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Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke

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I began my unorthodox life at an early age. As a teenager still in high school, I applied for and received a mineral concession from the government of Venezuela to search for gold in the jungles near Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall. Prohibited from going to Venezuela because my passport application could not be approved and issued without my parents' consent, I was forced to complete high school and graduate from college with a degree in civil engineering. Following a brief stint as an engineer, I decided to be a writer and wanted life to be an adventure. Thus began a nearly four-year sojourn that began in Mexico, where my bus once came under automatic weapons fire fron bandits in the South of Mexico, to its end in London where I flipped a coin to decide whether to get married or go to Tangier, Morocco . I didn't go to Tangier. When Europe beckoned I spent months hitching around the continent while sending back stories of my travels to my hometown newspaper. I wrote stories ranging from the hardships of a struggling young writer who covered himself with newspapers to keep warm while sleeping in the weeds, to a once-in-a-lifetime experience of fighting a bull in Spain.While living in London I worked security at Sotheby's , the world famous auction house, and once served as a security guard for former British Prime Minister Ted Heath. Providing security at Sothebys, I came into contact with numerous celebrities including Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful. In London I also came to know some of the world's most infamous mercenary soldiers, the African mercenaries that best-selling author Fredrick Forsythe dubbed "the Dogs of War". They were my friends. We drank beer together in Chelsea pubs, while I heard war stories of fighting in the Congo, Rwanda, Biafra and The Sudan. My first literary success came in London, where I was once featured in an article in LORDS, an early spin-off of PENTHOUSE magazine. At the time, I was a professional gambler and spent my days betting on the horses. LORDS featured me in an article about a horse race betting system I had developed. However, one day at the track I broke my own betting rules and lost all my money. I had to peel potatoes for two months to support myself. When I returned to the U.S. I worked as an investigative newspaper reporter and a regular contributor to several national men's magazines, with short stories and articles about my European experience. Following publication of my first novel 1978, I started a business which quickly became more profitable than my writing ever could, and I didn't write another creative sentence for more than 20 years.

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

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Laura Hoopes takes you along as she tries to enter science in the 1960's in the post-Sputnik science education frenzy, only to find doors closed to women.  She persists, makes a career of molecular gerontology and insists on making space for marriage and children in her life.  This inspiring read says, "Yes, you can," to women who have dreams of their own.

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My ex-mother-in-law who grew up in Hampshire in rural England told me a story from her childhood that inspired THE COVEN CONSPIRACY. The time was the mid-early 1900's and the countryside consisted of small villages, huge green open fields and forestland. An old lady whom locals believed to be a witch, lived alone in a cabin deep in the woods. It was told by the locals that the witch was a shape shifter, and could turn into a fox. Once when my mother-in-law was a teenager, she and a friend were in a wooded area across from an old stone church, surrounded by a six-foot high rock wall and a heavy black wrought iron gate. My ex-mother-in-law said she saw the old lady walking along the road toward the church. She and her friend stayed hidden. She said the old woman stopped in front of the wrought iron gate, then began a transformation. Her head began changing shape and her body contorted toward the ground, her hands changing into claws. When the transformation was complete, the old witch had shape shifted into a fox. The fox squeezed between the vertical wrought iron rods of the gate and trotted out of sight behind the right side of the stone wall. My ex-mother-in-law said she waited a long time, but neither the fox nor the witch reappeared. She swore to me this story is true. Do I believe it? It's hard for me to believe. Do I believe my mother-in-law? Yes. Years later I married her daughter at that old stone church. The first thing I noticed when I walked through the gate was, on the right side of the church in the direction in which the fox disappeared, was a graveyard.

