I am so excited that TENTH STEM by Mary Cook is available now and that I get to share the news!
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Mary Cook, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $10 Amazon GC courtesy of Rockstar Book Tours & Mary. So if you’d like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info below.
Title: TENTH STEM
Author: Mary Cook
Pub. Date: February 12, 2020
Publisher: Mary Cook
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 263
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
No longer is there a waiting list. Not when women can be created in a lab for the express purpose of supplying readily available organs that can be harvested within hours.
An international research corporation does the unthinkable. Taking stem cell research to new levels, they push the boundaries.
An innocent young life hangs in the balance. Because of the simple fact of one child too many, Tansy faces certain death. A baby thrust into her arms, then a kind guard whisks her away from all she has ever known. Lost and alone on the streets, Tansy finally finds sanctuary in an unlikely ally. Together the three work to stay one step ahead of the individuals who seek to cause them harm.
Her only desire is to find hope, love, and acceptance. She is faced with desperation, terror, and death. Now she must turn the tables and work to bring down those who would seek to destroy her new found happiness.
*warning: Graphic violence. LGBTQ.
Excerpt:
She looked down at the bundle in her arms, “If I sit here holding number 1, that means that the numbers are coming faster, and pretty soon mine will be up? Is that it, Mark? Is that the everything you wanted to talk to me about?”
Shoulders hunched, his head bowed in shame, he couldn’t meet her eyes. He sat, silent, as he drew circles in the cold hard dirt with his fingers.
10 heard him sniffle and knew how hard it was for him.
Guilt for the way she had talked to him consumed her, as she put her hand on his arm in comfort. He was too kind. Sympathy rose for the man who had always tried to be more than what was required. She knew what this job could do to one such as him, she had seen it before. The caring souls who became cold and callous, so she decided to do what she could to give him a boost in the right direction.
“Mark, why are you doing this? Why are you here?” She lowered her voice to a whisper as she looked around, “Get out while you can.”
His head jerked up, the startled expression on his face; the tears he had been trying to hide, unsettled her like nothing before. She had never seen Mark like that. He was afraid. She had always known fear, that was what her world was all about. Never would she have considered one of the guards would also know the same fear she lived with every single day.
“Granny, I’m as stuck here as you are. Sure, I get to go home every day, but if I were to miss one shift—”
When he mentioned going home, she couldn’t help thinking back on the question 31 had posed earlier that day. She scooted a little closer, then looked over at the closed door before she asked the question that all of them wanted answered.
She trusted him, and so she leaned in, the question blurted out before she could stop it, “Is this it, Mark? Is there anything else out there? Is this what it’s like… I mean, for everyone?”
Mary Cook is a retired police detective that lives in a small town right outside a ring of fire, just on the other side of…no wait, that’s a different character.
Actually retired, with hours and hours to write the next great novel, oh wait…nope that’s me. Yes, totally retired. Worlds come alive in my head, characters stand over my shoulder, and sometimes they wake me up at night. All of them want to come alive, to have their stories written. No matter how I think the story should go, it goes according to how the character decides it should. An evil character finds redemption. A beloved character is massacred for no good reason. They all write their own stories.
The ideas come to me, the character develops a personality, and the result is a book. I sincerely hope that everyone will love my books, but what I write isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. (Is it Mary? You sure you don’t want me to take care of it?) (Get back in the book, Ann!) I love to write stories that make you think, maybe make you a little uncomfortable. I am actually a pretty boring person. Retired, live in a dungeon (my office), two birds and a dog. Every now and then my husband expects me to come out and interact with the world, and I do (begrudgingly). Writing is my hobby, I used to do other things with my hands, crochet, knit…but then I got old(er), and they just don’t work as good as they used to.
On a more personal note, I do have children. I have three grown children, and lots and lots of grandchildren, with a few great-grandchildren. It’s like they’re in a competition on who can produce the most. If any of you read the back of the book, you’ll know that there’s more. But, outside of that, nothing. Boring. So, I bring life and color into the world through the pages of my books. Every time someone buys a book, or gives a review, I’m delightfully surprised. My eternal gratitude to all of you, for reading what I have written, and allowing me to become a small part of your life.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.
I enjoyed reading the “About Mary” information.
thank you. You should see how great the book is!
Enjoyed reading the excerpt
thank you. it’s only a small hint of what the book is all about.
I really liked the excerpt.
thank you! There’s more where that came from. The book’s on sale for 99 cents. check it out.
Congratulations on the book.
thank you! it’s on sale now!
I liked the excerpt, sounds good.
Thanks! That’s just a small taste.
I like the cover. It has awesome artwork
Thanks! I have an awesome cover designer!
Sounds great. I like the cover.
thank you!
I am always interested in learning about new books to read.
I hope you add this one to your collection! It’s on sale too
This sounds like a good read that I’ll truly enjoy
thanks! I would love to hear your thoughts after you finish it.
very nice cover, this sounds interesting
I’ve had a lot of people tell me that it is very interesting. One guy said it’s my best. So, pick up a copy for 99 cents and see for yourself
Sounds like a good read
Thanks! Let me know if you were right after you read it. I would love to hear from you!
I really enjoyed the excerpt and look forward to reading the book.
Oh, please! Let me know what you think! I would love to hear from you!
What a fascinating book! Great excerpt and cover. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I hope you pick up your copy today. It’s on sale for just 99 cents (for a few more days)
Sounds like a great read, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks! It’s on sale for just 99 cents for a limited time, then it goes to $5.99.
Intriguing cover, sounds like a good book.
thanks! Pick it up and let me know what you think.
This is an intriguing premise! Good luck on the new release!
thank you!
Looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! good luck with the contest
nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.
Thank you! You should check it out and let me know, contact information is in the back of the book.
Awesome cover!
thank you!
interesting
you should read the book and see how interesting the rest of it is.
Awesome glimpse into Mary’s life! Love the cover graphics. Thanks for the opportunity to win
Thanks! Good luck!
This is a great cover.
thank you!
sounds like a fun one
ok, well…thank you.
I like the excerpt & would enjoy reading this book!
You’re in luck! It’s on sale for just 99cents. Get it quick, though. it goes back to $5.99 on June 3rd!
Congratulations Mary!! Your book sounds fantastic!!
Thank you! You should read it and let me know what you think!
The book cover is really cool and I enjoyed the excerpt!
Thank you! Let me know what you think after you read it!