CFBA presents Lip Reading by Harry Kraus

This week, the 

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance 

is introducing 

Lip Reading 

David C. Cook (March 1, 2014) 

by 

Harry KrausABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Word from Harry:

I started writing my first novel during my last year of surgery training at UK. I was a chief resident, and started writing Stainless Steal Hearts in a call room at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Lexington. It was a crazy time to write! I had a very demanding schedule, often spending days and nights in the hospital. I had two sons at that time, and I recognized the wisdom in my wife’s urging: “Now doesn’t seem the right time for this dream.”

My experience as a writer is far from typical. Having received my formal training in biology and chemistry and medicine, my only preparation for a writing career was a love for reading. The longest thing I’d written before my first novel was a term paper in undergraduate school. My first novel was accepted by Crossway Books and published in 1994, and it wasn’t until after I had FOUR published novels that I even opened a book of instruction about the craft of writing fiction. This is not what I recommend to others! Yes, I was successful, but I was bending the “rules” without knowing it. I had a natural talent for plotting, but I realize my initial success may have stunted my growth as a writer. I’d have made faster progress if I’d have gone to the fiction teachers sooner.

I have three sons: Joel, Evan, and Samuel. Look closely in all of my books and you’ll see them there. My lovely wife, Kris, provides the basic composition for all those beautiful, athletic, dedicated women in my novels.

ABOUT THE BOOK

She Could Save Millions, or Save Herself

She just needs a little longer. She’s really close. Dr. Rebecca Jackson, a medical researcher, stands on the verge of a breakthrough that will transform medicine. But she soon discovers the reason behind the miraculous progress in her research, and it leaves her with a nearly impossible choice . . . and little time to decide. More than her research is at stake. And more threatens it than this latest revelation. Something she’s tried hard to cover up. There is a high cost to some things in medicine and it’s not always the patient who pays. Can Rebecca find the faith and wisdom she needs to make the right call? The clock is ticking and the pressure is on.

 

If you would like to read the first chapter of Lip Reading, go HERE.

 

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

This is a fantastic read! I really enjoyed the story line, characters and the rolls they played as the story unfolded. There were good guys, and the not so good guys, but they were all so very intriguing and entertaining. The story kept my attention because of Becca and Noah’s  getting back together after many years of being apart, as well as the secrets and the high risks of working so high up in medical research, and in this case, trying to produce a fake blood that can take the place of real blood in transfusions. This keeps the story at a very fast pace, and all of the difficulties and troubles that happened throughout the book aided in the excitement.

Lip Reading would be awesome for those who enjoy fiction about medical life, or if you just like a good clean fiction to read, this is one you will enjoy. And I don’t want to leave out that the author does a great job of weaving God and the Christian life into the everyday life of the some of the characters. This was especially heartwarming for one of the characters in this book! Enjoy this read as much as I did!

I received this book from CFBA to read and review.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55

 

CFBA Presents….An Open Heart by Dr. Harry Kraus….from Abingdon Press

This week, the 

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance 

is introducing 

An Open Heart 

David C. Cook (June 1, 2013) 

by 

Harry KrausABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Word from Harry:

I started writing my first novel during my last year of surgery training at UK. I was a chief resident, and started writing Stainless Steal Hearts in a call room at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Lexington. It was a crazy time to write! I had a very demanding schedule, often spending days and nights in the hospital. I had two sons at that time, and I recognized the wisdom in my wife’s urging: “Now doesn’t seem the right time for this dream.”

My experience as a writer is far from typical. Having received my formal training in biology and chemistry and medicine, my only preparation for a writing career was a love for reading. The longest thing I’d written before my first novel was a term paper in undergraduate school. My first novel was accepted by Crossway Books and published in 1994, and it wasn’t until after I had FOUR published novels that I even opened a book of instruction about the craft of writing fiction. This is not what I recommend to others! Yes, I was successful, but I was bending the “rules” without knowing it. I had a natural talent for plotting, but I realize my initial success may have stunted my growth as a writer. I’d have made faster progress if I’d have gone to the fiction teachers sooner.

I have three sons: Joel, Evan, and Samuel. Look closely in all of my books and you’ll see them there. My lovely wife, Kris, provides the basic composition for all those beautiful, athletic, dedicated women in my novels.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Their Messages—From Beyond the Grave—Might Destroy Him …

They hover between life and death, their hearts stopped on the surgery table. And the messages Dr. Jace Rawlings’ open-heart surgery patients bring back from beyond the grave cannot be ignored. For they predict the deaths of people around him, and point a finger of suspicion straight at him.

