Dear Reader, Love Jörg H. Trauboth

 

Dear Reader,

You see the cover, read the back  and think: "Oh my God. Why should I read something by an 81-year-old author? Old men are almost always negative!  Who is this old man from Germany anyway, and what qualifies him to call himself a writer?"

Thank you, dear reader, for making it this far. Because this gives me the chance to say who is really sitting behind this typewriter. I truly believe that I have had a somewhat unusual journey, and it has shaped me to my core. 

I was born in 1943 during a bombing raid on Berlin by British and US bombers.  It was quite close, as I welcomed the world in an air raid shelter while explosions and fires raged outside. Perhaps this has left its mark in my genes. From then on, believe it or not, I lived in permanent crisis management:

My girlfriend Martina had a child at 18 with me, I was 19. Not easy at all. We had no money for a family. So I joined the German Air Force, climbed the ranks, made a career, flew 2,000 hours in Phantom and Tornado fighter jets and survived three critical flight accidents. My guardian angels really did a great job. By that time, I had also learned how to deal with personal and political crises, as I represented German interests in NATO in Brussels. But then I became curious about the world outside and left the military as a colonel in general staff service at the age of 50. 

You want to know more about your author? Okay. I then was trained in London as a special agent for kidnapping and extortion, build up my own company, helping people in crisis situations with my task force in over 300 cases. I sold the company and became a crisis counselor for people confronted with sudden death in the family. Pure crisis management, and now not for pay, but out of love for humanity. I love people. 

Meanwhile, I  processed much of my experiences in political thrillers that made me well-known in Germany. Readers say I am the German Tom Clancy. I find that a bit exaggerated, but I feel honored. My books all have a current political backdrop and always end well. I want my readers to be able to sleep well after a page-turner.

I myself couldn’t sleep well when I witnessed how, 500 miles east of me, Putin invaded Ukraine just to annex a country he believes belongs to him. After two years of war, I thought about how to solve the problem in new book.  So, I researched in Kyiv, Moscow, and flew with my plane to the Baltic States and Poland, where people are even more afraid of a Russian attack than in Germany. It took about six months, and then I was ready for the plot of my new thriller:

A group of oligarchs led by Alexei Sokolov wants to overthrow the Russian President Ivan in Moscow. Just as Brutus and the senators did with Julius Caesar in Rome on the Ides of March. The plan is clever, but Alexei has a problem. He is having an affair with Yulia, the partner of the Russian President. Both are under pressure, as Ivan knows something. On the flight to Moscow  the plane with Alexei and Yulia on board is hijacked. The Ukrainian hijacker demands the release of his brother from Russian captivity. When the Russian President refuses, a drama unfolds in the skies over Europe. The hijacker shoots the crew. The plane is without pilots and is programmed to crash into the Berlin Reichstag. The German government considers shooting down the passenger plane, which is legally forbidden. Crisis management between Berlin, Kyiv, and Washington is under enormous time pressure, as the plane is running out of fuel. The former elite soldier Marc Anderson and his family are also on board. They are invited to a wedding celebration in Vilnius. Marc’s wife, Jelke, pleads with her husband, a hobby pilot, to save them all. He and Alexei go into the cockpit and try to take control of the ailing Boeing 737-300. Their chances are extremely slim.Will they manage to fly and land the plane? What will happen to the Russian President, who knows of his partner's betrayal?

At this point, I have to stop. But you can be sure: the ending is spectacular. By page 180 at the latest, you’ll want to know how it continues. Otherwise, you won’t be able to relax. At least, that’s what the readers of the German novel say.  

The book contains all the elements that my readers love: an exciting story against the backdrop of the current political situation, featuring the hero Marc Anderson, who suddenly wavers but then rises again, with love, sex, and plenty of flying. So, it's a thriller from real life. My life.

By the way, I’ve been married to the young girl from back then for 60 years. We have two wonderful sons and three grandchildren. And my next Marc Anderson thriller is already in the pipeline. 

81 is not old, right?

Enjoy The End of the Kremlin Czar by a German bestselling author. 

