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Severed Threads (Threads Series Book One) by Kaylin McFarren
Romantic Suspense Novel by Kaylin McFarren: Believing herself responsible for her father s fatal diving accident, Rachel Lyons has withdrawn from the world and assumed a safe position at a foundation office. When called upon by a museum director to assist her former love interest with the recovery of a cursed relic from a sunken Chinese merchant ship, she has no intention of cooperating until her brother is kidnapped by a drug-dealing gangster. In order to save him and gain control over her life, Rachel must not only overcome her greatest fears, but also relive the circumstances that lead to her father s death.
Inspiration Behind The Story: Kaylin has been involved in the business of collecting and selling Asian antiques for more than a decade. Due to her interest in this field and her fascination with the undersea world, she was inspired to write a story about the recovery of a Chinese concubine’s cursed treasure from a sunken ship, which aids in healing a woman’s damaged soul. Kaylin spent four months researching scuba diving, trade routes, famous battles, and the natural disasters that befell Spanish galleons during the 15th-17th centuries. It is her hope that this action-adventure romance entertains readers and honors dedicated salvaging and exploration companies that have contributed remarkable discoveries and cross-sections of history to museums and institutions around the world.
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Buried Threads (Threads Series Book Two) by Kaylin McFarren
Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen work together as the successful owners of a treasure hunting company. But a seemingly simple assignment--to track down a priceless gem that is believed to be buried in a shipwreck deep within the Sea of Japan--takes a startling, and dangerous, turn.
Faced with a monk's dark prophecy that a natural disaster will soon strike Japan, killing millions, Rachel and Chase must embark on the mission of a lifetime in order to uncover the three cursed samurai swords that can avert the catastrophe.
Chaos ensues as their adventure takes them from shark infested waters and creepy caves to haunted hidden tombs and a confrontation with Yakuza gang members. Time is running out as the prophecy's day of reckoning draws near. Will Rachel and Chase succeed before disaster strikes?
Buried Threads has received the following awards: 2014 Reader Views Readers Choice Awards - 1st Place for Romance; 2014 Pacific Book Awards - 1st Place Adventure Category; 2014 Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media's Great Beginnings Contest - 1st Place Paranormal Mystery; 2013 Chanticleer Clue Awards - 1st Place Steamy/Action/Thriller; 2014 National Indie Excellence Awards - Finalist, Best Cover Design; 2014 eLit Awards - 1st Place Mystery/Suspense/Thriller; 2014 eLit Awards - 2nd Place for Best Book Trailer; 2014 Global Ebook Awards - Gold Medal (1st Place) in the New Adult Fiction Category & Bronze Medal (3rd Place) in the Best Book Trailer Category; 2014 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in the Fiction - Adventure Category.
Cold Coffee Review: When the mysterious, beautiful Japanese woman with a sword peering from the black sheen of the front cover of ‘Buried Threads’ - by Kaylin McFarren arrived, the silent beckoning began.
I always know when I am reading a well-researched, well written action-adventure, mystery, romance novel when the plot enters my night dreams. Although I didn’t read book one in the series ‘Buried Threads’ stands well on its own. The author knows how to take a great plot, create believable characters, hold the reader in suspense and spin the tale with mastery.
Unfamiliar with Japanese culture (beautiful customs, geishas, ancient rituals), especially the underbelly of the Japanese society, warlords, and unseen paranormal conflicts the reader will learn a great deal while experiencing writing in its truest art form.
A treasure hunt for lost artifacts that are embedded with precious stones that are not only priceless, but hold a curse that once stood for a “Prince’s valor, wisdom, and benevolence”.
What would a fast moving, suspense filled, heart beating adventure be without the dangerous, unpredictable interpersonal relationships that leads to attraction, trust, mutually mind-blowing sex and true romance? ‘Buried Threads’ is all that and more.
Compassion and greed, life and death, fear and resolution, mission and accomplishment, struggle and survival, gratitude and faith are all aspects of this story that can only be summed up as spectacular.
I endorse multi-award winning ‘Buried Threads’ - by Kaylin McFarren as the action-adventure, mystery-suspense romance-thriller that it is.
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Banished Threads (Threads Series Book Three) by Kaylin McFarren
While vacationing at the stately Cumberforge Manor in Bellwood, England, Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen attend an elegant dinner party hosted by her uncle, Paul Lyons, and his aristocratic wife, Sara. Before the evening ends, a priceless collection of Morris Graves's paintings are stolen from her uncle's popular gallery, throwing all suspicion onto his wife's missing granddaughter. Determined to clear Sloan Rafferty's name and, in the process, win Paul's favor, Chase scours the countryside looking for answers. In his absence, the police accuse Rachel's uncle of an unsolved murder and secrets surrounding her grandmother's death and the deaths of Sara's former husbands turn his wife into the most likely suspect.
