Dear Readers, I first met Rich on the ACFW email loop before we met in person at a national ACFW
conference in Dallas .
I was excited when his first book came out. I’ve read a couple of his books, and
love his writing style, his characters, and his romantic suspense plots.
Welcome, Rich. Interesting picture. What
are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about?
My typical themes run toward redemption, forgiveness, second
chances, and trust. My latest touches on faith. However, I will say these
themes are organic, emerging as the characters grow and overcome. I don’t know
what the themes are before the story is told. Because they are subtle in that
way, I’ve had some Christian readers ask for more Christian content. However,
my target audience is not just Christians.
What other books of
yours are coming out soon?
My newest book is Shattered Glass, the first in the
Glass and Stone series.
If you could spend an
evening with one contemporary person (not a family member of yours), who would
it be and why?
I’d love to spend time with Brad Pitt, because I understand
he has face blindness (prosopagnosia) where he has trouble recognizing people
and distinguishing one person from another. I have a mild case of this, which
has resulted in some pretty embarrassing moments when I failed to recognize
people I’ve recently met but don’t know well.
I think most of us
have a touch of that. I know I experienced it for a while after each of my knee replacement
surgeries. I’m sure the anesthesia and pain drugs were a contributing factor. What
historical person would you like to meet (besides Jesus) and why?
Wouldn’t it be fun to shadow Ulysses S. Grant for a few
days? An interesting man in such troubling times. I recently read this quote by
him: In every battle there comes a time
when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack
wins. - Sounds like writing, doesn’t it? It’s the person who doesn’t give
up who conquers.
That is so true. How
can you encourage authors who have been receiving only rejections from
publishers?
I recently heard an interview with some Mystery Writers of
America Edgar award winners. While writing, they felt like their books were
garbage (they used more colorful language!). And when they finished writing, it
was an even bigger pile of garbage. One was an author who has successfully published
over twenty books! Their point was, it’s all about what we do after that, our
process which allows us to make something beautiful from the mess. All that
comes from that final effort. Don’t quit too soon.
Tell us about the
featured book.
Shattered Glass:
Lilly Hawthorne ’s
adoption five years ago is a rags-to-riches dream come true, complete with
movie star mother and mega-producer father. But shortly before her eighteenth
birthday, Lilly’s fairytale is destroyed when brutal attacks nearly kill her
and threaten everything and everyone she holds dear.
Regardless of promises, Lilly quickly learns no one can truly
protect her or her new family. She seeks expert training from a mysterious and
deadly Russian woman, and prepares for what she fears will be a battle of life
and death.
FBI Special Agent Kaden Hunt saved Lilly once, and he can’t
forget his instant attraction to the young woman. Now on the trail of a
cross-country serial killer, Kade and his team are closing in. But the closer
they get, the more he fears the sadistic killer is targeting the one person for
whom Kade will risk everything.
This story deals with self-defense, but it also shows
dependence on others who care for us, and the faith to go on in the face of
overwhelming odds.
Please give us the
first page of the book.
November 4th was the night Lilly Glass’s world exploded.
Her sketchbook was spread across her lap, her box of colored
pencils sharpened. After glancing again at the open art book from the school
library, she used the light brown pencil and drew the first swaying line left
to right, then curved it around and down. She compared her outline to the horse
in the book. The shape of the back and hindquarters was the same.
Lilly repeated the process several more times, filling the
page with flanks, withers, muzzles, knees, and hoofs. But her mind was on the
arguing coming from the mobile home’s kitchen.
She was wondering if the nightly fight would spill into her
tiny room, when a tap-tap rattled the cardboard covering her bedroom window,
startling her. There hadn’t been real glass in the frame since last summer when
Mom’s current boyfriend, Jerry, the one arguing in the other room, hurled a
beer bottle at the outside of the single-wide in one of his rages.
The cardboard surface was covered with crayon drawings of
horses, a whole herd of red, black, yellow-gold, white, and brown beasts
running and prancing. The brown ones were her favorite because they matched the
color of her hair.
Lilly peeled back the crinkled duct tape closure and swung
the cardboard open. Her friend Tony poked his head in and hitched his chin
toward the door of her room.
“You okay?”
Lilly followed his gaze to the thin door. Jerry had come
home fifteen minutes ago, reeking of beer and perfume. Mom was waiting,
fortified by her own bottle, purchased at the Gas-N-Go. The thin walls did
nothing to contain their angry confrontation.
“Wanna come out?”
Tony’s tanned face withdrew into the night as Lilly climbed
onto the low bookcase and swung her legs through the opening. She snatched a
gray hooded sweatshirt off the bed before dropping out onto a stack of plastic
crates. Even though the days were in the 50s and sometimes 60s, the November
nights were cold. This morning, thin ice had skimmed the dog bowls outside
nearly every trailer.
Although the dogs probably got cold at night, Lilly thought
them the lucky ones—they got to spend more time outside than the kids.
I am eager for my
copy of the book to arrive. How can readers find you on the Internet?
Facebook: /perilousfiction
Email: rich@perilousfiction.com
Thank you for sharing this book with us. I know my readers are as eager as I am to dive right into the book.
Readers, here’s a link to the book. By using it when you order, you help support this blog.
Shattered Glass
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18 comments:
would love to win Angela in KY
Sounds like it will be exciting. Linda in CA
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Hi, all. Rich Bullock checking in this morning. I'm excited for people to hear Lilly Hawthorne's story in Shattered Glass.
Got a comment from a reader a couple of days ago: "Shattered Glass is fast paced and a great read! I just ordered the first three books in your first series."
By the way, my first book, Perilous Cove, is free for all ereaders. Download your copy and spread the word! Thanks.
After a long hiatus from recreational reading, I started reading again a couple of years ago, and discovered Rich Bullock's series of books - what a great find! I've read them all now, and am really looking forward to this new series.
Johnny J.
Sounds like an exciting book! Thanks for the chance to win!
Beth in Montana
I would love to read this book. It sounds like a good read.
Michelle
CA
My kind of a mystery very suspenseful.
Canada
Sounds like a great suspense novel. I would love to win a copy. Thank you for the opportunity.
Blessings,
Cindy W. from Indiana
I agree Lena I'm eager to dive into this one too!
Deanna S ~ Nebraska
A new-to-me author! Thanks so much for the interview, Rich and Lena! This book sounds intriguing and I would love the opportunity to read it! Love a good suspense! Will check out Perilous Cove and spread the word on FB! Thank you!
Diana in SC
Hi Rich & Lena! Other than the first two words of Shattered Glass being my birthday, it's already extremely intense, and I've always been a sucker for a suspenseful mystery w/ a little romance. In other words: I'm hooked!
Kristen in OK
Kam110476 at gmail dot com
Sounds like a good read. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom. NOrth Platte Nebraska.
Kristen in OK shares my birthday (Nov. 4) and those words on the first page immediately caught my attention. This sounds like a great read!
Blessings!
Connie from KY
cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com
Rich Bullock is a new author to me. I would love to read this book and get acquainted with his work.
Edward A in VA
YAY another new author for me to enjoy! Thanks!
Caryl K in TEXAS
Enter me in your awesome giveaway!!
Conway, SC.
kam110476 & Connie - Glad I captured your birthdays. Bad day for Lilly Hawthorne, though. :-) Hey, this could be a new marketing tool: Start every chapter with a date--gotta be somebody's birthday!
Or maybe do a contest and the winner gets his or her birthday in the first line. Hmmm.
I love to be introduced to new authors and can't wait to read 'Shattered Glass'.
Brenda in VA
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