 

Jörg H. Trauboth, born in 1943 near Berlin, logged over two thousand flight hours as a Weapon Systems Officer Instructor in the Luftwaffe, flying PHANTOM F-4F / RF-4E and TORNADO fighter jets, and over 3000 hours in light aircraft. At the age of fifty, he left the service with the rank of Colonel in the General Staff. He received training as a Special Risk Consultant from the English Control Risk Group and served as Managing Director Germany, dealing with extortion and kidnapping cases in South America and Eastern Europe. Shortly thereafter, he founded his own consulting firm, quickly establishing an outstanding international reputation. Trauboth protected his clients with a 24-hour task force during product extortions, product recalls, kidnappings, and image crises. He was the first President of the European Crisis Management Academy in Vienna and President of the American Yankee Association.

He is known as a respected expert in the media on security-related topics. He volunteers as an emergency counselor and is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team (KIT Bonn) of the German Foreign Office. He is a private pilot, married, with two sons and three grandchildren.

In 2002, Trauboth wrote the now out of print standard work “Crisis Management for Company Threats”.

In 2016 the follow-up work was published with Jörg H. Trauboth as editor in collaboration with five authors: “Crisis Management in Companies and Public Institutions”.

Terror expert J. H. Trauboth presented his debut novel in 2015 with the Germany thriller “Three Brothers”. (Available in English). In 2019 “Operation Jerusalem” followed and in 2020 “Omega”. The trilogy is about the former elite soldier Marc Anderson and his team. With these three self-contained thrillers, Trauboth is rated by many readers as the “German Tom Clancy.” The trilogy is available as a printed edition, eBook and audio book.

His first detective novel, “Jakobs Weg” (German), followed in 2021. The highly explosive topic of “sexual abuse of children” is processed sensitively in a scenario on the Way of Saint James and at the end offers contact options for those seeking help.

In 2022, the novella “Bonjour Saint-Ex” was published (German) in which the passionate pilot Jörg H. Trauboth turns the last flight of the legend Antoine de Saint Exupéry into an exciting literary event.

Readers wanted a sequel to the Marc Anderson series. In 2023, ZarenTod – Das Ende der Präsidenten was published, a highly topical political thriller. The Russian president and new tsar, Ivan Pavlenko, suddenly shows his true face during the war in Ukraine. He wants the old Soviet Union back. The world is on the brink. The influential oligarch, Alexei Sokolov, wants to prevent Ivan’s megalomaniac plans and is planning a fundamental new beginning for Russia. To achieve this, the Russian president must be removed. But the plan goes awry. Ex-elite soldier Marc Anderson intervenes. Will Czar Ivan die? What will become of Europe? The book 8/ 2024 in English „The Death of the Kremlin Czar” is the fourth political thriller in the Marc Anderson series.

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Russian President and new Czar Ivan Pavlenko suddenly shows his true colors during the war in Ukraine. He wants the old Soviet Union back. The world is on the brink. The influential oligarch Alexei Sokolov wants to prevent Ivan’s megalomaniacal plans and is planning a fundamental new beginning for Russia. To achieve this, the Russian president must die. How will the US President react to the CIA’s proposal to support the oligarch, who has a romantic relationship with the Russian President’s partner, Yulia? 

The poison attack is perfectly prepared, but the Boeing with the oligarch Alexei Sokolow, his lover and over 100 passengers on board is hijacked by a Ukrainian terrorist and is supposed to crash over Berlin after knocking out the crew by shooting. Former elite soldier Marc Anderson is on board with his family and takes over with Alexei. The two flight amateurs try to get control. Will the landing and the assassination succeed or will the Kremlin Czar strike back brutally after realizing the role of Yulia?

The Death of the Kremlin Czar is available at Amazon (U.S. edition) and Amazon (German edition).

 

Dear Reader Love George Almond

 

Dear Reader,

Being a serial adventurer myself, I was immediately drawn to the story when Lord Hunt and Norgay Tenzing (the first man to successfully climb Everest) revealed how they had examined aerial photos taken by the pilots in 1933 to identify the best routes to the top.  Due diligence came no higher! 