With the true villains hell-bent on destroying Paul Lyons and his family, solving both crimes while ensuring her uncle's freedom not only endangers Rachel's life but that of her unborn child. Will Chase save them before the kidnappers enact their revenge or will the ultimate price be paid, as predicted by a vagabond fortuneteller?
First place - 2016 Hudson Valley RWA Hook, Line & Sinker Contest.
Cold Coffee Review: Banished Threads begins on a dreary night in late October. Stargazer sliced through the surface of the North Atlantic at fifteen knots, heading straight for the coast of England. After facing many perils at sea Chase Cohen is relieved to finally be in London.
Quote from Book: “With Rachel by his side “they disembarked from the train at Whitchurch and stepped through the station’s main door, Rachel’s excitement rose at the prospect of seeing her uncle. He was a younger version of her father, with the same chiseled good looks. He would have been easy to spot, even in this busy place. But from her vantage point, he was nowhere to be seen. Believing he had forgotten about her arrival, Rachel’s heart sank. She turned to Chase and was about to voice her concern when she caught sight of a handsome man in the passenger-loading zone: white cable-knit sweater, tight jeans, in his mid-thirties, shaggy brown hair, rugged jaw, easy smile, dimples, and unforgettable emerald-green eyes. He was leaning against a silver Mercedes, flashing his perfect white teeth and holding up a sign reading, “Welcome to England, Rachel Lyons.”
For a moment, she
could hardly breathe, and she wondered if it was possible to fall over and die
from shock. Or maybe from the idea of coming face-to-face with the last person
on earth she ever expected to see. Although she had spoken to his Irish mother
at a fund-raising event year earlier and was told that Killian was living with
relatives in Northampton, she had convinced herself that the chance of meeting
him was as unlikely as the sky turning green.
Killian Reed. His
shimmering eyes were loving and warm and full of laughter. Rachel gasped and
dropped her purse and over- night bag. She pulled off her high heels and ran to
him. He swept her up and spun her around. When he set her back down, she buried
her face in his chest and hugged him with all her might. She took a deep
breath, inhaling the familiar scent of bay-rum aftershave. He kissed the top of
her head, and she gazed up at him. She didn’t realize she was crying until he
reached out and wiped a tear from her cheek.
“I can’t believe
it’s really you,” she whispered, gratified to see unshed tears in his beautiful
eyes.
“It’s me, seaweed
brain,” he said. “I’m really here.”
Rachel stood on
her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck. He put his arms around her
waist and held her close. His hand smoothed her hair as he whispered, “I missed
you, girl.”
She looked up at
him and smiled, and it suddenly dawned on her that you meet all kinds of people
in your life. Some you never think about again. Some you wonder what happened
to and if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never
had to think about again, yet somehow you do. Killian Reed just happened to be
one of those disconcerting, unforgettable beings. He was part of her past: a
distant, bitter- sweet memory that had lingered for years.
With their last
parting, they had grasped each other’s hands with a rush of melancholy, tender,
and inexpressible feelings, and had gone their separate ways.
But time had
moved on, and there was someone else in her life now—a silent observer
patiently standing by, watching their every move with an annoyed pinch between
his brows.
She took Killian
by the hand and led him to Chase. More than anything, she hoped they would
become fast friends, but as they shook hands, Rachel found it difficult to
ignore the frowns tugging at the corners of their mouths. They both took a step
back and just stood there, regarding each other silently, the air now seeming
as cold as a razor blade.”
Twenty-two
chapters entwine a cast of strong characters in this well written mystery drama
that expose family secrets, lies, stolen gallery art, kidnapping engaging
readers with suspense and romance. Sit back and enjoy book three of this series
where each book can be read in or out of sequence. Author Kaylin McFarren
teases us with new tales taking shape in the recesses of her mind that are
“only a night’s dream away”.
I
endorse multi-award-winning author Kaylin McFarren’s Threads Series which
include Banished Threads, Buried
Threads, Severed Threads and Flaherty’s
Crossing (her stand-alone fiction drama). I purchased and reviewed this
book from Kindle and the review was completed on March 22, 2016.
