L.R. Strong: Granite & Gloss Find under post "A match made in heaven . . . Granite & Gloss".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Fire Find under post "Igniting . . . Romeo's Fire".
Mark Dawson: All the Devils Are Here Find under post "Seeing that . . . All the Devils Are Here".
J.B. Turner: Hard Duty Find under post "Taking on . . . Hard Duty".
Candace Irving: Last Dog Out Find under post "Who is the . . . Last Dog Out".
Don Bentley: Capture or Kill Find under post "Time to . . . Capture or Kill".
Candace Irving: Beneath the Bones Find under post "The story lies . . . Beneath the Bones".
Candace Irving: In The Name Of Find under post "Always . . . In The Name Of".
Heather Day Gilbert: Queen of Hearts Find under post "Reading the . . . Queen of Hearts".
Candace Irving: The Garbage Man Find under post "Picking up after . . . The Garbage Man".
Jack Carr: Red Sky Mourning Find under post "In the . . . Red Sky Mourning".
Sara Davison: The Color of Sky and Stone Find under post "Basking in . . . The Color of Sky and Stone".
Sara Davison: The Color of Sky and Stone Find under post "Basking in . . . The Color of Sky and Stone".
Charles Martin: A Life Intercepted Find under post "Incomplete because of . . . A Life Intercepted".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Sidewinder Find under post "Bit by the . . . Sidewinder".
Dustin Stevens : Deal Find under post "It's a . . . Deal".
Mark Dawson: Bloodlands Find under post "Entering the . . . Bloodlands".
Dustin Stevens : Cold Fire Find under post "Extinguishing that . . . Cold Fire".
Karin Kaufman: A Hint of Murder Find under post "Leaving just . . . A Hint of Murder".
J.B. Turner: Dark Waters Find under post "Sinking in . . . Dark Waters".
J.B. Turner: Miami Requiem Find under post "Not singing a . . . Miami Requiem".
J.B. Turner: Hard Power Find under post "Experiencing . . . Hard Power".
Vince Flynn: Protect and Defend Find under post "The man who will . . . Protect and Defend".
Don Bentley: Forgotten War Find under post "A not so . . . Forgotten War".
Don Bentley: Hostile Intent Find under post "Definitely with . . . Hostile Intent".
Becky Wade: Rocky Road Find under post "Both a dangerous and delicious . . . Rocky Road".
Karin Kaufman: A Cold Day for Murder Find under post "No sleep or rest on . . . A Cold Day for Murder".
Don Bentley: Without Sanction Find under post "Proceeding . . . Without Sanction".
Charles Martin: The Last Exchange Find under post "Committing . . . The Last Exchange".
Steve Urszenyi: Perfect Shot Find under post "Waiting for that . . . Perfect Shot".
Jim Shockey: Call Me Hunter Find under post "You can . . . Call Me Hunter".
Remi Adeleke: Chameleon Find under post "Who is this . . . Chameleon".
Barbara Ellen Brink: No Safe Place Find under post "Finding . . . No Safe Place".
Heather Day Gilbert: Shade Grown Find under post "Covered like . . . Shade Grown".
J.B. Turner: Hard Exit Find under post "Not just another . . . Hard Exit".
Karin Kaufman: Murder by Eggnog Find under post "Was it . . . Murder by Eggnog".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Justice Find under post "Seeking . . . Romeo's Justice".
Karin Kaufman: Outline for Murder Find under post "Show me the . . . Outline for Murder".
VinceFlynn/Kyle Mills: Code Red Find under post "Engineering a . . . Code Red".
D. L. Wood: The Offer Find under post "Accepting . . . The Offer".
Blake Pierce: When You're Mine Find under post "Waiting for . . . When You're Mine".
Dustin Stevens : Gone Find under post "Gone . . . but not forgotten".
James Scott Bell: Can't Stop Me Find under post "You . . . Can't Stop Me".
Jack Carr: Only the Dead Find under post "It seems the ones who know are . . . Only the Dead".
Blake Pierce: Absent Pity Find under post "Cruel and . . . Absent Pity".
Steven James: Broker of Lies Find under post "Who is the . . . Broker of Lies".
Mark Dawson: The Red Room Find under post "A view of . . . The Red Room".
Don Bentley: The Outside Man Find under post "Inside . . . The Outside Man".
Becky Wade: Memory Lane Find under post "No strolling down . . . Memory Lane".
J. B. Turner : Requiem Find under post "No singing at this . . . Requiem".
J. B. Turner : Reckoning Find under post "A partial . . . Reckoning".
J. B. Turner : Hard Fire Find under post "Can't quench that . . . Hard Fire".
Karin Kaufman: More Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins Find under post "Taking . . . More Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins".
Heather Day Gilbert: Roast Date Find under post "A bizarre . . . Roast Date".
Vince Flynn: Consent to Kill Find under post "A provision for the . . . Consent to Kill".
Dustin Stevens: Catching Fire Find under post "Set up for . . . Catching Fire".
L.T. Ryan and Gregory Scott: Uncharted Find under post "Finding the . . . Uncharted".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Tsunami Find under post "Hit by the . . . Tsunami".
Blake Pierce: Left to Ruin Find under post "When there's nothing . . . Left to Ruin".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Rage Find under post "Confronting . . . Romeo's Rage".
Karin Kaufman: Grim Death Find under post "Not expecting the . . . Grim Death".
Matt Doyle: Night Tremors Find under post "Suffering through those . . . Night Tremors".
Mark Dawson: The Sandman Find under post "You don't wake up to . . . The Sandman".
Matt Doyle: Yesterday's Echo Find under post "The constant noise of . . . Yesterday's Echo".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Oath of Loyalty Find under post "Not agreeing to that fake . . . Oath of Loyalty".
LT Ryan and Gregory Scott: Unleashed Find under post "When you're . . . Unleashed".
James Scott Bell: No More Lies Find under post "Stop . . . No More Lies".
Mark Greaney: Armored Find under post "Fully . . . Armored".
Kerry Nietz: Lost Bits Find under post "Find those . . . Lost Bits".
Mark Greaney: The Gray Man Find under post "Who can find . . . The Gray Man".
Charles Martin: The Record Keeper Find under post "Knowing . . . The Record Keeper".
Blake Pierce: Left to Harm Find under post "Seeking vengeance and . . . Left to Harm".
Brad Thor: Rising Tiger Find under post "Razing the . . . Rising Tiger".
Normandie Fischer: Shoal Waters Find under post "Veering into those . . . Shoal Waters".
Blake Pierce: Left to Loathe Find under post "Thinking of what she's . . . Left to Loathe".
Jack Carr: In the Blood Find under post "It's . . . In the Blood".
Becky Wade: Turn to Me Find under post "Will you . . . Turn to Me".
Charles Martin: Thunder and Rain Find under post "Finding both the . . . Thunder and Rain".
Charles Martin: The Letter Keeper Find under post "Nearing an end to . . . The Letter Keeper".
Charles Martin: The Water Keeper Find under post "In the boat with . . . The Water Keeper".
Heather Day Gilbert: Belinda Blake and the Birds of a Feather Find under post "Who's next to die in . . . Belinda Blake and the Birds of a Feather".
Charles Martin: Send Down the Rain Find under post "In hope . . . Send Down the Rain".
Heather Day Gilbert: False Pretense Find under post "Operating under a . . . False Pretense".
Francine Rivers: The Lady's Mine Find under post "Fighting it big time but . . . The Lady's Mine".
Jack Carr : The Devil's Hand Find under post "Seeing the work of . . . The Devil's Hand".
Jack Carr: Savage Son Find under post "Neutralizing the . . . Savage Son".
Jack Carr: True Believer Find under post "Who is the . . . True Believer".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Whirlwind Find under post "Caught in another . . . Whirlwind".
J. B. Turner : Gone Bad Find under post "When it's all . . . Gone Bad".
Brenda S. Anderson with Sarah S. Anderson: Broken Together Find under post "What happens when we're . . . Broken Together".
J. B. Turner: No Way Back Find under post "When you know there's . . . No Way Back".
Blake Pierce: Left to Lure Find under post "The torture of when he's . . . Left to Lure".
Jack Carr: The Terminal List Find under post "Waiting on . . . The Terminal List".
Becky Wade: Her One and Only Find under post "Only he could be . . . Her One and Only".
Becky Wade: You and Me Find under post "It's always been . . . You and Me".
Blake Pierce: Left to Prey Find under post "When he's . . . left to Prey".
Heather Day Gilbert: Trouble Brewing Find under post "Looks like there's . . . Trouble Brewing".
Mark Dawson: Bulletproof Find under post "No one is . . . Bulletproof".
