Welcome to the Rave Reviews Book Club’s Back-To-School Book
& Blog Block Party!
Location for this
stop:
Central Oregon High
Desert
(Pictured Below)
What I’m giving away
today:
$25.00 Amazon Gift
Card
Number of winners for
this stop:
1
and see how to become
eligible for more prizes.
For those who may not be familiar with me, allow me to
introduce myself. My name is Bruce A. Borders. I’m the author of several books,
sixteen at last count, but that is subject to change. Although, I tend to
branch out into more genres, I usually write crime/mystery/suspense novels.
Most often, my books tell the story of someone who has been wronged in some manner
and how they deal or cope with it, how it affects them, or (my favorite) how
they retaliate.
One of my habits is to add a plot twist to the end of a
book, which may change the entire story. I don’t always do that but then I
usually hear about it from some of my beta readers—that would be my wife and
kids!
As I mentioned, I have several books and I doubt anyone
wants to read a synopsis of each of them, so I’ve limited this post to
introducing my four best selling titles.
Dead Broke is my most recent release and the first in
what I hope will be a LONG series, the Lana Denae Mysteries. The setting for
the books is Portland, Oregon. I chose that city because, living in Oregon, I
am fairly familiar with the layout and other details unique to the area.
Dead Broke
(Lana Denae
Mysteries, #1)
It was the perfect
murder... almost.
An elderly woman is
found murdered in her apartment. Cause of death; a single gunshot wound to the
chest. The only door is locked from the inside. There are no signs of entry, no
bullet holes in the walls, and no weapon is recovered from the scene. That’s
when Detective Lana Denae of the Portland Police Bureau is assigned the case.
The investigation gets off to a slow start until she realizes there is more to
the story than a single random murder. Someone is looking to rake in a profit
to the tune of more than a million dollars, and they are willing to do whatever
it takes to get it. Lana is determined to stop the killer before he strikes
again but with limited evidence, finding just who is responsible is more
difficult than she imagined.
“Every time you
think you've got this one figured out, it turns out you're wrong.”
“One of the more enjoyable books I've read lately!”
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Over My Dead Body is my first novel. The story
combines two news stories I heard when I was much younger. In both stories, a
corrupt official threatened—and then followed through with the threat—to remove
a minor from their parents’ home without justification. This provides the
setting and beginning plot. I’d wanted to write the story for quite a while and
describe what I would do, how I would react, in a similar situation.
Over My Dead Body
How far will a man go
to protect his family?
When the director of
Child Protective Services uses his position to exact a personal vendetta in
removing three-year-old Ashley from the Blake’s home, Jeff Blake, a financial
advisor, responds to the threats in the only way he feels he can – violently.
By the end of the short encounter, three people are dead and Ashley, the
daughter, is still taken and placed in temporary foster care, so the tragic
fiasco gained Jeff nothing. Or, so it seems.
Matters are further
complicated when Amy, the wife and mother, winds up for a brief stay in a
mental ward due to the trauma she witnessed in her home. It seems as though
everything is against the Blakes. Understandably, the police, as well as the
Courts, are not too concerned with the needs of the family. Complete with many
twists of fate, the story looks at the common problems of a typical family
caught between love and the law.
“Thought
provoking!”
“Exceptional! One of those books you can't put down!”
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Miscarriage Of Justice was written and then re-written
several times. In fact, over the course of about a year and a half, there were
seventeen re-writes. And even then, I put it aside because I wasn’t satisfied
with the book. A year or so later, I picked up the manuscript, made a few minor
changes and “suddenly” it seemed to work.
Miscarriage Of
Justice
The justice system is
just a system, not a just system.
Sentenced to fifteen
years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Ethan Rafferty has one thing on
his mind—payback! With his time up, the ex-con is free to pursue his mission of
revenge.
During the trial, the
District Attorney, Mariana Clark, suppressed evidence that would've exonerated
him and now is the focus of Ethan’s vengeance. Intent on making her life a
living hell, he works daily to antagonize and torment the woman. Unable to
retaliate through the courts, considering the role she played, Mariana chooses
to fight fire with fire. Soon, their feud escalates to a point where neither
imagined it would go.
Which one will
prevail, Ethan or Mariana? Can either? Or, are both of them bound to a destiny
produced by a Miscarriage of Justice?
“You will never
look at the court system the same again!”
“Never saw that ending coming!”
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Inside Room 913
is my best selling book, which is odd. I wrote the book intending for it to be
a short story. But as usual, I got carried away and the book turned into a few
hundred pages. I then edited it down to about 150 pages. Originally, I thought
the book would be categorized as young adult but thanks to input from readers
and advertisers, it has become a suspense book.
Inside Room 913
Parkview Manor has a secret, and eighteen-year-old Cynthia is curious!
When Cynthia Holt takes a job at a former sanitarium, now operating as an assisted living center that doubles as a hotel, she instantly discovers something more is occurring than simply providing the elderly with housing and care. Something very strange is going on behind the locked door of Room 913!
After she is repeatedly warned to stay away from the room and to not discuss it or the occupant with her co-workers, she is even more intrigued, and suspicious! Letting her curious nature guide her, she immediately begins asking questions. When she finds that Room 913 has been closed off, locked and sealed for 40 years, her curiosity turns to concern. Though rumors abound, no one seems inclined to talk about it.
Not giving up so easily, Cynthia persists in her pursuit of solving the mystery, investigating the rumors until she learns the truth of what is inside the forbidden room—or does she?
“Truly great story - unexpected ending!”
“Excellent book! 5 Stars! I thought I’d figured it out, and then...”
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