RealTime Publishing Announces The Whittaker Family Reunion, by Author Shirley A. Roe

April 6, 2009 - PRLog -- RealTime Publishing, Inc. has published The Whittaker Family Reunion by Shirley A. Roe, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Historical Fiction category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders for a suggested retail price of $15.95. The Whittaker Family Reunion is also available in multiple eBook formats from all the main online retail stores for $7.95. A webpage at http://theebooksale.com/zen-cart was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
   
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

   Annabelle cleared the lunch dishes while Vivienne took Amy upstairs for her afternoon nap. The children were in the barn doing chores. Red Fox crept up the stairs, and seeing Annabelle alone, he pushed the door open slowly. Her back was to him as he crept on silent feet towards her. A hand covered her mouth as she realized someone had grabbed her from behind. Her breath was sucked into her lungs. She struggled, but he dragged her toward the door. Frightened for her children, she continued to struggle, but he was strong. Never in her life had she been so frightened. She pulled on his arm and then sunk her teeth into it. His fist struck the side of her face. Blood spilled down her cheek.  She was being dragged along the ground behind the house. Her face was aching, she kicked out, but he hit her again. She was beginning to panic. Suddenly a shot rang out over their heads, he turned toward the sound and loosened his hand just enough for her to scream.
(Chapter 19, page 120)

This Fiction Novel centres around Martha Whittaker, a lady turning forty and looking forward to a family reunion. Her years of terror with her first husband, Jebediah, have long since been buried in the back of her mind. Her three stepsons, Isaac, Abraham and Ezekiel, have also blocked the painful memories of their abusive father. The past is in the past and Jebediah has long been dead and buried in some far-away prairie town. At least everyone thought so until a man looking very much like Jebediah starts to haunt the Whittaker family, threatening the happy gathering of Martha’s three stepsons and her very troublesome daughter, Anna. Will Isaac’s wife bear the brunt of his guilt and suffer from this man’s abuse? Will Ezekiel suddenly turn abusive like his father? Will Abraham’s dreams of his father’s return actually come true? And then there is the most troubling question that plays on Martha’s mind. Do any of the children bear the evil gene that fed Jebediah’s madness, the same gene of insanity that placed their grandmother in an asylum long before they were born? It all combine to create a fascinating plot of mystery and intrigue with a touch of romance set in nineteenth century America. A truly powerful Historical Fiction Novel.
Roe’s talent at bringing history to life is evident in her second novel about the Whittaker family. The family that we grew to love in Roe’s first novel about Martha Whittaker, Dreams and Nightmares: The Martha Whittaker Story, catches our hearts and compassion yet again as the author expands her compelling tale of love and hate, good and evil. She tells a passionate tale of a family that bands together as one strong, unified force confronting their foe head-on in an attempt to avert yet another tragedy.

Deftly constructed at 196 pages, The Whittaker Family Reunion is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Historical Fiction category. With Global wholesale distribution through Ingram, Barnes & Noble, Baker & Taylor, Books A Million and Borders, and pervasive online availability through RealTime Publishing’s online store TheEbookSale.com, Amazon and elsewhere, The Whittaker Family Reunion meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $15.95 and $7.95, respectively.
Additionally, The Whittaker Family Reunion can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers from the RealTime wholesale department by emailing buybooks@realtimepublishings.com. To qualify for the maximum trade discount price set by the author, order in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 9781906806514 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback SRP: $15.95
ISBN: 9781906806477 Format: multi-format eBook SRP: $7.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.realtimepublishings.com

About the Author
Shirley A. Roe is an author and Managing Editor for Allbooks Reviews. As a freelance writer, she spends time between Ontario, Florida and Scotland. Her published work, including inspirational articles and award winning poetry, has appeared in magazines, anthologies and daily newspapers. Winner of the Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry for 2002 and 2004 as well as recipient of the Freelance Writing Org. Int. first place award in 2003 for Business Articles, she excels in several genres. Shirley is a regular reviewer for Foreword Magazine, Midwest Reviews, Poetic Voices and several other prestigious review publications and sites. Her reviews are included in an interactive CD, "Book Review Index", which is distributed to libraries, corporate and academic sources. She is currently working on historical fiction novels number four and five.

About RealTime Publishing, Inc.
RealTime Publishing offers custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.realtimepublishings.com and located in Limerick, Ireland, RealTime Publishing, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.

RealTime Publishing, Inc., Ballycummin Village, Raheen, Limerick, Ireland.
website: www.realtimepublishings.com, email: info@realtimepublishings.com; phone: 00353877868066

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RealTime Publishing and TheEbookSale Publishing is an Irish based publishing company specializing in Book/eBook Publishing and Promotion. We pride ourselves in working with our Authors on a one-to-one basis and are always just on call away. We specialize in providing the public with quality Fiction and Non-Fiction novels and stories in multiple eBook formats as well as the traditional print format. Our distribution model also includes utilizing well known sites and stores such as: GoogleBookSearch, Mobipocket, Fictionwise, AllRomanceebooks, Amazon plus all the other main online ebook stores; along with Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books a Million, Waterstones and Amazon for paperbacks. Our site includes an 'Author Members Area'. Once signed up, the Author has access to easy-to-use features such as an upload page and a real-time sales report page.