After spending time on square-rigged ships, I was impressed that the heroine of my story, Lucy Houston, had bought the beautiful steam yacht Liberty which had been built for Joseph Pulitzer, one of Americas's enduring and prominent leaders. 

My lawyer in Century City advised me write the story and then Oscar winner screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) added valuable impetus because his relative had led the 1933 expedition.

Once I started my archive hunt, there was no stopping me.  I went to all the original locations: Houses of Parliament, Westland aircraft factory, RAF Museum, Kinrara (Lucy Houston's priceless estate in Scotland), the Maharaja of Jodhpur's hunting lodge, the Terai jungle and then the foothills of Everest itself. In the photographic archive of The Times in London, I found a box of precious photographs which filled in the rest of the story. 

From a junkyard for old RAF aircraft, we found the wreck of the only surviving biplane which is helping us finalise manufacture of a new Everest-enabled biplane (Lucy2). For this associated venture, I am supported by highly experienced professional British and American pilots who agree, like many of the world's 500,000 pilots, that touring the Himalayan peaks in a single engine open double winger riding invisible currents as wild as Hawaiian surf is no place for scaredy-cats!

Along the fascinating turns on my journey, many significant film professionals have urged me to continue. Sadly I'm no natural author. I did not study English when I was at Oxford University so the finer points of literature may be missing in my text, but hopefully the story will give great credence to those who can admire the 35 men under Lucy Houston's patronage who created a unique moment in Everest's history.

 

George Almond, the grandson of a Wyoming horse rancher, enjoys revisiting great adventures. Born in London and educated in France and Oxford University he has ridden horseback 1500 miles across Europe, worked for Calgary Stampede's Champion Chuck Wagon driver,  sailed two oceans with the world's most experienced square-rig sea captain, taken the Flying Scotsman steam train from Boston to Houston where he was hired by Neiman Marcus. These days Almond makes his home in Europe, working on other books, including one about Jack Rackham and his two lady pirates who formerly sailed the Caribbean, preying upon merchant vessels. 

 

EVEN HIGHER THAN EVEREST is a vastly entertaining, fact-based, yet dramatized story of a London cockney heiress who, in the 1930s, sent a small fleet of double winger biplanes on a daring and remarkably dangerous mission to fly over Mt. Everest and film the world’s highest and most famous mountain peak.

Author George Almond met the Himalayan heroes (Sherpa Tenzing and Lord Hunt), who explained how the first aerial photographs, taken in 1933, assisted their heroic ascent of Everest in 1953. Captivated by this dazzling and little known tale, the book - Even Higher than Everest - is a dramatized recount of the tenacity of the heiress Lucy Houston and her team of prestigious aviators whose five aircraft flew to the world's highest mountains.  A short 1930s film from footage of Houston’s flight, titled Wings Over Everest, won an Oscar in 1936 from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_Over_Everest 

Commenting on his work, author George Almond says: “Inspired by true events of that first flight over Everest, the novel Even Higher Than Everest follows skilled personnel in finance, diplomacy, media, filming, engineering and aviation, all aiming for a shared objective. How these characters blended successfully, overcoming constant setbacks and challenges, was in itself a major accomplishment. I have followed the truth, tweaking just a few elements, in recounting the event.”

PRAISE:

“Yay, George Almond! You DID it! You delivered a fine story- -and a fun story- -with your Higher Than Everest dramatization. I loved many aspects about this book. You had me on the edge of my seat with the actual flights over the Himalayas. I could SEE the mountains in my mind's eye and could feel the tension and the dangers they faced.” - Amazon (Marla Bray)

Even Higher Than Everest is available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Even-Higher-Than-Everest-Dramatised/dp/1782226249.

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Reader, Love Terese Luikens

 

Dear Reader,

First of all, thank you for choosing my book to read. Even though you may not have experienced the personal tragedy of a parent’s suicide, I believe you will still find this book to be relatable on mutiple fronts such as growing through insecurities, surviving challenges in marriage and raising children who don't grow up to be exactly as you imagined. It is a very human story that bumps up against some form of the eternal question, "Why does God allow bad things to happen?"

