Carol Balawyder has a brand new book out which I am delighted to showcase today – A psychological thriller – Warning Signs: A novel about Obsession.
About the book
Eugene’s research into his criminal mind is not about the why, but how to prevent his horrific crimes. Angie, a young woman starving for passion sees Eugene as her saviour from a lonely life of caring for her heroin addicted mother. How far is she willing to go in order to save her relationship with Eugene and his promise for a future together?
Detective Van Ray is out on a vindictive mission as he attempts to solve the murders of young girls in Youth Protection.
Their lives collide in a mixture of mistrust, obsession and ignoring the warning signs. A psychological thriller about human frailty and loneliness.
Buy the book $2.38 as of today: Amazon US
and £2.27 as of today: Amazon UK
A selection of other books by Carol Balawyder
One of the reviews for Missi’s Dating Adventures.
A story of the mishaps of dating in middle-age for a 45-year old divorced woman. Missi Morgan relates her comical and sometimes sad and disappointing adventures in finding the right man to date.
Men and women of all ages can learn a lot about dating by reading this entertaining book. The author shared the protagonist’s dismay after each unsuccessful date. Missi feels lost and alone since all her friends have significant others. She doesn’t give up but loses a little of herself in the process of trying to find out what each of her prospective dates expects from her.
This book displayed humor, sadness, disappointment in others and finally realization of self worth. Will Missi find the perfect man for her or will she settle for one that is not? Well, I guess you will have to read it to find out. An interesting and worthwhile read.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US
And on: Amazon UK
Read more reviews and follow Carol on: Goodreads
About Carol Balawyder
Carol was born in Quebec but now lives in Montreal. After studying Early Childhood Education and spending time amongst the mayhem that is called ‘Kindergarten’, she then went on to obtain a B.A. in Education so that she could teach in High Schools. After the often challenging task of introducing poetry to teenagers Carol moved on to teaching English as a second language.
Fast forward through a trip in her early 20s (involved working passage on a Norwegian cargo ship) to Rotterdam and then to the British Library Museum to read the heavily guarded original Lewis Carroll manuscript of Alice in Wonderland. Then on to Concordia University in Montreal to study Applied Linguistics to M.A level and the publication of ESL books Open For Business and Windows on Sci-Tech under the name of Carol Ann Foumier.
Then came the desire to pen crime novels, and aware that it is expected that these be accurate and factual, Carol obtained a M.Sc. in Criminology. However writing crime stories was put on the back burner, as Carol put her degree to good use, teaching Police Technology and Corrections for 18 years in a college in Montreal. (We all know where to go when we have a crime story line that is not panning out!)
For some people the connection between crime and dating is all too apparent particularly when getting back on the dating scene after a divorce. After a long term relationship the prospect can be daunting and fraught with pitfalls, humour if you can find it and perhaps the need to kiss a lot of frogs.
Connect to Carol.
Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/cbala
Website – http://carolbalawyder.com/
Blog- http://carolbalawyder.com/blog/
Thank you, Sally, for including my book as part of your Christmas Book Fair. I am extremely grateful for this wonderful opportunity and wish you and your family a very happy holiday season. ❤ xxx
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Delighted to Carol.. Merry Christmas.. ♥
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out what’s new on the shelves of Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – Christmas Book Fair via this post from Sally Cronin’s blog.
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Thank you Don…
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My pleasure.
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Thank you, Don. I very much appreciate it! ❤
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You’re welcome.
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This is a new author for me. Thanks for introducing her, Sally!
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Delighted to introduce you Jan..hugsxx
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You too, Jan, are a new author for me. Congratulations on winning the 2019 Award for the Rave Review Book Club. That’s awesome! 🙂
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You too, Jan, are a new author for me. Congratulations on your 2019 award for the Rave Review Book Club. Awesome! ❤
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A lovely post, Sally. Congratulations, Carol, on being selected to be highlighted in Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore. Merry Christmas to you both.
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Thank you Michelle. and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.. hugs
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Thank you, Michelle. Sally is an amazing blogger and writer and I am very honored to be part of her Café and Bookstore. 🙂 Best wishes for the new year. xxx
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Thanks Carol…hugs
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And a happy, healthy New Year to you, Carol.
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This sounds like a story that would keep the reader on edge, wondering about the safety of this young woman and how many “warning signs” she’ll let go before something happens. The plot sounds terrific!
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A dangerous game she is playing by the sound of it.. thanks Parker.
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Thanks, Parker. You captured the plot very well. Happy New Year wishes to you. ❤
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Great to see Carol’s latest featured here Sal. I’m currently reading this book and hooked on the thrill! ❤ Congrats to Carol, who I will incidentally be featuring next in my Q and A series. ❤ xx
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Thanks Debby and looking forward to the interview…♥
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Thanks Sal ❤
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Thanks, Debby. It makes me very happy to hear that you’re hooked on the thrill. Every writer’s dream! 🙂 Have a Happy New Year! ❤
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Happy New Year Carol. See you over at my blog next week-year! 🙂 ❤
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I’m really looking forward to it, Debbie. Hope you’re enjoying the holidays. ❤
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Reblogged this on Carol Balawyder and commented:
This morning while making a batch of cookings I listened to a motivational tape on success. It ended with this piece of advice: Only surround yourself with OQP – only quality people. I consider Sally Cronin to be such a person and have much appreciation for being on her blog. Thank you, Sally. It means a lot to me. xxx Carol
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It’s wonderful to see sweet Carol here today, Sally. Warning Signs is loaded on my Kindle. I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, Jill, for ordering Warning Signs. I hope that you will enjoy it. All the best for the New Year! May it bring you lots of success and joy. ❤
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Thanks Jill that is great news… Happy New Year
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Yeah! Congratulations to Carol on her latest release – having read many of her other books I look forward to this latest one! I love how she has changed the direction of genres here and this sounds riveting!
Sally, wishing you both you and Carol a very Happy New Year! 😀❤️
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Thank you Annika.. and Happy New Year to you too…see you in 2020..♥
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Thank you, Annika, for your New Year wishes. I wish you the same and a lot of success with your books. I have Oskar’s Quest on my night table. It’s such a lovely book. I want to read it before I pass it on to a special eight year old friend. ❤
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Carol, your lovely comment has made my day – bless you and thank you so much! 😀🙏Wishing both you and your eight-year-old friend much enjoyment reading Oskar’s Quest! hugs xx❤️
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