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Twisted Threads (Threads Series Book Four) by Kaylin McFarren
Akira Hamada is
driven by past failure. Two years earlier, she had a chance to kill her
greatest enemy--Kaito Mitsui. Instead, the Yakuza boss forced her to become an
assassin in his employ. Now Akira carries out the bloody business of the
notorious crime syndicate and hates herself more each day.
When Mitsui hears that his sister's murderer
will be on the cruise ship Starfish, he immediately tasks Akira with
eliminating the man once and for all. This is what Akira has trained for, but a
series of strange events on the ship tests her resolve and shows her a way to
redemption.
Devon Lyons, on the other hand, has nothing to
do with assassins. He's merely accompanying his aunt and uncle, Sara and Paul
Lyons, on a free cruise. Little does he know that the two are the true targets
of the charming Japanese tourist he has just met!
Akira knows that either Sara or Paul is the
killer but doesn't know which one. She hopes seducing the handsome Devon will
lead to better intel, but she is surprised to find herself trusting him. And
soon, the pair finds themselves fighting for their lives on the high seas.
*2017 NYC Big Book Award Winner, Thriller
Category
Cold Coffee Review: For all of us following the Threads Series
by Kaylin McFarren, Twisted Threads
does not disappoint. When we left off with book three, we were wondering if the
‘Watcher’ would ever deliver justice.
This drama opens with Akira Sato contemplating a “justified killing” and
she is lost in the consequences, forced to move forward. Devon Lyons laments
over his recent demotion and the emotional sting of a forced Caribbean vacation
to please his Uncle. Devon’s
mind and attention soon shifts when Akira calls him “Sexy”. Women have called
him “clever”, “lovable” and “incredibly handsome” but “sexy” has just caught
him off guard. With more than romance in the air the voyage brings mystery,
suspense and a complex drama with threads so twisted you will keep turning the
page.
Here is an
excerpt I think you will like: “Akira took the elevator across from the
theater, dazed from the four glasses of wine and shot of vodka she had
consumed. A few seconds passed, and the doors opened before her. She stepped
out into the empty hallway and couldn’t figure out which direction she was
facing, let alone which way to proceed. She looked down and realized the
carpeting under her feet had red and blue medallions—not the gold and blue
diamonds, she’d become familiar with seeing. After making numerous trips to
various restaurants, she realized she had gotten off on the right floor but on
the wrong end of the ship. The enormous staircase on her right led to the upper
and lower levels, which should have made it easy to find her way back to her
room.
However, her
explorations on the ship had proved that not every floor had immediate access
to the passenger levels; many were blocked by restaurants, lounges, and shops.
Akira decided it
was best to start over—to backtrack the way she had come. She pushed the
elevator button and waited for what seemed like an eternity. Then a slight sway
in the ship’s motion caused her stomach to lurch. She needed fresh air to avoid
further humiliation. A glass exit door stood waiting a short distance away. She
slid it open and stepped outside. Oddly, all of the overhead lights above the
walkway were out. It was impossible to see more than ten feet in any given
direction. She gripped the safety railing and gazed up at the sky, drawing
long, deep breaths. A sudden breeze whipped at her hair, tugging tendrils loose
from her pinned-up hairdo. She wrapped her arms around herself, warding off the
chill, and was about to return inside when she heard the sound of a voice.”
Jump right in and
start peeling off the layers of this Twisted Plot, that will be worth the read
and will leave you wanting more.
I endorse
multi-award-winning author Kaylin McFarren’s Threads Series which include Banished Threads, Buried Threads,
Severed Threads and now Twisted Threads. I purchased and reviewed this book
from Kindle and the review was completed on January 6, 2018.
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Cold Coffee Press Spotlight Interview With Kaylin McFarren
Prior to embarking on her writing journey and developing the popular THREADS psychological thriller series, she poured her passion for creativity into her work as the director of a fine art gallery in the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon; she also served as a governor-appointed member of the Oregon Arts Commission.
When she's not traveling or spoiling her pups and three grandsons, she enjoys giving back to her community through participation and support of various charitable and educational organizations in the Pacific Northwest, and is currently the president of the Soulful Giving Foundation - a non-profit focused on cancer research, care and treatment at hospitals throughout Oregon.
Fun Tidbits: Kaylin is proud of the fact that her great aunt Bessie B. Cordell, an evangelistic missionary during WWII, was instrumental in opening an orphanage in Tientsin, China and also wrote two published novels, Precious Pearl and Blossoms of the Flowery Kingdom, documenting her dangerous, harrowing experiences.
