Double Vision

Take a start-up software company struggling to stave off bankruptcy . . . add a revolutionary quantum computer . . . enter a rival company who is chomping at the bit . . . stir in some twists and turns and danger and plotting and romance . . . wrap this around three very interesting characters . . . and you have Randy Ingermanson's Double Vision.


Summary of Double Vision:

The leading man, Dillon Richard, is a brilliant engineer with Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Dillon's never had a girlfriend before. Now he's got two leading candidates . . . Rachel Meyers, girl genius biophysicist, is as free-spirited and loosey-goosey as Dillon is uptight and rigid. Keryn Wills, the company chief financial officer, is a mystery novelist who's got her eye on Dillon and who might have a chance -- if only Rachel weren't working with him on a secret quantum computing project that could break the standard encryption schemes. And oh yeah, plunge the world's financial institutions into chaos. Somebody Bad seems to know they're developing this new toy, and all of a sudden, Rachel, Keryn, and Dillon don't have time for a silly love triangle, because somebody is trying really hard to kill them.

And, just who is this Randy Ingermanson anyway?

Well, check out his website to get the real picture of this author. It contains multiple examples of his very enjoyable wit. Mr. Ingermanson bills his writing as "Life at the intersection of Science Avenue and Faith Boulevard" and then goes on to describe: "This neighborhood doesn't have many lights, so you see a lot of accidents around here. Be careful of the flying glass! My job in life is to disturb your universe. I hope that's not a problem. An undisturbed universe is a dull universe."

Some of Randy's other works are:

Transgression: a physicist travels back in time to kill the apostle Paul.
Premonition: is it better to know the future . . . or worse?
Retribution: good shines brightest in the darkest Evil.
Oxygen: another NASA blunder? Or . . . sabotage by an insider?
The Fifth Man: will they find life on Mars? Or will it find them?
And, the non-fiction Who Wrote the Bible Code?

Surprisingly, as well as an award-winning novelist, Ingermanson is also a physicist and teacher of fiction writing.

Check out Randall Ingermanson's website at: http://www.rsingermanson.com/index.html
And, Double Vision on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0764227335

AND, while you are at it, check out what the rest of the CSFF tour participants have to say:
Daniel I Weaver Nissa Annakindt Jim Black Grace Bridges Jackie Castle Valerie Comer Karri Compton CSFF Blog Tour D. G. D. Davidson Janey DeMeo Tessa Edwards April Erwin Linda Gilmore Beth Goddard Marcus Goodyear Andrea Graham Leathel Grody Katie Hart Sherrie Hibbs Sharon Hinck Christopher Hopper Jason Joyner Karen Tina Kulesa Lost Genre Guild Kevin Lucia and The Bookshelf Reviews 2.0 - The Compendium Rachel Marks Shannon McNear
Rebecca LuElla Miller Caleb Newell Nicole Eve Nielsen John W. Otte Robin Parrish Rachelle Cheryl Russel Hanna Sandvig Mirtika Schultz James Somers Tsaba House Authors Steve Trower Speculative Faith

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance features: ML Tyndall

Summary of ML Tyndall's The Reliance:

A YOUNG BRIDE separated from her husband just as a child has been conceived . . .
A GRIEVING HUSBAND tempted to take his anger out through the vices of his past . . .
A MARRIAGE AND A SHIP threatened to be split apart by villainous Caribbean pirates . . .

In THE RELIANCE, Edmund Merrick tormented by the apparent demise of his pregnant wife Charlisse, sails away to drown his sorrows. He turns his back on God and reverts to a life of villainy, joining forces with the demented French pirate Collier. When his mind clears from its rum-induced haze, will Edmund find the will to escape?

Seemingly abandoned by her new husband, Charlisse battles her own insecurities as she is thrown into the clutches of the vengeful pirate Kent, who holds her and Lady Isabel captive.
Will she be swept away by the undertow of treachery and despair?

