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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 01:47 pm: |   |
Both of Gloria's books are killers!
The Butterfly Game
It takes a talented writer to make a reader feel for a serial killer preying on beautiful, vulnerable young girls, but Gloria Davidson Marlow carries it off masterfully. The killer in this suspenseful book chooses his victims because they share a name and at least one characteristic with a species of butterfly, and he does it because of something his beloved wife said before she died: "I hope there are butterflies in Heaven." His grief drives him to set about inhabiting Heaven with his beautiful "butterfly girls," and Genevieve Lewiston is the ultimate specimen: she's the stunning Butterfly Girl for Butterfly Cosmetics, and she's also the only one of his butterflies to get away. Six years later, "Jenny Lewis" has created a safe life for herself to hide in from the madman who tried to kill her, but she can't hide from Coach Nick Jensen, the man who sees her inner beauty and refuses to give up on winning her heart. Just when Jenny decides to take a chance on love with the handsome man she can't resist, the killer tracks her down. She is forced to come out of hiding and be the bait in a trap to catch the killer before he snares more innocent girls to complete his collection.
All the characters in The Butterfly Game are well-developed and complex, and the plot is refreshingly original. The scenes inside the killer's head are horrifying and heartbreaking at the same time--no easy feat. The technical information about butterflies is woven seamlessly into the narrative, and the ending is an oh-my-gosh, eye-widening surprise that leaves no loose ends. An all-around wonderful read.
Flowers For Megan
Megan Hardy is plagued by dreams of the faceless killer that murdered her sister and her two small children; someone Megan saw briefly before she was also beaten and left for dead; someone she knows but can't remember. Will Kincaid was Megan's best friend, and he's also the one who found her near death. They're both devastated by the tragedy, so much that Megan is hospitalized and Will leaves town because he can't bear to see her that way. Twelve years later, he comes back home and discovers that not only does he care more deeply for Megan than ever, she is still in danger from the killer she can't remember. The madman sends Megan messages each time he kills that are meant to tell her he's coming back for her and won't fail this time.
This book is a thriller in more ways than one. Unpredictable plot twists keep you guessing which of Megan's friends or family members is the killer, and the rekindled love between Megan and Will gets your pulse racing for other reasons. Ms. Marlow's story is full of humor, passion, and unforced drama that surrounds characters who are so appealing and realistic, it's easy to become emotionally involved in their lives. This is a book you won't want to put down once you begin, so make sure you have budgeted yourself enough time to read it all.
Toyce
True Blue Forever
Read the first chapter at http://www.authorsden.com/joycelscarbrough1
Read two chapters of Different Roads at http://www.authorsden.com/visit/mtr.asp?id=7737&loc=ShortStory
Pour yourself a glass of bubbly and check out Champagne Books http://www.champagnebooks.com
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