The Best
Seller
By Dina
Rae
(Solstice
Publishing, May 31st, 2016)
When Maya Smock writes her first novel, everything seems to go her
way. Her book practically writes itself. She marries her gorgeous agent. Her
name is on all of the best seller lists. Billionaire author Jay McCallister
takes an interest in her meteoric rise to fame and invites her into his world
of alien-believing celebrities. Her life changes forever when he tells her that
they were both created inside of a laboratory. These authors are embedding an
alien genetic code within the pages of their novels that originated from Nazi
Germany because…
The time has come. They are here.
The time has come. They are here.
EXCERPT:
Claude fine-tuned his brush-off speech for the next four writers, all white men and all over forty years old. Their ideas were way over the top and difficult to follow. He began losing faith in this so-called opportunity. Writer number five blathered on about The Grays attacking the United States for the gold in Fort Knox. He wished he had a bottle of vodka and a vile of cocaine to make the time go by faster. Maybe some marijuana as well. An altered state of mind might make the pitches entertaining. The man with the Gray alien story finished his pitch. Although Claude didn’t like the story, it was the best one he’d heard since pitch fest began. “Yes, I think I see where you are going with this. I think I can sell it. Email me the manuscript direct. Let me write down my email. PDF please and I’ll see what I can do.”
The man smiled and practically floated away. Claude’s afternoon improved. Science fiction and horror began to rub off. There were all kinds of new shows on television that discussed the possibility of aliens and vampires being real. Science fiction and horror could replace the commission of the diet doctor. He could hang another bestselling cover in his office. One of these books could be the basis for a new pilot or even a movie. For a moment, he felt the same excitement he had once felt at the onset of his career and got excited. Maybe this was why Veronica sent him here. He woke up from his daydream and began to take notes.
The first girl science fiction writer sat down in front of him. She was also the first of the dozen or so writers to be under forty. He guessed her to be somewhere in her early twenties. She was short and small with long dark brown hair and amber brown eyes. Her eyes were captivating. They were shaped like almonds and outlined with thick eyelashes. He wasn’t sure about her race, maybe mixed or Hispanic or even Native American-definitely exotic. She was pretty in a self-conscious sort of a way. She wore no makeup, a plain black shirt, a crystal necklace, and jeans. There was something witchy and grungy about her, like she belonged in a novel about witchcraft.
“Okay, are you ready?” Claude asked. She nodded and he started the timer. Silence. “Let’s start this again.” She nodded but still would not speak. This was a first. Out of all of the windbags he listened to, she was the first to be tongue-tied. “Let’s do this with no timer. Don’t be nervous.”
“I’m so sorry. I’ll try this tomorrow,” she said and then got up from her chair. Her eyes watered and her skin reddened.
“Miss, there is no sci-fi pitch fest tomorrow. Here, look at the schedule.” Claude slid the itinerary her way before she walked off. “It’s all paranormal and romance crap tomorrow.” He got her to smile. “C’mon, sit down. Trust me, my opinion on this subject is meaningless. I specialize in diet books and nonfiction. I’m here because I was late. Try your pitch on me, I’m harmless.”
She reddened again, embarrassed at something he must have said. Hotel workers entered the ballroom and began collapsing the cubicles, putting round tables in their space. He had a two hour reprieve and then it was cocktail time.
“There kicking us out,” the girl said. “Guess it wasn’t meant to be.”
“Let me assume you are coming to the cocktail hour.” The girl nodded. “How about you drink up some false courage and then pitch me?” She smiled and nodded. Claude wouldn’t mind taking her back to his room at the end of the night, but there was something more. She had his attention.
“I’ll be here. I’ll be ready then,” she said.
Yes, Vegas was getting better and better.
Guest
Post:
While
writing my newest novel, The Best Seller (May 31st, 2016,
Solstice Publishers), my Nazi research led me to Operation Paperclip.
This American covert operation smuggled somewhere between five hundred to
five thousand men who were at the top of their fields in technology, weaponry,
and science into the United States to continue their work.
This
operation was originally called Operation Overcast. Most of
it is still classified today. The names of many of these Nazi engineers
and scientists were written on a special list called Osenberg's list. A
Polish tech found part of the list on a toilet seat at Bonn University.
Government
officials found these men and recruited them to the United States.
Neither the state department nor those in charge of prosecuting war
criminals were informed. All of this was done in the name of power and
progress.
