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Writing has always been in Ms. Church's blood. At age 9, she would write picture books (about horses of course), tape them together (too young for staples??) and even give them a publishing house name (Church Books; what else?). To this day, those books sit in storage somewhere. In school, Church could be found in the back of the classroom, writing short stories (and still managing A's in English and Art).
Unfortunately, a lifetime of severe mental illness, anxiety and depression kept her from living her dream of publishing (and acting, though she appeared in many plays, a TV show, a small movie and a couple commercials).
By 2004, she was finally properly diagnosed, given the correct meds, and went out to live one of her lifelong dreams: Owning a horse. A magnificent horse who saved her from herself.
Her first book, House Cat (non-fiction) was traditionally published when an editor who rejected it left the publisher, and the new editor pulled Church's manuscript from a "slush" pile of 200 rejected manuscripts only to see it to publication. Her book Indoor Cats won the 2001 Iams Responsible Cat Ownership Award.
But, finally, after working on honing her fiction skills, Ms. Church made the decision to write a short novella, a brainstorm idea introducing a brand new, conceptual and innovative vampire series in a way never before done. As a no-name in fiction, this was a big, bold move. With no cash, no job (disability only due to mental illness), she put the book out all on her own; writing, editing, cover design, formatting, everything. Though far from perfect, this was a big step and a big dream.
Book One received a Finalist Medal in the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and Book Two is recently out. Book Three is on the horizon. Book One of a brand new series (The Anachronistic Dimensions Trilogy), Beyond Every Mirror is out and getting rave reviews for plot, characterization, formatting and cover design.
Christine Church embraces reviews and insight! To learn more, get freebies and join contests for free books, please visit www.christinechurch.net
Reviewed by Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
Beyond Every Mirror: Anachronistic Dimensions Book 1 by Christine Church is the story of a man and how his life is affected by his reflection and what he sees in the mirror. Only his reflection in mirrors reveals something far more sinister than you can even imagine. Dane Bainbridge is the kind of a man women desire. He is strong, bold and very handsome, so it makes for women to want him, men want to be him, and Dane thrives on that. He has everything that people envy, but what he truly wants is love. Only, the woman he loves and wants does not exist, except in mirrors. He has been seeing one woman in mirrors all his life and he has no idea if she is real or not. He only knows that he wants her. Meriah is the woman Dane sees in mirrors. She lives in a dimension beyond mirrors. Her world is kept alive with the blood of one mortal, Dane. His blood and his strength are keeping her world alive. But this means Dane has to suffer in every way, and he is miserable because he loves someone who he can never have.
This was definitely a different kind of science fiction romance. I have to admit, I have never read anything quite like it and I loved it. Brilliant and well written. Superb!! Also, I love the cover. I loved Dane, his charm and his attitude. He was strong and that is his main characteristic. He was also very intelligent and that was a surprise to me. He didn’t wait for clues to appear and he didn’t wait for an epiphany to hit him like magic. I can’t wait for the next novel in the series because this one just blew me away. And the writing style of the author was amazing. She handled the characters, and the two dimensions really well. I loved it!
