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

BLOOD STAINED: A Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller    by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 83890 words. Published on February 17, 2012. Fiction.

New from New York Times and USA Today Bestseller, CJ Lyons: WARNING: the Lucy Guardino FBI Thrillers are NOT for the faint of heart! They depict adult situations, realistic violence with consequences, and delve deep into the darkness of the human heart and mind.
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.
Lucidity    by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 101820 words. Published on February 3, 2011. Fiction.

National best-seller CJ Lyons is noted for her “breathtakingly fast-paced” (Publishers Weekly) thrillers and has been called a “master of the genre” (Pittsburgh Magazine). In her latest thriller she combines the worlds of supernatural horror, medical thrillers, and a love story that spans eternity.
Snake Skin    by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 110060 words. Published on December 17, 2010. Fiction.

When it comes to "breaktakingly fast-paced thrillers" (Publishers Weekly), CJ Lyons is a "master of the genre." (Pittsburgh Magazine) Just your average Pittsburgh soccer mom, baking brownies and carrying a loaded forty-caliber Glock…
Lost in Shadows: Shadow Ops Book #2    by CJ Lyons
Price: $3.99 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.
Chasing Shadows: Shadow Ops Book #1    by CJ Lyons
Price: $3.99 USD. 78700 words. Published on December 4, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Going undercover is easy for Chase Westin--until a Christmas Eve mission takes him back to his hometown and face to face with his estranged brother. When KC, an undercover FBI agent, flies into Chase's life with her purple, punk-rock hair, Hollywood-hype leather and chains, and Doc Martens, Chase realizes that falling in love is more dangerous than catching bullets.
Nerves of Steel    by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 113110 words. Published on November 10, 2009. Fiction.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
“A perfect blend of romance and suspense. My kind of read.” –#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown Dr. Cassandra Hart is fighting a war. And losing. A deadly drug epidemic, a killer stalking her hospital…meet the ER doctor who never gives up. Written by a pediatric ER physician, NERVES OF STEEL combines gritty realism with the rush of the ER.
Borrowed Time    by CJ Lyons
Price: $4.99 USD. 98300 words. Published on November 7, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Pittsburgh Police Officer Kate O'Hern is on the trail of a killer targeting cops. Only problem, he's already killed her once... Trauma surgeon Joshua Lightner saved Kate's life, only to have her awaken suffering from an unexpected side effect: visions of other people's deaths. As a doctor, he refuses to believe in "psychic mumbo-jumbo" but as a man, he can't deny his feelings for Kate.

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