Melinda Leigh: Right Behind Her Find under post "Following . . . Right Behind Her".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Enemy at the Gates Find under post "You are now watching the . . . Enemy at the Gates".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Town Find under post "Living and fighting in . . . Romeo's Town".
James Tarr: Splashback; Splits and Decisions Find under post "Getting hit with the . . . Splashback and Making quick . . . Splits and Decisions".
Mark Dawson: Tarantula Find under post "The dangerous . . . Tarantula".
Blake Pierce: Left to Fear Find under post "Still much . . . Left to Fear".
James Tarr: Failure Drill Find under post "Practicing the . . . Failure Drill".
Brad Thor: Black Ice Find under post "Searching for the . . . Black Ice".
Mark Dawson: Tempest Find under post "In the middle of the . . . Tempest".
Mark Dawson: The Dragon and The Ghost Find under post "Finding and being . . . The Dragon and The Ghost".
LT Ryan and Brian Shea: After Shock Find under post "Enduring the . . . After Shock".
Mark Dawson : Never Let Me Down Again Find under post "The intention to . . . Never Let Me Down Again".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: White Water Find under post "The rush of . . . White Water".
L.T. Ryan: Ripple Effect; Blowback Find under post "Watching the . . . Ripple Effect creating . . . Blowback".
Dustin Stevens: Rules Find under post "Never playing by the . . . Rules".
Becky Wade: Let It Be Me Find under post "Please . . . Let It Be Me".
Heather Day Gilbert: Spilled Milk Find under post "No time to cry over . . . Spilled Milk".
Mark Dawson: Scorpion Find under post "The mark of . . . Scorpion".
Mark Dawson: A Place to Bury Strangers Find under post "Going to . . . A Place to Bury Strangers".
Melinda Leigh: Drown Her Sorrows Find under post "Intending to . . . Drown Her Sorrows".
D.L. Wood: Liar Like Her Find under post "Trusting a . . . Liar Like Her".
Matthew Iden: Chasing The Pain Find under post "On the hunt and . . . Chasing The Pain".
Matthew Iden: The Bitter Fields Find under post "Harvesting . . . The Bitter Fields".
Matthew Iden: Once Was Lost Find under post "Now am found but . . . Once Was Lost".
Matthew Iden: The Wicked Flee Find under post "When . . . The Wicked Flee".
Matthew Iden: The Spike Find under post "Ramming . . . The Spike".
Matthew Iden : One Right Thing Find under post "Doing the . . . One Right Thing".
Blake Pierce: Left to Lapse Find under post "No time . . . Left to Lapse".
Matthew Iden: Blue Blood Find under post "Honoring and dishonoring the . . . Blue Blood".
Matthew Iden: A Reason to Live Find under post "Finally finding . . . A Reason to Live".
Blake Pierce: Left to Hide; Left to Kill Find under post "Covered and . . . Left to Hide" and "How many . . . Left to Kill".
Blake Pierce: Left to Die; Left to Run Find under post "Deserted and . . . Left to Die and No time . . . Left to Run.
Blake Pierce: Girl, Alone Find under post "When you're the . . . Girl, Alone".
J. B. Turner: Hard Vengeance Find under post "Pursuing . . . Hard Vengeance".
J. C. Fields: The Last Insurgent Find under post "Searching for . . . The Last Insurgent".
Barbara Ellen Brink: A Man Can Die but Once Find under post "How . . . A Man Can Die but Once".
Shelley M. Headley: Gypsy Find under post "The one and only . . . Gypsy".
Creston Mapes: Fear Has A Name Find under post "Finding out that . . . Fear Has A Name".
Melody Carlson: Christmas at Harrington's Find under post "An unexpected . . . Christmas at Harrington's".
L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea: Firewalk Find under post "The overheated . . . Firewalk".
Mark Dawson: Ronin Find under post "Not unlike a . . . Ronin".
J. B. Turner: Hard Target Find under post "Hitting the . . . Hard Target".
J. B. Turner: Hard Shot Find under post "Completing the . . . Hard Shot".
J. B. Turner: Hard Fall; Hard Hit Find under post "Watching the . . . Hard Fall and a cruel Hard Hit".
Karin Kaufman: Chasing Angels Find under post "Finding the fallen but . . . Chasing Angels".
J. B. Turner: Hard Wired; Hard Way Find under post "He's . . . Hard Wired and will do it the . . . Hard Way".
J. B. Turner: Hard Road; Hard Kill Find under post "It's a . . . Hard Road and a . . . Hard Kill".
Heather Day Gilbert: Fair Trade Find under post "Not a . . . Fair Trade".
L. T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Smoke Signal Find under post "Reading the . . . Smoke Signal".
Melinda Leigh: See Her Die Find under post "Did she . . . See Her Die".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Total Power Find under post "Consumed with . . . Total Power".
Lisa Phillips: Expired Refuge Find under post "Arriving at an . . . Expired Refuge".
Toni Shiloh: The Truth About Fame Find under post "Learning . . . The Truth About Fame".
Mark Dawson: The Angel; The Asset; The Agent; The Assassin Find under post "Finding . . . The Angel; Developing. . . The Asset; Becoming . . . The Agent; Regenerating . . . The Assassin".
Mark Dawson: Killa City Find under post "Staying alive in . . . Killa City".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Split Sense Find under post "Designing a . . . Split Sense".
Brad Thor: Near Dark Find under post "Walking in . . . Near Dark".
Mark Dawson: In Cold Blood; Blood Moon Rising; Blood and Roses Find under post "Without a doubt . . . In Cold Blood".
Mark Dawson: The Man Who Never Was Find under post "Inventing . . . The Man Who Never Was".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Relative Silence Find under post "Living in . . . Relative Silence".
Mark Dawson: Bright Lights Find under post "Amidst all the . . . Bright Lights".
Mark Dawson: Twelve Days Find under post "A journey of . . . Twelve Days".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Stand Find under post "Taking and making . . . Romeo's Stand".
Mark Dawson: Sleepers Find under "Snoozing on the . . . Sleepers".
L. T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Drift Find under post "Seemingly A . . . Drift
Johnnie Alexander: The Mischief Thief Find under post "Rescuing . . . The Mischief Thief".
John Milton: The Alamo; Redeemer Find under post "Wrapping it up at . . . The Alamo and Waiting to find the . . . Redeemer".
Mark Dawson: Blackout Find under post "Caught in another . . . Blackout".
Heather Day Gilbert: No Filter Find under post "Acting with . . . No Filter".
Mark Dawson: The Jungle Find under post "Separation in . . . The Jungle".
Mark Dawson: Headhunters, The Ninth Step Find under post "Battling and bashing of the . . . Headhunters and "Impossible to take . . . The Ninth Step".
Mark Dawson: The Sword of God, Salvation Row Find under post "Raising . . . The Sword of God and Saving . . . Salvation Row".
Mark Dawson: The Cleaner, Saint Death, The Driver Find under post "Facing . . . The Cleaner, Saint Death, and The Driver".
Nancy Mehl: Dead End Find under post "Nearing a . . . Dead End".
Becky Wade: Stay with Me Find under post "I need you to . . . Stay with Me".
Lisa Harris: The Traitor's Pawn Find under post "Who is . . . The Traitor's Pawn".
Mark Dawson: The House in the Woods Find under post "Murderous oppression at . . . The House in the Woods".
Dustin Stevens: The Debt Find under post "Paying off . . . The Debt".
Sara Davison: Lost Down Deep Find under post "Finding herself . . . Lost Down Deep".
D. L. Wood: Secrets She Knew Find under post "Never telling . . . Secrets She Knew".
Christy Barritt: The Lantern Beach Blackout Series 2 - 4 Find under post "The Lantern Beach Blackout Series 2 - 4".
Christy Barritt: Dark Water Find under post "Dangerous . . . Dark Water".
Sara Davison: Guarded Find under post "Always . . . Guarded".
Tom Threadgill: Collision of Lies Find under post "Head-on . . . Collision of Lies".
Karin Kaufman: Still as Death Find under post "Discovering him . . . Still as Death".
Sara Davison: Vigilant Find under post "Ever . . . Vigilant".
Luana Ehrlich: One Day Gone Find under post "Just like that . . . One Day Gone".
Ginny L. Yttrup: Flames Find under post "Up in . . . Flames".
Heather Day Gilbert: Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass; Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Find under post "Belinda Blake: Exotic Pet Sitter (Books 1 and 2)
Melinda Leigh: Save Your Breath Find under post "It's too hard to . . . Save Your Breath".
Greg Iles: Mississippi Blood Find under post "You got . . . Mississippi Blood".
Lynette Eason: Collateral Damage Find under post "More than . . . Collateral Damage".
Kristen Heitzmann: Told You Twice Find under post "I already . . . Told You Twice".
Nancy Mehl: Fire Storm Find under post "Not expecting the . . . Fire Storm".
