Hello! Welcome this bi-weekly edition of Bauer’s Bytes. 🙂 It’s been a hectic year! How is it almost June!? This week, we’re going back to Whisper, and following Kris and Dawood as they build the first steps of their new life. If you haven’t read Whisper, turn away! Spoilers within! Happy Reading! Kris […]
“Indeed, Islam began as something strange, and it will return to being strange just as it began. so glad tidings of paradise be for the strangers, the ones who are righteous and are guided by Allah.” ~ Prophet Muhammad, salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam. When I started writing this novel, I set in my […]
“You must be Gul Bahar.” General Khan chuckled. “I see why the name stuck.” He spoke in Dari. Fazl, Khan’s translator, hung by his shoulder. “If you wore a turban, you’d be a beautiful Afghan boy.” George coughed, glancing sidelong at Kris. He knew just enough Farsi, the Iranian version of Dari, to parse […]
Historical Fiction. What do you think of when you picture that genre? Far-away times? Distant generations? Events where there couldn’t possibly be an emotional connection to you at all, other than the intrigue of a historian? What does it mean to write recent history? Contemporary fiction is defined, as a genre, […]
The truth is complicated. On September 11th, 2001, Kris Caldera was a junior member of the CIA’s Alec Station, the unit dedicated to finding and stopping Osama Bin Laden. They failed. Ten days later, he was on the ground in Afghanistan with a Special Forces team, driven to avenge the ghosts that haunted him […]
Welcome to Bauer’s Bytes, and the last excerpt of Whisper before the release! This week, enjoy a sneak peek at Chapter 6! Chapter 6 Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan September 27, 2001 War, like all things, moved slowly. Scouting the front lines was delayed. The trucks Kris ordered from Khan arrived through Ghasi and […]
Welcome to Bauer’s Bytes! I’ve moved to an every other week format for now, as I’m trying to wrap up Whisper and launch it soon. 🙂 And, in that vein, here is a Byte about how Mike & Kris met, courtesy of Gloria! Happy Reading! Kris spotted him the moment he walked […]
Welcome to Bauer’s Bytes! This week, you’re getting another excerpt from Kris’s novel…. as well as the title! Kris’s novel will be called Whisper. I’m playing this one close to the vest, keeping most excerpts and details under wraps. I am crossing all of my fingers and toes for a late March/Early April release! Enjoy […]
Welcome to this week’s Bauer’s Bytes! This week, we get a sneak peek at my new novel, Hush! Meet Deputy U.S. Marshal Mike Lucciano! Simultaneous knocking—banging, like an invading horde was at his door—and a ceaseless rattle of his doorknob broke over his radio belting out Britney Spears on Saturday morning. Mike threw […]
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