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Member Since: Aug. 09, 2010
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Barbara Ellen Brink


Biography

Barbara Ellen Brink is a freelance writer, supported financially by a loving husband who just happens to have a paying job. She is the author of the Fredrickson Winery mysteries, Entangled & Crushed. She is also the author of Split Sense, a Christian suspense/thriller. Barbara’s short stories and articles have been published in THEMA Literary Magazine, The Springhill Review, Evangel, Liguorian, and others.
She grew up on a small farm in Washington State, but now lives in the mean “burbs” of Minnesota with her husband and their dogs, Rugby & Willow. With her kids now pushed out of the nest and encouraged to fly, Barbara spends much time writing, motorcycling with her husband in the summer, and hiking through the snow with the dogs in the winter.

Where to find Barbara Ellen Brink online

Website: http://barbaraellenbrink.com/
Twitter: BarbaraEBrink
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://barbarasthinline.blogspot.com/

Where to buy in print

https://www.createspace.com/3483348

videos

Entangled
Video trailer for "Entangled."

SPLIT SENSE
Book trailer for my Christian suspense/thriller, Split Sense

Books

Running Home    by Barbara Ellen Brink
Price: $2.99 USD. 78340 words. Published on March 11, 2012. Fiction.
Ivy’s husband is a cheat and a liar, but when he gets caught up in a game of espionage and flees the country with his latest bimbo, Ivy has finally had enough. She packs up the kids and moves back to her hometown to escape the fallout. Trouble is – her problems don’t stay behind in California, but follow her all the way to Omaha, Nebraska.
Alias Raven Black    by Barbara Ellen Brink
Price: $3.99 USD. 101040 words. Published on January 31, 2012. Fiction.
Brenna has lived most of her life just left of the right side of the law. But her past finally catches up with her. The FBI place her as a mole in the home of suspected drug lord, Anthony Giordano. Under the alias, Raven Black, she becomes nanny to his children. Will the secrets she discovers bring absolution from the past she's tried so hard to leave behind or simply tear her heart in two?
Split Sense    by Barbara Ellen Brink
Price: $3.99 USD. 93910 words. Published on November 16, 2011. Fiction.
When a senator and pharmaceutical giant partner to experiment with a new drug on pregnant women, they tap into a world they never knew existed – the supernatural touching the natural – and it will cost the innocent more than they know. Split sense interweaves the lives of two families, twins separated at birth, & two powerful gifts that each child discovers which wholly impact their lives.
Crushed    by Barbara Ellen Brink
Price: $3.99 USD. 64070 words. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
It’s crush time at Fredrickson Winery and everyone is working feverously to get the grapes in and ensure a great vintage. No one expects murder and kidnapping to be part of the harvest season, but when Margaret’s son goes missing in the dark of early morning picking, there are more than enough suspects to choose from.
Entangled    by Barbara Ellen Brink
Price: $2.99 USD. 86430 words. Published on August 13, 2010. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.86 from 7 reviews)
A Minneapolis attorney inherits a small California winery, reawakening memories that have lain dormant for twenty years. Secrets lie buried beneath Fredrickson Winery's innocent facade and Billie intends to get to the root. But disturbing the past lays bare the skeletons of others. Can she live with the consequences of full disclosure?

Barbara Ellen Brink’s tag cloud

california    california winery    christian romantic suspense    christian suspense    christian thriller    contemporary    contemporary christian fiction    cross country chase    espionage    fbi    fiction womens    general fiction    genetic experiment    inspirational suspense    mother daughter relationship    mystery    pharmaceutical company    powers of the mind    providence    redemption    religious    romance    romantic suspense    second chances    secrets    speculative fiction    supernatural    suspense    suspense romance    teen pregnancy    teens    trust    twins    winery    womens fiction   

Smashwords book reviews by Barbara Ellen Brink

  • The Gift of Joy on Dec. 09, 2011
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    The gift of joy was a poignant and moving holiday story of a woman afraid to live and be happy because of a childhood filled with fear and repression. Living with the memory of her mother's murder by the hands of her own father, Joy lives alone and lonely. By day she helps those who are going through similar situations of violence, by running a shelter for women and children, and by night she dreams of the boy next door who she has loved from afar her entire life. I enjoyed the story very much. It was a sweet love story with a few scenes of hot passion and a very cute ending. The author did a good job of bringing the reader into the lives of these two people and making their emotions come alive. I don't know if this is an earlier edition that I downloaded, but it could use some editing. I found the switch in present tense and past tense disconcerting at times and a few missing words, but overall a good read. A perfect romance for the holidays!