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Hidden Influence: Unveiling the Truth is a spellbinding novel about a young woman with visions that come true. Nineteen-year-old Mel Jones, a conservative psychology student, is curious when a man's face appears before her in a vision. What she doesn't know is that the man is a detective named Chris, who will soon become important in her life. Divorced and fifteen years her senior, Chris takes on a case that Mel brings him, and then he falls for her charms. Chris is one of the very few who believes in Mel, as her subsequent visions lead to a group of teenagers who are planning bizarre acts of rebellion. Animosity develops between group members when one of the boys discovers that his friend's girlfriend has been cheating on him. The teens panic and lives are lost in their desperation. Mel wonders why she was given the gift of sight if the deaths couldn't be stopped, until she learns the background of one of the teens. More of Mel's Hidden Influence is revealed as the story reaches its stunning conclusion. First-time novelist M. C. Holman has been writing as a hobby for many years.Living in a small country town in Victoria, Australia, with her husband and the two youngest children of six, she hopes to have more time to write. With many ideas stored for future novels, she plans to bring each to fruition and believes that it's never too late to start something new. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/MCHolman

London teenager Daniel Cooper adores his single parent father and would love for him to get remarried. He encourages his father to quit messing around and find him a suitable stepmother, even intervening as a clever matchmaker to move the romance along. Things look promising, however, that won't last. Before happily ever after can happen, Daniel learns the truth of why he's been motherless his entire life. The revelation fractures his loving relationship with his father and sets him off on a path of self-ruinous behavior. He embarks on his mission to uncover his mother's secrets and learns how they have shaped his life. Meeting her family, who knew nothing of his existence, he cautiously befriends them to gain information about his mother, only to find out they intend to use Daniel to serve their unscrupulous plan. Narrated by adult Daniel, this is a story of a boy who will make his way into his manhood while trying to understand his world as it falls apart around him. He must find his way back to the person and life he once cherished, but only if he can shed his lingering feelings of resentment and bitterness and bring himself to forgive. Mothers Don't Last is a story of deception and betrayal. A thought-provoking look at the consequences of our decisions and the impact they have on those around us. It would make an excellent book club selection.

After surviving a surgical mishap at the end of 2013, M.C. Holman was propelled to voice her thoughts, and let others like herself know they are not alone when it comes to their own feelings and beliefs.She gathered some of the poetry she wrote before and after her horrific experience, and added them to her latest pieces. Some poems were written as she lay for several weeks in a hospital bed, others during her eight months of recovery time at home.The author also added selected pieces to her more recent compositions to create this multidimensional collection of 140 poems.The themes are conveyed from her heart, containing words of love and loss, birth and death, universal love, fifth-dimensional love and reincarnated love, all presented lightly, simply, and in varied styles and lyrical forms.Her unique manner of writing follows no specific law of poetry, and yet, it flows effortlessly, transporting the reader into the poet's mind.Poetry lovers are sure to find several works they will connect with personally.About the Author: M.C. Holman is also the author of two paranormal romance novels Hidden Influence - Unveiling the Truth and Drifting into the Unknown. She is currently working on her fourth book, a book of memoirs. She lives in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and children.