These
scientists worked at secret bases in New Mexico, Texas, and Alabama. Many
feared that if the U.S. didn't take advantage of these great minds, the Soviets
would.
Both sides knew Germany was the most advanced country in the world
when it came to weapons of mass destruction. America caught a glimpse of
the marvelous German advancements after capturing a German sub that held V-1
glide bombs and V-2 rockets.
Wernher
von Braun, perhaps the most famous Nazi rocket scientist, was part of the
program. He led the U.S. air and space program. One of his most
prestigious engineering feats was the Saturn V. Many rumors circulated on
how and where he got his information. Some claimed he communicated with
aliens about space travel. One of his proteges, Doctor Carol Rosin, stated
otherwise. She announced to the world that Braun feared Eisenhower's
ultimate political warning-the military-industrial complex. On Braun's
deathbed, he supposedly said that America was playing the alien card. In
other words, when the time came, America would claim that aliens were a threat
and all kinds of weaponry and related space gadgets would be needed to defend
the world against these advanced beings from other galaxies. According to
Rosin, Braun called aliens the ultimate lie.
Many
believe America's superpower status was largely due to their World War II
victory and the Germans they embraced. Some even call America's power the
Fourth Reich. This conspiracy might very well be reality.
The Best Seller uses Operation
Paperclip as part of the story line when explaining the progression of
genetics.
My Review:
Maya Smock lived in the system all her life. She grew up in
foster care. Her mother left her at an orphanage when she was a baby. She was
put into some very rough homes throughout her life. She was abused in more than
one way. When she told once everyone thought she was crazy and she vowed never
to tell again.
After the system threw her out on the street when she was
eighteen years old with no job or anyone to help her she did manage to hit it
lucky though. She met a guy that worked in a bookstore that gave her a job. She
loved working in the bookstore as she loved reading. Maya could always be found
with a book in her hands. When she was on break at work she was reading.
Reading was her way of getting away and it was also a way for her to hide to
become invisible. She didn’t like people noticing or seeing her she did not
like being the center of attention like some people. She liked staying to
herself that way no one could hurt her.
Maya liked to write and she would let her boss and best
friend read what she wrote. When she wrote her first book her boss loved it and
told her she needed to get it published. There was a booking signing of sorts
coming to town and he told her to go and take her book and hopefully she would
find someone that wanted it.
Maya decided to go to the signing and that is where she
meets her agent who later also becomes her husband. After Maya finally “sells”
her book to him they fall head over heels in love. He wraps Maya around his
little finger in more ways than one. Maya is so naïve that she believes
everything he says. Maya’s heart is so big that she believes everyone but trust
no one.
Maya also meets another great man at the signing an author
who becomes a close friend in a short amount of time. He believes that they are
a lot like. He says his books write themselves and he believes that Maya’s does
the same. Maya is not sure about him at first but over time she becomes to
believe him more than anyone. Jay shows Maya that they are a like in more ways
than one. Jay introduces Maya to a world with aliens in it and tells her they
were created in a lab. At first of course she doesn’t believe him but after he
shows her all of his research for lack of a better word at the moment she
starts to have her doubts about everything she has been taught.
I have read lots of Dina’s books and loved them all but I
think The Best Seller is the best one yet; maybe. I honestly believe that The
Best Seller is a “best seller” and will enter the book world at warp speed. So
grab your copy today so you don’t miss out this fantastic ride that I believe
that The Best Seller is going to take us on. I am anxiously awaiting the next
Best Seller. I hope it is soon. Dina?
Author Bio:
Dina Rae brings an academic element to her novels by weaving
research and history throughout the stories. Big Pharma, Big Agri, Big
Conspiracy is Dina's first nonfiction work.
Dina lives with her husband, two daughters, and dog outside
of Dallas. She is a Christian, avid tennis player, movie buff, teacher, and
self-proclaimed expert on several conspiracy theories. She has been interviewed
numerous times in e-zines, websites, blogs, newspapers, and syndicated radio
programs. When she is not writing she is reading novels from her favorite
authors Dan Brown, Stephen King, Brad Thor, and George R.R. Martin. She also
enjoys reading about religion, UFOs, New World Order, government conspiracies,
political intrigue, and other cultures. The Best Seller, her newest
sci-fi novel, is released by Solstice Publishing.