One of the things I worried about when I began writing this book was, “What will my siblings think?” After all, I am the sixth of seven kids and birth order does count. The lower down the ladder you are, the less likely your words count for much. Besides, no one else in my family had written a book before. Who was I to think I could do such a thing? And to write about our dad’s suicide. Wasn’t that a private matter? 

Yet, the story, I believe, had to be told because silence only compounds our anguish while speaking up has a mysterious way of helping us to heal. 

While writing the book, I spoke to my siblings about it. I needed their help in getting dates, events and names correct. During those conversations, I learned that I was not the only one who’d wrestled with mistrust, anger, shame and confusion as a result of our dad’s suicide.  

We’d all been left to work through our own grief on our own. Mom was physically present, but emotionally absent and suicide was not a topic that anyone discussed. Though we’d each longed for a helping hand, a wise word of advice and trustworthy intimacy, none of us knew where to find what we needed. As a result, we’d all learned how to survive, but it took many of us a long time to know how to thrive. 

Talking about the past with some of my brothers and sisters gave me insight into their struggles as well as my own. Sharing our common sorrow brought us closer together. 

I really did not have to worry about what my siblings thought about me writing my book. Even though I am the sixth of seven, to them, my words counted!

 

Terese Luikens has been married for forty-four years to the same man, although she is on her third wedding ring, having lost one and worn out another. She lives in Sandpoint, Idaho, enjoys being mother to three grown sons and grandmother to her much-loved grandchildren. She is the author of A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness, a Memoir of her inspiring journey of emotional healing from her father’s suicide. She facilitates retreats and workshops focusing on forgiveness, and publishes her own blog, Why Bother? 

You can visit her website at www.tereseluikens.com.

 

 

 

For Terese Luikens, a picture-perfect childhood it was not. Frequent cross country moves, an emotionally absent mother and an alcoholic father who ends his life by suicide when Terese is just thirteen years old. 

The sixth of seven children, Terese grew up in an unstable and chaotic household–invisible to her mom yet cherished by her father. 

This heartfelt memoir documents the chain reaction of a tumultuous family history. From her stormy childhood to the far-reaching effects of her father’s suicide, Terese shares her inspiring journey to escape the shame of her past, find healing and live, learn to trust, and discover faith in a real and personal God.  

A Heart’s Journey to Forgiveness is available at Amazon.

 

 

 

 

Dear Reader, Love Nancy Golden

 

Dear Reader,

I am thrilled that you have chosen to read the Ring of Rosin! I wanted to share with you why I write what I write. If you check out my website, nancygoldenbooks.com, you will find that my tagline is “Light in the Darkness.” I believe there is way too much darkness in the world. We are all going through so many trials and tribulations. To pick up a book is a terrific opportunity to take a break from all of that and be transported to another place where you can forget your troubles for a while. You can have some breathing space and refresh before you must enter the fray again. That is my heart’s desire for you, Dear Reader. When you pick up one of my books, you will find yourself entertained and you are able to forget your troubles for a little while. There will be challenges and many obstacles that must be overcome in this epic fantasy and you will be reading a well-crafted story. And when you are done, you will feel better, rather than worse, after reading my book.

So, let’s talk about Ring of Rosin a little bit. It’s the second book in my fantasy trilogy and I am so excited to have launched it. It is a stand-alone in that you can go ahead and read without reading Book 1, Sword of Fate, but if you do read Book 1 first, you will have a richer comprehension of the characters. Knowing their back stories will make the journey more enjoyable but it’s not necessary to understand what’s going on with Book 2. I’m very excited about the new characters that I introduce and the elements of cross-cultural interaction inherent in Ring of Rosin. I had a lot of fun throwing together characters from very different backgrounds and documenting their struggle to understand each other and get along.

One of my favorite reviews from Amazon says:

“The Ring of Rosin is a great book for young and old readers alike. The story is a fantasy adventure of young leaders trying to find their way and coming together, in spite of or because of their differences, and forming a powerful bond for good. Character development, including their companion animals, makes The Ring of Rosin an entertaining and inspiring read!”