Nancy Mehl: Mind Games Find under post "Playing those deadly . . . Mind Games".
Brenda S. Anderson: A Beautiful Mess Find under post "Ending up . . . A Beautiful Mess".
Dustin Stevens: Wild Fire Find under post "Setting a . . . Wild Fire".
Natalie Walters: Deadly Deceit Find under post "Uncovering the . . . Deadly Deceit".
Greg Iles: Natchez Burning Find under post "The hellfire of . . . Natchez Burning".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Lethal Agent Find under post "The dual threat of a . . . Lethal Agent".
Greg Iles: The Bone Tree Find under post "Finding death at . . . The Bone Tree".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Fragments of Fear Find under post "A collection of . . . Fragments of Fear".
Harlan Coben: Don't Let Go Find under post "Never, ever . . . Don't Let Go".
Stacy Monson: When Mountains Sing Find under post "Listening to . . . When Mountains Sing".
Therese Heckenkamp: The Butterfly Recluse Find under post "Engaging . . . The Butterfly Recluse".
George Collord : Hear The Wind Blow Find under post "Can you . . . Hear The Wind Blow".
Dustin Stevens : Home Fire Find under post "Too close to . . . Home Fire".
Dustin Stevens: Ham; Even Find under post "Not ham and eggs but . . . Ham and Even."
Tosca Lee: The Line Between Find under post "The distance in . . . The Line Between".
Dustin Stevens: Hellfire Find under post "Preparing for . . . Hellfire".
Brad Thor: Backlash Find under post "Extreme . . . Backlash".
Dustin Stevens: Fire and Ice Find under post "Surviving . . . Fire and Ice".
Natalie Walters: Living Lies Find under post "In the midst of . . . Living Lies".
Dustin Stevens: Cover Fire Find under post "Providing . . . Cover Fire".
Marian Lanouette: All the Deadly Lies; All the Hidden Sins; All the Pretty Brides; All the Dirty Secrets Find under post "A new (to me) series . . ."
Becky Wade: Sweet on You Find under post "Always have been . . . Sweet on You".
Steven Konkoly: The Rescue Find under post "Failing to get . . . The Rescue".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Alias Raven Black Find under post "Who is . . . Alias Raven Black".
Melinda Leigh: Secrets Never Die Find under post "Never forget . . . Secrets Never Die".
D. L. Wood: Unintended Witness Find under post "Finding that . . . Unintended Witness".
Brenda S. Anderson: Home another Way Find under post "Need to find . . . Home another Way".
Matthew Fitzsimmons: Cold Harbor Find under post "Frozen in a . . . Cold Harbor".
Sibella Giorello: The Wind Will Howl Find under post "And oh how . . . The Wind Will Howl".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Fight Find under post "It's always . . . Romeo's Fight".
Joseph Courtemanche: Nicholas of Haiti Find under post "Papa Noel is . . . Nicholas of Haiti".
Tim Moynihan: Prodigal Avenger Find under post "A mission of . . . Prodigal Avenger".
Becky Wade: Falling for You Find under post "Trying hard not to be . . . Falling for You".
Charles Martin: Long Way Gone Find under post "Coming back from a . . . Long Way Gone".
Normandie Fischer: The Sea Prayers Find under post "Offering up . . . The Sea Prayers".
Elizabeth Dyer: Fearless Find under post "Working toward . . . Fearless".
Robin Patchen: Convenient Lies Find under post "Too many of those . . . Convenient Lies".
Sally Bradley: Kept Find under post "Becoming un - . . . Kept".
Karin Kaufman : Death of a Professor Find under post "The cunning . . . Death of a Professor".
Brenda S. Anderson: Place Called Home Find under post "Trying to find that . . . Place Called Home".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Red War Find under post "An instigated . . . Red War".
Francine Rivers: The Masterpiece Find under post "Looking at . . . The Masterpiece".
Melinda Leigh: What I've Done Find under post "Not knowing . . . What I've Done".
Steven James: Every Wicked Man Find under post "Finding . . . Every Wicked Man".
Ronie Kendig: Thirst of Steel Find under post "Dying for that . . . Thirst of Steel".
James Scott Bell: Don't Leave Me Find under post "Please . . . Don't Leave Me".
Irene Hannon: Tangled Webs Find under post "Those deceiving . . . Tangled Webs".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Formula of Deception Find under post "Creating a . . . Formula of Deception".
Karin Kaufman: Garden of Death Find under post "Planted in the . . . Garden of Death".
Brenda S. Anderson: Long Way Home Find under post "Taking the . . . Long Way Home".
Charles Martin: Send Down The Rain Find under post "A time to . . . Send Down The Rain".
Brad Thor: Spymaster Find under post "Who is the . . . Spymaster".
Irene Hannon: Thin Ice Find under post "Treading on . . . Thin Ice".
Irene Hannon: Buried Secrets Find under post "Digging up . . . Buried Secrets".
James Scott Bell: Your Son Is Alive Find under post "The taunting of . . . Your Son Is Alive".
Rachel Dylan: Lone Witness Find under post "The attorney is the . . . Lone Witness".
Karin Kaufman : Death Knell Find under post "Hearing the . . . Death Knell".
Becky Wade: Meant to Be Mine Find under post "Always . . . Meant to Be Mine".
Nancy Mehl: Blind Betrayal Find under post "Hidden in a . . . Blind Betrayal".
Melinda Leigh: Her Last Goodbye Find under post "Not ready for . . . Her Last Goodbye".
Melinda Leigh: Say You're Sorry Find under post "A twisted way to . . . Say You're Sorry".
L. T. Ryan: End Game Find under post "Trying to find the . . . End Game".
Lisa Harris: Dangerous Passage Find under post "Buying into a . . . Dangerous Passage".
Karin Kaufman : Death Trap Find under post "Setting the . . . Death Trap".
James Scott Bell: Force of Habit, Then There Were Nuns, Nun the Wiser, The Nun Also Rises Find under post "Strengthening this . . . Force of Habit".
Jame Scott Bell: Framed Find under post "A crooked picture . . . Framed".
Hillary Manton Lodge: Together at the Table Find under post "Eating and loving . . . Together at the Table".
Susan Sleeman: Fatal Mistake Find under post "Trying not to make that . . . Fatal Mistake".
Karin Kaufman : Cheating Death Find under post "Oh that . . . Cheating Death".
Kristen Smeltzer: Who Do You Say I Am? Find under post "After it all . . . Who Do You Say I Am?"
Barbara Ellen Brink: Midsummer Madness Find under post "Immersed in . . . Midsummer Madness".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Much Ado about Murder Find under post "Creating . . . Much Ado about Murder".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Roadkill Find under post "Just so much . . . Roadkill".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Portrait of Vengeance Find under post "Arriving at a . . . Portrait of Vengeance".
Heather Day Gilbert: Guilt by Association Find under post "Assuming . . . Guilt by Association".
Bill Myer, Frank Peretti, Angela Hunt, Alton Gansky: Probing Find under post "Who's . . . Probing".
Heather Day Gilbert: Undercut Find under post "Undercut".
Brad Thor: Hidden Order Find under post "Disguised in the . . . Hidden Order".
Karin Kaufman : Scared to Death Find under post "Nearly . . . Scared to Death".
Dani Pettrey: Blind Spot Find under post "That hindering . . . Blind Spot".
Brandilyn Collins: Plummet Find under post "Trying not to . . . Plummet".
Winter Austin: Liar, Liar Find under post "Who's the . . . Liar, Liar".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Santa Find under post "Who arranged the . . . Death of A Santa".
Kyle Mills/Vince Flynn: Enemy of the State Find under post "Making him the . . . Enemy of the State".
Ronie Kendig: Crown of Souls Find under post "The hidden . . . Crown of Souls".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Hammer Find under post "Nailing it with . . . Romeo's Hammer".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Way Find under post "It's . . . Romeo's Way . . . or the highway".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Rules Find under post "Making sure of . . . Romeo's Rules".
Karin Kaufman : At Death's Door Find under post "The stairs . . . At Death's Door".
Brad Thor: Use of Force Find under post "Needing the . . . Use of Force".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Scavenger Find under post "The not surprising . . . Death of A Scavenger".
Steven James: Every Deadly Kiss Find under post "And with . . . Every Deadly Kiss".
Victoria Bylin: The Two of Us Find under post "Making it . . . The Two of Us".
Brad Thor: Black List Find under post "On the . . . Black List".
Brad Thor: Full Black Find under post "Going . . . Full Black".
Mike Maden: Point of Contact Find under post "Making that . . . Point of Contact".
Brad Thor: The Apostle Find under post "Deemed . . . The Apostle".
