Trapped
Author: George A. Bernstein
Genre: Romantic Suspense
The darkness is still, silent. Jackee Maren’s heart pounds reverberating through her body as fear sears her veins. Someone’s coming. No way out. This time they will kill me. Her breath is short, her chest burns. Must run. Faster. Faster!
Her eyes fly open, her heart still racing with blinding fear. Jackee
breathes deeply with relief and stares at the ceiling desperately trying
to calm herself. The same dream. Something, someone is watching… and
waiting.
A tragic car accident leaves beautiful,
vibrant Jackee Maren completely paralyzed, mentally alert but trapped in
“Locked-in Syndrome,” able to move only her eyes. Jackee’s husband,
Phil, is devastated and her two young boys left with nothing but a shell
for a mother, but still, Jackee senses the foreboding of an evil
presence and knows time is short.
Slowly, Jackee learns to communicate
with her physical therapist, Kevin, by blinking her eyes. As evidence
comes to light that her car accident was no accident, Jackee knows she
must expose the person who wants her dead before they get a second
chance.
While Jackee works her mind to put all
the clues together, she discovers she has the ability to sense the
thoughts of others, but she hides this talent from everyone but her
sons, not knowing whom she can trust. By actively exercising her new
psychic ability, Jackee finally learns who masterminded the accident but
seems helpless to stop them from trying to kill her again.
Slowly a psychic plan forms to not only
ensure her boys are safe forever, but to exact revenge on her would-be
murderer. Jackee vows not to rest until this would-be-killer understands
what it is to be TRAPPED! But she must hurry, with only a year to live.
REVIEW
Intense is the first word that comes to mind in this story! Bernstein does an amazing job at making you feel the frustration, anger, fear, and determination of Jackee. It took me a little time to understand Jackee's situation, but then I think that is how Bernstein wanted it. After all, it took Jackee some time to understand as well.
I didn't feel any slow parts in this story. The only dragging I noticed was it dragging me ever onward. It felt like an edge of your seat read, constantly wanting to know what would happen next and how Jackee would cope. All I can tell you is you MUST read this to find out!
Trapped was an exciting read that I'm sure I will read again. I even plan to buy this in print to have it on my shelf. Thank you George Bernstein for this great book.
Author Bio
George Bernstein is a youthful
seventy-seven-year-old, with a B.A. from Northwestern University, now
living in south Florida with Dolores, his wife of 54 years. He is the
retired president of a publicly held Chicago company.
George’s main interest now is as a
serious novelist. He has attended numerous writers’ conferences and
seminars, including that of famous fiction agent, Donald Maass, and he
has worked with independent editor, Dave King, all with the goal of
improving his craft.
George’s first novel, Trapped, is published by TAG Publishers, after being a finalist in their Next Great American Novel contest. Dee
Burks and her staff really love the story, and have put a lot of effort
into comprehensive editing and revision suggestions, making Trapped the best it can be. Trapped was also a finalist at the 2012 Florida Writers Association RPLA fiction contest, and has since acquired over seventy 4 & 5-Star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
George has also recently released his 2nd novel, A 3rd Time to Die,
which has been received with several 4 & 5-Star reviews. The most
common comment for both novels is: “I couldn’t put it down.”
Thanks for hosting TRAPPED today and writing such a nice review. We authors appreciate all you tour bloggers do, and I know it's quite time consuming. I hope the review will make to the books page at Amazon, and even Goodreads. If any of you followers have any questions (many are interested in "Locked-in Syndrome") I'd be happy to respond.
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