Sunken Treasure Lost Worlds

His knowledge can make them all rich... or get them killed.

From the depths of the Atlantic off Cape Canaveral Florida, searching for sunken Spanish treasure, to the Andes mountains of Ecuador chasing the legend of a lost golden library, Dr. Colten X. Burnett and the Risky Business team are on a quixotic adventure.

While trying to make an honest, well sort of honest living, searching for remnants of the lost 1715 fleet, Risky Business Ltd. becomes entangled in a mystery that covers two continents and may rewrite history.

The lure of uncovering a lost civilization, as well as the secrets it holds, motivates the team on their dangerous journey into a cosmological unknown.

Sunken Treasure: Lost Worlds (Adventure/Mystery/Action)

By Hep Aldridge

Budy Media

ISBN 978-1083049780

Price $15.99 (Paperback)

Price $4.99 (Kindle)

308 Pages

Rating 5-Stars

“Adrenalin Pumping Excitement”

Risky Business, LTD is a company formed by a group of friends seeking adventure. They are interested in a fleet of ships that went down in 1715, and may contain sunken treasure. Dr. Colton X Burnett leads the team, but all are well trained and tough. From the start, the story kicks off with excitement, and never lets up. The trail will lead them to two continents, and they may encounter more than they bargained for in their search for a lost civilization.

I was given a copy of the book for an honest review. Readers will find this story filled with thrilling adventure and lots of gunfights and explosions. The adrenalin pumping excitement will keep you turning the pages. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Author of THE MAN IN THE BLACK FEDORA

Jericho's Trumpet

“Rousing gunfire and espionage elevated by an indelible protagonist.” – Kirkus Review Jericho’s Trumpet is a sequel to Robert Gallant’s Satan’s Stronghold which is also an action-packed plot but of more complex threats. This narrative showcases more of what Chesney Barrett can offer to Travis Weld’s team and to the government. Chesney Barrett has finally accepted a life different from what she is used to. After accomplishing her mission of working as an undercover spy to locate the drug den and help capture the perpetrators; she has continued living from a different perspective. She has finally come to terms with deception being the norm, as what Weld has instilled in her. Chesney now shows-off her charisma as a science-fair judge in order to trace the smuggled nuclear bomb into US. While seemingly this focuses on Chesney and her undeniable talent, Weld on the other hand remains being the tough guy and works on his own with Cassidy as his partner. Weld’s impatience and desperation to get the thing done will likely put their lives at stake. Will they make it the second time around and find the smuggled bomb before it’s too late?

Jericho’s Trumpet (Action Thriller)

By Robert Gallant

Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN # 978-0578208107

Price $11.99 (Paperback)

Price Free (Kindle)

287 Pages

Rating 4-Stars

Travis Weld works for a secret government group that searches for and kills terrorist groups. They’ve just discovered sellers with two suitcase nuclear bombs from Russia. They kill the sellers, but find one bomb missing. It’s been sold to someone and they must find out who has it, and fast. One of the dead men has a daughter who is involved in a science fair, and she may know whom her father sold the second bomb to. But it will take someone with more finesse to get the information from the girl. They go to their ace in the hole, Chesney Barrett, a recent recruit into their game of death. Chesney is an athlete, an Olympic swimming champion, and a biologist, plus she’s sexy and beautiful. The story follows her as she infiltrates an ecological terrorist organization run by someone they think has the second bomb.

This was an exciting action-packed story with fresh characters that pulled me into the story from the beginning. I did find it a little far-fetched that only this one team and one lonely FBI agent is out looking for the terrorists when the whole alphabet soup agencies would have been put on the case if it was real. In fact, the FBI agent doesn’t even know there’s a nuclear bomb in the mix. The special team is the only ones who know about the nuclear suitcase. The author’s story telling is superior and the characters are topnotch, but there are so many wrong words page after page that it became a distraction. An editor or proofreader could have cleaned it up, and the author would have had a great book to present to readers. As it was, I had to knock it down to a 4-Star rating, when it should have been a 5-Star novel. Still, highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Author of NINA FONTAYNE

Brainrush

A sudden-savant, his days numbered, tries to rescue a woman and autistic child, unwittingly becoming the only hope against a global terrorist—or the fanatic’s ultimate weapon. 

Before he slid into the MRI machine, Jake Bronson was just an ordinary guy with terminal cancer. But when an earthquake hits during the procedure, Jake staggers from the wreckage a profoundly changed man, now endowed with uncanny mental abilities.

An ocean away, Luciano Battista wants a piece of Jake's talent. Posing as a pioneering scientist, the terrorist leader has been conducting cerebral-implant experiments in a sinister quest to create a breed of super jihadist agents...and Jake's altered brain may be the key to his success. But Jake refuses to play the pawn in an unholy war--and when an innocent woman and autistic child are taken hostage to force his cooperation, he embarks on a jihad of his own. Jake and his band of loyal friends are thrust into a deadly chase that leads from the canals of Venice through Monte Carlo and finally to an ancient cavern in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan--where Jake discovers that his newfound talents carry a hidden price that threatens the entire human race.

