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Shirley McLain

Shirley McLain

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I am a wife, mother of two, grandmother of six and a retired RN.  I live in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and I am enjoying my retirement to fullest.  I have always loved to write, so with retirement I decided to start writing.  My debut book, "The Tower" was a learning experience for me and it was fun to write.  That mystery took you around the world and had lots of twists and turns.  My lastest book is a historical fiction that is loosly based on my Great-Grandfather, Charley Dobyns. That book was a labor of love.

I am very eclectic with my reading, I also enjoy old movies and knitting and crocheting.  I do far less of those pleasures since I have begun to write.

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

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<p>New from the author of the multiple award-winning fantasy saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Book in the Category of FANTASY</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Children of Darkness</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>[Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion]</strong></h2><p><em>“But what are we without dreams?”</em></p><p>A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant. But the vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with “temple magic,” and by eliminating forever the rush of progress that nearly caused the destruction of everything.</p><p>Childhood friends, Orah and Nathaniel, have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When their friend Thomas returns from the Temple after his “teaching”—the secret coming-of-age ritual that binds young men and women eternally to the Light—they barely recognize the broken and brooding young man the boy has become. Then when Orah is summoned as well, Nathaniel follows in a foolhardy attempt to save her.</p><p>In the prisons of Temple City, they discover a terrible secret that launches the three on a journey to find the forbidden keep, placing their lives in jeopardy, for a truth from the past awaits that threatens the foundation of the Temple. If they reveal that truth, they might once again release the potential of their people.</p><p>Yet they would also incur the Temple’s wrath as it is written: “If there comes among you a prophet saying, ‘Let us return to the darkness,’ you shall stone him, because he has sought to thrust you away from the Light.”</p><p><strong>Be sure to read the second book in this series, <em>The Stuff of Stars</em>, due to release November 30, 2015. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

I was raised with my mother telling me the stories about her Grandfathers life. Charley Dobyns was a kind, gentle man with tragedy interwoven throughout his life. He was made of tough stock and lived a good long life. His legacy to his family was the strength and perseverance, along with maintaining a strong family bond through the generations. I wrote Dobyns Chronicles as a tribute to my mother and her family.

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<p><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">A story from times gone by. A well written story of real people and real places. If you enjoy the Waltons then you will love this book. Follows the life of a young boy from childhood in North </span> <a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Chronicles-Shirley-McLain-ebook/product-reviews/B00KNMM46S/ref=sr_cr_hist_all?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1#" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;color:rgb(28,125,255);padding-bottom:1px;background-color:transparent;">Texas</a> <span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> to being a grandfather in Southeastern Oklahoma. An excellent story that will help the younger folk to understand what their grandparents or great great grandparents lived through. I could see a movie on the Lifetime network being made from this book.  Henry T. Cosgrove</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">I so enjoyed seeing in </span> <a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Chronicles-Shirley-McLain-ebook/product-reviews/B00KNMM46S/ref=sr_cr_hist_all?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1#" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;color:rgb(28,125,255);padding-bottom:1px;background-color:transparent;">print</a> <span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> the familiar names of family, their acquaintances, and places from our family’s oral history. It may be fiction mixed with fact, but its “kwel” to live in the moment with the characters. It certainly helps conceptualize a more human connection to our ancestors than we can surmise from two-dimensional </span> <a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Chronicles-Shirley-McLain-ebook/product-reviews/B00KNMM46S/ref=sr_cr_hist_all?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1#" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;color:rgb(28,125,255);padding-bottom:1px;background-color:transparent;">photos</a> <span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">. I feel fortunate that I was old enough to have had Charley and Mila in my childhood. Even though they were great-grandparents, we always called them “Grandpa and Grandma”. I finished the book last night, Shirley. As I turned to the last photo, I gazed upon those familiar faces. Then I looked up to the wall next to my bed to </span> <a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Chronicles-Shirley-McLain-ebook/product-reviews/B00KNMM46S/ref=sr_cr_hist_all?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1#" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;color:rgb(28,125,255);padding-bottom:1px;background-color:transparent;">the photo</a> <span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> which always hangs there and those same loving and memorable faces are looking back at me…Charley, Lottie, Mila, Melvin, Homer, and my grandfather, Marion.</span></p> <div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Barbara Warren</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">I just finished Dobyn's Chronicles at 11:30 last night because I couldn't put it down, I really felt as if I was there during the Yellow Fever, tax sale and shootings. What made it so interesting especially to me is the </span><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Chronicles-Shirley-McLain-ebook/product-reviews/B00KNMM46S/ref=sr_cr_hist_all?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1#" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;color:rgb(28,125,255);padding-bottom:1px;background-color:transparent;">location</a><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> . I know these names/ I just didn't know the history behind them. I will be buying copies for my family and friends. Mary Gaberino</span></div>