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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

OLD STORIES REVIVED AND BRILLIANTLY TOLD ANEW

Marta Moran Bishop is the Award-winning author of Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, The Divide Series, Children's and adult poetry. New Release Whispers on the Wind a time-travel, romance, with the backdrop of the war between Atlantis and Lemuria. I am thrilled to find her review of my Historical Fiction trilogy, The David Chronicles: Trilogy:

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

The David Chronicles: Trilogy draws one into ancient stories told vividly as they draw you into the world, mind, and thoughts of an aging David, his clandestine passion for Bathsheba, as he tries to find solace in his own mind and the deeds he has done some good, some out of greed and passion for Bathsheba.

It takes you into David’s spiritual and emotional turmoil that is his life. Will he find the peace he seeks?

I loved these stories. Ms. Poznansky’s telling of them with a bit of a modern twist is much as I imagine the old sages did in years gone by, putting the tales into words that those reading them can identify with.

Ms. Poznansky’s writing is dynamic, poetic, and holds an element of realism that draws the reader into new world. One where you can feel, touch, and taste all that world holds. It is a rare talent that can do that.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

POIGNANT AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN

Marta Moran Bishop is the Award-winning author of Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, The Divide Series, Children's and adult poetry. New Release Whispers on the Wind a time-travel, romance, with the backdrop of the war between Atlantis and Lemuria. I am thrilled to find her review of my Women's Fiction Novel, My Own Voice:


Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

Ms. Poznansky’s book My Own Voice captured my heart on page one. It is an enchanting gem that one easily can become enthralled as the story unfolds and you enter the heart and mind of Anita, who is very young and marries Lenny, who is much older and worldly than she is. The emotions of the characters are so poignantly told that they will tug at your heartstrings.

The portrayal of the emotions of the characters will sweep you into their world and out of yours. In, each of them you find something that touches you to your very soul, and find something that you will identify with.

I felt the emotions of each character, especially Anita’s, as she flounders her way through the maze of her life as she seeks to find herself.

Brilliantly told story, I can’t wait to read the next in this series.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

A Dramatic Suspense

Martha Perez is the author of over 25 books. She is a woman with simple tastes. She loves reading books and takes long walks in the evening. Martha enjoys going to baseball games. movies, and unknown adventures.. I'm thrilled to find her review of my suspense thriller, Coma Confidential

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023

COMA is a hair-raising suspense, yet I found it refreshing that it was a reality-of-life novel. Ms. Poznznsky details what the victim feels in a Coma and what she is going through, which is unnerving; she's in her little world just in a dream, so we think—a powerful story with drama, a thriller with a twist and unexpected plots. The author has written a remarkable, masterful story, a page-turner indeed. I strongly recommend the book.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

The child and I must survive


Tied to the back of the chair by a rope that cuts into one shoulder, Timmy draws his knees to his chest and wraps his free arm around them. His face is awash with tears. 

Being shackled to the closet rod, I itch to put up fight, but if I do, Paul will retaliate—as he’s threatened to do—not only against me but against the child, too. 

So instead of resisting I pray, as fervently as I never did before, for someone out there to pay attention, to listen to the distress call I sent earlier. It should have gone not only to my boyfriend, Michael, who is on the airplane now, but also to the sheriff’s officer, Joe Miller, who is on the case. Did he get my call? Why isn’t he here already?

Paul tugs at my chain, making sure I’m tightly restrained. I breathe through the pain, through the sharp stings caused by having my elbow twisted behind me in an unnatural way. 

Clearly basking in the demented pleasure of seeing me suffer, “I can smell you,” he says. “What have you done, Ash darling, what have you put on to turn me on like that? Some kind of deodorant?”

There is nothing I can say to that. What he smells is fear.

“It goes right to my crotch,” he adds, now in a hoarse voice. “What a zinger!”

I ignore him, but not the suffering. How can I take my mind off it? 

I tell myself, you’re not here. Go elsewhere. Drift off. 

Focus on something else. 

No, that doesn’t work.

Help. 

Yes, focus on that.

Right now, my boyfriend is on his way. Airplane mode blocks the connection to cellular networks. With no internet access, he won’t be able to even notice my call till he lands. 

The flight time LAX to Clearwater, Florida is about four and a half hours. Add to that a cab ride from the airport to my place. So, in the best-case scenario, Michael may arrive about five hours from now. In the meantime, if no one else comes to rescue us, the child and I must survive, somehow, for at least that long.

