Description: From Monte Carlo to Morocco to Egypt and into Petra, Marwan Accad is pursued by authorities for murders he did not commit. Tracked by advanced intelligence-surveillance technology, his every location is eventually found out, His closest friend and ally hides him, only to have his family put in mortal danger; his brother and business partner help cover his tracks, but only for a brief time. Is it possible that this is an inside job, trying to kill him and set him up for the murders he didn’t commit? Marwan races against time to find his pursuers and their motives. My Review: The action in “The Witness” begins right with...
The Story Behind the Story: Lydia Tsirozidis
“I live in Athens, Greece, and many of my sisters in Christ, here, are Filipina housekeepers for wealthy Greek families. The Lord moved me to write Skipping Mountains after hearing countless testimonies from these women about the abuses they suffer at the hands of the rich. Although treated worse than animals by their employers, these humble women continue to live godly for Christ Jesus.What cinched the plot for me was actually one instance where the tables turned–one housekeeper later saw her wealthy mistress end up destitute.” Thank you for stopping by, Lydia!
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The Story Behind the Story: Deborah Raney
Deborah Raney – The “story” behind The Hanover Falls novels: “My husband is always clipping stories out of the newspaper that he thinks I’ll find interesting––that he thinks might hold the seed of an idea for a future novel. One day he placed the story of nine heroic firefighters who were killed in a fire in Charleston, SC. That story and the career of my firefighter nephew, got me thinking about the lives of the survivors and how they find the will to go on after such a tragedy. The Hanover Falls novels explore the questions I encountered that day. “The three-book series was contracted by Howard/Simon & Schuster and...
My “story” behind the story
In my childhood, my head was always filled with stories like the Chronicles of Narnia, the BFG, Call of the Wild and so many more. I gobbled up all the horse stories I could find. When I hit the sixth grade, I ran out of books that interested me, so I started reading Christian fiction and was hooked. Around that same time, I got my first horse and began training and honing my riding skills. My horse was a registered Arabian mare named LL Naseem. I found a book of legendary Arabian stallions and found my horse was a descendent of one of them. My very first novel was born...
Plans in the works
I’m working on gathering stories from authors of all stages – published or unpublished – to learn the history behind their first novel. What was it that sparked their first urge to write the story, character or plot. Know of someone with a fun story to share? Want to share a story of your own? Leave a comment with your email and I’ll contact you! On Monday, I’ll share some of the history behind my novels.
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