I have a fantastic giveaway for you! You can find the details after my review.
Nobody Has To Know
by Frank Nappi
Here is my review if you missed it before.
Cam is twenty-five years old, teaching at Hillcrest Highschool, and in a long-term relationship with his college sweetheart. A relationship where he can’t seem to commit himself to the final step.
He should have listened to his mentor’s words – “Remember, you can be friendly with these kids, but you are not their friend….. Especially the girls. That’s just trouble waiting to happen.”
Well, trouble finds Cam or does he find it? A beautiful, vulnerable young girl tests the boundaries between student and teacher, and Cam fails miserably.
One night in a seedy little motel room sends him straight to hell.
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If Cam had listened to his mentor’s warnings, if he’d stayed true to his college love, if he’d just quit justifying the act to himself, he wouldn’t be looking out of the deep, dark abyss he’s now in.
There is one name for men like Cam – Loser.
He lies to the girl, he lies to his lover, he lies to everyone, including himself. And his lies take him deeper and deeper into a frightening, out-of-control madness.
Frank Nappi knows how to write a thrilling suspense story. The subject is delicate, and there are some gritty scenes, which I feel were necessary to evoke the called for responses.
My responses were disgust, outrage, anxiety, sadness, and exhilaration!
Congratulations go to Frank for leaving me exhausted and triumphant.
You don’t have to like the main character, Cam. I don’t expect you will. I sure didn’t. But I did squirm as his lies caught up with him.
The author leads you to believe the worse is over, but don’t relax. It is really just beginning and the suspense is relentless. My jaw ached from clenching my teeth in anguish. I was so invested in this story, I felt physical pain.
What took this from a 4 to a 5 rating was the explosive ending. I couldn’t imagine a better one!
You can go here to read the first two chapters.
And now for the giveaway. Frank has offered 2 e-book copies of Nobody Has To Know. Thanks so much Frank.
It’s easy to enter. Just leave your email address and answer this holiday question, “What is your favorite Christmas movie?”
Giveaway ends November 29th.
Not required, but you’d make me smile if you followed my blog:)
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About Frank Nappi and where to find him
Frank Nappi has taught high school English and Creative Writing for over twenty years. His debut novel, Echoes From The Infantry, received national attention, including MWSA’s silver medal for outstanding fiction for 2006. His follow-up novel, The Legend of Mickey Tussler, garnered rave reviews as well, including a screenplay adaptation of the touching story which aired nationwide in the fall of 2011 (A Mile in His Shoes starring Dean Cain and Luke Schroder). Frank continues to produce quality work, including The Legend of Mickey Tussler: Sophomore Campaign, the intriguing sequel to the much heralded original story, and is presently at work on a third installment of the unique series. Frank lives on Long Island with his wife Julia and their two sons, Nicholas and Anthony.
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HAHA!!! I’m a bum… totally and completely because EVERYONE will boo me… A Christmas Story! – I hear the cat calls now…. Emily:)
Aah! The BB gun:) I loved the dinner at the chinese restaurant where the chef whacks the ducks head off!
Yeah, I can repeat lines of the movie verbatim… I have no life… That movie makes me feel like I’m a little girl again! Love you, Emily
Great review. My favorite Christmas movie is “Its a Wonderful Life”
janna@jannashay.com
A great classic to warm the heart. I watch it every year.
A Christmas Story, of course! “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” How can you not love it?
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I’m still trying to figure out how to spell Bumpkiss. I know that’s not right:) lol
You sold me at “out-of-control madness”. Yes, definitely my type of book. Adding this to my books to-be-read!
No matter what the guy does, it just gets worse!
My favorite Christmas movie?
Christmas Vacation.
I love that movie. My mother and I live across country from each other and every year we tune in and watch it at the same time. Then we call afterwards and laugh about it.
All I Want for Christmas with Ethan Embry and Thora Birch. Love it, such a feel good, happy little film.
I just saw a commercial about it! So many good ones will be coming out to watch again.
I have so many favorite Christmas movies! House without a Christmas Tree and A Christmas Story rank right up there. 🙂
Good ones:)
It has to be Christmas Story. How can you not love it. Wraps up the whole season in a nutshell for me.
Yeah! That and Christmas Vacation. Too hilarious:) lol
It has to be White Christmas 🙂 this is the best christmas film ever and a classic 🙂
I love it! Watch it every year and I love Danny Kaye.
I used to watch White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, and Christmas in Connecticut every year with my mom.
Holiday!
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Yeah! I know one I’ll be watching for sure. Rudolph!
I love Charlie Brown Christmas. The tree always makes me smile 🙂
Sheri – feike@Juno.com
I forgot about Charlie Brown’s Christmas. That tree is so cute.
“Hermey wants to be a dentist” and The Island of Misfit Toys….oh, who wouldn’t pick Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as their favorite. That is my favorite. The Abominable Snowman, the love story with Clarice….what a classic 🙂
I watch it every year without fail. I have the large stuffed characters I display under my tree. Even have the cowboy riding an ostrich, Yukon Cornelius and the humble bumble among others.
I love it !!! They bring out the kid in all of us- that is what keeps us young and wanting more.
Wait a minute! We are allowed to choose TV specials?! 😉 I would like to change my answer to Mr. Magoo’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Mmmmmmmm. Rassleberry dressing.
Rudolph is always great, too. Don’t ask me why, but I used to be known as the King of the Misfit Toys.
OMG! I forgot all about Mr. Magoo. I remember it so well now that you mentioned it.
If you are the king of the misfit toys, does that make you the lion or do you have your own version?
I loved the misfits and would adopt them all!
Gremlins is my favorite Christmas movie and has been since I was a kid!
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I love Gizmo and when the gremlins hatch, I loved the bar scene! I’m doing a post of scary Christmas movies soon and Gremlins is on the menu!
My favourite would have to be Miracle On 34th Street! jeanz[at]btinternet[dot]com
I can’t believe I forgot that one. I grew up watching it.
A Christmas Story!
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Oh No! You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!
My favorite is a little childist but it reminds me of my childhood so I love it. My favorite move is the polar express
I loved it! I will be watching it also.
I love “The Family Stone”… It makes me cry every year and shows how a close knit family reacts to family struggle, love and acceptance. It’s a dramedy so it has everything!
It’s a good movie. I liked the disfunctional family and relationships. Very true to life.
My was National Lampoon Family Vacation. But A Christmas Story and Elf are close seconds.
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That’s one I’ll be watching this weekend. My mother and I are going to watch it at the same time and we live cross country from each other:)
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The original cartoon Grinch. Have watched it every Christmas for 24 years!
I love it too. That and Rudolph, Charlie Brown’s Christmas, and my favorite cartoons christmas episodes.
Especially Ed,Edd and Eddy and Courage, The Cowardly Dog and Scooby. Never too old for cartoons:)
I love the movie The Christmas Shoes and Scrooge with Albert Finney in it.
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This sounds great! My fav Christmas movie? Humm… Well, my daughter and I watched Little Women and Pride and Prejudice every year at Christmas time. Its our mother/daughter time spent together. We’ve done it for the last 7 years. They aren’t really Christmas themed movies but they are my fav because its our traditions.
Definitely “A Christmas Story!” I love to watch it every year!!
Ann
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