On the other hand, the sheriff’s officer should be here by now. Why isn’t he? Has the call gone through? Did I program the panic button on my cellphone properly? I thought I added his private number. I should have also added 911. Too late now.

Just for good measure, the punk punches me in the belly, which makes me realize something. For the first time in this unwanted pregnancy, I pray for my baby. No longer do I think of her as a thing, a consequence forced on me by violence. I picture the innocent little one curled in my womb, sucking her thumb. 

Will she survive this ordeal?

Will I?

I breathe, breathe, breathe through a sense of despair. 

Once Paul is done with restraining me, and the key to the chain key lock is securely tucked in his pocket, he drools into my ear. With a sinister tone, he whispers, “I got you babe.”

Startled, I turn to him and spit in his face.

“How exciting,” he says, without even bothering to wipe the spittle. “My Mama used to have the nerve to do that to my father, after he beat her. She did it to me, too. I learned not to mind it.”

I turn my head, utterly in disgust.

“Now,” he says, “comes the part I love.”



 Love Suspense? Prepare to be thrilled 

Overkill

(Volume II of Ash Suspense Thrillers with a Dash of Romance)

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The last thing Ash expects when she lands in Clearwater, Florida is to be stalked by a troubled teenager. If that's not bad enough, she is caught in a shooting spree next to the nearby elementary school. The cops think it’s an attempt at mass killing, but Ash wonders if the only victim was specifically targeted by the killer. Will she manage to identify him and have him arrested before he comes after her?

Monday, November 27, 2023

STUNNINGLY TOLD STORY THAT WILL GRIP YOU IN ITS PAGES

Marta Moran Bishop is the Award-winning author of Dinky: The Nurse Mare's Foal, The Divide Series, Children's and adult poetry. New Release Whispers on the Wind a time-travel, romance, with the backdrop of the war between Atlantis and Lemuria. I am thrilled to find her review of my suspense thriller, Coma Confidential:


Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023

Ms. Poznznsky’s, COMA Confidential is brilliantly written. To write from the perspective of a patient in a coma, who can think, hear, but not see, touch, or talk, is a daunting task. Yet to bring her to life, with all that one might expect someone who is in a coma to experience, is beyond extraordinary. This book is masterfully told, with an eye for not only detail, but filled with trauma, suspense, and terror.

There is a beauty in the way Ms. Poznznsky can make the words flow across the page. They draw you deeper and deeper into the story until you feel as if you, too, were lying in that bed, as the memories flow back into you. And when Ash finally feels herself move, only to understand that the true terror is yet to come for her, fills one with the need to turn the pages faster.

The sheer suspense and horror that Coma draws you into is stunning, and could only be written by someone who has the ability to find empathy and courage to tell it. Although, to date, I have loved every book that I’ve read by Ms. Poznznsky; I picked this up with apprehension. How can anyone tell a story from the perspective of a coma victim? Yet, this book is powerful. The story is astounding, and great. I am so glad I read it and look forward to the next book. You will not be disappointed if you read COMA.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Please, God, no. This can’t be true.


Ed lies still on the sidewalk, his eyelids open but unflinching. The only thing about him that moves are the lapels of his corduroy coat, flapping slightly this way and that across his neck as the wind floats chilly feelers over his body.

Timmy gasps—but his eyes are not tearful, not yet. In that second, when time slows, the driver side door is swaying with an annoying noise. With each squeak, the child takes a gulp of air as if about to ask, “Dad, will you get up? Will you grab the door handle?”

No blood is visible, at first. So, I too allow myself to wonder: Will Ed climb back into his seat, dust off his shoulders, and wave goodbye to his son, before driving away?

I expect him to do so. Almost.

Until another round of gunshots blasts the air. 

Without even thinking, I push Timmy down to the asphalt, which is quite easy because he’s such a skinny child and utterly in shock. Then I land hard on my elbows beside him and push a hand against his chest until he crawls backwards, until he butts against his father’s car. It casts a shadow over him. At the moment, there is no better place to hide.

Up on the pavement, a short distance from us, blood starts puddling around Ed’s shoulder. I try to block Timmy from seeing it. 

He shakes his head, still in disbelief. 

Please, God, no. This can’t be true.

Everything around us is in a state of utter confusion. The sidewalk is strewn with abandoned backpacks, as some pupils are running for their lives. Others cower behind a bush or a car. One uses his flimsy umbrella as a shield. 

