Mask of the Betrayer has been reviewed by The Examiner! I am beyond thrilled with the reviewer's words. Here they are:
Review - Mask of the Betrayer - Dark Mystery, Brutal Content
June 15, 11:37 AM
eBooks Examiner
Ginger Simpson
Mask of the Betrayer - Sharon Ann Donovan
Beneath all the bright lights, glitter, and glamour of Las Vegas beats the heart
of a sociopath.
In most novels you have to wait until the end for the “whodunit,” but in Mask of
the Betrayer, you know who from the beginning, but must keep reading to learn
why he’s killing off all his family members, and how someone is going to finally stop him.
Michael Deveccio is a billionaire who wants for nothing. He has it all, or so it seems.
Raised by Uncle Carlos who fell victim to the very method of killing he taught his
nephew, Michael is the sole heir to the Deveccio Dynasty. All he needs is the perfect wife to bear a son to carry on the kingdom.
Poor Margot Montgomery has no idea the type of man she’s fallen for and marries.
Their castle-like home is filled with all the demented memorabilia that proves Uncle Carlos’ warped mind, but Michael seems to cherish everything about his uncle. His devotion to family only deepens her respect for her new hubby.
Michael worships the ground Margot walks on, at least in the beginning, and having a family tops his list of immediate desires. Margot is pressed to have a son.
A daughter wouldn't be good enough to head the family business; he must have a male heir. She has a career of her own and isn't in a hurry to become a mother, but Michael's insistence that she'll never want for anything carries some merit.
Margot has moments when she doubts her husband’s motives and suspects him of foul play, but his charm assuages her fear. Too bad, there’s a death star in his pocket with her name on it, along with the signature mask he leaves on all his victims.
Mask of the Betrayer is filled with so many twists, turns and surprises, you’ll be
hooked from the first chapter. An amazing cast of characters lend to the tension and suspense, and even if you read with an editorial eye, you probably won’t mind that the POV shifts from one paragraph to another in places.
Supposedly, only NY-rated writers could pull this off, but Ms. Donovan proves that
rumor to be a fallacy. If forced to nitpick, one might find Michael’s “tapping of his cigarette three times” to become rather redundant along with a few places where you’ll find repeated information, but the pace of the story moves so quickly, you‘ll just absorb it again and keep reading.
Trust that you won’t be disappointed with Ms. Donovan’s captive and descriptive
style. Be warned, this story is not for the squeamish. If you don’t like violence and mayhem, this isn’t for you, but if it fits the bill for you....dig in.
You can find this book for sale at Whimsical Publications
You can find out more about this awesome author on her website
Sharon Donovan
Romantic Suspense with a Twist of Faith
www.sharonadonovan.com
sharonad@comcast.net
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Guest Speaker at BVRS fundraiser auction
IT’S PARTY TIME AT BVRS!
Meet Pitt Football Coach Dave Wannstedt, pictured left, and tour the Pitt/Steelers Practice Facility at BVRS’ For Your Eyes Only 2010 Tailgate Party on the Southside from 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 11.
Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, cocktails, and dance the night away to live music by the classic rock and roll band “Truth Be Told.” Reservations are required. Tickets are $75, with $35 of that amount tax deductable. For additional information, contact Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh’s Development Department at 412-368-4400 or email inquiries to: dwoodfill@gphvis.org.
With Coach Wannstedt serving as auctioneer, you’ll have the chance to bid on autographed sports items, Pitt Panther Football Box Seats, a catered dinner in your home by celebrity Chef Bob Malone, a weekend at Seven Springs Mountain Resort and more.
And that's not all!
Pittsburgh author Sharon Donovan, pictured below, will be the guest speaker. At the tender age of 6, Ms. Donovan was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and told by her doctor that she would be blind by the age of 25.
Those words haunted the Avalon resident all of her life and when the doctor’s prediction came true, Ms. Donovan came to BVRS where she learned how to manage her life independently with blindness.
Ms. Donovan has told her story in her nonfiction book, “Echoes of a Raven.” Once an artist who painted on canvas, Ms. Donovan is now an author of several books of fiction.
On her website, http://www.sharonadonovan.com/, Ms. Donovan talks about her transformation in a poem titled ‘Yesterday.’
It says, in part: “From the maze of mayhem and rubble a new dream resurrected renewing hope and inspiration for a brighter tomorrow. Today, motivated by new insight, instead of painting pictures on canvas, I paint my pictures with words.”
Ms. Donovan’s most recent work, “Mask of the Betrayer,” is a psychological thriller and is available at this link: http://www.whimsicalpublications.com/sharon_donovan/mask_of_the_betrayer.html
Meet Pitt Football Coach Dave Wannstedt, pictured left, and tour the Pitt/Steelers Practice Facility at BVRS’ For Your Eyes Only 2010 Tailgate Party on the Southside from 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 11.
Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner, cocktails, and dance the night away to live music by the classic rock and roll band “Truth Be Told.” Reservations are required. Tickets are $75, with $35 of that amount tax deductable. For additional information, contact Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh’s Development Department at 412-368-4400 or email inquiries to: dwoodfill@gphvis.org.
With Coach Wannstedt serving as auctioneer, you’ll have the chance to bid on autographed sports items, Pitt Panther Football Box Seats, a catered dinner in your home by celebrity Chef Bob Malone, a weekend at Seven Springs Mountain Resort and more.
And that's not all!
Pittsburgh author Sharon Donovan, pictured below, will be the guest speaker. At the tender age of 6, Ms. Donovan was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and told by her doctor that she would be blind by the age of 25.
Those words haunted the Avalon resident all of her life and when the doctor’s prediction came true, Ms. Donovan came to BVRS where she learned how to manage her life independently with blindness.
Ms. Donovan has told her story in her nonfiction book, “Echoes of a Raven.” Once an artist who painted on canvas, Ms. Donovan is now an author of several books of fiction.
On her website, http://www.sharonadonovan.com/, Ms. Donovan talks about her transformation in a poem titled ‘Yesterday.’
It says, in part: “From the maze of mayhem and rubble a new dream resurrected renewing hope and inspiration for a brighter tomorrow. Today, motivated by new insight, instead of painting pictures on canvas, I paint my pictures with words.”
Ms. Donovan’s most recent work, “Mask of the Betrayer,” is a psychological thriller and is available at this link: http://www.whimsicalpublications.com/sharon_donovan/mask_of_the_betrayer.html
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Zorro Contest
Hello, all!
There's still time to enter the Zorro Contest on my website. In my recently released suspense book Mask of the Betrayer, there's a murder at the masquerade. For a chance to win a deluxe Zorro cape and jeweled clip, visit my website for details! Winner will be announced on my website May 31st at the midnight hour. Good luck!
Sharon Donovan
Romantic Suspense with a Twist of Faith
www.sharonadonovan.com
There's still time to enter the Zorro Contest on my website. In my recently released suspense book Mask of the Betrayer, there's a murder at the masquerade. For a chance to win a deluxe Zorro cape and jeweled clip, visit my website for details! Winner will be announced on my website May 31st at the midnight hour. Good luck!
Sharon Donovan
Romantic Suspense with a Twist of Faith
www.sharonadonovan.com
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