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Claude Bouchard

Claude Bouchard

About

I was born in Montreal, Canada, where I still reside with my spouse, Joanne. I completed my studies in human resources, accounting and management at McGill University and worked in various management capacities in the fields of HR and finance for a handful of firms for what seemed like decades, because it was. I should also mention I love pizza, but who doesn't and, in my opinion, nothing rocks more than cooking on the grill.

My first stab at writing was in 1995, the result being my first novel, Vigilante. This was subsequently followed by The Consultant (1996) and Mind Games (1997), all of the same series. Professional obligations and other creative interests led me away from writing for a number of years but I found myself busy at the keyboard in 2009 with The Homeless Killer after having finally published my first three novels. I then followed up with 6 Hours 42 Minutes in 2011, also part of the VIGILANTE series born from Vigilante. In July 2011, I released ASYLUM, my first stand-alone novel and Discreet Activities, my sixth Barry/McCall crime thriller was published in January 2012. In October 2012, I penned and released Something?s Cooking, a faux-erotica parody and cookbook under the pseudonyms Réal E. Hotte and Dasha Sugah. My eighth novel and seventh installment of the VIGILANTE series, Femme Fatale, was released in late February 2013. I think I'm really starting to like this writing thing.

Besides writing, editing and promoting my work, I also spend some artistic energy with my five guitars, oil paints and watercolours. Other passions include cooking (big time with fine wine to go with it, of course), reading, traveling and working out just enough to stay fit. It should also be noted that following several years of practice, I now excel at being cat furniture for Krystalle and Midnight, or so they tell me.

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

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<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

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Stuart MacCallum, Author of &quot;Beyond my Control&quot;<br /><br /><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Sheer Entertainment in the Palm of Your Hand</strong>,July 14, 2011<br /><br /></span>Already a fan of Claude Bouchard's earlier work, his latest novel was no exception. I essentially read `Asylum' in two sittings. <br /><br />The novel focuses around the central character, Dr Mathew Russell, as he endeavours to repair his failing marriage. As work has occupied most of his time he decides to take an impromptu holiday from his position as Managing Director of the Montreal Hospital for the Criminally Insane. <br /><br />His wife, Cassie, and children, nine-year-old Stuart and seven-year-old Jennifer are both surprised and thrilled with the prospect of some time together as a family. Dr Russell soon becomes, `family man' as they take an action-packed trip of a lifetime. There was no shortage of misadventures along the way. The author's skill in creating an atmosphere for the reader is superb. <br />The ending, filled with suspense, was totally unexpected and brilliantly done. To sum it up, from the front page to the back it is very worthy of five stars. I highly recommend, `Asylum' as sheer reading entertainment for all. <br /><span style="vertical-align:middle;"></span>