass 5 STARS (out of 5) saying “Keen observations are powerful and build a sense of imagery to reveal how one man’s struggles shaped his perspective…a skillfully crafted literary read.”

5-STAR REVIEW by Eduardo Aduno of Reader’s Favorite– “Armor of Glass is one of the most realistic love stories I have ever read. There are no happy endings, no happily ever after. There is only life and learning to live through the bad and to enjoy the good while taking the time to reminisce about love lost. R.M.A. Spears has crafted an emotionally intense novel that had me hooked from page one.”

5-STAR REVIEW by Kathryn Bennett for Readers’ Favorite states, “Armor of Glass… is told in the first person, which gives it different feel from most of your romance books out there. If you are looking for a summer novel to read, you don’t have to look any further than Armor of Glass: A Novel – it is fantastic.”

5 Star review by Patricia Reding for Readers’ Favorite. She says, “…enlightening. To those who look closely, such stories bring understanding and insight. Armor of Glass is such a story.

5 STAR REVIEW by Mamta Madhavan for Readers’ Favorite. “A very gripping plot with a wide range of emotions that will keep the readers glued to the book.

From the Author

Based on the true story,this writing was the therapy I needed, written in parts over 17 years.

Hear the interview! http://www.sanfranciscobookreview.com/2016/04/interview-r-m-spears-author-armor-glass/
Visit his web Page! http://www.rmaspears.com/

Yes…He’s doing it again! Another Giveaway!

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The Recluse 21

See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: David Winter Mysteries – Recluse (Kindle Edition). https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/8487854cdc6da065 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends the earlier of May 1, 2016 11:59 PM PDT, or when all prizes are claimed. See Official Rules http://amzn.to/GArules.