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Bruce A. Sarte

Bruce A. Sarte

About

Bruce lives just outside of Philadelphia with his wife and four children. In addition to writing, he enjoys baseball, playing guitar, reading, church, cooking and being a dad.

Bruce grew up at the Jersey Shore (the picture is at Point Pleasant Beach, where Sands of Time is set) and graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, NJ where he first became enthralled with reading and writing. From his early influences Bruce was introduced to and fell in love with Shakespeare, Marlow, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Bruce is currently under contract with Bucks County Publishing and has published the vampire thriller Sands of Time, the paranormal murder mystery Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509, has a story in the horror anthology Bump in the Night 2010 plus the Kindle only offerings -- the historical mystery of Sweet Nessie, the story of how God selected The Star of Christmas and the top selling short-story Best Friends Forever about two friends who have been kidnapped by a secretive cult.

In addition to his books, Bruce has written for The Bleacher Report, The Father Life, Associated Content, City Paper (Philadelphia) and The Examiner.

Some of Bruce's favorite things...

Current Authors: Idefonso Falcones, Robert Crais, Jim Butcher, James Patterson, Douglas Adams, Michael Crichton, Vince Flynn
TV: TrueBlood, House, Bones, Eureka, Psych, Men of a Certain Age
Music: The Outfield, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Kenny Chesney, Katie Melua, Montgomery Gentry
Sports: Baseball (Yankees, Royals, Phillies), Football (Steelers, Eagles)
Hobbies: Music, Guitar, Baseball, Faith and Family.

Follow Bruce on any one (or more) of his Social Media web sites on the left!  He most active on Facebook, Twitter and GoodReads.

Currently Available Titles:
Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509 (Print | Kindle | Nook | Apple iPad)
Sands of Time (Print | Kindle | Nook | Apple iPad)
Bump in the Night 2010 (Print | Kindle | Nook | Apple iPad)
Best Friends Forever (Kindle | Nook | Apple iPad)
The Star of Christmas (Kindle | Nook)
Sweet Nessie (eBook | Kindle | Apple iPad)
How to Read the Bible (Kindle)

Commitment

Commitment

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<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Sands of Time was written over a period of five years and is partially based on events that were actually happening. The town in which Sam owns his B&B is real and many of the locations in the book are real. I spent many years in the sands of Point Pleasant and Pine Beach...

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<span style="font-size:12px;"><em><a href="http://bittenbybooks.com/?page_id=58&amp;book_author_id=Bruce%20Sarte">BittenByBooks.Com</a> says -- &quot;5 out of 5!&quot;...&quot;packed with many surprises&quot;...&quot;The character opens himself up for the reader to feel his grief and anguish&quot;...&quot;keeps the reader intrigued&quot;.<br /><br /><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kZuLETDePBQC&amp;sitesec=reviews&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s">Google Books</a> -- &quot;5 out of 5&quot;...&quot;Great book, I enjoyed it!&quot;....&quot;gripping psychological portrait of a man who loses everything, and almost loses himself&quot;...&quot;great twist at the end&quot;.</em></span>