tom barry

tom barry

About

Five things about me…

  • -       one of eight kids, lifestory is the classic immigrant tale of seeking to live up to parental expectations, while working to mark out your own trail.
  • -       I have aspects of an obsessive personality, establishing a work-life balance was a major challenge.
  • -       I gave up on my business career in my mid-forties, I just didn’t tell my boss! Find something you enjoy doing, and you’ll never work another day.
  • -       I tell my kids education is the best gift I can give them, it’s no weight to carry and no-one can take it off you.
  • -       I believe almost everyone has an agenda;  explore perspectives outside the mainstream, and beware suppliers bearing gifts.
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Betrayal (Alex and Cassidy) (Volume 2)

Betrayal (Alex and Cassidy) (Volume 2)

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<p>There is no one to trust in Nancy Ann Healy’s thrilling new novel, <i>Betrayal</i>.</p><p>FBI agent Alex Toles is relieved to return to work at the NSA after a frightening on-the-job ordeal. Her life partner, Cassidy O’Brien, and Cassidy’s seven-year-old son, have also been instrumental in healing Alex’s wounds.</p><p>But their peace is short-lived when they discover that their good friend—and President of the United States—John Merrow, has been assassinated.</p><p>Little do they know, however, that President Merrow’s death is just the beginning. Even as Alex and Cassidy are forced to confront the loss of their friend and the ramifications that will have on the global stage, they must cope with problems much closer to home.</p><p>Battling intolerance over the nature of their romantic relationship and long-hidden secrets within their families, Alex and Cassidy must confront the truth of their pasts in order to build the future they seek.</p><p>On top of it all, they must confront a conspiracy that spans multiple governments, intelligence agencies, diplomatic services, and international corporations if they are to finally discover the truth about the mysterious group known as the Collaborative—and about themselves.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Ever feared that life is passing you by? That instead of living a life true to yourself, you life the life that family and friends expect? If so, that's how I once was, working like a machine instead of following my passion. Maybe that was the inspiration for the heroine in When the Siren Calls. She may be wealthy and privileged, but she is married to a workaholic more interested in his emails than his wife's emotional needs. When her stranger comes into her life that treats her like a princess, what's a girl to do? She's married, he's married; he's got as much to lose as she has...or has he?“When The Siren Calls is a sexy, seductive book. There is love, betrayal, infidelity and unexpected twists. There is so much going on, its like watching a really good movie. It’s brilliant.” Books and Reviews

Reviews

<p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“When The Siren Calls is a sexy, seductive book. There is love, betrayal, infidelity and unexpected twists.  There is so much going on, its like watching a really good movie. It’s brilliant.” Books and Reviews</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“…A story that promises to titilate the senses. A sexually-unfulfilled wife in a tricky situation and a handsome stranger coming to her rescue in exotic, dangerous Marrakech. What more could you want to escape the global problems we’re faced with every day in the media. Give me good old escapism any time.”<br /> - <em>Alana Woods</em>, author, Imbroglio</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“Wow- Lady Chatterley meets Christian Grey ! Tom Barry has a strong sense of irony and a nose for unearthing what lies beneath the civilised facades we present to the world. It’s exciting to find a new writer who tells life like it is, but with a delectable twist of romance, sex and humour.” - Stephanie J Hale, author, ‘Millionaire Women, Millionaire You.’</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“ A pacy, racy, romance novel that simultaneously feels like a critique of a particular social scene. The prose is very strong technically, and the characters are comprehensive and believable. Isobel is an effective and sympathetic protagonist, and her story is compelling.”  – Tom Fletcher, author, ‘The Leaping’</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“Witty, often deliciously self-conscious and smattered with the best sort of irony, When the Siren Calls is both seductive and funny. If ‘humourotica’ is a genre then Tom Barry is its king; if it does not yet exist then he is its creator.” – Book Connoisseur.</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“I thoroughly enjoyed the way the strands come together as the novel pushes towards climax. –  Matthew Branton, author,  ’The Love Parade’.</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“I loved this book! I am recommending it to all my friends who love smart, sensual stories with twists that keep you guessing.” – Erin Potter, Shamrock Editing.</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“This story grabs you by the throat from the start. The opening scene is every woman’s nightmare.” Kathleen Patel, Amazon Books.</p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“The story drips with sexual tension, teasing you along with the promise of more to come. This is a book about craving and desire and the narrative has that in abundance…” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">manicsurrealist</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“Truly excellent writing and this is clearly a winning example of the genre: sultry and dangerous. The pacing is great – a rollercoaster ride from the beginning, as the neglected Isobel goes from one reckless moment to another.” -  <strong style="font-weight:800;">smj</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“The setting is vivid and alive. I could smell the mint tea and the bazaar spices and feel the oppressive sellers.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">AlexMMartin</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“It captured my attention immediately and kept me interested.”  - <strong style="font-weight:800;"><a href="http://www.youwriteon.com/authors/publicprofile.aspx?userid=rayfs" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">rayfs</a></strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“It flows easily. Attractive, lonely, neglected married woman discovers her own slumbering sexuality and finds it almost insatiable.” -  <strong style="font-weight:800;"> <strong style="font-weight:800;"><a href="http://www.youwriteon.com/authors/publicprofile.aspx?userid=ROSS4" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">ROSS4</a></strong></strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“The characters come across as real people with hopes and desires.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">greenman</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“A nicely styleised and provocative piece of writing, well paced with intelligently drawn characters and an excellent setting.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">pdepaor</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“I became totally engrossed in the story from the start. The build-up of tension is well-paced and very real – my adrenaline flowed. This is likely not the book to read last thing at night if one has insomnia.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">Rita</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“This was fantastic. The pace was fabulous,” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">Chhimi10</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“There’s a hint of menace and danger from the opening page. The author then skilfully toys with your expectations.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">sjh</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px 0px;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:'Lucida Bright', lucida, Bookman, 'URW Bookman L', serif;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;">“A finely crafted piece of work. The pace was just right and had me right there in the souk with its graphic description.” - <strong style="font-weight:800;">jaebell</strong></p>