Today, I’m happy to share the news that John Howell has a brand new release out. I pre-ordered mine and already have my copy downloaded to my Kindle. There’s still time for you to grab Circumstances of Childhood at the introductory price of just .99c.
Go forth and One-Click! 🙂
Circumstances of Childhood
By John W. Howell
Priced at $0.99 for the introduction
This is a different story for John. It is in the Family Life genre and tells the story of brotherly love, riches to rags, redemption and a little paranormal thrown in. Normally John writes thrillers but this time he has stepped into a different place. This book was written with love for the story and the hope it will be an enjoyable read.
Blurb:
When a former pro football star and broadcaster, now a Wall Street maven is accused of insider trading, will he be able to prove his innocence and expose those who are guilty?
Greg and his boyhood pal dreamed of big success in professional football and then later in business. Greg was the only one to live the dream. Now the founder of an investment fund Greg is faced with a routine audit finding by the SEC. The audit points to irregularities and all the tracks lead to Greg. The justice department hits him with an indictment of 23 counts of fraud, money laundering, and insider trading. His firm goes bust, and Greg is on his own.
His best friend knows he is innocent but has been ordered under penalty of eternal damnation not to help.
If you enjoy stories of inspiration, riches to rags, redemption, brotherly love, and a little of the paranormal, Circumstance of Childhood will keep you riveted.
Here is an excerpt.
I look down at my drink and wonder what will happen tomorrow. My daughter Constance wants to come and visit. She lives in New York, and before all hell broke loose, we didn’t see each other often. I missed her so much, and it seemed as if I had to beg her even to talk on the phone. Now, it’s like she wants to be here every weekend. It’s only an hour’s flight by the shuttle or three by train, so she can come when she wants. I just can’t figure out why she got so clingy. I have my troubles, but it doesn’t have anything to do with her. No use in asking her husband either. Though a nice enough guy, I always wonder if he has someplace important to go when I visit. He never sits still and stays busy on the phone or at the computer. He makes a good living, but it seems a person could take an hour to sit and talk. I’d looked forward to some kind of relationship when he and Constance got married. It’ll never happen with him.
When I take another pull at my drink, I notice the burn feels less. It happens every time. First sip initiation, I call it. It’s like the first puff of a cigarette, hits hard then, after, nothing. I decide to let Constance pretty much have the agenda tomorrow. She and I have not had a chance to talk about anything deep for a while. It could just be that she blames me for her mother running off with that guy with the house on the Hudson. He has a title, and the old gal couldn’t resist, but I think the daughter always felt I should have done something. Her mother’s sleeping with another guy and what the hell can I do about that?
I’ll just go with the flow. If she wants to go out, we will. If she wants to stay in, we can do that too. I better think about getting some food in the house. Of course, we can always order take out. I need to move on to my drink and let this go. Tomorrow will be what it is. I remember the day she was born. I looked down at her in my arms and promised I would do anything for her. I love her more than life itself, and I hope we can somehow get to the root of whatever’s wrong. She sounded strange on the phone this morning, and I feel helpless to do anything about it. I hope she opens up when she gets here.
For some reason, I feel tired. Perhaps I’ll go ahead and finish my drink. Maybe I’ll just go home and forget the burger. First, though, I’ll just shut my eyes for a minute. My hands feel good when I put my head down.
“Hey, Greg,” Jerry says. I barely hear him. “What’s the matter? You taking a nap? Greg?” I can feel him shake me, but I have no interest in waking up. His voice gets further away, and I think he says, “Oh, my God, Sophie, call 911, quick.” Now the room goes silent.
Author Bio:
John began his writing as a full-time occupation after an extensive business career. His specialty is thriller fiction novels, but John also writes poetry and short stories. His first book, My GRL, introduces the exciting adventures of the book’s central character, John J. Cannon. The second Cannon novel, His Revenge, continues the adventure, while the final book in the trilogy, Our Justice, launched in September 2016. The latest Circumstances of Childhood a family life story is available as of October 1st, 2017. All books are available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.
John lives in Port Aransas, Texas with his wife and their spoiled rescue pets.
John’s other books:
Available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/author/johnwhowell
Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thank you so much for the reblog and support, Anita and Jaye.
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Thanks so much for the reblog and for spreading the word!
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I’ll be interested to see how the “little paranormal thrown in” fits in this book. 🙂
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I would love to hear your comments on this aspect as well, Lauralynn. Thk you for your comment and visit.
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I know. I’m looking forward to that too, Lauralynn!
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Thank you so much for helping spread the Circumstances of Childhood word, Mae. I appreciate your help and support. 😀
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My pleasure, John. I’m looking forward to reading the book!
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:-).
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You are popping up all over the place, John! Congrats and hope you have tons of success with this book. Thanks for being a wonderful host, Mae.
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Thanks, Jan. It’s my pleasure to host, John. It sounds like he’s got another winner with Circumstances of Childhood!
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Thank you for the visit, Jan. Thanks for the good wishes too.
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I already have my copy. Congrats on the new release, John.
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Thanks for stopping by to support John, Kim! 🙂
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Thank you, Kim. HUGS
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Loved this – just finished it this week!
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So good to know. It’s next on my TBR!
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Congrats on the new release, John! The excerpt is intriguing; another add to my TBR. Good luck, John!
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Thanks for dropping by to check out the post, Julie!
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Look forward to reading John’s book. Congrats, John! Will share! Hugs
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Thanks so much for sharing and spreading the word. It’s a great read!
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I know it will be a great read! Wonderful excerpt. Congratulations!
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Thanks for visiting, Flossie!
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This book sounds fabulous, Mae. I have ordered it with my Christmas books.
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I know John will be thrilled to hear that, Robbie!
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I sleep with it will be a expectant interpret! Good destiny, John!
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