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Author: Michael W. Davis | Website

After reading a draft of one my first novels, a friend asked, “Where do you get the ideas for what you write?” The best answer I could come up with was, “Life.” The same is probably true for many that try to create stories, they draw from what they know, what they remember from the highs and lows of life. In my case, so many memories began with the care and mentoring of the southern women in my youth. The courage and compassion of aunts and cousins that raised me formed my take on the world, and my view of the role relationships play to our very existence. Even with the demeaning image of romance in the media, the unique bond between a man and woman is what saves us from the loneliness, and gives us the energy to endure the sad times. Sounds hokey for a big guy to be a romantic doesn’t it, but its what I believe, and that philosophy flows into every thing I write.



Published Works & Book Reviews

Echoes

Colt Andrews tries to purge his torment by escaping into space, but the nightmares of his past follow until he confronts his shadows and must contend with the truth he's refused to see. 


Whispers of Innocence

Border violence; corpses abandoned in the desert. Trafficking in an unknown drug. A dangerous religious cult in an isolated community. Sounds like headlines ripped from today’s newspaper but it’s the reality of the romantic suspense, Whispers of Innocence.

Enoch Smith, an intelligent, yet psychotic cult leader, uses more than his flock to execute God’s wrath on a sinful nation and evil government. Drake Elliot, a US Marshal underestimates the power of the cartel that injures his son and maims himself. Under the guise of protecting his brain-damaged son, Drake seeks revenge and returns to Arizona to find the cold and calculating people responsible for this tragedy. Micki Lewis, a journalist in Tucson, receives a tip regarding the origins of the latest drug to hit the streets and returns to Alta Vista, home of Enoch’s Children of God community in which she was once a member. Drake and Micki join forces to uncover the secrets behind the cult and its success helping children like Drake’s son recover normalcy. What they find is far worse than drugs coming across the border. Their discovery provides answers to the shadows that haunt their dreams and the hidden connection into their past; and their lives will never be the same. 

Reviewer: Josie
Review: Sep 4, 2011
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Whispers of Innocence entwines several subplots. Micki Lewis, a journalist who was once an abused child of the Children of God community based in Arizona, has returned to the scene of her childhood to investigate drug trafficking. Drake Elliot, a US Marshall whose wife was murdered by a drug-ring hitman, has come to the same city to avenge his wife's death. At the center of it all is Enoch Smith, the lead

A Touch of Blue

Riggs, a retired Intel officer, is forced on a mission to help a government he demises expand their control into new regions of space. He discovers the truth about his wife, what’s happening on Adora Prime, and humanity’s ultimate destiny. 


Shadow Of Guilt

Ever consider how actions of others ripple out and shadow your path, what you are, what you’ll become? Sean Paterson ponders the cruelty in his life as he’s forced to carry the scars of hate. Detective Christine Sheppy is tormented by the misery of those cast aside and guilt from a desperate act of survival. Two people, haunted by deeds that pierce their conscience, are brought together by the tragedy of a stranger. Their isolated lives are chaotically entwined, until together they solve the mystery behind why a teenager and her child have become targets. The truth carries a sweet and bitter lesson: To each crossing of paths, there is a reason, a purpose. They become the salvation to each other’s dark past, but at a price. They most choose how far they’ll go to end the reign of sorrow inflicted on the helpless by powerful men void of conscience.

Reviewer: Stesha
Review: Jun 3, 2011
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense, Mystery
Can the actions of one human being ripple out to change the direction of another person's life? The lives of two lonely souls connect by the murder of a teenage mom. Physically and mentally scarred FBI Agent Sean Paterson happens upon Megan, a tormented teenager on the run and searching for protection, who has been mortally wounded by an unknown assailant. Before her death, she extracts a promise from Sean t

Essence

On a deep mining exploration, Drake and Lara are exuberant to discover the largest source of Tallium ever recorded, until they’re forced to make a desperate choice of how far they'll go to stay together.


