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My Latest Book – Last Rites

My newest book is now available. It is called Last Rites and is a sequel to The Last Healer.

I didn’t plan on writing a second book but several people said they wanted to read more about Katie and Joe, so I thought a sequel was in order. I know see potential for a series. In this book, Joe learns more about his healing abilities and how to control them. Here is the description from the back of the book.

In this gripping sequel to “The Last Healer,” Katie and Joe, fresh from their honeymoon, must race to Milwaukee to save the life of Katie’s dear friend Ashley after she and her mother fall victim to a ruthless attack. With Ashley on the brink of death while a priest delivers Last Rites, her only chance for survival is Joe’s remarkable healing powers.

What starts as a rescue mission turns into a murder investigation as they investigate the killing of Ashley’s mother. While searching for the shooter, their investigation leads them to a chilling conspiracy centered on the city’s homeless population. As they uncover more of the truth, they become targets as someone is determined to silence them. Will Katie and Joe find who is behind a series of murders, or will they become the next victims?

This book can be read as a standalone book, but it would be better to read The Last Healer first. As always, you can help me by leaving reviews on Amazon, or anywhere. If you would like to read and review this or any of my books but are on a tight budget (which I more than understand) send me an email to cehuss at tampabay.rr.com. Let me know which book or books you want and weather you want the paperback or Kindle version. I will give out as many as I can afford.

As of this writing, the print version is not available because of a problem with the cover but I hope to have it fixed later today or tomorrow.

My Newest Book: Falling Star

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I did it again. I finished a book. It took over twenty-five years to write my first novel and now, six months later, I have two more books under my belt. This one, Falling Star, is shorter than the last two at 36,000 words but it is also priced less. Today and Tomorrow only you can get the eBook version for free. I only ask for an Amazon review in return. Click here to get the Kindle version.

I am what they call a discovery writer. Another word would be pantser, because people like me don’t outline first, we just fly, or write, by the seat of our pants. In this type of writing, it is like the story takes you where it wants to go. Stephen King is a famous pantser.

The book starts out with a meteorite crashing into Shenandoah National Park in the middle of the night. The next day, a female FBI agent is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a senator’s daughter. She teams up with a park ranger and soon they are investigating other strange and deadly things that are happening around them.

This book is part thriller, part mystery and part romance. It is a relatively short read, so if this sounds appealing to you, I hope you give it a read and let me know what you think.

My New Book

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I’m happy to report that my new book is available now. I wrote this one much faster than the first one, which took five years. I finished the first draft in less than six weeks. It is a little shorter than my first book, but I believe it will appeal to a broader audience. It is part mystery, part romance, and it has a little science fiction sprinkled in. It is called The Last Healer.

Like last time, I could use some help. I need people to review the book. I chose not to enroll this book into KDP Select this time so, unfortunately, I will not be able to offer it for free. Because it is shorter, it is cheaper than my last book, and because it is not in KDP Select, I was able to publish it on other platforms. So far those other platforms only have the e-book version, but I’m thinking of offering the paperback version elsewhere besides Amazon, even though my cut would be half. Click here to see some of the places the book is available. I’m still waiting for Google Play Books to approve it.

I wrote more about it on my personal blog here.

If you do read the book, I would love to hear what you think.

Another Frankie Adventure and Mystery

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Last week I took out the trash which can be a pain sometimes if a cat is outside on the catio. Our garbage cans are outside the back door of the catio and opening that door will cause Chris and Frankie to immediately run toward the door to try to get outside. Sometimes I quickly throw the trash on top of the can and close the door with the intention of putting it in the can later when it is safe. On this day I saw no cats so I thought I had time to open the door and put the trash inside the can. While I was doing that, Chris and Frankie bolted out the door at the same time. I either didn’t see them on the catio or I didn’t fully shut the door to the house.

I ran back inside to put my shoes on and when I returned both cats were still hanging out in the backyard.

Of course, as soon as I tried to pick up Frankie, he was gone. I pursued him and almost caught him when he was distracted by a lizard but he was too quick for me.

I brought Chris inside when I lost track of Frankie and stayed home thinking he would return. After waiting a fairly long time, I went out looking for him. I walked around the area for ten or fifteen minutes and became concerned after not seeing him so I returned home to see if he had showed up there yet.

When I got home Frankie was on the catio. I was puzzled. How did he get back inside? I was pretty sure he couldn’t open the door. That was Chris’s specialty.

I decided that was a mystery that couldn’t be solved until my wife got a text message from our neighbor saying she found Frankie and put him inside. Mystery solved. I just want to know why he let her pick him up and not me.

Chris the Locksmith

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I mentioned in an earlier post that we have been able to keep our bedroom door shut since moving to our new place. I also mentioned that we need to lock the door to keep him from making a lot of noise by pulling the handle down and letting it flip back up. Another reason for locking it is because he has now figured out how to open it.

A few weeks ago he opened our door in the middle of the night even though it was locked. I assumed that it was not completely shut and he was able to push it open. After last night I am not so sure.

We got home late because I picked up Rose from the airport and we were both tired when we went to bed so I forgot to lock the door. So as soon as I fell asleep Chris starts flipping the door handle, causing me to get up and lock the door. About an hour later Chris is on the bed biting my nose.

I assumed he opened the door slightly while flipping the handle and I didn’t push it shut when I locked it. I picked Chris up, put him down outside the door and pushed the door completely shut and then locked it again. This time he was staying out. At least he was staying out until 4:00 a.m. when he showed up on the bed to wake me up.

How does he do it? I know it’s a simple lock and can be defeated with a toothpick but he’s barely tall enough to reach the handle. And then there’s the whole opposable thumbs thing. I guess it is just one of those mysteries that may never be solved.

We Can Now Sleep Through The Night

When One Door Opens, Look For Chris