A teacher cries out to him, “Duck!” 

And another teacher, by the gate of the school, yells, “Run! Get inside! Get down, crawl under your desks! And for Heaven’s sake, stay away from the windows!”

A couple of parents attempt getting out of their cars to pull their children to safety, but at the sound of shooting they drop to their knees with empty arms.

Next to me, Timmy turns onto his stomach, mashes his nose against the tire, and wedges himself, somehow, between the curb and the Ford. Then he crawls under it toward the rear bumper, making room for me, too. 

I try to cock my head up from the damp surface. Looking at the scene from under the belly of a car is a whole different experience. Someone stands at the other side of the car, and all I can see is his sneakers, socks, and the hem of his coat, flaring at its bottom. Also, the muzzle of his gun. For a heartbeat, before dark clouds close in, it glints in the sunlight. 

I reach over and clamp a hand over Timmy’s mouth to prevent him from screamihng, from drawing the killer’s attention. A hail of bullets rains down, sparking off the front bumper. 

Timmy tenses up. His breath trembles as it escapes my touch. I must protect him. I must bring him back safely to his mother. 

The edge of the curb gouges into my back. I adjust, I turn over. Now it presses against my belly. 

I must not lose this child, either


 Love Suspense? Prepare to be thrilled 

Overkill

(Volume II of Ash Suspense Thrillers with a Dash of Romance)

Paperback Hardcover

Audiobook


The last thing Ash expects when she lands in Clearwater, Florida is to be stalked by a troubled teenager. If that's not bad enough, she is caught in a shooting spree next to the nearby elementary school. The cops think it’s an attempt at mass killing, but Ash wonders if the only victim was specifically


Friday, November 3, 2023

Review: Coma is an eye-opener!

 Gerald Elias has been leading a double life. His award-winning Daniel Jacobus mystery series is set in the dark corners of the classical music world, of which Gerald Elias is intimately familiar as a former violinist with the Boston Symphony, associate concertmaster of the Utah Symphony and as a conductor, composer, and teacher. I am thrilled to find his review of Coma Confidential:


Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023

Uvi Poznansky has chosen a unique perspective for Ash, her protagonist in this page-turning thriller, that of a woman in a coma, unable to communicate, and she pulls off this daredevil feat with convincing elan.

We find Ash in a hospital bed, clinging to life by a thread and innumerable medical devices. Little by little she becomes fully cognizant of her surroundings and the reason for her being there, a brutal assault in her own apartment. She shares her thought processes with us, the readers, and we quickly become appreciative of her pluck and her ingenuity, ultimately, and against all odds, turning the tables on evil mastermind that brought her to dire straits.

For thriller lovers seeking something different and engaging, wake up to Coma!

Saturday, October 28, 2023

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Uvi Poznansky


"I paint with my pen and write with my paintbrush.”


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A.L. Butcher


A. L. Butcher is an award-winning author of alchemical dark fantasy, historical fantasy, short stories and twisted verses.


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Angelica Kate


“Writing happily ever afters for life's toughest challenges!”


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Author of ghost stories with heart


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Casi McLean


Escape into imagination ... discover the magic of Casi McLean—romance, suspense, & mystery thrillers.


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Ed Benjamin


“I search for the essence.”


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Eli Pope


“Harvesting stories using the grasses of humanity from the other side of the fence.”


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Dänna Wilberg


To me writing is like dancing, dancing with words.


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Award-Winning multi genre author. "I love to write exciting, adventurous stories that weave together characters and situations that are intriguing to keep my readers turning pages until the very end.”


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Award-Winning multi-genre author. In my former life I was a CPA and now I love the journeys where my characters take me.”


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Janna Yeshanova


“Close to home, close to the heart!”


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Katie Mettner


"Real love rising from the ashes."


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Gerald Elias


“The mystery of music, and the music of mystery.”


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Linnea Tanner


“An Epic Celtic Tale Weaving Forbidden Love, Sorcery, and Political Intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia.”


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Marta Moran Bishop


“I walk in the shoes of my characters and weave the tapestry of their lives with the threads of my dreams.“


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Sandra Nikolai


“I write mysteries that weave characters into extraordinary and dangerous situations.”


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S.R. Mallery


"History is woven into my stories with a delicate thread."


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Tina-Marie Miller


Whether you're in the mood for romance, mystery, humour or mischief, cozy up with one of my relatable tales...or two!"


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Mercedes Rochelle


"Forging relationships with our historical legends


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