Author: Nicholas J Finch

Where in the World is Nicholas Finch?

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Hello There!

You’ve probably been wondering where I’ve been.

Well, like all of us, I’ve been dealing with the shutdown and pandemic with as much grace and dignity as I could muster.

Luckily, I’ve been able to work from home, but learning to have a work-life balance while I’m occupying my kitchen table has been a bit harder.

I have two story ideas that I desperately want to write, but my muse has apparently decided to start practicing social distancing, and now won’t come six feet near me!! 🙂

In the meantime I’m 5 books ahead of my schedule for Goodreads, so staying home has it’s advantages.

I also realize I’ve been neglecting this blog and a few other things, but that will change.

Since I’m well ahead of schedule on my readings, I need to get back to posting some of my book reviews.  Plus, I can get back to posting fun things we all could use.  Laughs must not be few and far between any more!

I might also get the muse to cooperate with teasing posts of the storylines I’ve been brooding over.

Meanwhile, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.  Love your neighbor.  Remember they need you, like you need them.

– Nicholas J. Finch

 

One Year Anniversary: The Secret Service Agent

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It’s the One Year Anniversary of The Secret Service Agent!

Get a copy of The Secret Service Agent Today!  Treat yourself to a new book this Holiday, or buy it for a friend!

Format: Epub, Mobi, PDF, iBook

Price: $4.99

Where:

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Imagine working everyday for the person you love, but can never truly have.

Summary:

When Michael Oliver’s neatly laid out career path took a sharp right turn from Afghanistan to Washington D.C., he figured his training as a US Army Ranger would never let him down. But swapping fatigues and combat gear for a dark suit and earpiece, he almost paid the supreme price guarding the Speaker of the House.

Then he found himself guarding the quirky little Senator from Los Angeles whom no one ever imagined might come to win the White House.

Not that he’d ever imagined falling in love with the man either, but there was no escaping it.

Michael had a plan though. It was a well thought out, long term plan that would have allowed him to finally retire away from the one person he could never truly have, and focus all his efforts on the Patron Saints Winery he’d bought years before in California.

But a bunch of domestic terrorists and a woman with a grudge, decided to get in the way first, leaving Michael and his Secret Service Team to do the unthinkable in their fight to save the President of the United States:

‘Shoot the hostage’

Nicholas J. Finch – Update

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Hi!

So you’re probably wondering where I’ve been.

Between the holidays, work, and a variety of other commitments, I’ve been extremely busy.   Keeping the website updated has kind of fallen to the wayside.  But, I’m still very active on Goodreads, so you could always follow me there to see my vast collective reading list!

The good news is, I’ve started working on my next book!

It’s in the early stages: working out the idea, building the characters, and doing massive amounts of research on *drumroll please* … Australia!

Yes, Australia.

Expect interesting facts about Australia to start popping up as I go along.

It’s very exciting stuff.

 

 

Book Review: The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell

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The Fifth GospelThe Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Intrigued by the premise of this book, I came at it with an open mind and wasn’t disappointed.

I starts at a dramatic and unrelenting pace and pauses just long enough for some eloquently lyrical moments of reflection into the human condition, from the loss of parents, the relationship between siblings, failed marriage, longing, reconciliation, and finally the recognition that God is at work in all of it.

Very well done, with just one or two moments required for that ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ that all good drama needs.

Actually, I would’ve mistaken this for Dan Brown with it’s twist on science and faith, and especially from the pace at which I had to keep turning the pages.

Superb stuff.

Highly recommended as a challenging and rollicking read.

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Book Review: Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman by Robert L. O’Connell

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Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh ShermanFierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman by Robert L. O’Connell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’ve been fascinated with Grant & Sherman for most of my adult life.

The friendship that won the Civil War.

This book was an interesting insight into William Tecumseh Sherman, detailing all aspects of who he was: West Pointer, banker, husband, Uncle Billy, and General Sherman. It showed so much of his strategic thinking, in and out of the military, and how is life led him to the March through Georgia.

Sherman is either loved or vilified, there really is no in between. He also didn’t care. He did what had to be done.

Reading this will tell you more about the man, how he became the legend, and how he made sure the myth would live on.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking into studying Sherman, to learn more about his career, the war, and his life long battle with Catholicism.

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