Storm Keeper

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Summary: WHAT FOLLOWS IS MY TEN CENTS.
Review: I bought this book because it looked really good. I was mistaken. The story is okay, but the grammar, punctuation and sentence structure is terrible. There are commas where commas shouldn't be, there are no commas where commas should be (creating hard-to-read run-on sentences), there are numerous instances where semi-colons are miserably abused or used incorrectly (some where colons should be, some where commas should be and some where nothing should be).

Overall, I think the author should take a serious look at basic writing techniques. He should buy "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White.

I must relent, however: The story is intruiguing and DOES move quite nicely. The plotline is good and could be very engaging if the above mistakes hadn't been made. I give my full respect to the author for keeping me enthralled, despite his many grammatical errors.

If this author had a really good editor, this book would be a VERY, VERY, VERY good book.

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Summary: A Great Gift-A Great Read
Review: If you count mystery lovers among your friends, this will make a great surprise treat. Warren has penned a fast-moving page turner that will please even the most die-hard fans of Clancy, Grisham, and the like. It will have special appeal for folks with ties to North Carolina and Philadelphia or to corporate mergers and acquisitions, but it will dazzle any serious mystery reader. If you want to be the one to introduce a friend to a new and talented author, this book is it. At a time when we can all use a literary escape, Storm Keeper provides top-notch entertainment...and a few surprise life lessons as well.

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Summary: THIS BOOK MOVES!
Review: This book did remind me of a Grisham novel with one exception. This book moves!! After the first few chapters, it takes off with action and supsense causing you to intially try to guess whats going to happen next. The only problem with guessing what is coming next--there is always something that comes up which capsizes your ideas. I like the business environment that the book takes on (mergers, acquisitions...etc.) which gives it a Grisham touch, but the action soars literally with Jake's plane ride down south (the main character). I loved the details given about different settings such as the workings of Jake's plane's engine, sailing on expensive luxury yachts, business transactions, exotic island villas with romantic ocean breezes...etc. Little tidbit details like that add to the storyline and set the mood for the book. The story takes you to different islands and the setting is always changing which enhances the mystery as the plot builds. I must say that the main character doesnt have much luck in holding on to his female characters in the book. But I did like the one that he ended up with in the end. [...] I am eagerly looking forward to the author's next book. I find myself already guessing which characters, if any, will be carried into the next book; but then I realize that no matter what I think, the author will surprise me once again.

Rating:
Summary: THIS BOOK MOVES!
Review: This book did remind me of a Grisham novel with one exception. This book moves!! After the first few chapters, it takes off with action and supsense causing you to intially try to guess whats going to happen next. The only problem with guessing what is coming next--there is always something that comes up which capsizes your ideas. I like the business environment that the book takes on (mergers, acquisitions...etc.) which gives it a Grisham touch, but the action soars literally with Jake's plane ride down south (the main character). I loved the details given about different settings such as the workings of Jake's plane's engine, sailing on expensive luxury yachts, business transactions, exotic island villas with romantic ocean breezes...etc. Little tidbit details like that add to the storyline and set the mood for the book. The story takes you to different islands and the setting is always changing which enhances the mystery as the plot builds. I must say that the main character doesnt have much luck in holding on to his female characters in the book. But I did like the one that he ended up with in the end. [...] I am eagerly looking forward to the author's next book. I find myself already guessing which characters, if any, will be carried into the next book; but then I realize that no matter what I think, the author will surprise me once again.

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Summary: Keeps You Guessing!
Review: This book made me laugh, cry, gasp, ponder, and kept me on the edge of my seat. The protagonist is a believable character who is as unlucky at choosing women as he is with business associates. The author's definitions of the title at the beginning grab your attention and set the mood for the entire book. The first few chapters set a fast pace and put you on the protagonist's team. As he faces hardships, disappointments, and crises (some of the "storms"), you will be routing for him. Although I routinely can predict the plots of many movies/novels, Storm Keeper has many unexpected twists as the story and the characters develop, right up to the last chapter. The scene of Jake's farewell to Kristina was especially moving, and the introduction of new characters throughout the book adds depth to the storyline. Once I started reading, I didn't want to stop and I am anxiously awaiting the author's next novel.

Rating:
Summary: Keeps You Guessing!
Review: This book made me laugh, cry, gasp, ponder, and kept me on the edge of my seat. The protagonist is a believable character who is as unlucky at choosing women as he is with business associates. The author's definitions of the title at the beginning grab your attention and set the mood for the entire book. The first few chapters set a fast pace and put you on the protagonist's team. As he faces hardships, disappointments, and crises (some of the "storms"), you will be routing for him. Although I routinely can predict the plots of many movies/novels, Storm Keeper has many unexpected twists as the story and the characters develop, right up to the last chapter. The scene of Jake's farewell to Kristina was especially moving, and the introduction of new characters throughout the book adds depth to the storyline. Once I started reading, I didn't want to stop and I am anxiously awaiting the author's next novel.

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Summary: A book I just couldn't put down Sex, Greed, Big Business
Review: This is the story of Jake Turner and his dealings with Megers and Aquisition. Yet as his Philadelphia dealings lead him to North Carolina, the truth comes out about the type of people he is dealing with. He begins to learn what he believe is the truth about this deal, yet a brewing hurricane is bringing more than rain and wind with it. You pick this one up and you may be reading the first book by an author who I easily can compare to Grisham or Clancy. If you are looking for a book for that person on your lists who thinks everything else is too slow, then STORM KEEPR is the book for them.

Rating:
Summary: A book I just couldn't put down Sex, Greed, Big Business
Review: This is the story of Jake Turner and his dealings with Megers and Aquisition. Yet as his Philadelphia dealings lead him to North Carolina, the truth comes out about the type of people he is dealing with. He begins to learn what he believe is the truth about this deal, yet a brewing hurricane is bringing more than rain and wind with it. You pick this one up and you may be reading the first book by an author who I easily can compare to Grisham or Clancy. If you are looking for a book for that person on your lists who thinks everything else is too slow, then STORM KEEPR is the book for them.

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Summary: A Suspense Mystery! Action and Adventure! Fun... a fast read
Review: Thrilling.... I enjoyed the journey! It's a fictional suspense mystery wrapped in visual realization, and action! Enjoy it! Live it!...

Jake Turner is in a hurry. He's a partner in a small mergers and acquisitions firm in Philadelphia, and he's trying to put his life back together after his ex-wife took him to the cleaners, and his Wall Street career went bust. The money is getting better. He has his old airplane and house back, a promising new partnership, and he even has a new eccentric client with lots of assets, ideas and assignments... and moreover... plenty of money. It also doesn't hurt he has a perfect daughter. But Jake suddenly finds his partnership accounts suddenly zero... accounts that should be flush. Where's the money? And why him? Jake discovers his accountant is borrowing, and his new partnership and life have dangerous and troublesome problems. He realizes life isn't about to get better soon. His firm is in jeopardy, his lifestyle on the brink again, and he could loose the only woman he ever loved. He has nowhere else to turn, and while Jake fights the ugly idiosyncrasies of greed and violence, a storm off Africa is discovered on a violent track toward the islands of Saint Martin, and Ocracoke... and Jake's name is on it... !