Chris Scott

Chris Scott

About

I have been writing in various forms since the age of 14. As a trained actor, much of my writing has been for the theatre. I have had a number of plays performed in the Kent One Act Play festival and one of these, Blood Acre, reached the final and was performed at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury.In the area of non fiction, my sphere of interest is criminology. I am the UK editor of the Casebook - Jack the Ripper website (http://www.casebook.org) which is regarded as the world's premier website on the subject. I also have a regularly monthly research column in the magazine The Ripperologist. I have published one book on the subject, "Will the Real Mary Kelly...?" which has achieved sales in excess of 600 to date. I am currently working on a second criminology book which will be published later this year.In fiction, my first love has always been what is now called speculative fiction, which I still know as fantasy. My first novel is "The King Sword."

Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal

Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal

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<p>Dr. Bethany McNeal is living her dream as a pediatric resident in one of the most sought-after medical centers in Seattle. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s missing only one thing—love, which she put on hold to focus on her career after ending a tumultuous relationship. Everything changes when she meets Dr. Brent Anderson, a charming and handsome fellow resident. Despite her reservations, Bethany falls for Brent—hard. When she learns Brent is married several months into their relationship, she immediately breaks it off. After graduating residency and going their separate ways, Bethany tries to move on with another man—real estate broker and personal trainer Charles Blakely. But just when things get serious with Charles, she realizes she’s still in love with Brent, and she finds herself caught between the two men, facing a series of difficult decisions and harrowing events that will change her life forever. Will she be able to recover from the vital temptations that turned her perfect life upside down?</p>

Story Behind The Book

I have always been a fantasy fiction lover and faced on many occasions that bittersweet feeling as you neared the end of a tale you had really enjoyed. So I decided to create my own imaginary world where I could stay as long as I wanted to!

Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Source: Derek Harmer-Morris, professional proofreader.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">&quot;I think it is a fascinating, imaginative and compelling story. Your settings are well conveyed, your vocabulary apt, exact and, again, imaginative, with a real feel for atmosphere. I am not surprised that agents have expressed interest in it because it is streets ahead of 95% of the paperback rubbish that oozes relentlessly off the presses every week. This book is classy, almost classic and is probably bound to receive serious attention and to be read by serious people.&quot;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us"></span></strong></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Source: The reader of Reading Room Associates Literary Agency (now ceased trading):</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">&quot;Overview: This is a most unusual book. I would not normally choose this type of novel but I have to admit to being riveted (more likely spellbound in this context).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">It is extremely well written, excellent descriptive text and enthralling. I was fascinated by the story as it began to unfold and could not really put it down. There was no problem in suspending my belief, the narrative was far too strong and compelling to make that an issue.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">It was just enthralling; not my usual read but gave a fabulous sense of tension, a real page turner. Tremendous finish, I can't wait to read the sequel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">I am at a loss where to place this novel. Clive Barker's Weaveworld comes to mind but it would make a fabulous film script to follow &quot;Harry Potter.&quot;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chapter Analysis:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Preface: Normal chapter by chapter analysis is not appropriate for this book; you can only say the same thing so often.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 1: Well written, unusual, interesting, fascinating, good descriptions but moves with pace.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 2: Excellent, entralling, rattles along.<span>  </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 3: Very good writing keeps you involved.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 4: Beautiful descriptions, fascinating.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 5: Just enthralling: not my usual sort of read but excellent.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 6: Fabulous; it flows so well I can't put it down.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 8: So enthralled I missed the end of the last chapter!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 10: Again excellent, a real page turner.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chaps. 11-16: As Chap. 10.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 17: Fabulous, tremendous tension.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Chap. 19: The &quot;statue&quot; introduced an unexpected and interesting twist.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Tremendous finish, left me wanting to read the sequel.&quot;</span></p>