Was it murder? Suicide? Or did Owen Taylor disappear to avoid prosecution for rape? No one knew, and the man's one plea for help was a cryptic note sent to his nephew, Jacob Blaine ... at an old address. Jake finding this out came at a rough time for him. He was stuck in Texas, his estranged mother was battling cancer, and his dream job in Denmark wanted him to come back. NOW. But what was worse -- his lover, Antony, was acting as if he wanted to end things between them. It was shredding him inside. However, Jake owed a lot to Uncle Owen, so he decided a quick trip to Palm Springs was in order, to see what he could do. What he found was a city being torn apart by a religious organization named PSALMS. Owen had had been fightin them until his disappearance. As Jake dug into what was going on, lies, deceit, violence and treachery began to surround him. There were some wealthy, powerful interests revving up hate and distrust against the city's gay population, and behind it all was a shadowy figure who would do everything possible to keep their true motives hidden. Even if that meant making Jake vanish, as well.
Autorentext
I am a writer and self-involved artist who's lived in London and Honolulu, and a dozen places in-between. I've also traveled around the world, and some of my artwork has been purchased by collectors.
I also used to write screenplays and have won numerous awards for them...despite none being produced. That's how A Place of Safety began life?as an idea for one, twenty-five years ago. But it deepened and expanded and changed direction and became the life of an Irish Catholic boy during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. I'm currently working on a gothic horror novel dealing with an ancient tale of harpies that live in the caves of the Cliffs of Moher, on Ireland's far west coast.
In my writing, I've tried to build characters as vivid and real as possible and have a lot of fun doing it...mixed with angst, anger, amazement...and sometimes vicious arguments with the characters in each book. I like to think I've done well by them.
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