BookGiveaway:
Lillian is offering 1 e-version of DEADLY INTENT to 1 randomly chosen commenter. The winner will be announced here on Friday, October 9th between 5-6 PM EST. To be entered in the Giveaway, please leave your contact information within your comment (you may choose to use the Contact Me form to privately send me your email address--the form is in the right-hand sidebar on the blog's main page, toward the bottom)
Back Cover Blurb of DEADLY INTENT:
Everyone belongs somewhere. The key to happiness is recognizing that
place when you get there.
Maven Morris can’t seem to find
that place. A childless widow, she has no immediate family. Forced into a
medical leave, she has no career. At loose ends, she hasn’t a clue what’s next
for her.
Her neighbor, Paul Jordan knows
what he wants—to move their friendship to a new level. Maven may not know
what’s next, but she does know she has no interest in romance with anyone— not
even her handsome neighbor.
When a young boy is abandoned in
the city park, he touches her heart. In spite of his obvious special needs, she
agrees to provide a temporary foster home for him. She has no idea the impact
he will have on her life—or the danger he brings to her doorstep.
WHY I
WRITE WHAT I WRITE! by Lillian Duncan
Do
you know what a parable is? One definition (my favorite) is an earthly story
with a heavenly message. Wow! That’s a very close description of what I write.
My stories are action-filled stories but with a heavenly message. So does that
mean I write parables? I like to think so. How cool is that?
Jesus
used parables to teach.
He
knew that stories can illustrate a truth better than any lecture or sermon.
Scientists say that stories and movies activate the brain as if the events are
actually happening to the reader or movie goer. So that means we can learn from
them without having to face the consequences of the bad choices in our real
life.
And
that’s why I write what I write!
My
stories are first and foremost meant to entertain the reader, but they also
have a spiritual message or a life lesson.
My
Deadly Communications series features Maven Morris, a speech pathologist. In
the first book, Maven struggles to overcome depression brought on by the death
of her husband as well as some significant health issues while solving a
mystery.
Now
most readers will simply enjoy the suspense part of the story, but for those
struggling with a major loss of their own, they may take away much more—like
the fact if Maven was able to overcome so can they. And perhaps even take it a
step further and see that as Maven turned back to God, her life improved. And
if they do the same, that might happen.
And
that’s why I write what I write!
The
second story in the series, DEADLY INTENT has just released. Maven is back with
more lessons to be learned. Of course, the one lesson Maven doesn’t seem to
learn is how NOT to get herself in dangerous situations!
When
her best friend, Lizzie comes to her about an abandoned child who refuses to
communicate with anyone, Maven can’t say no. The young boy touches her heart
and she ends up as his foster mother. That’s when things take a deadly turn.
Deadly
Intent is filled with twists and turns as well as surprises and shocks. As I
said my first goal when I write is to entertain and I believe Deadly Intent
does just that!
And
that’s why I write what I write!
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Authors' Bio:
Lillian Duncan: stories of faith mingled
with murder and mayhem!
Lillian
is a multi-published writer with several Amazon bestsellers, including The
Christmas Stalking and Betrayed. Lillian writes the types of books
she loves to read—fast-paced suspense with a touch or two of romance that
demonstrates God’s love for all of us
Whether as an
educator, a writer, or a speech pathologist, she believes in the power of words
to transform lives, especially God’s Word.
Places to connect with Lillian:
Tiaras and Tennis Shoes (blog)