She keeps a glass of wine close by while writing love scenes, Kleenex on her desk while writing heart breakers, and has been known to empty a box of chocolates when she's completely stumped.
A consummate "pantser" and perfectionist, she writes and edits as she goes, and uses photographs of models and actors from tabloid magazines to visualize her characters.
She loves her husband of 44 years dearly. However, if Josh Holloway, Hugh Jackman or Ian Somerhalder came knockin', well... their marriage just might be put to the test.
On A Personal Note: Kaylin sat before her computer writing Flaherty’s Crossing as a source of personal therapy after losing her beloved father to colon cancer. You might say she was angry at him, at God, at the world in general. However, after writing this story, she had the opportunity to really look into her soul and consider the fact that so many other sons and daughters have had to deal with similar and even worse situations.
Rather than a memoir, her novel evolved into a fictional journey which brought about the resolution she needed to find. She never expected this exercise in writing to go to press, touch lives, or win literary awards. But as a result of her good fortune, she has arranged for proceeds from the sale of this book to go directly to the Providence Medical Foundation's colon cancer research department in her father's name. She's now convinced and proudly shares her belief that good things can grow out of the worst times in our lives if you just take the time to open your heart.
Message From The Author: For many years, I've had the privilege to
experience remarkable things and rare opportunities while traveling the globe.
This includes many forms of transportation, ranging from private planes,
helicopters, and hot air balloons to kayaks, submarines, and elegant cruise
ships.
My journeys have allowed me to meet interesting people, discover
fascinating cultures, forge lifelong friendships, and introduce dear friends to
all parts of the world. Personal experiences, extensive research, and
interesting tales shared by business associates have contributed to making this
fun character-driven story possible and it's my hope that readers are
thoroughly entertained.
What makes you proud to be a writer from Oregon? A lot of talented writers come from the Northwest and it's great to be included among them at workshops, conferences and on bookshelves.
What or who inspired you to become a writer? I kept journals for a number of years and when my father died after a lengthy battle against cancer, I realized that telling my story about my journey to find faith and forgiveness could bring closure not only for me but also for readers face with the same difficult choices in their lives.
When did you begin writing with the intention of becoming published? After completing Flaherty's Crossing in 2009, I elected to submit it to a number of literary contests and when it kept winning first place awards, I came to the conclusion that it deserved to be published.
Did your environment or upbringing play a major role in your writing and did you use it to your advantage? My environment, cultural immersion, passions, and relationships continue to play a role in my storytelling and the types of books I like to write.
Do you come up with your title before or after you write the manuscript? I actually come up with the title to each of my books as soon as I determine what the storyline involves and how it will impact my characters. I love the idea of having a double meaning that readers can interpret for themselves, appreciate and later understand.
Please introduce your genre and why you prefer to write in that genre? The books I write include romantic suspense stories in third point of view. This genre keeps the pages turning and makes for an entertaining read. I enjoy dropping my characters into difficult situations, making them struggle against all odds then demonstrating their growth while fighting their way back.
What was your inspiration, spark or light bulb moment that inspired you to write the book that you are seeking promotion for? Buried Threads is the culmination of years of travel and exposure to the Asian culture. The "light bulb" or inspirational moment came after speaking to a Buddhist monk and finding myself enlightened by his ability to view a person's past lives and predict the future with amazing accuracy.
What has been your most rewarding experience with your writing process? I would have to say the awards, great reviews and kudos that come with it, which motivates and encourages me to write more.
What has been your most rewarding experience in your publishing journey? There's nothing like seeing your book on store book shelves. It gives your writing credence and makes your feel like a viable writer. But more than that, in regard to a rewarding experience, I would have to say that the letters I receive from readers telling me that Flaherty's Crossing encouraged them to contact people in their lives, forgive and more on with no regrets is truly beyond amazing. Time is simply too short to fill it with hate and knowing that I've changed a life by sharing my personal experiences and beliefs is the ultimate reward.
What one positive piece of advice would you give to other authors? Never lose sight of your aspirations or be discouraged by what critics, authors or the general public might say. If you have a story inside your heart that needs to be told, cut open a vein and let it flow.
Who is your favorite author and why? I love Jodi Picoult books are my favorite because they delve into current issues, include memorable lines and characters, tend to be controversial, and make me think and analysis my own beliefs.
Is there anything else that you would like to share with us? I would just like to remind readers that every dime earned from the sale of Flaherty's Crossing benefits cancer research at Providence Hospital, which I like to call Kaylin's Cause. More information is available at: http://www.flahertyscrossing.com/cause.php
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