“Shayndel’s knee length hair shone like honey in the sun and her round cheeks glowed. Havah felt shriveled and pale next to her.”

~~Taken from Please Say Kaddish for Me by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Shayndel Gitterman Abromovich’s marriage to Itzak the cabinetmaker was arranged when they were still children and, as Itzak tells Arel, “it was meant to be.” Like her brother, Shayndel has never questioned the traditional roles of Jewish men and women within the shtetl. In Itzak, Shayndel has found her beshert, her soulmate.

Although Havah sees Shayndel as being too accepting and Shayndel sees Havah as rebellious, an unbreakable bond forms between them.  

Rochelle’s website

Published by Argus Publishing 

Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com

Meet Buzz Bernard, author of EYEWALL, PLAGUE, SUPERCELL and BLIZZARD!

Buzz Bernard’s Schedule of Events

http://buzzbernard.com/news-events/events/

A Conversation with Novelist Maris Soule

http://www.omnimysterynews.com/2015/06/a-conversation-with-novelist-maris-soule-1506150800.html

Argus Publishing acquires Philip Levin’s novel Shattered Lives, a drama of family tragedy, upheaval, forgiveness and renewal set on the post-Katrina Mississippi coast. A very poignant story many will be able to relate to; possibly imitating their own healing process.

Shattered Lives tells of an American family devastated by the shooting death of the seventeen-year-old daughter, Jenny.  The father, Rick, flees the nightmares of Chicago to refuge on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Andy is admitted to the psych ward for marijuana-induced schizophrenia and Rick has him discharged AMA, bringing him to live in Biloxi. Rick falls in love with Andy’s counselor and new teacher, a multi-generation Southerner wary of Yankees. The sixteen-year-old Andy must deal with the loss of his sister, a dramatic change in his culture, as well as a psychiatric issue. When the mother, Mallory, comes down to try to remake the family, she reveals a dark secret about Rick that throws Andy into a crisis.  Rick must decide whether to give up his new love and life for Andy’s sake or risk the loss of son and livelihood.

Philip Levin’s passion for writing and photography has led him to exotic locations around the globe, inspiring his production of seventeen published books in multiple genres, such as his murder mystery Inheritance (iUniverse, 2007), photo children books such as the African Ndovu the Elephant (Doctor’s Dreams Publishing, 2011), and his non-fiction anthologies on Mississippi history. He is the recipient of a number of awards. Shattered Lives, won first place in the 2008 NOLA RWA contest, the 2010 grand prize in the New Orleans Dixie Kane Classic contest, and second place in the 2012 Florida Writing Association’s Royal Palm.

Dr. Levin’s background includes thirty-seven years as an emergency medical physician, which he continues to do as well as serving as President of the Coast Counties Medical Society. He maintains a position on the boards of the Mississippi State Medical Journal and is a delegate to the state convention and is also currently president of the Gulf Coast Writer’s Association. Levin lectures frequently and is very active on social media. www.gcwriters.org www.doctorsdreams.net Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency   Published by Argus Publishing 

Saul’s insane jealousy, Pitheus’ ideals of joining Europe and Asia with Israel as the heartbeat of power, David’s God-driven desire to be King, and, the thread which binds them all, Michel—Saul’s daughter, Pitheus’ confidant and David’s true love.  What a story!

Ben-Hur, Spartecus, Gladiator and The Greatest Story Ever Told all rolled into one, and it is based on Biblical fact.

When the destiny of God’s chosen threatens a dynasty of the fallen…

Saul, an arrogant egocentric king spirals Israel into spiritual defiance and political chaos.

Amid the unrest, Pitheus, a Greek trader chases prosperity as bronze gives way to the Iron Age. He befriends Michel and an idealistic young priest, teaching him the first forms of linear writing. Together the two men witness one of the most prolific adventures of the ancient world.

As a young boy, David saves Israel from slavery. Seeing his potential, King Saul runs him through the ranks of his army, breeding a fearless warlord whom Israel elevates to hero status. Jealousy grips Saul as he sees David as a threat to his throne and hate drives him to plot his murder. David is betrothed to the king’s daughter, Michal, but their fairytale romance is tainted with blood and woven with deceit as her father manipulates all. Exposed, their lives are threatened in a sequence of gripping events that plot the road they are made to endure before David is anointed to reign as Royalty.

In a world where the evil of a dynasty freely unleashes the wickedness of its king, love rises above circumstance, honor above deceit, and trust is the adrenalin that runs through this heroic tale of how a shepherd boy became a king.

