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Bruce lives just outside of Philadelphia with his wife and four children. In addition to writing, he enjoys baseball, playing guitar, reading, church, cooking and being a dad.
Bruce grew up at the Jersey Shore (the picture is at Point Pleasant Beach, where Sands of Time is set) and graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, NJ where he first became enthralled with reading and writing. From his early influences Bruce was introduced to and fell in love with Shakespeare, Marlow, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Bruce has published the vampire thriller Sands of Time, the paranormal murder mystery Towering Pines Volume One: Room 509, has a story in the horror anthology Bump in the Night 2010 plus the Kindle only offerings -- the historical mystery of Sweet Nessie, the story of how God selected The Star of Christmas and the top selling short-story Best Friends Forever about two friends who have been kidnapped by a secretive cult.
Look for Bruce's latest release, Philadelphia Story, due out Fall 2011!
Reviewed by Lynette Fowlston for Readers' Favorite
Sands Of Time by Bruce A. Sarte is the story of Sam, who is trying to cope after his wife and two children are killed in a car wreck, and the only thing that seems to help is keeping a bottle of Jack Daniels beside him. As the owner of a seaside resort and bar, he does have reputable employees who try and help pull him out of his slump; but it doesn't work until he starts seeing things: visions and a mysterious car. Are his wife and children still alive or is the bottle playing tricks with his mind? When a mysterious woman appears at the inn for a week’s vacation, they all feel she is trouble except for Sam. Just what part does she play in all of this and what about the help? Are they as reliable as he thinks? As he comes close to finding out the truth of what happened to his wife and children, will his life or those close around him be in danger?
This is quite a gripping story with a plot that, with its twists and turns, will keep the reader involved right up to the dramatic ending. I like the author's style where the middle of a sentence starts a new paragraph; it gives a distinct feeling to the book. I do have to say that the book is somewhat sexually sensual in spots, which would make the novel geared more to the adult readers. It has an excellent plot, the characters are very easy to become connected with, and the suspense will will keep hold of you to the end.
