Kathleen Steed, Featured Author of the Week September 21, 2014
Kathleen Steed was born on September 12, 1953. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland with a B.S. Degree in Medical Technology. She worked in various laboratories for twenty-nine years then changed jobs from working in laboratories to regulating laboratories. She is a member of the United Methodist Church and was a Lay Speaker from 2007 to 2013. She lives in Maryland with her husband and a Jack Russell Terrier named Spanky. She has two grown daughters that live near her. You can reach her at: KSteed6302@Comcast.net if you want to be on her mailing list or if you just want to chat about the book you’ve read.
In this psychological thriller, nothing is what it seems. Caleb O’Toole has hit the mega lottery jackpot—but no amount of money can eradicate the malevolent force that is chasing him and threatening everything he holds dear.
With murder, suspense, and deceit at every turn, Caleb will do what it takes to hold onto the woman he’s vowed to never let go and prevent her from finding out the truth. But when he learns that someone is secretly trying to unravel his deadly past and expose him, Caleb’s mind goes to an even darker place.
From the San Francisco suburbs of Chinatown and Pacific Heights, to Shanghai, no one knows what Caleb is capable of—not even himself.
Once again, Kimberly Shursen, author of Itsy Bitsy Spider and Hush, has spun a riveting story that will keep you guessing until the surprising end.
Editorial Review: As loyal fans of Shursen know, her novels pull no punches. The same can be said for Lottery. Fast-paced, rich with intrigue and thought-provoking, this book keeps you guessing to the last page. The main character, Caleb O’Toole, is an anti-hero you can love and hate within the span of a few pages. But no matter how you feel about him, you won’t be able to put the book down until you know what he does next.
Katie French – author of The Breeders Series
Michael Meyer is the 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.”
THE SIR RODNEY VIGNETTES is a collection of humorous anecdotal episodes in the life of an Old World Charmer, allowing the English professor side of Michael Meyer to come forth.
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.
Sins of the Past was started on November 9, 2013 by Kelvin V.A. Allison (or as we’ve come to know him as Scoobert Mills). Sins of the Past is a historical horror collection of short stories and contains seventeen spine-tingling stories that will leave you hungry for more. Each story is different from the next and happens within different periods of time.
From World War I, World War II, the Civil War, Rome, Vietnam War, etc. Each author brilliantly paints an image of whatever time period their story takes place in. All stories being accounts of history that have taken place but have been twisted a bit to reflect the horror genre that was needed in each story.
From werecats to ghosts saving the day. Hangings to being maimed.
Stories featured in Sins of the Past:
VishKanya (The Poison Maiden) by Sunila Vig
Sic Semper Susurrus by Matt Lovell
Maleficium by Kerry E.B. Black
Good Puritan by Laura K. Cowan
Blood Tribe by Don Miskel
It’s All Good News by N.M. Scuri
Melusina by Kristin Roahrig
Sanctum by J. Kendall
A Ghostly Haunting by Chasity Nicole
Traitor Coward Betrayer by Joseph Lofthouse
The Beast of Alkali Lake by Jen Ponce
In the Stillness and the Silence by T.D. Harvey
Birthright by Andy Morris
Griddlebone by Debbie Manber Kupfer
Nature’s Revolution by Michael “Mad Mike” Nagy
We Pass From View by Misha Burnett
The Innocent by Cleve Sylcox
Now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The cover reveal.
Dreaming... 