Brad Thor: The Last Patriot Find under post "Who is . . . The Last Patriot".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Dead Man Find under post "The unusual . . . Death of A Dead Man".
Brad Thor: The First Commandment Find under post "What is . . . The First Commandment".
Sibella Giorello: The Moon Stands Still Find under post "Watch to see . . . The Moon Stands Still".
Shannon Taylor Vannatter: Winning Over the Cowboy Find under post "Not so close to . . . Winning Over the Cowboy".
Dani Pettrey: Still Life Find under post "Taking a . . . Still Life".
Lynette Eason: Moving Target Find under post "Focused on a . . . Moving Target".
Becky Wade: True to You Find under post "Determined to be . . . True to You".
Chris Fabry: The Promise of Jesse Woods Find under post "Waiting for . . . The Promise of Jesse Woods".
Victoria Bylin: Together With You Find under post "Finding the way to be . . . Together With You".
Kellie Coates Gilbert: A Woman of Fortune Find under post "Not quite . . . A Woman of Fortune".
Ruth Logan Herne: Back in the Saddle Find under post "Needing to get . . . Back in the Saddle".
Karin Kaufman : Bitter Roots Find under post "Maintaining those . . . Bitter Roots".
David Baldacci: No Man's Land Find under post "In . . . No Man's Land".
Becky Wade: Then Came You Find under post "Had it all planned, but . . . Then Came You."
James Patterson: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross Find under post "A not so much . . . Merry Christmas, Alex Cross".
Ronie Kendig: Conspiracy of Silence Find under post "Frustrated by the . . . Conspiracy of Silence".
Winter Austin: Sins of the Father Find under post "Living through the . . . Sins of the Father".
Nike Chillemi: Blood Speaks Find under post "When . . . Blood Speaks".
Patricia Bradley: Shadows of the Past Find under post "Lurking in the . . . Shadows of the Past".
Anne Patrick: Out of the Darkness Find under post "Climbing . . . Out of the Darkness".
Kyle Mills/Vince Flynn: Order to Kill Find under post "A failed . . . Order to Kill".
James Hayman: The Girl in the Glass Find under post "Mirroring . . . The Girl in the Glass."
Sibella Giorello: The Waves Break Gray Find under post "Watching . . . The Waves Break Gray".
James Hayman: Darkness First Find under post "Don't dwell in the . . . Darkness First".
James Hayman: The Chill of Night Find under post "Freezing in . . . The Chill of Night".
Travis Thrasher: Forty Find under post "Turning . . . Forty".
James Hayman: The Cutting Find under "Figuring out . . . The Cutting".
Brenda S. Anderson: Risking Love Find under post "Is it really . . . Risking Love".
Erin Healy: Afloat Find under post "Hoping to stay . . . Afloat".
Brad Thor: Foreign Agent Find under post "Who is the . . . Foreign Agent?"
Brad Thor: Takedown Find under post "An incomplete . . . Takedown".
Joseph Courtemanche: Assault on St. Agnes Find under post "Rescued from the . . . Assault on St. Agnes".
Michelle Massaro: Grace in the Flames Find under post "Realizing the . . . Grace in the Flames".
Winter Austin: Born to Die Find under post "Some people are just . . . Born to Die".
Sibella Giorello: Stone and Snow Find under post "No time to play in the . . . Stone and Snow".
Sibella Giorello: Stone and Sand Find under post "Contesting the . . . Stone and Sand".
Kristen Heitzmann: Told You So Find under post "And a final . . . Told You So".
Steven James: Every Crooked Path Find under post "Depravity waits down . . . Every Crooked Path."
Carrie Stuart Parks: The Bones Will Speak Find under post "If you listen . . . The Bones Will Speak".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: The Survivor Find under post "He is . . . The Survivor".
Brenda S. Anderson: Hungry for Home Find under post "Feeling . . . Hungry for Home".
Casey Hill: Inferno Find under post "Punishment from the . . . Inferno".
Carrie Stuart Parks: A Cry from the Dust Find under post "Hearing . . . A Cry from the Dust".
Catherine Coulter: Bomb Shell Find under post "Discovering the proverbial . . . Bomb Shell".
M.K. Gilroy: Cold As Ice Find under post "When life can be as . . . Cold As Ice".
Brad Thor: Code of Conduct Find under post "Exercising a . . . Code of Conduct".
Harper Lee: Go Set A Watchman Find under post "The effort to . . . Go Set A Watchman".
Randall Wood: Closure Find under post "Needing . . . Closure".
Casey Hill: Taboo Find under post "More than one . . . Taboo".
Debra Clopton: Betting on Hope Find under post "Caught . . . Betting on Hope".
Diane/David Munson: Redeeming Liberty Find under post "The cost of . . . Redeeming Liberty".
Bradley Nickell: Repeat Offender Find under post "A never ending . . . Repeat Offender".
Sandra Orchard: Deadly Devotion Find under post "Determined and . . . Deadly Devotion".
Heather Day Gilbert: Trial by Twelve Find under post "Better to have a . . . Trial by Twelve".
Robin Patchen: Finding Amanda Find under post "Looking for and . . . Finding Amanda".
Diane/David Munson: Confirming Justice Find under post "Hoping for . . . Confirming Justice".
Camy Tang: A Dangerous Stage Find under post "Performing on . . . A Dangerous Stage".
Daphne Du Maurier: Rebecca Find under post "The life and death of . . . Rebecca".
Becky Wade: A Love Like Ours Find under post "Attaining . . . A Love Like Ours".
Brenda S. Anderson: Memory Box Secrets Find under post "Enclosed in . . . Memory Box Secrets".
Mel Odom: Blood Evidence Find under post "Secured in . . . Blood Evidence".
Winter Austin: Atonement Find under post "Not ready for . . . Atonement".
L. T. Ryan: The Depth of Darkness Find under post "Falling into . . . The Depth of Darkness".
Brenda S. Anderson: Pieces of Granite Find under post "The broken . . . Pieces of Granite".
Steven James: Checkmate Find under post "Finally a . . . Checkmate".
Dan Walsh: When Night Comes Find under post "Waiting for . . . When Night Comes".
Brad Thor: Path of the Assassin Find under post "Following the . . . Path of the Assassin".
Karin Kaufman : The Sacrifice Find under post "Ending . . . The Sacrifice".
Heidi McCahan: Unraveled Find under post "When it's all . . . Unraveled".
L. T. Ryan: Never Go Home Find under post "Should he . . . Never Go Home".
Gina Holmes: Driftwood Tides Find under post "Counting on . . . Driftwood Tides".
T. E. George: The Source Find under post "Deciphering . . . The Source".
L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions (Season Three) Find under post "Attempting . . . Noble Intentions (Season Three)".
Brad Thor: Act of War Find under post "Avoiding an . . . Act of War".
Creston Mapes: Sky Zone Find under post "Aiming for the . . . Sky Zone".
Charles Martin: Unwritten Find under post "Broken and . . . Unwritten".
L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions (Season Two) Find under post "With . . . Noble Intentions".
L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions - Season One Find under post "Are they really . . . Noble Intentions".
L. T. Ryan: Thin Line Find under post "Seems like such a . . . Thin Line".
Chris Fabry: Every Waking Moment Find under post "Experiencing . . . Every Waking Moment".
L. T. Ryan: A Deadly Distance Find under post "Within . . . A Deadly Distance".
L. T. Ryan: Noble Beginnings Find under post "Hoped for . . . Noble Beginnings".
Nike Chillemi: Harmful Intent Find under post "With . . . Harmful Intent".
Toni Anderson: Dangerous Waters Find under post "Sunk in . . . Dangerous Waters".
Heather Day Gilbert: Miranda Warning Find under post "A strange threat in the . . . Miranda Warning".
J. R. Rain: Silent Echo Find under post "Hearing that . . . Silent Echo".
J. A. Jance: Skeleton Canyon Find under post "Unexpected death in . . . Skeleton Canyon".
Brandilyn Collins: Double Blind Find under post "Experiencing . . . Double Blind".
Katie Ganshert: A Broken Kind of Beautiful Find under post "Enduring . . . A Broken Kind of Beautiful".
Victoria Bylin: Until I Found You Find under post "No peace . . . Until I Found You".
Linda Leigh Hargrove: The Making of Isaac Hunt Find under post "Remaking . . . The Making of Isaac Hunt".
Francine Rivers: Bridge to Haven Find under post "Taking the . . . Bridge to Haven".
Winter Austin: Reckoning Find under post "A final . . . Reckoning".
Brandilyn Collins: Sidetracked Find under post "The dangers of getting . . . Sidetracked".
Brenda S. Anderson: Chain of Mercy Find under post "Taking up that . . . Chain of Mercy".
Harry Kraus: Lip Reading Find under post "Listening to . . . Lip Reading".
