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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)

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Towering Pines was born out of the idea to set a ghost story at a historic site that no longer existed. I chose Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, NJ because of my time there and knowledge of the surrounding area. The idea for Liam was based on a combination of arrogant teenagers I knew growing up -- and then I added the change that can be affected by attending the school to account for his growth as a person. Lisbeth is actually a combination of Lisbeth from Stiegg Larsson's novels and Sookie Stackhouse's spunk.

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&quot;Harry Potter for grown ups! Or... almost grown ups&quot;...&quot;rivals Twilight for the teenage attention span in every way&quot; ... &quot;page turner that mixed just the right amount of teen-angst with ghosts and magic --OnlineBookReview.Com<br /><br />It involved me with the characters and the mystery and chilled me quite effectively with its ghost story....the intended audience of the book [will] enjoy the scenes that blur the lines between dream and reality. --BookWenches.Com<br /><br />...a fantastic novel... The suspense captures the reader until the very end. The plot was solid and easily intertwined the characters throughout the storyline. --BittenByBooks.Com