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Author: jrlewis85

I have nine books published and available on Amazon, B & N, or through my publisher, Black Rose Writing, and I'm working on number ten. Caught in a Web (2018) won a PenCraft Literary Award and was named "One of the best crime fiction novels of 2018" by Best Thrillers. Spiral Into Darkness was named a Reader's Favorite Recommended Read. Betrayed is a Maxy Award Runner-up for Fiction-Crime-, and won a Literary Titan Silver Book Award. Blaze In, Blaze Out has won a Literary Titan Gold Book Award, a Reader's Favorite Recommended Read, was selected as an Editor's Choice by BestThrillers, and was highlighted in The Big Thrill. I retired from education in July of 2020 after serving youth and families as a teacher, coach, counselor and administrator, and I now work part-time as an online educator. I'm happily married with three children (my son, Wil, deceased in 2014) and I live in Fredericksburg, VA.

Two Snippets from Two Books!

Thriller – Crime – Mystery by Joseph Lewis I was happily busy this past week. My youngest daughter, Emily, got … Continue reading Two Snippets from Two Books!

Yet Another Snippet from Caught in a Web

I like Caught in a Web a great deal. It has heart and it holds together in the face of … Continue reading Yet Another Snippet from Caught in a Web

Meet J. Ivanel Johnson – An Author!

This interview was a blast! J. Ivanel Johnson is quite the character! I was taken by her humor and her … Continue reading Meet J. Ivanel Johnson – An Author!

A Snippet From Fan Mail

I will admit that Fan Mail is one of my favorite books, and I think what I like most about … Continue reading A Snippet From Fan Mail

A Snippet from Blaze In, Blaze Out

I was honored to have received the Crime Thriller Book of the Year for Blaze In, Blaze Out from BestThrillers … Continue reading A Snippet from Blaze In, Blaze Out

Another Snippet From Caught in a Web

This next month, June, my newest book, Black Yéʼii (The Evil One) goes into production for release in January, though … Continue reading Another Snippet From Caught in a Web

A Snippet from Caught in a Web

I wanted to give you a snippet from my book, Caught in a Web. It is the first book I … Continue reading A Snippet from Caught in a Web

A Snippet from Spiral Into Darkness

I want to share with you a snippet from my book, Spiral Into Darkness my book about a serial killer. … Continue reading A Snippet from Spiral Into Darkness

Uh Oh – Foreshadowing

There is an art to foreshadowing in fiction, and as a reader, I’m aware of when it is clumsily handled. … Continue reading Uh Oh – Foreshadowing

Meet Frank DeRuosi – An Author!

There were times when I had to stop and think, ‘Am I talking to and about myself, or am I … Continue reading Meet Frank DeRuosi – An Author!

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