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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Craig O. Thompson, author of OMAR: A Novel

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Craig O. Thompson, author of OMAR: A Novel (A Cary Parker Thriller)
(Brightwater Publishing Company / StrataGem Press™)

In 1995, CIA/FBI jointly discovered secret plans to recover a trove of priceless treasure from deep below the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, aboard the RMS Titanic. An ultra-zealous terrorist group competed against mercenary divers, hired by a billionaire oilman, which set off a complex web of international intrigue and suspense.

Dr. Cary Parker, Woods Hole oceanographer and archaeologist, was recruited by CIA’s Colonel Bramson to beat both teams to the ship’s grave. And a wave of worldwide terrorism was set into motion at 2077 fathoms, as a rare, priceless book and unrecovered treasure became the primary focus of a triadic search.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write OMAR: A Novel (A Cary Parker Thriller)?

Craig O. Thompson: My inspiration for OMAR: A Novel came from a very short reference in a National Geographic TV special. While watching a Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Craig O. Thompson, author of OMAR: A Novel →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Deidra D.S. Green, author of Twisted Sister

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Deidra D.S. Green, author of Twisted Sister
(Rathsi Publishing Company)

Twisted Sister is a mind-bending tale of love, cruelty, friendship and revenge. The story opens with Holly and Blythe – two African-American twenty-somethings that are on the way to the top of a prestigious financial management firm. While Blythe is “lucky in love,” Holly is a self-imposed single person that is focused on solidifying her career, not on finding Mr. Right. To make matters worse, a failed engagement that still haunts Holly cripples her every time she tries to make a new relationship work.

That all seems destined to change, though, when Blythe discloses that a new associate named Trent has developed feelings for Holly. Not only is Trent seemingly successful, kind-hearted, and financially secure, but he is also every woman’s dream – athletically built with chiseled and handsome features.

After a sexually charged first date, followed by a whirlwind undercover few weeks of dating, Holly’s romance comes to a screeching halt. Even though she knew that inter-office dating was frowned upon, Holly had been sure that her office romance had gone unnoticed…until one of the partners called her out and gave her an ultimatum: a successful career or Trent.

When Holly makes the decision to break off her relationship with Trent, she could never have dreamed about the nightmare that awaited her as a result of leaving him. Kidnapped, drugged, and raped at knifepoint, Holly has every chance to wilt completely at the hands of her captor. However, after a sudden twist of grace leaves her alive and standing outside of her apartment high rise, the strong will to fight that lives within her soul sparks to life, enabling her to vow that she will not let her tormentor get away with what he has done.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Twisted Sister?

Deidra D.S. Green: The inspiration for Twisted Sister originated from a poem I wrote of the same title a year ago. Poetry is my first love, and I Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Deidra D.S. Green, author of Twisted Sister →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Author Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call (Volume 1)

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Author Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call (Volume 1)
(Lock Down Publishing)

Roll Call is a true prison story with a cast of characters that include Mexican drug cartels, Southern California street gangs and Hell’s Angels all fighting for their piece of the drug culture. In the middle of it all, B.J. is hell bent for destruction until he realizes his destiny in the nick of time.

Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective, a robust prison union trying to call the shots, a handful of drug criminals trying to find their conscience, and you have the perfect recipe for a revolutionary uprising, bound by blood, all leaving the reader wondering, who are the real criminals?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Roll Call?

Author Glenn Langohr: The Lord. Who else could bless me with the ability to turn 10 years of prison time for drug charges into modern pulp thrillers about the drug war? Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Author Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call (Volume 1) →