Veil of Deception

There’s something suspicious going on at Spenser Lake. People are disappearing and their bodies never found. The fear and uncertainty of who will be next is affecting every resident of the tranquil community, but especially Kurt Hawkins. Two years after his wife goes missing, there are no clues, only the nightmares of what happened in her last moments. The constant guilt that somehow he was responsible precludes any thought of a normal life until he meets Danielle Gillette, a reclusive author with a rather large skeleton in her own closet. When the mystery behind the disappearances is discovered, along with the secrets they’ve withheld from each other, they discover that sometimes the truth cuts deeper than a lie.

Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 20, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense, Suspense
While Veil of Deception was a very enjoyable read and I liked it very much, I found there to be a bit of build up to 'the main point', per se, that was - to me - dragging in places.  The resolution of the story worked within the frame of the story, and it is one of the points I liked, but the overall feel of the story felt as if the reader (or at least this reader) was taking an ambling walk up a gr

Blind Consent

The town of Tanglewood Falls offers breath-taking views, yet the serendipity is misleading. The impoverished people and their forgotten community have been unwittingly exploited. Their act of trust and blind consent altered their existence and the secret has remained buried, until Ryan returns to explore his heritage. For twenty years, he’s been haunted by confusing images, recurring dreams rooted in his past. He’s driven to understand their meaning, to obtain answers to his lost memories. Ryan’s search for truth collides with the folklore of the simple people and the belief that their beautiful Annie is blessed. Together, they unravel the mystery, but at a price. They become targets of those responsible for what happened to the town. As the truth is exposed, Ryan must grapple with his own reality; the fact that his past, his nightmares, and Annie’s secret, everything is entangled in the desperate act of one lonely man.
 

Reviewer: Edie
Review: Mar 24, 2009
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
After the tragic loss of his wife, Ryan Mitchell decides to return to his roots. He heads to his birthplace, Tanglewood Falls, tucked away in a beautiful valley in the Shenandoah Mountains. While staying with his mother, Ryan begins to reacquaint himself with the small town and local inhabitants of his early childhood. Shocked at the poverty of the town compared to others in the area, Ryan begins to ask quest

Forgotten Children

Life in the small rural town of Lawton, VA is everything you can imagine: wonderful people, beautiful vistas,  and a peaceful environment to raise your family, except for one thing. The greed and vanity of a few men has  exacted a heavy toll on the community, and those whose lives have been forever affected have no idea. No one knows, except Sara. In her subconscious mind, the nightmares that invade her sleep show the confusing truth and feed her fears. But she never verbalizes the haunting images to her husband. Until the true sinister nature of the clandestine EW operation is revealed and the couple is forced to struggle for their lives.

Reviewer: Edie
Review: Oct 14, 2008
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Even life in a small, picturesque rural town can have an evil underbelly. Mark and Sarah Daniels live a good life in Lawton, Virginia. Sarah works with special needs children while Mark is an investigative reporter for the Winston Sentinel.   When Mark comes across disturbing information connected with several recent deaths, he and his partner, Don Sanchez, start digging. The deeper the two delve into

Tainted Hero

As a decorated Army Ranger, Eric Emerson is honor bound to defend the helpless, and trained to survive against a ruthless enemy, yet these skills were useless to protect his family from a faulted legal system. Riddled with guilt, he’s torn between his combat training and the rules governing society. The conflict shatters his marriage, his job, and his sanity, until Samantha Cassidy saves him from his anguish. Together, they unravel clues about a secretive Pentagon study and become targets from those determined to hide the truth. Sam and Eric share their secret past and disclose their feelings for each other. With Sam’s help, Eric is able to vanquish the turmoil of his past, until he confronts Senator Robertson, sponsor of the Osiris study. The revelation about Osiris demand a horrific choice: ignore what they’ve found or become the seed that effects mankind’s survival.

Reviewer: Edie
Review: Dec 26, 2007
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
At times, the rules of a flawed legal system can conflict with the moral fabric of society. Eric Emerson trained as an Army Ranger to survive under the most severe conditions to protect his country from harm. His combat training turned him into a ruthless defender of all that is decent often resulting in decisions few would understand. His courage and strength in battle earned him the loyalty of comrades as i

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