Can Edmund and Charlisse battle the tempests that threaten to tear them apart and steer their way to the faith-filled haven they so desperately seek? Or will they ultimately lose their love and lives to the whirlpool of treachery and deceit?


The Review: (originally posted at A Frank Review in December 2006):

SHE'S GONE AND DONE IT AGAIN:

Frank Creed's review of

The Reliance, sequel to The Redemption,

by M.L. Tyndall: Christian piracy sails on.

Tyndall's second installment to her LEGACY OF THE KING'S PIRATES trilogy, The Reliance, is another swashbuckling page turner. Chapter one of this "historical romance" opens with our hero and heroine lounging on a beach in Porto Bello, Panama—where we'd all love to lounge. Three paragraphs later, still on page one, musket and cannon fire shatter all romance. Our sunbathing lovers are interrupted by pirates sacking the town. That's how fast Tyndall moves.

Not fast enough?

Captain Morgan sacks San Lorenzo. Merrick and Charlisse fight their way out of town on Don Deigo's stallion, pistol and musket fire snap close behind. On the road out of town, they find a church full of abandoned orphans. How to save them from advancing pirates? Merrick leaves Charlisse to hide the children in the church, and goes in search of a wagon. As Merrick rides away from the church, the building, where he's just left his wife, explodes. As does his soul. That's page twenty-three, the end of chapter two.

Not fast enough?

By page twenty-six we discover that Charlisse is alive, but kidnapped by Captain Kent Carlton, leftover bad-guy from book one, The Redemption. Merrick searches the rubble, then sinks into despair's depths.

If you're wanting a romance novel about dating and what to wear, this ain't it. Well, Charlisse does cross-dress a couple of times, in order to visit a pirate port, and captain her husband's vessel. Yes, chick-lit readers, Charlisse captains the Redemption. She even gives the order to fire a broadside at her rum-swilling soon-to-be-ex-husband's new flagship, the Satisfaction.

In the course of middle chapter soul-wringing, we're tortured by main characters' ships that pass in the night, their honest motivations and terrible pain.

The Reliance has many plot subtleties, but peel these onion layers for yourself, and enjoy. This Tyndall woman can write. If you're able, start with The Redemption, in order to meet living characters in living color.

Read Frank's review of The Redemption.

The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1597893609

Check out what other reviewers have to say about The Reliance:

KC Reviews
The Law, Books and Life
Edgy Inspirational Author
StraightJacket Chillers
Lost Genre Guild

A Valley of Betrayal

Author, Tricia Goyer

-writer of the year at the Mt. Hermon Christian Writer's Conference (2003)
-finalist for the ECPA Gold Medallion Award for her book Life Interrupted,
-ACFW's Book of the Year (long historical romance category) for her novel Night Song
-active participant in Bible study groups, parenting programs, and young mom support groups for eleven years
-mother of three children
-popular conference speaker
-author of numerous fiction books and nonfiction books, hundreds of Bible study notes, a children's book, 250+ published articles

Readers know Tricia Goyer best for her World War II series but now she has branched off to another historical period with Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War. A Valley of Betrayal.


A Valley of Betrayal, Book One in the Chronicles of The Spanish Civil War series by Tricia Goyer (Moody Publishing). For reasons beyond her control, Sophie finds herself alone in the wartorn Spanish countryside. What was once a thriving paradise has become a battleground for fascist soldiers and Spanish patriots. She is caught up in the escalating events when the route to safety is blocked and fighting surrounds her. On her darkest night, Sophie takes refuge with a brigade of international compatriots. Among these volunteers, she pledges to make the plight of the Spanish people known around the world through the power of art.

We just received a copy of A Valley of Betrayal in the mail this week so have been unable to read or review it yet. However, check out Bonnie Calhoun's review for more information. While you are at it, visit the sites below for different views of Valley of Betrayal.

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Moody Publishers (February 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0802467679
ISBN-13: 978-0802467676

Tricia's blog is: http://triciagoyer.blogspot.com/
The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802467679