Brainrush (SF/Action/Thriller)

By Richard Bard

Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN #978-1533257604

Price $16.99 (Paperback)

Price Free (Kindle)

418 Pages

Rating 5-Stars

Jake Bronson is dying from a cancerous tumor in his brain. A veteran AF pilot he is going through an MRI at the VA when an earthquake rattles the machine. Coming out of the MRI he finds that he has changed, and now has some curious abilities, which he displays at a bar where a local TV station is filming a segment. Luciano Battista, a terrorist living in Italy sees the film and wants the new savant for experimental purposes.

Although the first 25% of the book is the set up, and a bit slow, the story soon takes off at top speed and never lets up. There is a good mix of genres. It’s a little cross between Doc Savage and men’s action novels. Jake’s friends are special in their own right, and become team players in the action. But going up against a terrorist organization, and the need to penetrate an enemy camp in the mountains of Afghanistan, a team of well-trained mercenaries is brought in for the final confrontation, and royal battle.

This was well written, a lot of fun, and the characters were three-dimensional. Very pulpy in nature, it was hard to put down once the action started and got into full swing. Readers who like novels with great action, and good story telling will thoroughly enjoy this fast-paced thriller with a science fiction slant. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Author of THESE ALIEN SKIES

Daredevils

1925 – What happens in the roaring twenties when a daredevil barnstormer falls in love with a wing-walking flapper threatened by dangerous men who will exploit her? Orphan and wing-walker Gloria needs a job when her boss dies in a barnstorming accident. With no other jobs available, she sweet-talks Rand into letting her walk his wing. Flying Ace Rand fights wartime injuries that hamper his flying even as he works to gain the world-record for solo flight across the Atlantic. He bucks his wealthy dad’s plans for him to settle down, join the company, and marry a socialite. Rand falls in love with the courageous, fun-loving, talented, and above all daring Gloria. But Orphan Gloria’s experienced too many men who promise love and marriage and instead take advantage of her being alone in the world. She holds Rand at arm’s length. Without her knowledge, Rand protects her and makes sure she doesn’t starve. When Gloria’s offered a movie contract Rand knows he must intervene. Will Gloria turn her back on fame and fortune to wed a man addicted to danger?

Daredevils (Action/Christian Romance)

By Anne Greene

Winged Publications

ISBN #978-1944203900

102 Pages

Price $5.74 (Paperback)

Price $2.99 (Kindle)

Rating 5-Stars

“The Kind of Story I wish I had Written”

Gloria Richards, an orphan who has chosen a life of danger and excitement, works as a barnstorming wing-walker to earn her living. When Buzz Greenwood, her last pilot, crashes the Silver Lining, on her day off, it leaves her without a job. She hasn’t collected her last paycheck, but Buzz left a wife and twin daughters, and they would need the money. She can either go back to singing at the mob run local dive in Kitty Hawk, or get a job with ex-war ace, Rand Maitland.

Maitland is trying to make it on his own, without his family’s money, using his government pension he received for a war injury he doesn’t want anyone to know about. To be sure, he doesn’t have enough money to pay for a wing-walker, but Gloria appears to twist him around her fingers when she’s near. He eventually comes around to her way of thinking when he learns she can also work miracles with a plane’s engine, as well as his heart.

Okay, this is the kind of story I wish I had written. It’s set in the period I love, the early 20^th century, 1925 to be exact, just seven years after WWI, and features bi-planes. Barnstorming is a plot that should appeal to all action lovers, and this has a little of everything: mobsters, Jenny bi-planes, an injured war ace, and a beautiful girl who is not afraid of danger. The author is a Christian. Her writing is topnotch without preaching, and the story moves quickly and smoothly, and I loved it. If I have a complaint, it’s that we don’t really have a scene of Gloria performing on the wing during a stunt. I think such a scene would have added a tense moment more frightening than the confrontation with the mobsters. If that wasn’t enough for readers, just look at that great cover, it’s what attracted me to this author, and I’m glad it did. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Author of PANGAEA: EDEN’S PLANET 

Interview With Author Suzanne Johnson

I met DS Johnson on a FB Author Promotion group recently. The cover of her book, REALMS OF EDENOCHT just jumped out at me and said, “Read this book.” Naturally, I “liked” the post, and soon the author and I were friends on FB. After reading the novel, I was delighted to find that it was just as exciting and wonderful as the cover. As with any new author just starting out it is essential to meet fans, and with that in mind I asked DS Johnson to visit PULP DEN for a few questions. Please meet DS (Suzanne) Johnson.

Tom: Suzanne, thank you for sitting down with me for this interview on PULP DEN. First, how about telling your fans a little about yourself, your family, and where you live?

Suzanne: First of all thank you for inviting me to sit down with you. It's a honor for me as a new writer to have this connection with such an accomplished writer such as yourself.