It thrusts Jace into a firestorm of controversy and danger. A maeltsrom blown by the darker winds of political intrigue and spiritual warfare. And the forces working against him will do anything to stop him from uncovering a truth they will kill to hide. He’d come to Kenya to establish a heart-surgery program for the poor. But what he will find in that place where he grew up will put everything at risk–his marriage, his career . . . his life.

If you would like to read the first chapter of An Open Heart, go HERE.

 

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Jace Rawlings wanted to help those in his home country that needed open heart surgery, but he didn’t realize the messages from beyond that he would face from his patients. Someone was trying to tell him something, but what?

This is my second book by Harry Kraus, and and I really enjoy his writing. Kraus is one of those authors who grab your heart and attection in the very first pages, and just won’t let go until long after the last page. Jace fraced a lot of bitterness because of his past life, and wanted to honor his sisters wishes. But what Jace found was a whirlwind of danger and fear, and uncertain circumstances from every angle. Harry Kraus creates characters that will worm their way into your hears in a unique way, and find a place there for a long time. I loved the suspense, mystery, thrills, as well as the way Kraus shows how God is always working in our lives, even when we don’t realize it. This book is just plain awesome! I love, loved it and am waiting for the next book from author Dr. Harry Kraus.

I received this book from CFBA to read and
review.  I was not required to write a
positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this
in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55.

CFBA Presents A Heartbeat Away by Harry Kraus

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingA Heartbeat AwayDavid C. Cook (September 1, 2012)byHarry KrausABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Word from Harry:

I started writing my first novel during my last year of surgery training at UK. I was a chief resident, and started writing Stainless Steal Hearts in a call room at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Lexington. It was a crazy time to write! I had a very demanding schedule, often spending days and nights in the hospital. I had two sons at that time, and I recognized the wisdom in my wife’s urging: “Now doesn’t seem the right time for this dream.”

My experience as a writer is far from typical. Having received my formal training in biology and chemistry and medicine, my only preparation for a writing career was a love for reading. The longest thing I’d written before my first novel was a term paper in undergraduate school. My first novel was accepted by Crossway Books and published in 1994, and it wasn’t until after I had FOUR published novels that I even opened a book of instruction about the craft of writing fiction. This is not what I recommend to others! Yes, I was successful, but I was bending the “rules” without knowing it. I had a natural talent for plotting, but I realize my initial success may have stunted my growth as a writer. I’d have made faster progress if I’d have gone to the fiction teachers sooner.

I have three sons: Joel, Evan, and Samuel. Look closely in all of my books and you’ll see them there. My lovely wife, Kris, provides the basic composition for all those beautiful, athletic, dedicated women in my novels.
ABOUT THE BOOK

When a brilliant surgeon undergoes a heart transplant, her life transforms as she begins experiencing memories of a murder she never witnessed.

The residents worship her. Nurses step out of her way. Her colleagues respect and sometimes even fear her. But surgeon Tori Taylor never expected to end up on this side of the operating table.

Now she has a new heart. This life that was formerly controlled and predictable is now chaotic. Dr. Taylor had famously protected herself from love or commitment, but her walls are beginning to crumble.

And strangest of all, memories surface that will take her on a journey out of the operating room and into a murder investigation.

Where there once was a heart of stone, there is a heart of flesh. And there is no going back.
If you’d like to read the first chapter excerpt of A Heartbeat Away, go HERE.

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Wow, I can’t believe this is my first book by Harry Kraus. This is an awesome read! I love medical Christian fiction, and this one was just right up my alley!

When Tori finally gets her new heart, and just in time, things start happening that’s totally new to her, like her change in feelings. She soon discovers that these feelings are ones of her donor’s. And boy does this story ever take off with a bang! With a subject I’d never heard of before, I was glued to the pages of this book to see what was going to happen next. And let me tell you, there are so many twists and turns in this story, there is no way I can begin to tell you about them. And even if I could, I wouldn’t because it would ruin it for you.

And the most heartwarming thing about the book is the unique way author Harry Kraus has of making sure the gospel is told in a detailed but loving way. I appreciate the way the author uses his writing so those reading his books can see Jesus in a strong and mighty, yet warm and loving way.

Overall, this is an amazingly wonderful book, one that I very highly recommend. I assure you, this book will be at the top of your book list for 2012.

This book was provided by David Cook through Christian Fiction Blog
Alliance. I was not required or expected to give a positive review. The
opinions in this review are mine only.