Charles Martin: Wrapped in Rain Find under post "Soaked in love and . . . Wrapped in Rain".
Lisa Samson: The Sky Beneath My Feet Find under post "Feeling . . . The Sky Beneath My Feet".
Sibella Giorello: Stone and Spark Find under post "The answers in . . . Stone and Spark".
Jessica E. Thomas: This Quiet Tyranny Find under post "A slave to . . . This Quiet Tyranny".
Creston Mapes: Poison Town Find under post "Living in a . . . Poison Town".
Davis Bunn: Strait of Hormuz Find under post "The ruse at the . . . "Strait of Hormuz".
Steven James: Singularity Find under post "Trying for . . . Singularity".
Winter Austin: Revenge Find under post "Set for . . . Revenge".
Brandilyn Collins: Dark Justice Find under post "Seeing in the . . . Dark Justice".
Chris Kyle: American Sniper Find under post "The Renowned . . . American Sniper".
Cathleen Armstrong: Welcome to Last Chance Find under post "An unexpected . . . Welcome to Last Chance".
Captain Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky: Certain Jeopardy Find under post "Almost . . . Certain Jeopardy".
James Scott Bell: Blind Justice Find under post "It's only . . . Blind Justice".
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Tender Is the Night Find under post "Remembering reading . . . Tender Is the Night".
Steven James: The King Find under post "So who is . . . The King".
K. T. Kaufman: All Souls Find under post "Evaluating . . . All Souls".
C. J. Darlington: Ties That Bind Find under post "Discovering . . . Ties That Bind".
Creston Mapes: Fear Has A Name Find under post "When . . . Fear Has A Name".
Harry Kraus: An Open Heart Find under post "Creating . . . An Open Heart".
Winter Austin: Retribution Find under post "Partial . . . Retribution".
Robert Liparulo: The Judgment Stone Find under post "Touching . . . The Judgment Stone".
Normandie Fischer: Becalmed Find under post "Becoming . . . Becalmed".
Becky Wade: Undeniably Yours Find under post "Proving to be . . . Undeniably Yours".
Alton Gansky: Wounds Find under post "Open . . . Wounds".
Tosca Lee: Iscariot, A Novel of Judas Find under post "The life and death of . . . Iscariot".
Aleshia Robinson: Alcatraz, The Lost Pearl Find under post "Lost in . . . Alcatraz, The Lost Pearl".
Chris Fabry: Borders of the Heart Find under post "Finding the . . . Borders of the Heart".
Gina Holmes: Wings of Glass Find under post "Escaping with . . . Wings of Glass".
Karin Kaufman: Sparrow House Find under post "A short visit to . . . Sparrow House".
Winter Austin: Relentless Find under post "Being . . . Relentless".
Ward Tanneberg: Redeeming Grace Find under post "Finding the way to . . . Redeeming Grace".
Laura Gallier: The Delusion Find under post "Succumbing to . . . The Delusion".
Athol Dickson: January Justice Find under post "Attaining . . . January Justice".
Travis Thrasher: Hurt Find under post "Hurt . . . but healed."
Vince Flynn: The Last Man Find under post "He is . . . The Last Man".
Kristen Heitzmann: The Breath of Dawn Find under post "Inhaling . . . The Breath of Dawn".
Steven James: Placebo Find under post "Taking a . . . Placebo".
Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer: No Easy Day Find under post "No Easy Day".
Dee Henderson: Full Disclosure Find under post "Giving a . . . Full Disclosure".
Susan Meissner: The Girl in the Glass Find under post "Looking at . . . The Girl in the Glass".
Steven James: Opening Moves Find under post "Figuring out those . . . Opening Moves".
Jordyn Redwood: Proof Find under post "Living . . . Proof".
Cynthia Ruchti: They Almost Always Come Home Find under post "Thinking . . . They Almost Always Come Home".
Jonathan Cahn: The Harbinger Find under post "Be aware of . . . The Harbinger".
Lorena McCourtney: Dying to Read Find under post "Simply . . . Dying to Read".
Sibella Giorello: the stars shine bright Find under post "Hoping to see . . . the stars shine bright".
Chris Fabry: Not in the Heart Find under post "When it's . . . Not in the Heart".
Kirk Outerbridge: The Tenth Crusader Find under post "Remembering . . . The Tenth Crusader".
Todd M. Johnson: The Deposit Slip Find under post "Cashing in . . . The Deposit Slip".
Davis Bunn: Rare Earth Find under post "Discovering . . . Rare Earth".
J. Mark Bertrand: Nothing to Hide Find under post "With . . . Nothing to Hide".
Janice Thompson: The Director's Cut Find under post "Viewing . . . The Director's Cut".
Charles Martin: Chasing Fireflies Find under post "The hope in . . . Chasing Fireflies".
Joy Jordan-Lake: Blue Hole Back Home Find under post "Goin' to the . . . Blue Hole Back Home".
Becky Wade: My Stubborn Heart Find under post "The goodness in . . . My Stubborn Heart".
Dani Pettrey: Submerged Find under post "Submerged . . . in so many ways".
Dineen Miller: The Soul Saver Find under post "Only . . . The Soul Saver".
Ann Tatlock: Travelers Rest Find under post "Needing a . . . Travelers Rest".
Sue Duffy: The Sound of Red Returning Find under post "Hearing . . . The Sound of Red Returning".
Frank Peretti: Illusion Find under post "It's no . . . Illusion".
Robert Liparulo: The Thirteenth Tribe Find under post "Belonging to . . . The Thirteenth Tribe".
Bonnie S. Calhoun: Cooking the Books Find under post "Look out if you're . . . Cooking the Books".
DiAnn Mills: The Chase Find under post "Involved in . . . The Chase".
Mark Young: Off the Grid Find under post "Technologically . . . Off the Grid".
You might remember I loved the Castleepisode before the Series Finale of 2014 and hated the actual Series Finale.
Well . . . the Season Premiere was just as disappointing as the Series Finale. Using amnesia as the vehicle for Castle's unexplained appearances in his two months' absence after the wreck on his wedding day really did not show much creativity. It was a face palm experience, and I wonder if the show has lost its focus and is closing in on "The End".
Small details were ignored in the search for the missing Castle and resulted in the assumption that he staged his disappearance - slash - kidnapping. The fact that someone had to drag him from his wrecked car which was forced off the road didn't even earn an honorable mention as the story progressed. Castle's devotion to Kate became a non-factor as more "clues" turned up to suggest his abandonment of Kate at the altar was purposeful.
And then to use the worn out amnesia theme? Weak. And disappointing. Hoping it will be interesting to learn exactly who's behind this setup. And will Castle and Kate ever get married?
Lord, we rely on you for everything, creative and otherwise. Help us all to realize apart from you, we can do nothing. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
"So what makes up those 'unique selling points'? Professional marketers and publicists will no doubt agree on many things and dispute others. Exposure is a must and not always tenable. But stripped down, bare naked? The unique selling point is you."
Your voice is yours alone. Your concept belongs to you, no matter how borrowed, tried-and-true, or even if it's failed a thousand times. If you think you can do it better, you own it. You might sound similar to another writer and write in the same genre/storylines, but you are the one who must produce that tiny or huge difference which singles you out or separates you from all who've done it before or since. Only you can do it.
Some of us writers/authors operate in the shadows.We have virtually no audience outside of those who've willingly read or dared to read our work. Whether trusted friends or valued strangers, we need their responses to affirm our writing and encourage us to keep the writing gig from sinking even further into oblivion. We may have attempted to slink out of the shadows by attending conferences, engaging other authors, or whatever the publicist gurus have suggested, but it seems we remain obscure. We are, after all, who we are. And that something "unique" about us isn't selling much.
So. Do we change our dynamic? Do we get more aggressive with our efforts to force through invisible barriers? Do we embrace the platitudes of professionals which suggest "only the best get published"? And decide we're certainly not one of those "best"?
I can only speak for me, and this writer/author knows my "success" depends on God's intent. That can but doesn't necessarily mean I keep hanging around, do nothing to forward my "position", or just wait. I practiced "the plan" suggested by most publishing professionals, and I elected to go the do-it-yourself route when things didn't seem to be working. But that's me. Now? Now I occasionally work on my three unfinished novels, access feedback, and know that I must finish the work assigned to me. Beyond that I will admit there is only a ragtag plan to do ebooks for my novels.
What about you? Are you inspired to follow a plan, set a goal, write through the frustrations and/or demands, keep banging on doors until one opens for you? Or are you content to write and wait it out, come "success" or "failure", have the confidence to allow the Lord to do the construction of the road ahead for you?
Whatever you decide for yourself, you are the selling point, the unique individual with something of value to offer to whomever will take a chance on you. You are designed by a magnificent God who put you together with loving hands. Your talents were His gifts to you, and how He desires to use them will be the best. Admittedly, sometimes, accepting that is hard to do. But well worth it.