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<div class="mt4 ttl" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-3._V375430972_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> <a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2H0Q3NRGGJTDS/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B004QO9YIK&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Simply Splendid!</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> </span></div> <div class="mt4 ath" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><span class="gr10" style="padding-right:10px;"><span class="txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"><span class="gry" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span> <a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3LHSZ0G6F4F70/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(153,102,51);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">Claude Bouchard</a></span></span></div> <div class="txtsmall mt4 fvavp" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> </div> <div class="txtsmall mt4 fvavp" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;line-height:20px;">Proper grammar, flowing and descriptive prose, a solid plot, strong character development and an unexpected ending are all elements needed for a novel to deemed a great one. Hawke has masterfully succeeded in incorporating all of these elements in &quot;The Coven Conspiracy&quot;. I'm often left with an &quot;Oh well&quot; impression when finishing a novel, even those penned by best selling authors of our day. In the case of this book, I must admit I literally had chills and goosebumps when I reached its climactic end. It was that good.</span></div> <div class="mt9 reviewText" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:9px;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:adelle, Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;line-height:22.390625px;">Len Cenotti</span></strong></div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:adelle, Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;line-height:22.390625px;">The Coven Conspiracy  : I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a very long time. The characters are very likeable and Youngblood Hawke's style of writing made me feel as if I was there with them. GOODREADS REVIEW: by Len Cenotti Youngblood Hawke is a grand storyteller.</span></div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> <div class="mt4 ttl" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> </div> <div class="mt4 ttl" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RLRQSTXRQM49C/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B004QO9YIK&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Good read</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> <span class="inlineblock txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;">January 23, 2012</span></span></div> <div class="mt4 ath" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><span class="gr10" style="padding-right:10px;"><span class="txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"><span class="gry" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span> <a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AHGH77FT94A6W/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(153,102,51);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">Tracy Makara</a></span></span></div> <div class="txtsmall mt4 fvavp" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span class="inlineblock formatVariation"><span class="gr3 gry formatKey" style="padding-right:3px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">Format:</span><span class="formatValue">Kindle Edition</span><span class="gl7 gr7 gry" style="padding-right:7px;padding-left:7px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">|</span></span><span class="inlineblock avpOrVine"><span class="orange strong avp" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(228,121,17);">Amazon Verified Purchase</span></span></div> <div class="mt9 reviewText" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:9px;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">This book is a really good and quick read. The author has a gift for drawing you in and keeping your interest. The characters are very engaging and the writer's style is excellent. I also liked the fact that the plot moved swiftly, without awkward fillers...I loved the book and definitely want to read more of the author's work! He did a great job at providing an ending which wasn't completely predictable, and that is always a great surprise for a book lover. I'm hopeful that he will write a second book to finish Joanna's story.</div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </div> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"> </div> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>Enjoyable Read</b>, January 18, 2012</span></div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2MGGI0W06T2F8/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">hotpinkpoodle</span></a> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"><b style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="h3color tiny" style="color:rgb(228,121,17);">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Coven-Conspiracy-Youngblood-Hawke/dp/1935670468/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subj" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);">The Coven Conspiracy (Paperback)</a></b></div> </div> <p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">This is my first time reading a novel by Youngblood Hawk, and I must say that I really enjoyed </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935670468/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">The Coven Conspiracy</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">. The premise is this: a young artist, Joanna, revisits a secluded cabin outside of a small mountain town to be alone to paint to her heart's content. However, immediately upon entering the town she finds the townspeople unwelcoming and strange. Undaunted, Joanna makes a few friends who help her acclimate to the mountains and she begins her work. Things take a frightening turn when Joanna is visited by a coven of witches, who are the subject of local foklore and the objects of fear in the small community. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935670468/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">The Coven Conspiracy</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> follows Joanna on her journey of discovery... of her surroundings, the townspeople and, ultimately, of herself.</span></p> <p> </p> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-3._V375430972_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>Creepy Good</b>, June 5, 2011</span></div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A5C9P5HPRID65/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rhonda</span></a> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"><b class="h3color tiny" style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(228,121,17);margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b></div> </div> <div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"><b><span class="h3color tiny" style="color:rgb(228,121,17);">This review is from: </span>The Coven Conspiracy (Kindle Edition)</b></div> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">The Coven Conspiracy is a well written novel full of spine-tingling moments. It kept me on the edge not knowing what would happen next. And the ending was a surprise...not the usual see it coming from a mile away ending.</span> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> </div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-3._V375430972_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>The Coven Conspiracy was thrilling</b>, October 12, 2011</span></div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AUDY17PSQT28/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,75,145);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gracey Castro &quot;G&quot;</span></a> (NJ USA)</div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> </div> <div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.5em;"><b><span class="h3color tiny" style="color:rgb(228,121,17);">This review is from: </span>The Coven Conspiracy (Kindle Edition)</b></div> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">This book was written with suspense in mind. Intriguing to say the least as you read through wondering what will happen.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">To say that the ending was sprung as a well designed surprise is putting it mildly. Youngblood Hawke took a conspiracy of witches, an old town and a scary forest and put it into a story of secrets, betrayal and years of fear.</span> <div class="prev-container" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;width:710px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:adelle, Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:24px;text-align:center;"> <div class="link_preview cf link" style="padding:0px;margin:20px 0px;"> <div class="img" style="padding:5px 0px 0px 20px;margin:0px;vertical-align:top;"><span style="padding:0px;margin:0px;border-width:3px 3px 4px;border-style:solid;float:right;"><img alt="resize?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhawkebooks.com%2Fuploads%2F3%2F2%2F0%2F0%2F3200373%2F626838_orig.jpg&amp;key=0648e980e97e4d74869324ee8d490858&amp;grow=true&amp;width=120&amp;height=100" height="100" src="https://i.embed.ly/1/image/resize?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhawkebooks.com%2Fuploads%2F3%2F2%2F0%2F0%2F3200373%2F626838_orig.jpg&amp;key=0648e980e97e4d74869324ee8d490858&amp;grow=true&amp;width=120&amp;height=100" style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px -5px;border:0px;" width="66" /></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>