Eileen Thornton

A farmer’s wife waits for her husband to get home, and sees a green glow in the sky. But by dawn, Pete’s still not home, and Susan’s getting scared. It turns out there are plenty of things and people to be scared of in Eileen Thornton’s The Trojan Project, and the starting chapters certainly pull the reader in.

The speedy responses and evil corruption of military and political characters might seem a little unconvincing in this tale, but the plot’s well-drawn, with seeming coincidence nicely threaded into a web of evil intent. Only love can break the web – a woman’s love for her spouse, a sheep’s for its savior, a father’s for his children... Meanwhile love of money and power drive the secrecy behind evil experiments, and a danger’s unleashed that could destroy more than careers.

The action is slowed by backstory at times, but perhaps that’s as well as fugitives flee along the highways and byways of Britain at breakneck speed. I remember Bamburgh Castle. I love Seahouses. And I’m hooked. There’s a feel of old black-and-white TV shows to the story, serious plotting, convincing diversions, consistent compelling timing. And okay, I’m not convinced by the science or the scientists, but perhaps I don’t need to be. I’m eager to follow the tale through to its end, and I’m sure I’ll see a kindly, wise old sheep as the final credits roll.

Disclosure: I’d heard of this online and wanted to read it. Then I found it was free, so I did.… (más)

The minute you read the title you know something clever is going to happen in this book. When Jenny, Lucy, Connie and Sadie open a classy online dating agency strictly for divorced people, we expect it to keep them financially sound and out of trouble. Each woman has a hidden agenda for a new start—could that be a new man?

What they intended was a high-scale agency to link like-minded men and women looking for a committed relationship. What they didn’t expect is that one of their ex-husbands would sign up, that they would spend hours monitoring the website, and that their extravagant opening would put them in financial peril. The back-stories of their previous marriages are aptly woven into their repartee. How do they relate to each other? It’s a toss up amongst who’s going to be the boss, bickering over the business, and crying on each other’s shoulders.

This contemporary romance is a fun frolic if you are in the mood for something light and original.

SalGlad Publishing Group graciously provided a copy of the book for my unbiased opinion.

Reviewed by Holly Weiss, author of Crestmont… (más)

The Trojan Project - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'A strange light appears in the night sky above the Cherviots. A mist descends, shrouding the hills and valleys. Is it a natural phenomenon or something more sinister?'

Sarah had planned to be at a friends house for the night and her two daughters were to stay with a neighbor until her husband Pete returned to pick them up. He and three of his field workers had gone up to Top Meadow to check on Pete's sheep herd. But, unknown to Pete, his daughter Jose came down with a sore throat and Sarah decided to stay home with her children.

Sarah had tried to call Pete to tell him that she was with the children but couldn't get through. The only sound coming through her cell phone was static. Apparently the hills were blocking the signal. Sarah wasn't that concerned knowing that Laura would tell Pete that the kids were with her at home. But as the hours passed, Sarah started to worry about Pete absence. It was getting late and he always called when knew he would be delayed. As she stood outside their home watching for his headlights to come up the road, she noticed a strange light hovering over the valley. As the light died out a green mist rolled in. Fear rose in Sarah as she stood watching. Everything was so still and quiet. Nothing was moving, not even the cows in the field. As Sarah's fears increased she went in to check on her sleeping daughters. They had slept through the whole phenomenon but to ease some of her worry and fear she decided to spend the night in their room. Surely, by the time morning came, Pete would be in their own room sound asleep.

The next morning Pete was still missing. Sarah phoned her friends and neighbor in hopes that someone would know something about, not just Pete, but also the lights from the night before. But her calls were unanswered. In hopes of finding someone to ease her fears for Pete, she loads the girls into her car and headed down to the valley. She hadn't gone far when she runs across Dave. Dave had been with Pete the day before and informs her that Pete, as well as everyone else from the valley, is dead. While telling her his story, Sarah started noticing that his flesh was melting from his body. His dying words to her is a warning to not touch anything nor anyone.

In Sarah's attempt to find someone to help her and explain what has happened she drives to the next town to speak with the police there. Andy, the young constable on duty, actually believes she has lost her mind as she describes what she has seen. But when his superior comes in and hears about the death of Dave, who is one of his best friends, he heads to the valley to check it out for himself. As Sarah and Andy wait for his return, the military show up with full protective suits and weapons. And when they asked for Sarah by name, something tells Andy that he should take Sarah's story seriously. He also fears for her safety with these men and tells the Sergeant that Sarah had gone back to her home and that the woman and children there with him are his own wife and kids. As the military unit leaves, he convinces Sarah that their life in in danger and they must leave immediately before they come back.

Follow Sarah and Andy as they are chased by the military all the way to London. See what happens when two unexpected people show up in London after surviving the light and mist. And find out exactly what The Trojan Project really is, who created it and why.

When I was a child, my family moved to Utah. I remember two nights that a neighbor came to warn us of the lights in the sky. The first night she knocked on our door around midnight. She was yelling and crying, trying to tell us there was a burning ball of light in the sky. The next night she came to tell us there was a burning rod of fire in the sky. Both nights we all went outside to see these lights for ourselves. And both nights we saw exactly what she saw. I can remember being scared but I couldn't take my eyes off the lights as they moved across the sky. Later we were told the lights were experimental air crafts being tested by the military. I never really believed that story, but after reading The Trojan Project, I think I believe it now .

Great book. It will make you stop and wonder what really goes on behind our backs and how much is covered up forever.… (más)