Father, thank you for all you've given me. I'm blessed. And once again thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
In order to sustain good literature and good television or film, something within the pages, 45 minute segment, or the feature length movie must have that certain appeal, an attraction for the reader or viewer, which will keep them engaged for all the time it takes to conclude the work.
As writers, we know it's almost impossible to come up with something truly unique, but the variations of everyday and not-so-everyday people, topics, scenery, and fantastical creations are only subject to one's imagination. Some of us are limited in our scope of imagination - me for one. And others of us dabble out there in the realm of possible and impossible, beginning with a favorite writers' question: What if? (Again, not my choice of questions.)
Those of you who read my weeklong character studies of the primary Reckless characters easily saw what the show's unique selling points were for me. I'm a character-study kind of author and if you give me solid, varied, "attractive" characters coupled with good writing, I'm hooked.
Okay. Three words in that last sentence need further explanation. "Attractive": by that I mean somehow the character "attracts" me. Yes, it can mean they're a pleasure to look at such as the co-stars of the drama Reckless: Cam Gigandet and Anna Wood. However, if either of those two had been written poorly, the results could've been the opposite of attractive. Instead, they were given opposing characteristics at war within themselves. Jamie Sawyer (Anna Wood) was both confident and skilled but vulnerable and restricted by her professional ethics. Roy Rayder (Cam Gigandet) was both confident and charming but drawn (to Jamie) and conflicted by the blurring lines of right and wrong.
But "attractive" also can mean the character is deep or shallow, good or evil, but so well done as to keep my attention, confusion, or wishing they would receive justice for whatever they seek or have done.
Next two words needing interpretation from my point of view are "good writing". Some authors, critics, reviewers, and writing professionals will assert that the term "good writing" is not subjective, but I strongly disagree. Since two of the supposed "best" classic authors such as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner make my list of worst classic authors, I cannot agree that there is some writing that transcends opinion. My idea of good writing might not rate the same value as yours. However, here is what constitutes "good" writing to me in novels and screenwriting: Dialogue must snap, be real for each character, crackle when conflict is present, and pop because it defines the moment. Expressions must be included in the visuals or merge into the perception from the written word. Actions can be subtle or overt, emotions can be controlled or chaotic, but they must ring true to the situation - even if they're "out of character" for the individual.
Of course opinions will vary and contradict on what constitutes good writing. It's the nature of the arts. Someone loves Monet but hates Dali and someone else loves them both because they work in different mediums within the same frame. Spread that out to literature and music. It's inevitable that some will love the simplest rendtions of any art form while others will immerse themselves in the complex. Still others will insist their preferences are the only ones that truly reflect what "good" art is.
So what makes up those "unique selling points"? Professional marketers and publicists will no doubt agree on many things and dispute others. Exposure is a must and not always tenable. But stripped down, bare naked? The unique selling point is you.
Father, you're the true author of unique. Please help us all to be every part of what you designed us to be. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
There has been a huge visceral response to the CBS summer replacement series Reckless. Fans are writing, posting, tweeting, and using a Facebook page specifically designed for renewing Reckless. Fans' outcries are often the only way series TV can be salvaged.
Reckless did everything right - except, according to some South Carolinians, some faux pas with area references and specific cuisine choices. Those kinds of mistakes are easily corrected with the proper researchers/contributors. Each week the characters revealed more of themselves, the intrigue increased, the UST intensified, important background information added to the fullness of the circumstances, and sometimes the bad guys and gals triumphed. It ended with questions that need to be answered. The fans of Reckless have been left clamoring for more.
We all have different preferences for our television viewing, and at times it's hard for us to understand how some shows survive while others are canceled. Quality is at a premium, and Reckless had it. From start to finish, Reckless gave its audience week after week of a solid storyline, terrific acting, court room clashes, backroom deals, a good guy in the midst of corruption, and a talented, confident but vulnerable female making a name and place for herself far from her Yankee comfort zone. Romance lingered. Lust prevailed. Bad things slid under the radar and seemed to dominate certain lives. There were unique twists and sad occurences. There were egos, pride, greed, and slander. Multiple kinds of conflict. Beauty, ugliness, and evil.
I can't imagine not being able to enjoy more of this drama and learning the results of that cliffhanger ending. And I'm not alone. Reckless has a cache of fans who are bombarding CBS with their requests for more. We're hoping CBS will respond favorably to this serious fan base and bring back Reckless.
Lord, please use the talent you've given so generously. Let it be that you receive the gratitude you deserve for your love and kindness. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Thank you, Lord, for bringing us through the deep waters, for saving our souls, for watching over us, for loving us more than we can know, and for being who you are. Always. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
For whatever reason, by design, genre, or insufficient access to money or imagination, few television series dramas can muster "having it all". From costumes, set designs, hues and colors, stunning photography, even future episode previews to perfect casting, great acting and creative direction with character understanding/development, superb dialogue and original/provocative writing and editing, and a carefully scripted inclusion of poignant soundtracks, Reckless had it all. The CBS summer replacement series kept upping its game and culminated in a two-part, same night dynamite Series Finale. As it stands, Reckless ended its run in the shocking Series Finale, leaving viewers in desperate need of a Season Two.
Although Reckless was initially promoted as a southern steamy evening soap opera, Reckless proved to be so much more.The "steam" diminished and was replaced by the much more desirable UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension). There were definite flare-ups of the sexual scenes because of the overall defining theme of the first season focusing on the wrongful termination/defamation of character trial of Lee Anne Marcus v. the City of Charleston and the CPD. As her character became more exposed, we watched as she wielded her sexuality like a powerful weapon, intoxicating men and bringing them under her spell.
Creator and writer of RecklessDana Stevens closed the season with a knockout punch preceded by writer Corey Miller's tantalizing set-up power jabs. Their Season Finale efforts activated shock and awe from Reckless viewers and have successfully spawned the #RenewRecklesscampaign for a Season Two.
Although I enjoy several CBS dramas, few contain every possible element of creativity - not that they all should. However, the fact that all of these amazing elements weren't only included in Reckless but were so exceptionally done is not only surprising for a summer replacement, it's generally unheard of in TV dramas. From Dana Stevens to the Sander/Moses duo to the producers, actors, writers, editors, directors, casting crew, camera crews, costumers, sound technicians, and the multitude of people who worked hard to make this show great: you did a fantastic job. You deserve another chance to keep the excellence going, but I must admit it will be very difficult to sustain such a high level of performance at all levels.
Thank you to all of you for producing such quality TV with such riveting drama.
Father, you give all the talents and gifts to us. I pray each one would be thankful for the blessings you've given them in creating their lives. Thank you, God. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Detective Preston Cruz played by Adam Rodriguez is a former New York cop, having been in Charleston for a year when the Lee Ann Marcus trial begins. At the start of Reckless he is cocky and secure in his relationship with Yankee attorney Jamie Sawyer, but when his undercover work puts him in compromising positions which he's not allowed to explain or expose, he loses Jamie, and Roy Rayder is quick to capitalize when given those moments with her. When Preston's undercover work puts him in danger, he makes a trip to Jamie's office to pledge his love for her in case something happens to him - which it does. Roy rushes to tell Jamie when Preston is shot and accompanies her to the hospital. When Preston recovers and refuses to report Terry McCandless's activities to the Deputy Chief, he and Roy continue to conduct police business, but once the depositions for the trial begin, they express their animosity toward one another over Jamie. Another character who has a sense of right and wrong, he's a loyal man pledged to the CPD. Adam Rodriguez plays the cop role well, but the chemistry between his character and that of Jamie Sawyer can't compare to the Roy and Jamie combo. In his final scene with Jamie, he warns her she's making a mistake taking up with Roy and assures her their "story" isn't finished.
Deputy Chief Holland Knox, played by Michael Gladis, has his police force under surveillance using Detective Preston Cruz to help him uncover the corruption in the CPD. Knowing Detective McCandless is at the root of the problem, Holland wants Preston to work with Terry until they can catch him red-handed in his gun running operation. Holland Knox is a stoic character, rarely allowing anything to move him from his firm approach. He briefly lets down his stern demeanor when he's with his best friend Roy Rayder, but it never lasts long. He's a man under pressure, and it seems he sees more than he ever lets on, but we don't know that for sure because he's rarely forthcoming.