If you like dragons and other magical creatures you will enjoy those aspects in my books. If you, like me, love horses, then you will also enjoy the three horses that I introduce into the Ring of Rosin. Each one has its own personality and has a role in the story.

Will the Ring of Rosin’s power on the Day of Questioning help Rugal defeat the foreign threat to Elayas, or will it be used to destroy him?  

Read along and see!

My mission is simple: to write quality stories that speak to the hearts of my readers and to provide positive messaging, leaving them feeling better when they are done. My books will brighten your day. Thank you for choosing Ring of Rosin, Dear Reader. I am so glad you are joining me on this fantasy adventure as King Rugal faces his greatest challenge since ascending the throne of Elayas.

Darkness may descend, but light shall overcome it.

~Kargolith Proverb

Love, Author Nancy Golden

 

Nancy Golden wears a lot of different hats – She is a wife and mom, author, engineer, professor, horsewoman, and small business owner. She is also the founder of a writing group – the Carrollton League of Writers. Nancy lives in a suburb of Dallas, Texas and she loves to ride bicycles and horses. She is a member of the National Space Society, and she has been a Trekkie for as long as she can remember. Nancy Golden Books provides a great reader experience with well-crafted writing that will brighten your day.

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Many, many years ago, a wondrous bird flew into the mountains of Tolan. In its claws, it bore a giant stone, a stone of fire. The bird dropped the stone somewhere in the mountains, where it shattered. The one who finds its fragments shall have power beyond belief.

The Ring of Rosin has unexpectedly disappeared. Join King Rugal on his quest to recover the ring symbolizing his right to rule, forged from the stone of fire. A mysterious companion joins the young monarch on a perilous journey. Rugal’s shadowy ally leads him to the nomadic Kargoliths, who are locked in an ongoing dispute with the neighboring kingdom of Tolan. As destinies intertwine amidst the clashing cultures, the fates of Elayas, Tolan, and the Kargoliths hang in the balance.

Will the Ring of Rosin’s power on the Day of Questioning help Rugal defeat the foreign threat to Elayas, or will it be used to destroy him?

Follow King Rugal as he faces the greatest threat to his reign since his coronation. An exciting adventure of valor and unlikely friendships the whole family can enjoy!

Ring of Rosin is available at Amazon.

 

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Dear Reader, Love Paul Carnahan

Dear Reader,

There’s one thing you need to know about writers: We’re readers, too.

In most cases, that’s why we became writers – because, from childhood onwards, we couldn’t get enough of stories. We’d read all kinds of stories – adventure stories, love stories, thrilling stories, horrifying stories … everything – and then, because we loved stories so much, we started making up some more of our own.

First and foremost, I approached the writing of How Soon Is Now? as a reader. What would I like to read? What would be my ideal book?

Above all, it had to tell a story worth telling. Something that would speak to readers regardless of age, geography or anything else. So I took some big, universal themes –  love, regret, loss, redemption – and wrapped them all up in a plot full of mystery, twists and surprises, sprinkled it with humour and added a hefty dose of time travel, because you can never have enough paradoxes. Then I added stories within stories, because you can never have enough stories, either.

But a gripping plot isn’t worth anything if it isn’t inhabited by believable, relatable characters, so I filled How Soon Is Now? with those, and gave them all stories, desires and motivations of their own. Whether it’s the ex-journalist running from his greatest mistake, the refugee cut off from his beloved home or the car saleswoman with a very dark past, they all had to feel like real people, Like many of us, they’re inexorably, obsessively drawn to visit and revisit something or someone from their past. Unlike those of us out here in the real world, though, these people have a rare talent: They can actually go back in time.

Time is crucial to this story, but I’ve always loved books with a strong sense of place, too, so geography was an essential element of How Soon Is Now?

I set the novel in two cities I love – Glasgow and Edinburgh – and let my characters run free through familiar streets and landmarks. Scotland in fiction is a tricky beast – sometimes it’s a sun-dappled land of heather-flecked glens, sparkling lochs and hunky-but-romance-prone Highlanders. Sometimes, it’s a place of dark streets and even darker deeds. I wanted readers to leave How Soon Is Now? with an unshakeable sense of the Scotland I grew up in – a place where the warmth of the big-hearted, straight-talking people makes up for the often grey skies and invariably damp streets.

