Summer 2010 Tyndale House fiction

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Check out some of the Summer 2010 releases coming from Tyndale House. I can't believe I get to be at the same publisher as these authors! Aren't these some amazing covers? Which one grabs your attention?

6 Novels I Can't Wait to Read!

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Try Fear
by James Scott Bell
(July, Center Street)

Bell grabbed my attention with Book #1 in this series (Try Dying) and held it through Book #2 (Try Darkness). Can't wait to see what lawyer Ty Buchanan is up to in this next installment. I'm sure of one thing--it'll be a ride!




Intervention
by Terri Blackstock
(October, Zondervan)

As a fan of the TV show, I'm intrigued right off the bat with this one. Here's the publisher's description: Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction: staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment—and her interventionist is found dead at the airport—Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all.


Ends of the Earth
by Tim Downs
(September, Thomas Nelson)

I've been a fan of Tim Downs ever since his first novel, Shoofly Pie. This next book is another Bugman novel, and I can't wait! Publisher's description says: Dr. Nick Polchak is called to a farm community in eastern North Carolina to investigate a murder. The victim is the owner of a failing organic farm who had developed a drug problem, and the police think his murder is drug-related.


The Justice Game
by Randy Singer
(July, Tyndale)

Singer wowed me with his last novel By Reason of Insanity, and I'm guessing it's more of the same great stuff here! Plus there was a very interesting marketing plan for this one---fans got to vote on the final outcome. Looking forward to seeing if my vote was the majority. :)



Offworld
by Robin Parrish
(July, Bethany House)

The high-concept of this novel has totally grabbed me. Check it out: The return of NASA's first manned mission to Mars was supposed to be a momentous day. But when the crew loses touch with ground control before entry, things look bleak. Safe after a treacherous landing, the crew emerges to discover the unthinkable--every man, woman, child, and animal has vanished without a trace. Alone now on their home planet, the crew sets out to discover where everyone has gone--and how to get them back--only to discover they may not be as alone as they thought.

Double Cross
by James David Jordan
(October, B&H)

I read Jordan's novel Forsaken and became an immediate fan. Publisher summary: Raised by a father who was a former Special Forces officer, Taylor is beautiful and brilliant and knows how to take care of herself. But she is haunted by her past and the sacrifice her father made to save her from a brutal rape when she was seventeen. After a controversial stint in the Secret Service, she has become the most prominent private security specialist in America. When she discovers the body of a former client’s top assistant, all the evidence points to embezzlement and suicide. But Taylor has no way of knowing that her mother, who ran out when Taylor was nine, is about to reappear and lead her down a twisting path of danger and deceit. It’s a road that won’t end until they reach the spot where Taylor’s father died—where Taylor learns some sacrifices can never be earned.

What are some novels you're looking forward to reading? Let me know in the comments!

Cast Your Vote On How Randy Singer Ends The Justice Game

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Coming in July 2009 from Tyndale House is Randy Singer's next legal thriller, The Justice Game. Not only does it have a very cool cover, but Randy's doing something unique with this book---he's letting YOU decide the ending. That's right. Up on his website is a video he made showing us the closing arguments of the two opposing lawyers. Both make sense. But only one can win. Randy's going to end the book with whatever side we choose. I've cast my vote. Now it's your turn.


Watch the video below or click here to watch. Then visit Randy's website to cast your vote.


Read my interview with Randy Singer.
Read my review of By Reason of Insanity.

Randy Singer (Advice for Novelists, Part 48)

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Thanks so much everyone for sticking with me so long during this advice for novelists series. It's been a pleasure to put together.

For those just joining us, I've asked editors, authors, agents and publicists their answers to the question:

"If you could say one thing to aspiring novelists, what would you say?"

Today we're featuring Randy Singer's response:

Write for the audience of one. It sounds cliche, but the challenge comes when we start thinking "What does the market want?", "What does my editor want?", "What are people going to say about this book?" If we write the story we think God’s given us, that’s our best story.

The story you can’t stop thinking about, the one you daydream about, that’s the story God’s given you. It’s the characters you love, the story that just flows out of you. Our best writing occurs when we aren’t under contract deadline, we don’t have to produce, we’re just producing because we love the story and we love the characters. My whole life is boiled down to this issue of enthusiasm and passion and loving what you’re doing, working hard in that sweet spot of where your gifts and your interests intersect.

--Randy Singer, novelist, lawyer, pastor. His latest novel By Reason of Insanity has just released. Visit him online at his website.

Read other responses in this series by clicking here.