Romantic Suspense ~ Stutter Creek ~ "One Hell of a Thriller" Review

Hey Everyone ~
If you are in the Midland, Texas area tomorrow (September 14th), stop by the Midland Farmer's Market between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.  It's Author Day!  Whoohoo!  Kimberly and the gang at MFM are such a great, accommodating group, and the place--outside, on concrete, under metal awnings--is awesome.  So if you are around, come by and say hello!

Now for the blog:
I usually try to avoid posting my own work simply for shameless self-promotion, but my will power is at an all time low today, so here goes...

STUTTER CREEK, romantic suspense from 5 Prince Publishing.  A snippet and some reviews...

Suddenly, Beth made a decision. She rammed the Camaro's gearshift into first and stepped on the gas. Fishtailing back onto the road, she shifted up to second, and then third, keeping her eyes trained on the highway ahead. She knew the boy was no longer there, but what if he appeared while she was moving? What if he was somehow hanging onto the car like that old urban legend about the killer with a hook? What if he appeared while she was driving?

She thought if that happened, it might be the end. It would send her right over the edge of sanity into the cavern of insanity. One hand crept back up to her face, wanting to shield her eyes. She was afraid the boy wasn’t human. His face had seemed so pale, almost translucent. A little phantom.

No, no, no. It was her mind. It was playing tricks on her. That had to be it.

Staring straight ahead, she pressed the gas harder and harder, shifting up into fourth without even thinking, years of experience guiding her.

Beth began to feel like an idiot, a complete, dyed-in-the- wool idiot. Did I fall asleep while driving? Did I pass out? Maybe the counselor was wrong; maybe I’m stark raving mad! 

She drove on, running on instinct and adrenalin, terrified that she’d seen a real boy, even more terrified that she hadn’t.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping! 

By Ashley Fontainne

Format:Kindle Edition

This story grabs you from the first page around the neck with a tight grip and doesn't let go!

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply AMAZING. 

By Billie J Copas

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

One of the best books I've read to date. Relatable, wonderful characters. Exciting plot line that keeps you reading to the very last word. Love the touch of supernatural as well. Extremely well-written and never loses momentum for a second. A definite MUST-READ.

5.0 out of 5 stars One hell of a thriller

By jk82

Format:Kindle Edition

Just as my title says.

Wow, just wow. This little thriller had me wanting to read it all in one night then wanting to read between my fingers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Thriller from Ann Swann

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This review is from: Stutter Creek (Paperback)

Mike Ellis 

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Thank you, Ann Swann, for a beautifully crafted thriller. This book has it all, suspense, tension, romance, beautiful ladies, and an "I hate him immediately serial killer." If you love thrillers, this book is a must read. You will be hard pressed to put this book down until you turn that last page.

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-crafted, captivating suspense novel!

By 

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

Deanna S. -

This review is from: Stutter Creek (Kindle Edition)

Ann Swann is a talented author whether she is writing a scary, suspense middle grade novel or a contemporary romance novel, but she outdid herself when she combined romance with suspense in her latest novel, Stutter Creek.

Ann knows how to craft a captivating suspense story. I became immersed in the novel immediately, and couldn't wait to find out what the next chapter held. 

Stutter Creek is a beautifully written, expertly crafted suspense novel. If you enjoy a novel that will keep you glued to its pages, you will love this novel.

I want to say thanks to everyone for the lovely reviews, I didn't print them all but I wanted to! *wink*  However, now I've got the challenge of writing another rom-sus.  Ahhh, this is the life ~ guess I'd better hop to it!  Till next time...

Afterthought:  This book is available on Amazon (click the pic), B&N, Smashwords, Kobo, and at the 5 Prince Publishing website.  And you can walk into any brick & mortar and ask them to order it if you don't want to do the Amazon 1-click (I'll admit it, though, I'm a one-click addict!).

http://www.5Princebooks.com

Stutter Creek #WeekendWritingWarriors #8Sunday Snippet

Welcome back for another look at Stutter Creek, coming June 1st.  We are up to Chapter Two.  Feel free to scroll down and poke around to read previous snippets if you missed them.  =) 

Last week: Beth melted into the shelter of his embrace . . . then she shook her head to clear the memories.

This week:

     Actually, it wasn’t a memory so much as it was an embellished wish. John Stockton was not a figment of her imagination, nor was he a dream-guy. He was a real memory, but it was a childhood memory. A teenage dream. He had been her first crush.

They’d met one summer at Stutter Creek when she and her dad had made their annual vacation trip to their cabin in the mountains. But that was so long ago—the only reason he kept invading her thoughts now was because she’d recently lost her dad. Coming on the heels of her painful divorce from the second love of her life, it had been doubly hard. 

Okay, folks, that's all for this week.  Now skip on over to the wewriwa.com website and check out some AWESOME authors!  Until next week...cheers!  Oh, and if you like ghost stories, scroll down for an excerpt from my reissued novel, Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot!

Stutter Creek #WeekendWritingWarriors Snippet

Welcome back for another look at Stutter Creek, coming June 1st.  We are up to Chapter Two.  Feel free to scroll down and poke around to read previous snippets if you missed them.  =)

Beth melted into the shelter of his embrace. Her damp, sun-warmed skin met his and she sighed. She wore a red bikini top and her own stringy-hemmed cutoffs.

Slowly, she raised her face. The top of her head barely grazed his shoulder. She had to stand on her tip-toes even though he was leaning down—then their lips met, and the brilliant rays of sunlight falling through the pines illuminated his face like that of a saint in a stained-glass window. “Saint John,” she laughed.

He laughed with her.

Beth shook her head to clear the memories. 

Okay, folks, that's all for this week.  Now skip on over to the wewriwa.com website and check out some AWESOME authors!  Until next week...cheers!

Six Sentence Sunday 8/12/12

Hi Everyone ~

My new Contemporary Romance, ALL FOR LOVE,  will be released on August 23rd from 5 Prince Publishing so I thought I'd better give another snippet here.  This little excerpt takes place after an explosion at the plastics plant where Liz's husband, Quinn, works (there are other snippets in the SSS archives page if you're really digging it).  Now, Liz is driving her friend, Veronica, to the hospital because she was cut by flying glass (caused by the tremendous explosion) while having lunch with Liz at an outdoor cafe.  This scene occurs just after a cop gives them the go-ahead to drive on up to the ER.  

Suddenly, new tears overflowed onto my cheeks.  I hoped the officer didn’t see me wiping them away, but a thought had just hit me: what if Quinn is in there?  In the hospital or in one of the ambulances queued up near the ER entrance?  For the tiniest split-second I thought it might be fitting for him to be there.  But that was just my negative nature getting the best of me.  After all, the woman on the phone last week could have been almost anyone.

I hope you enjoyed this tidbit.  To enjoy more snippets from Seix Sentence Sunday, go here :  http://www.sixsunday.com/