These, then, are the ingredients which make up How Soon Is Now?. It’s the book I always wanted to read, and I am unashamed in my love for the people, places and stories within its pages. I hope you feel the same way.

 

 

 

Paul Carnahan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in the new town of Cumbernauld. After studying journalism in Edinburgh, he began a decades-long career in local and national newspapers.

‘How Soon Is Now?’ is his first novel. The second, the Britpop-era romance ‘End of a Century’, will be released early in 2025, and a third is currently a work in progress.

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A troubled ex-journalist launches a perilous mission into his own past after being recruited by a mysterious group of time travelers.

Luke Seymour uncovers the secrets of the eccentric Nostalgia Club as he battles to solve the riddle of their missing leader, honing his newly discovered – and dangerously addictive – talent for time travel and plunging ever deeper into his own time stream … where the terrible mistake that scarred his life is waiting.

Set in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the 1980s, 1990s and near-present, ‘How Soon Is Now?’ is a gripping new novel loaded with unforgettable characters, intricate storytelling, dark humour and a unique twist on the mechanics of time travel – all moving towards a powerful and emotional climax.

Available at:

Amazon U.S.: https://www.amazon.com/How-Soon-Now-powerful-travel-ebook/dp/B0D1RG2GL5 

Amazon U.K.: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now-powerful-travel-ebook/dp/B0D1RG2GL5 

 

 

 

Dear Reader, Love Laurel C. Fox

 

 

Dear Reader,

In 2014 I got a phone call that no parent ever wants to receive. My daughter Taylor was in a horrible accident, and was being transported to the biggest trauma center in Los Angeles.  When I began writing and digging into an on-line journal everyday, not only to escape the madness, but to also communicate with everyone-- I learned that it was my comfort. Then my comfort and my cathartic writing process slowly became bigger than that. 

My writing started with journals from day one and those went on until day two hundred and eleven. It was when I stopped posting the journals on-line that inspired me to turn this into something bigger than a journal. I began mentoring another parent through her child’s traumatic brain injury recovery; and at the same time people from all over were writing and calling --to tell me that they missed my journals. They missed reading what I had to say. That made me think that this story of mine, could actually be a book.

My story is about a trauma that happened to my daughter, Taylor, when she was fourteen years old, and it takes you deep into my own journey while being beside my daughter in her separate journey of survival.

We spent sixty six days in the hospital as a family never knowing the outcome. Many of my journal excerpts are in the book, and I write about traumatic brain injury and what that looks like, what it does to a family, and to be a survivor. I write about what it’s like to be a mom through that. Spending months in  the hospital, and going through Taylor’s recovery process --as an author I take you through my personal deep dive into myself--which was not always easy.

My message of resilience, tenacity and shear grit is what I hope to give to my readers. That old cliche of needing to breakdown before you can break through is what happens to me during this journey.

It’s a story about moving through a trauma with my two daughters, taking you through my own self-reflection while doing that, and being ‘mama bear’ every step of the way. It is not only a beautiful story about maternal sacrifice, it is also about building tenacity, strength and courage through intense struggle. I hope to encourage and bring bravery to people who don’t think they have it.

Love, Author

 

 

Laurel C. Fox was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Aspen, Colorado from the age of nine, through high school. After graduating college with a BA in Liberal Arts, Laurel wound up living in Los Angeles for thirty five years, raising two daughters, and having several careers. Laurel worked for Neil Diamond in the music business for fifteen of those years and traveled the world. Laurel now lives back in Colorado with her husband, John. She works as a voice-over actor and can be heard in many popular television shows such as Lethal Weapon, Angie Tribeca, and Manifest, to name a few. Laurel enjoys being a substitute teacher for the public and private elementary schools in the Roaring Fork Valley. She also sings in a local band, and dabbles on the theater stage whenever she can.

You can visit the author’s web page at www.braveingtheway.com and Instagram at https://instagram.com/laurelcarini. 

