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I LOVE BOOKS! I always have and I always will. I'm a bestselling mystery/suspense author and an avid reader of a wide range of genres and authors. I once read 62 books in 6 weeks. Ok, I was judging for a book contest, but still... I got my first pair of glasses 5 days afterward! :)
As a child I was known to have my light on until the wee hours--or until my mother or father yelled at me. Thank God for flashlights! Along with reading anything I could get my hands on, I was also a journalist (paid!) at 14. My weekly column was on the happenings in the small town I lived in at the time. Ok, I'll admit I wrote mostly about bowling scores and birthdays...but, hey...I was a journalist! lol
I've had the honor and pleasure of meeting some wonderful authors along my journey--Wayson Choy, Wendy Morton, Molly Ann Warring, Sue Paulson, Thomas Trofimuk, Jeff Buick, Jerry D. Simmons, Brian Jud, Dan Poynter, Penny Sansevieri. I have established some great internet friendships with some New York Times bestselling authors as well, and I truly value their friendhsip. My author idols are: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Luanne Rice, Lisa See, Nora Roberts, Lisa Gardner, Stephen J. Cannell, Lisa Jackson...ok, the list goes on a while! :)
One of my goals is to help other authors and aspiring authors, especially young ones. I always want to remember my roots and how I got started.
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CREATE A CORPSE contest - http://www.cherylktardif.com/contests/Since we're here to share our favorite books, I have to share my own:
My most recent novel
Whale Song was released in April 2007. It is an Amazon bestseller in Canada and the US. If you enjoy a heartwrenching but uplifting read, please check out Whale Song. It is an emotional mystery that explores the controversial issue of assisted suicide. Booklist called Whale Song “moving…perennially crowd-pleasing…sweet and sad”.
"Whale Song is deep and true, a compelling story of love and family and the mysteries of the human heart. Cheryl Kaye Tardif has written a beautiful, haunting novel." -- NY Times Bestselling novelist Luanne Rice, author of Beach Girls and What Matters Most
Read an excerpt from Whale Song, a novel that will change how you view life...and deathhttp://www.whalesongbook.com/read-excerpt-from-whale-song
If you prefer an action-packed techno-thriller, please check out
The River. Like Mission Impossible, with a female lead! It is a thought provoking and terrifying bestseller, based loosely on legends about the Nahanni River area of Canada’s Northwest Territories, legends of headless corpses washing up on its shores. A “mile-a-minute pot-boiler myster[y]”, says the Edmonton Sun.
Read an excerpt from The River.http://www.cherylktardif.com/the-river-excerpt
If you prefer a “sizzling psychic suspense”, you may want to check out
Divine Intervention. Think CSI meets Medium meets Ghost Whisperer! It's a bestselling 'psi-fi' suspense thriller that has been compared to works by authors such as Iris Johansen, Kay Hooper and Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb.
Read an excerpt from Divine Intervention.http://criminalmindsatwork.blogspot.com/2007/08/excerpt-from-divine-intervention.html
I have had some unique opportunities cross my path in the past and now as an author. I was once a background actor for the hit TV shows 'The Commish' and 'The Heights'. I loved it! More recently, in 2006, I participated in a hilarious new TV series ‘A Total Write-Off’, hosted by comedian Barbara North, which aired in early 2007. That's my 'Academi Award' winning performance...hahaha
I have completed my fourth novel,
Children of the Fog, a terrifying suspense that asks, "how far are you willing to go for your child?” It is currently in the hands of a leading New York literary agent. And I am working on
Divine Justice, the second in the Divine mystery series, and another suspense titled
Submerged. While on my BC book tour, I have become inspired to write another terrifying thriller. More on that when I have written about half of it. But I am really excited!
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INTERESTING BOOK NEWS & CONTESTS:THANK YOU to all my Shelfari friends who read a review copy of Whale Song. I truly appreciate your interest and time. Please check back here to see when I will do this again. :) Just for my Shelfari friends, I am currently offering FREE bookplates (beautiful autographed stickers) if you order any of my novels from Amazon or Chapters.ca.Please visit my sites:
http://www.cherylktardif.com
http://www.whalesongbook.com
Blog: http://www.cherylktardif.blogspot.com
My motto: "Dare to Dream...and Dream BIG! And if that doesn't work, Dream BIGGER!!!"
Thank you for allowing me to share my dream.
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