Ace of Hearts by author Jean Holloway

Sept. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Author BIO :

Jean Holloway's debut novel Ace of Hearts started 30 years ago in answer to a bet. Her sister, Lori said, "You read so much, I bet you could write a book" and Jean answered, "I bet I could."
Her oldest memories are of reading. She let the words carry her away to places only her imagination could take her. Stephen King and Dean Koontz are her ultimate tour guides and honorable mentions go to Jean Auel and Agatha Christie. Jean sometimes felt more at home in their cleverly crafted worlds than in her own.
Life's Detours
Jean's biological mother died when she was thirteen, the age when puberty reared its ugly head. Needless to say, she was a wife and mother at seventeen and divorced at twenty. She later met her second, current, and final husband, Fred. They’ve been together 38 years.
Pen to Paper
Accepting her sister's bet would prove more challenging than easily merging her love for reading great horror and mystery classics. In 1980, she wrote the first draft of Ace of Hearts longhand. Over the next two decades the manuscript matured with technology, to typewriter to word processor and finally to computer in 2003.
Bet Accepted...Again
In 2004, Lori once again challenged Jean to introduce Ace of Hearts to the world. She pushed Jean to print several copies of her manuscript and she even paid for Jean to attend the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Not willing to say no to such a tempting challenge, Jean went and handed her manuscripts out in a room full of Zane fans and book clubs began talking! She met her soon-to-be publisher that weekend. Three months later, Jean signed a contract, went through the editing process and "Ace of Hearts" was born!
Dream Deferred
Jean Holloway’s sophomore novel, Black Jack was published July, 2009 and she just completed Deuces Wild, the third installment of the Deck of Cardz series was released on 10/10/10, her 60th birthday. Most importantly, Jean's story is one of hope and to never give up your dream.
She lives in Kennesaw, GA with her husband, Fred and their dogs, Kayla, a Lhasa apso diva and Max, an Afghan puppy. Their six grown children all live nearby. Together they have 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Sept., 2010, she became Managing Partner and In-House Editor for PHE Ink - Writing Solution Firm, her publishing family.


Author of Ace of Hearts, audiobook available now @ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jeanholloway2 , Black Jack & Deuces Wild! All are available in paperback and on Kindle, kobo & Nook.

Coming 11/11/11: Full House


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Deuces Wild
Detective Shevaughn Robinson-William's career and personal life are at a crossroads as she tries to assist in the capture of a homicidal couple on a tri-state murdering spree filled with illegal drugs and illicit perversion, proving their commitment is one without morals, conscience or boundaries.

Sometimes, love can be murder...

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