A bit about me, I'm the middle of six and grew up in Utah. I met my husband after a divorce and two kids. We have been together now 15 years with three more making his 1, my 2 and our 3 equal 6.

Tom: From reading your novel, it is easy to tell you are an intelligent writer, and interested in the YA Fantasy genre. What made you decide to write REALMS OF EDENOCHT, and was there a particular influence?

Suzanne:  The interesting thing about this writing gig is that I was in resource as a kid and grew up thinking I was dumb. My mom has Parkinson’s disease and lives with us. As her disability and age became more time consuming I needed something I could do from home. The thought came to me to write a book. I was like "who me, remember I graduated school with a 2.9." But the thought kept coming. So, I gave in and started. It took me several years to start teaching myself with books and online resources. I chose the YA fantasy genre because my husband is a big online gamer and my young boys were following in his footsteps so I wanted to do something that they would enjoy.

Tom: Along the same line above, what writers influenced you, if any, and whom would you say your writing style most resembles? And are your stories more plot driven or character driven, do you think?

Suzanne: Well I'll admit I don't read fantasy. Not that I wouldn't enjoy it now but would have to say my favorite book is A Pocket for Corduroy because I never read as a teenager or adult. I don't know who my writing style resembles because the books I read are on how to write a book. My most influencing author would be Martha Alderson of The Plot Whisperer. I think my stories are a balance between plot and character. I try to have a good plot that moves forward but I also know what my characters will and won't do so it stays a good mix. 

Tom: Tell us a little about REALMS OF EDENOCHT without giving any spoilers away.

Suzanne: The Realms of Edenocht is a YA Action Adventure Fantasy about a war wizard that emerges from a hidden time realm and is tasked with destroying the four ancient relics of the Sev-Rin-Ac-Lava, in order to keep the Shadow from using its powers to become as the God's. It's a world of divided realms, elemental magic and magical creatures.

Tom: Besides YA Fantasy, have you considered writing other genres down the road, and if so, what would they be?

Suzanne: I was just thinking of writing a few children's books for my 5-year-old daughter. I forgot how much I loved telling stories as a kid until my little sister, now 40, asked if I remembered all the unicorn and Pegasus stories I would tell her at bedtime. It got my juices flowing so I think I might make a go of it. I had forgotten that I even told her bedtime stories. I guess I've been a natural but had forgotten through the hardships of life. 

Tom: In your novel, REALMS OF EDENOCHT you have some very interesting characters, in particular Shaz and Serin, but they are not the only ones. The novel actually follows several different character lines. Which characters, if any, are your favorites?

Suzanne: Oh goodness, I can't pick a favorite. I think like most writers you become quite fond of the characters you create. Each having a piece of yourself and others that are close to you. Shaz was the paladin character my husband played when we first got married. So naturally much of his personality is from him with a mix of my now fourteen-year-old son. Riddick is fashioned after my ten year old. Then I started playing and created Serin who's real name was Serindipity. We played them for several years until the game started taking too much time. I would use our adventures in the game to tell my boys bedtime stories, which became the Realms of Edenocht. But when I created the Minca I quickly fell in love with them too. Azrak is based on one of my favorite movie characters so naturally I love him too, but then there's Helios, and well you get it. 

Tom: What do you find to be the most exciting part of the creating process?

Suzanne: Sitting at the dinner table getting ideas from my kids. It makes a regular 30 min dinner into an all-evening event.

Tom: Along the same subject as above, what do you find to be the most difficult area in the creating process?

Suzanne: I think for me it's getting all the scenes into the correct sequence and then making sure I answered all the questions and didn't leave anything out.

Tom: Are you working on a sequel or anything else right now? And if there is a sequel in the works, when do you expect it to be out?

Suzanne: Yes in fact Realms of Edenocht is scheduled to be a six book series. I have most of book two finished but finding the time to get it organized and flowing well has proven difficult this year. My hopes are to have it out by the middle of next year. I also have several novellas planned for each book as tangent stories of each book. The first of which is also nearly ready.

Tom: Besides family and writing, tell us about any hobbies or community service you may be involved in, and any other activity you would like to mention.

Suzanne: I am a trained hairdresser so that keeps me busy and I sew and do all things crafty.

Tom: What advice would you give other aspiring authors hoping to break into the writing field today?

Suzanne: I think I would tell them to never give up. I taught myself and it took a long time. I wish I had a check list of things to give but every one has to learn things at their own pace and understanding. But never give up.

Tom: And most important, where can fans find – and buy - your novel, and do you keep copies on hand for autographs? Please include website and Blogs.

Suzanne: They can find me at www.dsjohnsonbooks.com and on Amazon, Lulu and Kobo and yes I do keep copies on hand.

Tom:  And now a question from left field.  If you could, would you choose to live in a parallel universe as one of the people in the worlds you create?

Suzanne: Hummm, I don't know. I guess you can say I already do since Serin is my character from the game we used to play, I kind of feel like she would be myself in that alternate reality.

Tom: Suzanne, thank you very much for consenting to this interview.

Suzanne: Thank You!