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maraford · 10-12-2011, 12:23 PM

Endangered
by Mary Helen “Mara” Smith and Shuford “Ford” Smith

A New York City automobile accident shatters Melanie Parker Evans’ existence. She wakes from a coma to learn that her son, husband, mother and father have been killed. As she physically and emotionally recovers, Melanie discovers even more is at risk — her family’s business and estate, a culture, a species....

Set primarily on a fictional sea island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, explore the recurring cycles from old to new, the changing forces from tides to humans, and the driving primeval urges to survive from loggerhead turtle to mankind.

Get involved in this web of vivid characters in an intriguing setting with a timeless prolog, a simple Gullah story, a hellacious firefighting scene, an exciting sex-on-the-beach episode, a fearsome hurricane, a wild chase, a devious drug running scheme, and more. It’s all Endangered.

Find out more at www.endangeredthebook.com.

PS: The Poet Laureate of North Carolina, Cathy Smith-Bowers, sent us the following comments about Endangered:

"Very early into this sensuously mysterious novel, one realizes that the powerful and determined sea turtle of 500,000 years ago so elegantly and poignantly described in the prolog is not the only one who is Endangered. This story is not only a Who done it? but a very compelling Who’s doing it? I found myself being pulled between wanting to move to an island off the coast of Georgia to wanting to get as far away from one as I possibly could. Such tension is the mark of masterful writing. Bravo to the authors of this stunning mystery!"

10-12-2011, 12:23 PM	#1
maraford Authors Posts: 36 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Endangered - A Suspense Novel Set in the Sea Islands Endangered by Mary Helen “Mara” Smith and Shuford “Ford” Smith A New York City automobile accident shatters Melanie Parker Evans’ existence. She wakes from a coma to learn that her son, husband, mother and father have been killed. As she physically and emotionally recovers, Melanie discovers even more is at risk — her family’s business and estate, a culture, a species.... Set primarily on a fictional sea island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, explore the recurring cycles from old to new, the changing forces from tides to humans, and the driving primeval urges to survive from loggerhead turtle to mankind. Get involved in this web of vivid characters in an intriguing setting with a timeless prolog, a simple Gullah story, a hellacious firefighting scene, an exciting sex-on-the-beach episode, a fearsome hurricane, a wild chase, a devious drug running scheme, and more. It’s all Endangered. Find out more at www.endangeredthebook.com. PS: The Poet Laureate of North Carolina, Cathy Smith-Bowers, sent us the following comments about Endangered: "Very early into this sensuously mysterious novel, one realizes that the powerful and determined sea turtle of 500,000 years ago so elegantly and poignantly described in the prolog is not the only one who is Endangered. This story is not only a Who done it? but a very compelling Who’s doing it? I found myself being pulled between wanting to move to an island off the coast of Georgia to wanting to get as far away from one as I possibly could. Such tension is the mark of masterful writing. Bravo to the authors of this stunning mystery!"