Doeks’ is steadily working on the sequel and three others as well. Living in South Africa, he has a different view of the world which is reflected in his classic writing. His other works include: Son of Thunder, School Fees and Lavender Breeze. Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency https://loiaconoliteraryagency.com/authors/dc-doeks/  Published by Argus Publishing  Amazon  B&N  BAM  Shelfari  The Book Depository  Waterstones  iDreamBooks

Sylvia’s Art  Art is Therapy

Autism Live with Stephanie Schaffer, Tuesday June 9th, 2015  Drawing Sylvia by Katherine Yu

Please move the slide bar to 1:50 (one hour fifty minutes) for Katherine’s interview.

Stephanie Schaffer and Katherine Yu

Autism Live website

Backwoods Justice video book trailer!!! Backwoods Justice book trailer – Chuck Walsh

Chuck Walsh’s sequel to Shadows On Iron Mountain, Backwoods Justice, is just as intense, holding you captive from first to last word, taking the evil doings in the backwoods of Tennessee to a new level. Thomas Jordan, Rubin Sawyer, and Emma Douglas reunite to solve what amounts to revenge killings; men and women’s lives taken and left with riddles written in blood.

Sawyer left the mountain decades before to escape the cruelty of Bum Winfield, the man who shot his father before his very eyes. Sawyer came back to help track down the man who was kidnapping, raping and murdering women on Iron Mountain two years back. An act of treason to Bum who has now taken Sawyer’s granddaughter, knowing Sawyer will come for her…and he will be waiting –judge, jury and executioner. www.chuckwalshwriter.com Published by Champagne Books www.champagnebooks.com  Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com

Local Author Pens Baseball Themed Novel

Local Author Pens Baseball Themed Novel – Chuck Walsh – A Splintered Dream

Columbia’s Chuck Walsh has written five novels. His first with a sports theme has been out for a few weeks. A Splintered Dream details the fictional story of Cape Jeffers and his pursuit of a dream. WLTX http://www.wltx.com/videos/sports/local/2015/06/05/28587939/

Rockaway Athletic Club book signing: June 20, 2015, 5-8pm https://plus.google.com/104731288758936979994/about?gl=us&hl=en

 2719 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 256-1075

Every woman’s ‘dream man,’ every man’s icon—baseball, fame, love and fortune found, lost and given back a hundred fold. In the same league as The Natural with Redford and The Rookie with Quaid. Unforgettable.

A Splintered Dream is a story of starting over. Driven, with rich characters, strong in faith and unyielding determination, this book is definitely a page-turner.

Cape Jeffers, a small town hero whose lifelong dream was to play for the New York Yankees, endured a life-altering tragedy, splintering those dreams into so many pieces that it appeared they could never be reassembled…

Cape had the perfect life. Playing in front of adoring fans in minor league stadiums throughout the south, just one step shy of being promoted to the Major Leagues, married to the girl of his dreams, a $10 million signing bonus and a clear-cut path to the Hall of Fame, but it all came crashing down when his wife died giving birth to their child. He then found out the man he trusted with his finances had been arrested for fraud and mismanagement of funds. Cape’s signing bonus depleted, he had no choice but to give up the game and raise his daughter alone. But in the heart of his child, he found that dreams could spark to life from the ashes, and that’s where the real story of triumph began.

This is the “come-back-kid” of all stories. The reader will cheer, laugh, cry and stand in ovation whether a baseball fan, or simply in need of a hero.

Chuck Walsh is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He discovered a passion for writing in 2004 and, since then, has written human-interest articles for a dozen publications and co-authored Faces of Freedom (featured on Sean Hannity’s book list), which recognizes the noble lives of U.S. soldiers who died while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. His novels, A Month of Tomorrows (2014) and A Passage Back (2015) are published by Vinspire Publishing; Shadows on Iron (2014) and Backwoods Justice (2015) by Champagne Books. www.chuckwalshwriter.com Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com Published by A-Argus Better Book Publishers http://a-argusbooks.com/home.htm

I believe God wants you to know that just when it looks like life is falling apart, it may be falling together for the first time.

I have learned to trust the process of life, and not so much the outcome. Destinations have not nearly as much value as journeys.

So maybe you should let things fall apart at this juncture, if that’s what’s happening. Don’t hang on so tenaciously. The nice thing about things falling apart is that you can pick up only the pieces that you want… www.CWGPortal.com