 

 

 

When Laurel’s fourteen-year-old daughter experiences a life-altering event, her entire world is upended overnight. Faced with her child’s precarious fight to survive and the daunting road of rehabilitation ahead, Laurel discovers fountains of courage and devotion she didn’t know she possessed.

Despite the hardships and her own private grief, Laurel tackles each grueling day with positivity, resilience, and humor. She becomes a tireless advocate for her daughter by pushing past exhaustion and uncertainty, focusing on savoring small triumphs, finding meaning amidst tragedy, and opening the door to the healing force of community.

Sharing her deeply personal experience, she delivers an emotionally charged story that reveals the extraordinary power of a mother’s love, underscoring the lengths a parent will go to for their children. Laurel’s own self-discovery will both encourage and inspire you.

Laurel says to her readers “My book is about a trauma that happened to my daughter, Taylor, when she was fourteen years old. My story ‘braveing the way’ takes you deep into my own journey while being beside my daughter in her separate journey of survival.”

Braveing the Way is available at Amazon.

 

 

Dear Reader, Love Karen Charles

 

Dear Reader,

Blazing Upheaval is based on a true story. I like to transform real-life narratives into gripping fiction thrillers. I'm amazed by the experiences and events people are unexpectedly thrown into. They inspire me with their strength and courage, facing daunting circumstances. I intricately weave the threads of their story into a tapestry of suspense and intrigue.

As a former teacher who lived through the Rodney King riots and the Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, I witnessed firsthand the tumult and the recovery that followed. These events were not just historical footnotes but lived experiences that profoundly affected individuals and communities. The courage, solidarity, and determination I saw inspired me to capture these moments in a way that honors the real-life heroes who navigated through them.

Writing Blazing Upheaval required a great deal of research into the details of the riots and the earthquake. I delved into countless accounts, photos, and reports to ensure that the depiction of these events was as accurate and evocative as possible. Through this book, I hope you will learn more about these significant events and get a feel for what the people endured, and suffered, and the incredible resilience they showed.

On my website, weaveofsuspense.com, I posted blogs with pictures of the Rodney King riots and the Northridge earthquake. If you look at them before and after you read the book, I think it will give you more insight into the impact they had on the cities. These visuals, combined with the narrative, will offer a deeper understanding of the challenges and triumphs that characterized that period.

Thank you for choosing to read my book. It is my hope that Blazing Upheaval will not only entertain you but also enlighten you about a critical chapter in history through the lens of compelling fiction. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I am confident that you will find the story as gripping and thought-provoking as I intended it to be.

 

 

Karen Charles transforms real-life narratives into gripping fiction thrillers. Her novels intricately weave the threads of truth into a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and riveting storytelling. An educator by profession, she is renowned for her thriller “Fateful Connections,” which unfolds against the backdrop of 9/11. “Blazing Upheaval” promises to deliver another chilling, heart-pounding experience. Karen and her husband reside on the serene shores of a beautiful bay in Washington, where she draws inspiration for her compelling narratives. Explore her insights and musings on the writer’s life through her blogs on “My Life As A Writer” at www.weaveofsuspense.com.

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In the heart of the tumultuous Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, a dedicated teacher finds herself thrust into a hazardous situation. Struggling to navigate the chaos and reach safety on the freeway, she faces dangerous obstacles that jeopardize her life. An unexpected rescue during a brutal attack plunges her, her family, and two other families into a chilling series of enigmatic events and escalating violence.

As the city grapples with unrest, they are entangled in a web of mysteries swiftly building in intensity. In the turmoil, their bonds of family, loyalty, and love are put to the ultimate test. The tension mounts relentlessly until an unforeseen revelation, coinciding with the cataclysmic Northridge earthquake, irrevocably changes their lives forever.

This gripping true-story thriller delivers suspenseful twists and heart-pounding moments, weaving a narrative of family resilience, solidarity, and enduring love in the face of daunting circumstances. It is a tale that illuminates the strength found within the human spirit when confronted with extraordinary challenges.

Blazing Upheaval is available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BMM6BXLG.