Arliss Fulton, played convincingly by Falk Hentschel, is Lee Anne Marcus' husband, a paraplegic Iraq war vet, willing to forget Lee Anne's transgressions until the sex tape of her activities is leaked and televised for all to see. It crushes his hopes for his marriage and he disappears, leaving his wrecked pickup deserted. Terry McCandless learns Arliss' dog tags were discovered near a "gator's nest" and returns them to Lee Anne after she makes a bold visit to the police department to demand answers about her missing husband. As Arliss reveals when he's found, he wanted to hurt her so he left but promises they can leave together and start over if she will drop the lawsuit and the lies and settle with the City. Her desire to win the lawsuit and cash in turns Arliss in his chair and he rolls away from her, knowing he's lost the battle to appeal to what goodness she might have remaining. Very well played by Falk Hentschel, particularly his final scene.
Shelby is Roy's ex-wife who we first meet when she announces her engagement to "Nolan", a real estate magnate who's set up a shell company with her father to buy a coveted area of housing in Charleston to resell for a huge profit to a resort hotel chain for development. Played by Megan Ketch, she brings that southern belle persona to life. She returns in the Series Finale with their older daughter Julia having broken her leg at a birthday party, requiring surgery, and no more Nolan. Roy is there for them and Shelby reminisces about their older daughter's birth. Roy clearly remembers the eventful day, and we can see Shelby wants him back. When she suggests they start dating again, taking it slowly, the conflict on Roy's face is tangible. She's needy and vulnerable, and Roy realizes he's finally gotten over her now that she wants to start over. What will "doing the right thing" require of him?
Pictured above are Gregory Harrison who plays Dec Fortnum and Linda Purl who plays his "longsuffering wife" Barbara Fortnum, Shelby's dad and mom, Roy's former in-laws. Dec is a senior partner in the law firm where Roy works. He's a conniving philanderer who will exploit people and circumstances to get whatever he wants. Barbara Fortnum is equally tainted, her inherited status and the power it affords her of primary importance in her life. She "allows" Dec his dalliances until one of Dec's mistresses comes up pregnant. When Dec is given the choice to run for mayor and possess the power and position it will give him or keep his pregnant mistress, he draws up a document to ditch his mistress, agreeing to take care of her as long as she keeps her mouth shut and leaves Charleston. She signs, but her parting shot reveals Dec's child she's carrying is the son he's always wanted.
Dec and Barbara are two of a kind which is probably why they remain together. Power and prestige dominate their decisions, Barbara's only concern being publically humiliated by her husband's illicit affairs. Dec's charm is flaunted whenever necessary, but his cold, calculating agenda involves all kinds of wickedness. In the Season Finale we're shocked to see just how broad that scope of evil stretches and what happens as a result.
Dec and Barbara show their other sides when their granddaughters visit, both attentive and tender toward the girls. Shelby appears to be totally unaware of her parents' "untoward" habits, but Roy most likely has his suspicions about Dec. Gregory Harrison and Linda Purl give the professional performances they're used to performing, filling their characters with both charm and venom.
There are a few more sterling performances in this CBS series, each one of them contributing to the whole of Reckless. It's been a real pleasure to view this drama. My final summations will appear tomorrow.
Father, we're all people caught in the web of sin. Only you can free us from our own evil if we'll turn our hearts to you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Kim Wayans plays Jamie Sawyer's assistant Violet "Vi" Briggs in the CBS drama Reckless. Street smart, snappy, sistah-girl ways, wise like a fox, and as her ex-husband told her "able to do anything she puts her mind to", Vi is the kind of assistant everyone should have. She knows what to do and how and when to do it, and she keeps Jamie in line and on track when Jamie's emotions want to interfere with her job's demanding responsibilities and restrictions.
Like so many of the characters in Reckless, Vi has a strong streak of the right way to get things done. She's now a single mother of a daughter in college and a son in high school. Her ex is a well-known plastic surgeon who Jamie defends in a lawsuit waged against Dr. Briggs by his former lover. Winning that suit depended largely on what Vi discovered in her research.
Vi regards Jamie not only as her employer but fondly thinks of her as family, especially when Jamie considers moving back to New York following the initial dismissal of Lee Ann's case and the immediate departure of her brother after finally finding him and successfully defending him. Vi is an essential part of Jamie's practice because of her maturity, investigative skills, and the ability to see the value in Jamie's relationship with Roy Rayder, recognizing but not vocalizing their chemistry and mutual loneliness.
Vi Briggs brings a snap, crackle, and pop to Jamie's office, a colorful conglomeration of wit and wisdom, insightful analysis of circumstances, and a woman who adds empathy, toughness, and never fails to make clear the confines of the job. By so doing, she protects Jamie from her most vulnerable self.
Kim Wayans is a pleasure to watch as she continues to add on meaningful moments with Vi Briggs. Well played. And again: great casting.
Father, our ability to do the right thing lies solely in you - whether we know it or not. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
The infamous former cop Lee Anne Marcus of the CBS drama Reckless is convincingly played by Australian actress Georgina Haig. In the top picture, we see the victim Lee Anne Marcus on the stand in another embarrassing exposure with Detective Terry McCandless. The second picture displays more of who Lee Anne truly is after spending the night with Terry. With just the right amount of sympathetic victimhood transforming into the intensely manipulative sexual strumpet, Lee Anne Marcus is able to use men for her personal sex slaves in order to complete her agenda. She fools us as viewers - or some of us - right up until the Series Finale. We can't decide who she really is which is exactly what Roy Rayder asks the jury in his closing statement at her trial. And right up until the Series Finale, it seems Roy Rayder is one of the few who knows exactly who Lee Anne is.
Turning her sexual charm on high for Detective Terry McCandless, he's hypnotized into believing she might actually run away with him to escape the strain and humiliation of the notorious trial. She continues to reel him into her web to insure victory in her lawsuit.
Whenever she needs to pull out the victim card with her attorney Jamie Sawyer, she dons the necessary pitiful expressions and pours out excuses while fostering just the right lies to bring Jamie back to trusting her. She turns on her southern difficult upbringing, uneducated, lower working class shtick when she's really a savvy, scheming vixen, using everyone to attain her well-strategized goal.
We don't fully realize until the end how Lee Anne's sexuality is her major skill, and she wields it like an effective tool to build her agenda.
Lee Anne Marcus doesn't miss stride when Jamie discovers she's been taken in completely by her client. Lee Anne both insults Jamie's slowness in finding out about her and threatens her with "precautions" should Jamie decide to quit her case or expose her. Lee Anne's objective about wanting to have what she'd need to care for her paraplegic husband Arliss, who is missing and presumed dead after seeing the televised sex tape of his wife with several police officers, rings as untrue as all of the concocted tales she's told to put herself in position for a huge payoff.
If you enjoy symbolism, as I confess I do, in the confrontational scene with Jamie, Lee Anne luxuriates by the pool with her porcelain white skin contrasting to her blood red bikini. The "purity" of her skin clashes with the symbolically evil and/or passionate red of the bathing suit. And when she dives into the pool, the water which can symbolize cleansing or purification, only serves to hide or immerse her in her own rebellion. There is no holiness in her water.
When it's revealed in the Series Finale with whom Lee Anne has been secretly linked to set up this trial, the depth of the deception is well past scandalous.
Finally when she is confronted by her husband Arliss at Jamie's office, she seems to actually struggle with his request, but he knows immediately from her response that she's put everything ahead of him. Even his encouraging words to her no longer can reach the hardened heart of the woman he loves. Her wickedness has consumed her and the shred of decency she could cling to with him is gone.
As viewers, we're left slack-jawed at the amazing turn of events. We wonder if Lee Anne's story is finished when Roy promises the City will appeal the ruling. And will she continue to pursue Terry McCandless as she suggests in their final contact? Is she really a sociopath?
More fine casting of Georgina Haig who was able to convince us to hurt with her and then to detest her at the end.
Lord, we're all immersed in sin without you. We're desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Shawn Hatosy plays the obnoxious, corrupt, cynical, notorious, and lovestruck Detective Terry McCandless in the CBS summer replacement drama Reckless. In the first picture above you see Terry with his formerly disgraced cop father Pat McCandless, the reason for much of Terry's self-centered thinking and corruption. Like father, like son. To a degree. Pat McCandless lives with Terry until this scene where Terry confronts him about the bombing of Lee Anne Marcus's home and Pat is hauled away by the Charleston PD.
Terry McCandless is the primary focus of an undercover operation in the CPD investigating corruption in the department. In the second picture you see Terry with a briefcase full of money received from a gun-runner, who is a commercial celebrity and seller of jet skis, for delivering a gym bag full of unmarked handguns from the evidence locker and for which he uses Detective Preston Cruz to assist him, not realizing Preston is the Deputy Chief of Police's plant to expose Terry and his corrupt operations.
