 Local
Authors
Welcome
to the page on MIEntertainment.biz that features Michigan authors!
Here we will regularly feature local authors of nonfiction works
and fiction of all genres for adults and children. We especially
like featuring recently published books written by local authors
that are either about Michigan (nonfiction) or have a Michigan
setting (fiction). Books featured here are reviewed by our screener,
Kevin Hile. If you have a book you think our visitors would enjoy,
please contact
Kevin.
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Featured
Books
"How
Safe Are Your Children"?
2008- Michigan - Just when you thought you've done everything
right to insure the safekeeping of your child(ren) comes a new
book that explores the minds of pedophiles and how they target
children. -"Secrets And Shadows" - Living with Pedophiles
(1438229178), Trade paperback, 300 pp, 5½ x 8½,
$16.99)
After learning of her own son's attack by a Pedophile, Lynda Miller
became a cop, investigating child molestation cases and diving
into the minds of their twisted abusers.
After
endless cases and a long divorce, she had no idea that when she
re-married she would again, fight for the very thing she held
dearest, her daughters.
Lynda Miller-Perdue offers an inside, true crime look, into the
minds of these deadly child predators and gives parents an understanding
to the why's and how's, child- sexual abuse takes place. "Secrets
and Shadows-Living with Pedophiles"" details real police
cases including the riveting case that sent her own husband to
prison.
"By telling my own story and the cases I've handled in Law
Enforcement, my hope is that readers will gain an in-depth understanding
into how vulnerable our children really are and how to be a more
involved parent in the prevention of sexual abuse."
For more information about "Secrets And Shadows-Living With
Pedophiles", book purchasing or to schedule an interview,
please contact Lynda Miller at www.lmillerperdue.com
Jim
C. Hines's Goblin Series
 
If
you think it's hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a
goblin's life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it's like
to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of
a god who's been forgotten for thousands of years, and the target
everyone points to at the first hint of trouble. Try picturing
yourself as Jig the goblin, and see how you like it. . . .
From a review by Monsters and Critics, "I couldn't begin
to list all the passages which made me laugh so hard I had to
put the book down and catch my breath. . . . But while the trademark
of Hines' entire series is his offbeat humor, he also showcases
his true strength as a writer by never letting his readers stop
caring for Jig."
The
goblin books by local author Jim C. Hines are fun for all
ages. Fantasy fans will never look at monsters the same way again.
But
Didn't We Have Fun?
The
amazing stories of the first generation of baseball players come
alive in But
Didn't We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball's Pioneer
Era, 1843-1870. You'll learn about the many obstacles that baseball's
pioneers had to overcome as they carved enough land out of the
wilderness to indulge in a child's game. You'll share their joys
as a new game takes shape and their sorrows when it is threatened
by the coming of professionalism. Most of all, you'll gain a deeper
appreciation of why baseball matters so much to Americans. Peter
Morris is a Haslett resident and a distinguished baseball historian,
who has written five award-winning books about the history of
baseball.
Read
more about the author and his other baseball history books by
visiting www.petermorrisbooks.com!
 The
Magic of Eyri
Magic
swords! Bounty hunters! Giant monsters! Talking animals! Pirates!
You'll find all this and more in the zany fantasy world of Eyri
(pronounced AIR-EE). Join Steve, a suburban teenager from Michigan,
and his Uncle Shameless as they partake on a wacky adventure that
combines the fairy tale charm of "The Wizard of Oz"
and the ridiculous humor of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
The
Magic of Eyri is the first of what Daniel J. Hogan hopes to
be a series of "Fantasy-Comedy-Adventure" stories. Its
humorous blend of bad jokes, worse puns, social satire and fantasy-novel
staples (talking animals, walking, magic, looking for magical
items, and more walking) will delight readers looking for a different,
yet quirky, type of adventure story.
Read
more about The Magic of Eyri by visiting http://magicofeyri.com/story.html.
 The
Steel of Enadia
MIEntertainment.biz's
own Kevin Hile is also the author of the fantasy novel The
Steel of Enadia. Visit the world of Kyrland, where a young
wizard's apprentice named Jann has dared to defy the laws of the
wizarding elite by accessing the power of the First Eye. Imprisoned
for his crime, Jann manages to escape and soon learns that he
is part of a prophecy in which he is destined to find the long-missing
Second Eye, a mysterious sister to the First Eye that has the
power to save or destroy the world. There is another who desires
the Second Eye, however, an evil mage named Maldolen. With the
help of a witch and a strange creature that is part wolf, part
bat, and part rabbit, Jann resolves to find the Second Eye before
Maldolen and seek his true destiny.
The
Steel of Enadia is available at Double
Dragon e-Books in print and electronic format.
 The
Secret Zoo
The
secret is out on the first volume in a new children's fantasy
series, The Secret Zoo (Second Wish Press, $5.99 paperback).
Something extraordinary is happening at the Clarksville City Zoo,
but only nine-year-old Megan Nowicki knows it. Megan lives in
the neighborhood right beside the zoo. Late one night from her
tree fort, she spots monkeys hurdling the zoo walls, landing on
rooftops and lunging from house to house, as if searching for
something. A few weeks later, Megan disappears.
Her
brother, Noah, and their best friends, Ella and Richie, discover
clues that link the zoo with her disappearance. Before long, the
three Adventure Scouts find themselves in the thick of a great
mystery. To solve it and rescue Megan, they must sneak into the
zoo and delve into the unknown world of the animals. The children
come to know that the zoo is protecting a great secret--a secret
that must never be uncovered by the sinister Shadow Man.
ForeWord
Magazine says, "Chick's characters and animals spring
to life with beautiful imagery, and leave readers anxiously awaiting
the sequel."
The
Secret Zoo, released in October, is the first book of a seven
book series by author Bryan Chick, and is available at bookstores
nationwide. Visit www.TheSecretZoo.com
to
learn more!
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