Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509

Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509 is a novel set in Ocean County, New Jersey.  The story follows the story of a teenage basketball star who feels his life is over when he is sent to military school to commute an aggravated assault charge.  Liam Rider's star quickly falls as he finds military school to be far more than he had bargained for.  He finds the cadets harsh and abrasive; and the staff less than welcoming.  When the guidance counselor tells him that he is going to be set back a year because of his remedial classes at public school, he feels like life couldn't get any worse.

When he meets Lisbeth Harrington, he feels like the tide may be turning in his favor.  She is assigned to help him acclimate to his new surroundings in the middle of a semester and he quickly realizes that she is the only friend he has at the school.  And when he begins having disturbing dreams of kids killing each other and seeing people in his room that aren't really there, he enlists he help to find out why no one has been assigned to room 509 for twenty years — and why he is being tormented by the ghosts of cadets past.

Suddenly pulled into the past of the historic school by nightmares of his own suicide, Liam and Lisbeth are catapulted forward into the

hidden history of ghosts, suicide and murder.  Can they solve the mysteries of the military school before Liam becomes the next victim of the paranormal murderer?

Have you read the reviews of Towering Pines??

BookWenches.Com -- "haunting ambiance" ... "vivid and descriptive" ... "deep and multi-faceted characters" ... "may be targeted at young adults, but it is not at all childish" -- 4.25/5.00

BittenByBooks.Com -- "grips the reader’s attention throughout."... "The suspense captures the reader until the very end." ... "plot was solid and easily intertwined the characters throughout the story." -- 4.5/5.00

OnlineBookReview - "It's Harry Potter for grown ups! Or... almost grown ups" ... "rivals the Twilight series for the teenage attention span in every way" ... "this is a page turner that mixed just the right amount of teen-angst with ghosts and magic" -- 9/10

Available on Paperback, Amazon Kindle and Coming Soon Audible Audiobook

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The Star of Christmas

For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son... but how did He choose the star to announce the birth of the Savior?

Through this moving story of humility and service to something bigger than ones self a holiday tradition is born!

This fully illustrated story of God's servant is sure to become a staple in your holidays for years to come!

The Fundraiser

What better way to raise funds for your church or spiritual organization than by delivering the spirit of the season to your congregation?  Join  other area churches who have sold The Star of Christmas during the holiday season and raised hundreds of dollars for youth groups, mission trips or improvements to their buildings.

Here's how it works:

• You contact Bruce by clicking here, and set a date for the sale and a price for the book per copy.
• You tell your congregation on your website, in your bulleting, during weekly announcements before service or any other way that you see fit, about the sale.
• Your congregates place their orders with your church office, and your church office collects payments for the books.
• On the end of sale date that you set, your office would send the order information and payment for the books ordered.  The only payment due is the cost per book ($7) - your church keeps the balance!
• The books arrive at your church office in plenty of time for holiday gift giving!
• SAMPLE: Bruce recommends setting a price of $10 per book.   Bruce pays $7 per book to have them printed.  You make $3 per book.  The average congregation sells 70 books - that is an average $210 profit for each church.

Available in Paperback, Amazon Kindle and Audible Audiobook

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Philadelphia Story

Sipping his coffee and admiring Independence Hall, Lance Carter had no idea where the day’s events would take him. With each sip of the blazingly hot brew his past comes closer and closer pulling him back to one moment in time that he thought was a closed case.

Together with his partner, Linc Diesel, Carter’s well-meaning conscience keeps digging holes that the two of them can’t fill.  Who knew that a ten year old girl could bring the full force of Philadelphia’s Asian Mafia down on top of them?

Follow Lance as he roars through the city streets of Philadelphia while he battles the pain of lost love, missed opportunity, good deeds gone wrong and the ultimate battle with the seedy underbelly of Philadelphia!

Here is what the press is saying:

Reader's Favorite (5/5) says "grabs you from the start and doesn't let you go"..."very well developed characters: both good and bad"...recommended to any lover of detective fiction"!

Night Owl Book Reviews TOP PICK for 2012 - "like 1946's The Big Sleep was meeting up with a more modern version of Detective Phillip Marlow"

Available on Paperback and Amazon Kindle

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The Insider's Story

When Lacey Ramsey walks into Lance Carter's office she wants to hire him to get her boyfriend out of trouble.  Lance thinks she's nothing more than a girlfriend with an over active imagination... until he learns he is a Philadelphia Police Officer.  When he learns he is an elite POINT team member, he is sure he wants nothing to do with this case.

When he learns Lacey's boyfriend is cheating on her and that is why he is ignoring Lacey, Lance thinks case closed.

But when the body count begins to mount he knows this case is far from closed...

Follow Lance and Linc Diesel through an adventure that takes them through the gang-riddled streets of South Philadelphia and into the historic buildings of Olde City.  They fall into the world of dirty cops, gang violence and ultimately find themselves on the run and wanted for murder!

The Press LOVES Lance Carter:

Night Owl Book Reviews: "Bruce A.Sarte returns to the world of Detective Lance Carter with another thrilling joy ride that takes readers to both sides of the law. Make sure you have time to read this one straight through because this is one that you just cant put down."

Reviews for Philadelphia Story:

Reader's Favorite (4/5) says "grabs you from the start and doesn't let you go"..."very well developed characters: both good and bad"...recommended to any lover of detective fiction"!

Night Owl Book Reviews TOP PICK for 2012 - "like 1946's The Big Sleep was meeting up with a more modern version of Detective Phillip Marlow"

 Available on Paperback, Amazon Kindle and Audible Audiobook

Bruce's History BLOG

Bruce takes his passion for history and creates short, easy to approach and read summaries of important historical events with a few things that you might not have known before!  While Bruce's favorite topics are the American Revolution and World War II, you never know what time or place in history Bruce might tackle in his BLOG this week!

Click the graphic to visit Bruce's BLOG!

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