Terry's an enigma. He's got that bad boy persona with just a hint of goodness surfacing when it's unexpected. "Boy" being the descriptive word of choice because of his young and cocky behavior and looks, even when he's in huge trouble or danger, and because he seems to be a total sap when under the spell of Lee Anne Marcus. But the savvy side of Terry rises up when put in a pinch, when he's forced to shift the blame in order not to be caught. It finally backfires on him when Jamie Sawyer's assistant Vi Briggs discovers he bribed her daughter to plant a camera in Jamie's office. This act gets him suspended from the force until he agrees to testify honestly at Lee Anne's trial. Terry's endless bag of tricks for survival at all costs explodes on the witness stand.
He intimately understands the ability to use people for personal gain, and when the supposed love of his life tries it on him, he regains a measure of his self-control and self-respect. Even if we're not sure it will last.
It's obvious Terry's gotten his wily ways from his bullying father who ultimately seems to want to protect his son. The McCandless motto seems to be "Do unto them before they can do it to you." They're survivors who know how to exploit the system and beyond to secure what seems to motivate them the most: money and power. Pat McCandless put in years on the force until his crooked ways caught up to him and left him fired without a pension and living somewhat vicariously through his son. Terry seems to value his work on the force, telling Lee Anne in the Season Finale that there's no place he'd rather be and that he has "a nose for bad people", probably because he can be one so easily.
In Terry's final scene once he's reinstated to the force, there's a nighttime call regarding a shooting. We see him arriving at the scene of the firm where Roy Rayder and his former father-in-law work, and in slow-motion we observe the suspicious, cautious, thought-provoking look on his face leaving us wondering who he suspects might have done this. With his "nose" will he really discern who's responsible and then will his tendency to manipulate crime interfere with justice?
In spite of the dark sides to Terry McCandless and what appear to be fairly simple motivations, his character generates a deeper complexity than his overt actions personify, giving him just the minimal sense of appeal. As viewers, we tend to forgive his iniquities because of those brief moments when an almost heroic action appears, no matter how outrageously delivered, and when that "little boy" look of getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar brings an even briefer sense of regret.
Shawn Hatosy pulls off Terry McCandless with ease and perfection. Another great casting decision for the crew of Reckless.
Father, we are all corrupted until we give you access to our hearts. You make us new, clean. Help us to stay connected to you, Jesus. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Cam Gigandet plays Roy Rayder, the co-star City Attorney of Charleston to Anna Wood's Jamie Sawyer, Yankee defense attorney in the CBS summer drama Reckless. Roy Rayder is pictured above in his two modes: the easygoing southern gentleman and the suave, understated but in-command lawyer.
Roy Rayder is the go-by-the-book City Attorney, unabashedly determined to do everything right. At times, he comes off as a tad self-righteous because of it, but his serious efforts to get the best and lawfully fairest results for the clients he serves make him an attractive combination of dedication and diligence. He's a bulldog if he believes he's right and will fight without mercy to get justice.
Complications arise when he finds himself drawn to Jamie Sawyer. Definitely not the "proper" southern belle type he's used to in Charleston, she possesses the same drive and passion to defend her clients as he does. He's the divorced father of two young girls and through the course of this first series, he warns his ex-wife Shelby about her engagement to a wealthy manipulative real estate magnate in cahoots with her father Dec Fortnum, Roy's boss at a prestigious law firm.
Midway through the season of Reckless, he grudgingly visits his mother to confirm some sordid information he received about her and the singular illegal action of his deceased play-by-the-rules City Attorney father. He listens to her explanation, but his judgmental pain surfaces in concluding their meeting.
The pop and sizzle transmitted between Roy and Jamie, their love-hate relationship when they're dueling in court, and their mutual respect for each other are all part of the extreme UST created by the writers of Reckless. Roy maintains his powerful presence with a slight southern drawl, his straightforward confrontations, his muted frustrations mixed with pointed and revealing expressions, all accomplished with rarely raising his voice. Matching Jamie's sensuality, Roy Rayder is a focused, determined, charismatic character who usually gets what he wants. Sparring with the woman he comes to admire, he finds himself conflicted in his priorities. Loneliness taunts him in the background of his life as it does Jamie. In many ways they're two of a kind, floundering emotionally, trying always to keep their jobs/clients at the forefront of their concerns and almost failing to do so when alone together.
The compelling two-hour Series Finale of Reckless puts Roy in the middle of having to make the toughest decision of his life, one he didn't see coming and one that challenges every desire to do the right thing. Suddenly the lines blur in his life, and the turmoil he faces accelerates in the final scene of this compelling replacement drama.
I can't imagine any actor playing Roy Rayder more effectively. Cam Gigandetowns this role. Again: perfectly done.
Lord, please do your work as only you can do. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
As you've read, I've enjoyed the CBS summer replacement series executive produced and created by Dana Stevens titled Reckless. Impressed with the writing and the forward movement from "steamy drama" to the serious legal contentions and personal struggles of the primary and secondary characters, I decided to take a look at these well-acted and perfectly cast characters who exude either charisma, sensuality, and professionalism, or manipulation, duplicity, and darkness.
It was said the title originated from a cast of characters who find themselves living recklessly - sometimes physically and emotionally and other times unintentionally and uncontrollably. Some of them seek noble aims and purpose while others seek control and personal gain. And still others find themselves caught in a revolving series of terrible choices they can't ever undo.
Pictured above is the co-star Anna Wood who plays "Yankee" attorney Jamie Sawyer, purposefully displaced from New York City to practice in Charleston, South Carolina. The two sides to her character are perfectly captured in these photos: the whimsical, sensitive woman and the killer-serious, drop-dead professional.
Jamie Sawyer believes in her clients, although her primary and biggest case involves a young former police officer fired from the Charleston PD because of her conduct in a sex tape involving several other cops on the hood of a squad car. Lee Anne Marcus is the only cop fired, and she is suing the city for wrongful termination and defamation of character, but Lee Anne keeps throwing disturbing wrenches into Jamie's case involving the Detective Terry McCandless, supposed instigator of the sex tape and Lee Anne's ongoing lover. Once the sex tape is leaked just before the jury selection commences, Jamie's case gets tougher.
Jamie grew up with a drug addicted mother and spent much of her youth in foster care. She had a younger half-brother she lost track of as she grew up and became an attorney, legally changing her name. Finding him was the reason she came to set up her practice in Charleston. An episode which exposed this private part of her life also brought her closer to City Attorney Roy Rayder.
When we see the different nuances of Jamie's character, we learn she's passionate about justice and deeply disturbed when she discovers she's been fooled. The pull between due diligence to her client and her need for true justice are pressed to the wall in the two-segment Series Finale.
Jamie Sawyer is a perfect blend of tough and tender, winner and loser. Strong, compassionate, and seeking to do the right thing, she's thrown into emotional turmoil at the culmination of factors in this first season of Reckless. We want to root for her because of her strengths and dedication, but we care about her because of her past and her subtle but compelling need for real love and a sense of belonging.
Anna Wood has given us the presentation of a slick, savvy, sensual attorney who is adapting to the characteristics of the South. Her Yankee history is slowly becoming a non-factor with every success in court. Her underlying sadness only surfaces occasionally - just enough to keep viewers aware of her innate vulnerability in spite of her overall confidence. Perfectly done.
Father, you know the hearts of us all. I pray for each one to turn to you for truth and real love. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Life has a way of showing you the limits. Of everything. Including life itself. Some are given days, others a century, and still others never make it out of the womb. Finite. Having an end.
The hope is to make the most of whatever you're given. Incredible that some resort to scandalous acts, murderous acts, viscious acts to spend their days of life. Others resort to whining, complaining, and failing to see any beauty anywhere or in anything. Some do their best to use whatever they've been given to enjoy, encourage, and embrace life.
I went to my first funeral in high school. It was solemn and intangible to me at that age. I barely knew the young man who attended a different school and died in a car accident. Another young man at my high school broke up with his girlfriend and committed suicide. She died about a year later in a car accident. Death didn't speak in a loud voice at the time because I was young and barely knew the individuals whose lives were lost. And I didn't know Jesus.
One day we leave this life. One day even this earth will be destroyed - and not by any kind of manmade global climate change. God himself will put an end to this tainted world and build himself a new one.
Sin has left us finite. Our days are numbered. We will not go too soon or too late - even when it feels that way. Redemption brings an infinite life once this one is done. We choose where to spend eternity. Love Jesus or hate Him, He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If you want your finite ending to lead you to a perfect infinity, He is your only choice. Every other way offers a counterfeit, a designer knock-off, a tragic outcome.
Always a choice - except in death. We can't overcome our finite lives. But we can find the perfect eternal One.
God, please send your Holy Spirit to find those hearts on the brink of destruction. Rescue them just like you rescued me. In the Name, Authority, and Blood of Jesus. Amen.
God, we pray for your justice to prevail in all things. Please watch over our country. We need your divine protection, your grace and mercy, your judgment. God Bless the USA. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.