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My Soul To Keep Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Melanie Wells / Multnomah Reviewed by Karri ComptonMy Soul to Keep is supernatural suspense at its height.There is only one thing wrong with this novel: I had to wait too long for it to be released! I know Melanie Wells has a day job and all, but perhaps she should set aside a bit more writing time? (Totally kidding--well, 80%.) So why do I want more of Wells' writing? Read on. It's bad enough that a demon named Peter Terry has been harassing Dylan by unleashing rodents in her home, threatening her career, and in general being a stinkin' nuisance. But now a child dear to Dylan's heart has been kidnapped and she will stop at nothing to find him and bring him back to his mother. Thankfully she has Christine Zocci, a spiritually aware six-year-old, on her side. Her dreams and memories will prove more valuable than anyone realizes. Is Peter Terry to blame for the kidnapping? Or is there someone else who wants the child even more? Can Dylan find out before it's too late? I reject the notion that some people are doomed to bad luck, but in the case of Dylan Foster, I may have to rethink my position. Actually, I just think God is trying and testing her (without her knowing it) and will not put Peter Terry back on his leash until she whittles down her list of Top Ten Terrible Traits. As in her first two novels, When the Day of Evil Comes and Soul Hunter, Wells exhibits her familiar dry wit and ability to take irregular supernatural events and make them believable. One does not have to read her previous novels in order to understand and enjoy this one (although this reader advises it purely on the basis that they should not be missed). Wells does a superb job of interjecting just enough information for the new reader to follow along without bogging down those who have kept up with every novel. My Soul to Keep is supernatural suspense at its height, and Wells does not get near the attention she deserves for such well-thought-out story. I highly recommend all three novels and hope there will be many more to come. |
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A native of the Texas panhandle, Wells is a licensed psychotherapist, business owner, musician and author of the critically-acclaimed Dylan Foster psychological thrillers. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, on a musical scholarship as a violinist. After graduating with a degree in English, she went on to obtain graduate degrees in counseling psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas. She has taught at the graduate level of both universities. Since 1992, Wells has been in private practice as a counselor. She is the founder and director of LifeWorks Counseling Associates, a collaborative community of therapists, in Dallas and is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Growing up in a musical family where one's identity was determined by the art they portrayed, Wells was constantly surrounded by creativity. She began her literary career because she wanted to funnel this creativity and her everyday observations into a good book. She believes that the natural creative rhythm of music can be extended to the natural rhythm of the written word. Her own musical background and life experience as a psychologist has prolifically impacted her writing throughout the years. Her debut psychological thriller, "When the Day of Evil Comes," released in 2005 and sold more than 25,000 copies in the first six months. "The Soul Hunter," her subsequent book, followed in 2006. Her newest book, "My Soul to Keep," releases Feb. 5, 2008, from Multnomah Books, a division of Random House. Wells currently lives and writes in Dallas. |
Other Suspense Books By Melanie
| The Soul Hunter, Day
of Evil Series #2 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Melanie Wells / Multnomah Publishers Inc. A bloody axe at Dylan's front door signals Peter Terry is back. He's haunting minds, invading dreams, wrecking lives, and leaving her desperate for answers. |
| When the Day of Evil
Comes, Day of Evil Series #1 Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Melanie Wells / Multnomah Publishers Inc. Soon after a "coincidental" encounter with an eerie, sickly-looking stranger, Dylan Foster's crisply ordered world seems to become a battlefield invaded with disturbing, mysterious events. How does she separate spiritual from earthly, angel from devil---and friend from foe? Will she discover that she is in the eye of heavenly warfare---requiring God's armor? 350 pages, softcover from Multnomah. |
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Susan Sleeman
is the author of Nipped in the Bud, available May of 2009 from Heartsong Presents: Mysteries, an imprint of Barbour Publishing.
