CJ Lyons
Biography
As a pediatric ER doctor, CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge suspense novels. She has assisted police and prosecutors with cases involving child abuse, rape, homicide and Munchausen by Proxy and has worked in numerous trauma centers, as a crisis counselor, victim advocate, as well as a flight physician for Life Flight. CJ credits her patients and their families for teaching her the art of medicine and giving her the courage to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist.
Her first novel, LIFELINES (Berkley, March 2008), received praise as a "breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller" from Publishers Weekly, was reviewed favorably by the Baltimore Sun and Newsday, named a Top Pick by Romantic Times Book Review Magazine, and became a National Bestseller. LIFELINES also won a Readers' Choice Award for Best First Novel.
Her second novel, WARNING SIGNS, was published by Berkley in January, 2009, with the third, URGENT CARE, in November, 2009. To learn more about CJ and her work, go to www.cjlyons.net.
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Books
Face to Face: Hart and Drake, Book #3
by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 80780 words.
Published on November 7, 2011. Fiction.
Drake hunts a stalker with deadly intentions. Hart fights for justice for one special victim while also fending off her ex and his family as they try to destroy everything she holds dear.
Neither realizes the real danger lies with an old enemy whose fury has grown and will not be satisfied with anything less than Hart and Drake's blood.
No Rules, Just Write! Crafting the Character Driven Novel
by CJ Lyons
Price: $8.99 USD. 36800 words.
Published on April 25, 2011. Nonfiction.
From award-winning National Bestseller CJ Lyons:
I've taken everything I've learned about the essence of good storytelling and I've distilled it all into a few simple concepts. Things so easy that by the time you've finished this book and practiced using these techniques, you'll be able to not only craft a great story but also to complete your novel.
Sleight of Hand
by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 111450 words.
Published on March 29, 2011. Fiction.
In SLEIGHT OF HAND, Cassie jeopardizes her career and risks her life to save a patient from the "perfect" mother whom she suspects of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, while Drake delves into a cold case, the same case that killed his father.
Lost in Shadows: Shadow Ops Book #2
by CJ Lyons
Price: $2.99 USD. 80520 words.
Published on December 4, 2009. Fiction.
A West Virginia mountain, the middle of a blizzard, killers on his trail...no place for a city boy like Lucky Cavanaugh, an ATF explosives specialist. Wildlife Biologist Vinnie Ryan heals not only his injuries but also his broken heart. But when they uncover a terrorist plot, Lucky is forced to choose between duty and passion,risking the life of the woman he loves to save the lives of thousands.
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