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The Invisible Ones, a New Novel

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TD Recommended Novel iconby Stef Penney

Since I love Tana French’s novels, I figure any author she finds worthy ought to bear a look.  And, indeed, reviews, both from genuine readers and the more suspect professional reviewers, agree that it’s well worth my time and yours. –D. L. Keur, The Deepening World of Books

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The Invisible Ones, novel coverABOUT THIS NEW NOVEL

Small-time private investigator Ray Lovell veers between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed. But before the accident that landed him there, he’d been hired to find Rose Janko, the wife of a charismatic son of a traveling Gypsy family, who went missing seven years earlier. Half Romany himself, Ray is well aware that he’s been chosen more for his blood than his investigative skills. Still, he’s surprised by the intense hostility he encounters from the Jankos, who haven’t had an easy past. Touched by tragedy, they’re either cursed or hiding a terrible secret-whose discovery Ray can’t help suspecting is connected to Rose’s disappearance. . . .

  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 5, 2012)
  • Language: English

Peace INC., A New Novel

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TD Recommended Novel iconby Vijay Balakrishnan

This one is on my personal reading list. It sounds humorous, yet pointed and pertinent to our times, plus it gets excellent reader reviews. I’ll try it; you try it; then, let’s compare notes. –D. L. Keur, The Deepening

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Peace, INC. by Vijay Balakrishnan, novel coverABOUT THIS NOVEL

Peace. Love. Terror.

Bob, an immigrant trickster, is already struggling with the American Dream when catastrophe strikes. His girlfriend is morbidly depressed, his business partner wants out, and his Buddhist best friend hates him. He’s either having a nervous breakdown or he’s figured out the one business with a chance in a world of perpetual war.

Peace INC. is a comic novel in the tradition of Vonnegut and Voltaire, a fable of NYC in the ashes of 9/11, a dark and funny love story, a classic immigrant’s tale, and a rollicking meditation on identity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vijay Balakrishnan is a writer and artist living in NYC. He’s co-written the feature screenplays Karma Local and Toussaint, published fiction in Miranda Literary Magazine, and his prose and photographs have appeared in The Paris Review.

Forever Freed, New Novel

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TD Recommended Novel iconby Laura Kaye

I read all the excerpts I can get my hands on, and this book seems deep, sensuously, and richly written, not trite like most romantic vampire stories. All readers agree: it’s a great novel. –D. L. Keur, The Deepening

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Forever Freed, novel coverABOUT THIS NEW NOVEL

A heart can break, even one that no longer beats.

I stalk my new neighbors, a single mother and her child, drawn by the irresistible scent of their joy and love. I crave their blood, starved for some healing respite from my ancient grief. Now to lure them into my grasp.

But they surprise me. Little Olivia accepts me without fear or reservation-talking, smiling, offering innocent affection that tugs at my long-lost humanity. Her mother, Samantha, seeks me out when she should stay away, offering sweet friendship, and calling to the forgotten man within me. They lure me instead.

Ah, Dio, Lucien, run and spare them while you can…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A multi-published author of paranormal, contemporary and erotic romance, Laura Kaye’s hot, heartfelt stories are all about the universal desire for a place to belong.  Laura grew up amidst family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with the supernatural.  Though an avid fiction writer as a teenager, a career as a historian took her in other directions until recently. Now that Laura’s inner muse has awakened, she’s constantly creating new story ideas!  Laura lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.