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5 stars....Gerdes skillfully combines medical technology and political intrigue with high tension of an action thriller in this engrossing first installment of the Incarnation series. The potent mix of conspiracy, medical intrigue, convincing young romance, and intricate worldbuilding keep the narrative drive strong. With high suspense, palpable tension, and well-constructed plotline, this page-turner will make Teen/YA readers greatly excited for the next installment. Totally gripping! Prairie Book Review Years ago, Kyle’s parents fled Denver to live a life without governmental oversight ...

Made for Me is the first of a three-book series focused on the journey of Danielle Grant, a talented and successful gold trader who lost her mother in college and since graduate school has done little more than work, take care of her ailing father and go on periodic dates with divorced, older men who are as uninterested in a relationship as she is. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she takes a job in Zurich and meets Lars Egle, a striking, intense and single professional in her new company. He reiterates key sections of the multi-page contract Danielle has signed regarding restrictions ...

Two years after the unexpected death of her husband, Kaitlyn Reid’s life is improving. Her relentless devotion to helping the less fortunate provides a welcome distraction from the emptiness and sorrow. Just as life begins to feel stable, her world is turned upside down. She receives an unexpected email from her attorney informing her that she is being sued by a woman claiming to be the mother of her deceased husband's son. A son she knew nothing about. Still reeling from the news, Kaitlyn happens to meet Rick Santos. Rick is a recently divorced financier that has relocated from the San ...

"Readers who know Gerdes mainly as an excellent women’s fiction author will be pleasantly surprised to find she is equally remarkable when it comes to blending the thrills and chills of a thriller with biotechnology and cyber suspense. The standard techno thriller components: a secret government conspiracy, evil masterminds are part of the plot, but Gerdes’s balanced writing (which is an impressive blend of credible action and emotional depth) lifts the techno thriller elements well above the average thriller norm. Complicated technical terms and cyber space detail are plenty, but ...

A new warrior, not bound by human form has traveled to this new world and hunts one thing: Cage. Barely escaping China with their lives, Cage and Mia arrive in America early in the nineteenth century. War is raging, as the US military, settlers and native Indians battle the land they seek to call their own. It seems to come alive at times, the phenomena a mystery, but the outcome indisputable: the warrior carries with him a darkness and the ability to attack and control all in his way. To prevail in this time, Cage draws upon his martial arts training to unlock a source of power so ...

Historical fiction, martial arts and romance unite in this epic story of intrigue, good and evil, ancient prophecies and justice. Believing his father was responsible for the death of his mom, Cage’s anger turns to fury when his father disappears. Faced with being a ward of the state or finding him, Cage starts with nothing except a backpack of his father’s items. One artifact opens a time travel portal, and Cage is transported to the Forbidden City of medieval China, taking his sister with him. Captured by the fourteen-year-old Ming Emperor, Cage uses his wits and martial arts skills ...

For anyone who has ever thought about writing a book but suffered from fear of failure, felt intimidated by the process, or didn’t understand the role of agents, rights and marketing, comes Author Straight Talk, an insider’s look at the business of authoring. Answering 185 questions, acclaimed author Sarah Gerdes sheds light on ten core aspects of being an author. With her brutally honest style, Gerdes holds nothing back as she lifts the veil on how to get your manuscript accepted, where the most money is made, how to manage writing on a daily basis, and ways to increase the sales of ...

Danielle Grant left America to find success abroad and never dreamed she’d find love and have a child along the way. But tragedy left her single, alone, and wounded in ways she didn’t even fully understand. Struggling to find happiness, she finally discovered it in the arms of Lars, and for a while all seemed well. When Lars tells her he cannot be with her any longer, Danielle is at a crossroads. Her fear over him dying in his high-risk sports like Andre before him, is consuming the love they have for one another. She must confront the past, work through her grief and help herself in a ...

Destined for You is the second book in the Danielle Grant Series, picking up five months after giving birth to her first child. Danielle is now living the life her father always imagined for her. A beautiful, healthy child, a position at the top of her field and the man that seemed to be made just for her. Then the unexpected happens—again. Tragedy strikes, catapulting her into a vortex of grief. For herself and her daughter, Danielle takes the advice of her mentor and former love to step back from her career, at least for a time. When she returns to Zurich, she contends with finding a ...

A warmly satisfying read…Lovers of women’s fiction will devour this deeply engrossing novel in a jiffy. Prairie Book Review A woman comes to term with soured relationships and ultimate betrayal in Gerdes’s beautifully written, gripping novel about treachery, the redemptive power of true love, and the special bond that comes from genuine friendship. Lindy Gordon has it all: a successful, thriving career and a solid marriage. But an accident briefly ends Lindy’s life, leaving her with a scar, cracked bones, and fractured images that make no sense. As her body heals, she learns little ...

A thorough page turner...high on anticipation, tension, and suspense, this novel deserves readers’ attention. The Prairie Book Review Austin Marks is a single, successful consultant living in the Bay Area when she unwittingly puts herself in danger when she accepts the client of a lifetime. Secrets will be unearthed, debts claimed, favors called in, and love discovered. Austin Marks is proud of the company she’s built and knows it’s one of the best PR firms on the West Coast. So it’s no surprise when her biggest competitor calls up asking for help. His client, a pharmaceutical ...

“Gerdes’s nail-biting latest takes the reader into the edge-of-your-seat jaunt through Las Vegas’s underbelly. A promising setup and intelligent prose complement the unpredictable plot and the twisty and satisfying conclusion. Though romance remains only an undercurrent throughout, Romantic suspense readers looking for page-turning crime drama will enjoy this engrossing outing. Gerdes knows how to entertain.” Prairie Book Review 3.19.21 --- Under the bright lights of the Strip, another world exists, one where dancers live beside professionals who can’t afford a place to live—or ...

Now in its 7th reprint, Sue Kim’s story is one of tragedy, imagination, luck, perseverance and the hand of God as she went from a life of wealth and privilege to displaced refugee, immigrant then super stardom as the first wave of Koreans in American. Along the way, Sue broke racial barriers on every major stage in America, from New York to Los Angeles, pitched the first baseball at a MLB opener, was feted by Elvis, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, but ultimately met and married a New Yorker, who became the longest running casino boss in America. Together, they reigned over Las Vegas at the...