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Welcome to the Nerd Blast for THE PRODIGAL by Michael Hurley

A mystical tale of suspense, mystery, and adventure, and the four people on Ocracoke Island.

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Pride, betrayal, forgiveness . . . and the eternal sea.  The Prodigal tells the mystical tale of four people on Ocracoke Island whose destiny is tied to an abandoned schooner, thought to have been lost at sea more than a century ago, that one day drifts ashore.  Marcus O’Reilly, a renegade Catholic priest, must confront his inner demons.  Ibrahim Joseph, a Bahamian fugitive, must face his past.  Aidan Sharpe, a fallen lawyer, struggles with self-doubt and his growing affection for Molly McGregor, a fearless towboat captain who cannot find the courage to love.  They will all be drawn into a 2,000-year-old mystery that unfolds with the reappearance of the ship.

“A masterpiece of artistic imagination.  Hurley’s eloquent, hypnotic style will have readers following, unquestioningly, to the very end.” –ForeWord Clarion Review

“Stirring, romantic, and evocative of the sea’s magic.” –Kirkus Reviews

You can purchase The Prodigal at these retailers: ambn

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Check out this exciting trailer for The Prodigal!

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About Michael Hurley

Michael Hurley lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Susan. Together they have four children ranging in age from 19 to 23.  Born in Baltimore in 1958, Michael studied English at the University of Maryland and law at St. Louis University. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and North Carolina.  A lifelong sailor, he obtained his captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1992 and took six months off from the practice of law to work as a sailboat charter captain in New Bern, North Carolina. Between 1995 and 2003, while practicing law full-time, he also wrote and published Paddle & Portage, a quarterly literary journal on wilderness canoeing enjoyed by more than 10,000 subscribers in 48 states.  When he is not sailing or writing or canoeing, Michael continues a hopeless quest to prove that his piano teachers at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute were wrong about him all along.

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Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page.
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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My tease for today is from The Line Unseen by Joe Hart.

I got this free on Amazon while browsing for a short story for my Monday Minis.

Go HERE to get yours.

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My Tease

They shoved until the body folded and disappeared into the darkness of the Chevy’s back end, which was normally reserved for groceries and Miranda’s snotty poodle.

“Let’s go buddy.”

“Where?” Tim asked, his legs mortared in place.

“My place,” Jay answered, opening the opposite door. “We’ll need some shovels.”

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At only about 30 pages, I should’ve had this finished right away. Had to stop to go to work but will be finishing it tonight!

How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!

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