Severed Threads by Kaylin McFarren
SEVERED
THREADS
BY KAYLIN McFARREN
“Dive
right in; the water is full of danger, intrigue, and passion.”--Affaire de Coeur magazine”
Believing
herself responsible for her father’s fatal diving accident, Rachel Lyons has
withdrawn from the world and assumed a safe position at a foundation office.
When called upon by a museum director to assist her former love interest with
the recovery of a cursed relic from a sunken Chinese merchant ship, she has no
intention of cooperating – until her brother is kidnapped by a drug-dealing
gangster. In order to save him and gain control over her life, Rachel must not
only overcome her greatest fears, but also relive the circumstances that lead
to her father’s death.
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Kaylin McFarren is a rare bird indeed. Not a migratory sort, she
prefers to hug the West Coast and keep family within visiting range. Although
she has virtually been around the world, she was born in California, relocated
with her family to Washington, and nested with her husband in Oregon. In
addition to playing an active role in his business endeavors, she has been
involved in all aspects of their three daughters' lives - taxi duties,
cheerleading coaching, script rehearsals, and relationship counseling, to name
but a few. Now she enjoys spending undisciplined time with her two young
grandsons and hopes to have many more.
Although Kaylin wasn't
born with a pen in hand like so many of her talented fellow authors, she has
been actively involved in both business and personal writing projects for many
years. As the director of a fine art gallery, she assisted in furthering the
careers of numerous visual artists who under her guidance gained recognition through
promotional opportunities and in national publications. Eager to spread her own
creative wings, she has since steered her energy toward writing novels. As a
result, she has earned more than a dozen literary awards and was a 2008
finalist in the prestigious RWA® Golden Heart contest.
Kaylin is a member of
RWA, Rose City Romance Writers, and Willamette Writers. She received her AA in
Literature at Highline Community College, which originally sparked her passion
for writing. In her free time, she also enjoys giving back to the community
through participation and support of various charitable and educational
organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
Website: http://www.kaylinmcfarren.com
What reviewers are saying…
“McFarren
(Flaherty's Crossing, 2010) offers an exciting, romantic adventure story that's
anchored by well-researched, authentic technical details of boats, scuba
diving, salvage law, Chinese history and underwater archaeology. Watching the
characters thoughtfully do their jobs makes them more appealing to the reader
and heightens the novel's boldly erotic love scenes; Chase and Rachel are more
than just beautiful bodies. (It's irksome, though, when Chase treats Rachel
like a child, at one point having a crewmember send her to bed and doping her
against her knowledge when he wants her to rest.) McFarren's varied cast—from
professors to gangsters to salty dogs—feels well rounded; despite a few ethnic
clichés, like the Native American "warrior" and a hard-drinking,
lusty Irishman, she toys with expectations more than once. Some odd word
choices and unfortunate mistakes show that the book could use an editor's hand,
but with plenty at stake, erotic chemistry, dastardly villains, a lost relic,
an unusual setting and a touch of the supernatural, this indie novel could
stand on any romance publisher's shelf. The full package of thrills and
romance.” -- KIRKUS REVIEW
“Dive
right in; the water is full of danger, intrigue, and passion. This treasure‑hunting
jewel of a story will hold the reader captive to the very last page. “--LAUREN CALDER, Affaire de
Coeur magazine
“With
so many plot turns and the many characters' underlying stories, this novel is a
true treasure unto itself. As a reader, I couldn't put the book down because I
constantly wanted to know what was going to happen next. Many of the ups and
downs were not obvious, and I enjoyed the surprise as each revelation was made.
The characters are extremely complex but real, and I found myself being very
involved in their thoughts and actions. I felt for each character, questioned
their reasoning and cheered them on.
“It is easy to see through reading this book that McFarren familiarized herself
with the information she was presenting in her book. The time and information
she put into the history and the undersea world lent depth to the book and
helped to present a very genuine story. I enjoy nothing more than a
well-researched, thought provoking read, and Severed Threads definitely found
itself in that category for me."--SUZANNE GATTIS, Pacific Book Review
"Anyone
who likes adventure, mystery and intrigue will love this book and I will
certainly be looking out for future work by this author."--SHARON
MARTIN, Beck Valley Books
Awards:
2012 Indie Book of the Day Award Winner for 22nd of
September 2012
2012 Golden Acorn Excellence in Writing Contest - 2nd place
2012 AKRWA's best Break-up contest - 1st Place
2012 Central Ohio Fiction Writers' Ignite the Flame Contest - 2nd Place
2009 Great Beginnings Contest - 1st Place
2009 Melody of Love Contest - 1st Place
2009 Heart of the West Contest - 4th Place
Purchase information:
Title:
Severed Threads
Author:
Kaylin McFarren
Publisher:
Creative Edge Publishing LLC
Publication
date: July 2012
ISBN
10: 1475186525
ISBN
13: 9781475186529
Format:
Trade Paperback & eBook
Number
of pages: 349
Price:
$14.95 (Paperback); $5.50 (Kindle)
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Kaylin McFarren's books are now available in two formats:
eBook - Amazon.com, Powells.com, & Barnes Noble
Trade paperback - Amazon.com, Powells.com, & Barnes Noble
Book Distributors & Librarians - Book Distributors & Librarians: Contact Creative Edge Publishing LLC; info@creativeedgepublishing.com
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