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Ben Lieberman

Ben Lieberman

About

BEN LIEBERMAN is a bond trader who earned a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Maryland and then further developed his writing skills through courses at Columbia University, NYU and writers workshops. Odd Jobs earned Lieberman the Tommy Award from Writers News Weekly. He lives in Chappaqua, N.Y. with his wife and three children.  

The Time That's Given

The Time That's Given

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<p><strong><em>Have you ever awoken from a vivid dream and wondered which side of waking was real?</em></strong></p><p>Burt Higgins' retirement is not going well. His children have grown, and his wife has gone off to earn a late-life degree, leaving him alone in his sprawling suburban home. With too much time on his hands, he broods on the state of the world, obsessively following the worst of cable news and the Internet. Increasingly angry at the state of affairs, he nurtures a fantasy that a dark lord from another realm has foisted these problems on humankind. If only he could transport to that world, he'd confront the demon and use the magic found there to defeat the beast and end despair forever.</p><p>On a particularly bad news day, while housebound in the midst of a snowstorm, he retreats to his study to shut out the world and immerse himself in his books. When, on a whim, he lights a candle purchased in an obscure Prague curiosity shop, a magical guide appears and offers to take him on whatever quest he chooses. When he asks to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he expected, and battling evil with magic turns out to be far from his greatest challenge.</p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> a specualtive fantasy adventure sure not just to entertain you, but to make you consider your life, your dreams, your goals. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>Books by David Litwack:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>Along the Watchtower</em></li><li><em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></li><li><em>The Time That's Given</em></li><li><em>The Children of Darkness</em> (The Seekers - Book 1)</li><li><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> (The Seekers - Book 2)</li><li><em>The Light of Reason</em> (The Seekers - Book 3)</li></ul><h2><strong>More Great Fantasy Fiction from Evolved Publishing:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>The Awakening of David Rose</em> (David Rose #1) by Daryl Rothman</li><li><em>Shadow Swarm</em> by D. Robert Pease</li><li><em>Kingdom in Chains</em> by J.W. Zulauf</li><li>The &quot;Grims' Truth&quot; Series by Isu Yin &amp; Fae Yang</li></ul><p> </p>

Story Behind The Book

As someone in the workforce for over 20 years, I noticed how so many people have strange jobs in their past. Whether it was digging graves, selling light bulbs or being a baby sitter for Lucifer we all got them. We can't believe we lived through it, but now we look back affectionately on the memories of what we lived through. These jobs are part of now. I thought it would be great to create a really good crime thriller and incorporate these strange jobs into the plot. The jobs are almost characters themselves. Its been a blast. When people are finished with the novel, they inevitably share their crazy jobs with me.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12px;">“Odd Jobs is tight-wound, well written mystery that I read in one sitting.”  - James Patterson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:19px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">“A fun and enjoyable read,  I would love to get the main character, Kevin Davenport, as a project manager on my show.”  - Donald Trump</span></span></p>