I would like to introduce my new novel, "On The Gathering Storm", a story of fear, redemption, loss and consumerism. But also a parable on the persistence of hope.

• At 29, Hannah Garretty is pursuing her lifelong dream of being a paid photographer. But in a curl of circumstance, she's snatched from her bohemian life on the island and vanishes into a forest lair where unspeakable things have happened. . . and will continue to happen. As Hannah grapples with her captivity and the knowledge bestowed to her by a special gift, we catch a glimpse of her past life, before the abduction, through the lens of her childhood on the mainland and the last time she came face to face with her own mortality. The story is visceral and powerful, exploring the duality of our consuming lives versus our feeling lives, our purpose in being, and whether there is a scrap of light in anything as dark as Hannah's ordeal.

It's currently available at Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/15385), soon to be on all the portable readers and the iPad/iPhone. And you can learn more about the story (and me, the author) at http://www.thefarthestreaches.com.

Thanks for spending your time reading this post!

I would love to hear any of your thoughts on whether you enjoyed the sample chapters or the book in its entirety.

Cheers!
j. //

Hello Booktalkers!

Suzanne and Chris gave me a bit of a nudge to toot my own horn a bit more.

I'd like to let everyone know that my ebook, "On The Gathering Storm" is available for a free download to everyone until the end of July.

You can get your free copy here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/15385. If you enjoy the story, please share this free link with other readers, friends and family. I'd love to get as many readers sharing it as possible over the summer.

Again, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the story if you give it a read. And you can learn a bit more about me and the book at http://www.thefarthestreaches.com

Thanks, everyone!
j. //