by Jeff W
Horton
Claire is dead.
She’s been the love of Kevin Foster’s life for as long as he can remember; his
soulmate, and his best friend.
Before she dies, Claire, an archaeologist, goes on an expedition to the Middle
East and comes across evidence supporting the existence of a biblical,
antediluvian site the ancients called Heaven’s Oasis, and that certain ancient
artifacts can lead her to it. Claire believes that finding this site will help
prove the Bible's veracity, and provide indisputable evidence of God's
existence.
Following her unexpected death Claire's expeditions become public knowledge,
and the subsequent assaults against her reputation from the scientific
community and the media are both brutal and relentless.
Furious at the public ridicule and to prove she was right, Kevin decides to
pick up where Claire left off in her search and to finish what she started.
He’s willing to sacrifice everything, even his life, to restore her reputation
and to honor her memory.
A billionaire arms dealer named Kain Masterson has also been searching for the
Oasis, however, intending to keep what he finds for himself. The deadly
competition soon becomes a struggle just to stay alive in the race to find the
artifacts, follow the clues, and ultimately to find Heaven’s Oasis.
ebook, 258 pages
Published November 22nd 2016
Jeff W. Horton was an Information technology professional
for twenty-five years before deciding to pursue his lifelong dream of being a
writer. Since becoming an author and screenwriter of family-friendly fiction,
Jeff has written two screenplays and eight published novels in several genres
including apocalyptic-fiction, science-fiction, religious fantasy, and romance
thrillers.
When he's not penning his next novel, Jeff enjoys spending time with his
family, going to church, and reading. Among his favorite authors are many
immediately recognizable names including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells,
Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, C.S. Lewis, Ted
Dekker, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Jeff Horton is a member of the North Carolina
Writers Network.
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Q & A with Jeff Horton
Tell us a little bit about your main characters.
Who designs the covers for your books and what is that process like for you as an author?
For me and my publisher it has always been a
give and take process. We tend to work well together, batting designs back and
forth, until we end up with something we’re both happy with. For me the cover
is very important, as it’s the first a
reader sees. As an artist it is important that the cover convey something about
the novel, at some level, to the potential reader, so it’s always a struggle
for me.
Describe your ideal writing spot.
Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks?
If you could have any supernatural power, what would you choose and why?
What book are you reading now?
Tell us a little bit about your main characters.
First, please let me say thanks to and to
everyone in the group for this opportunity to tell you a little about my latest
novel, Heaven’s Oasis. I’m really excited about this one, because I feel it’s a
touching love story, with a lot of suspense and thrills
thrown in as well. I very much appreciate it and I hope that some
of you will take a look at Heaven’s Oasis!
The main characters in Heaven’s Oasis are:
Kevin Foster-The protagonist. Kevin is a young man fresh out
of high school when he first meets Claire. He’s a kind, hard-working young
Christian man, but he’s also a teenager, who’s out with a friend driving up and
down the strip at beach talking with girls when he meets Claire. He attends
UNC-Chapel Hill and after obtaining a bachelor’s degree, goes on to obtain a
PhD and becomes a history professor. Kevin forms a deep, intense bond with
Claire while they are undergraduate student, before later marrying her. The two
are extremely devoted to one another. Following Claire’s death she is ridiculed
in the press for her theories and her work. Determined to honor her memory and
discredit those who ridiculed her in death,
Kevin sets out to finish Claire’s research and make the discovery she
was certain she would find.
Claire Evans: Claire
is a warm, sensitive, and thoughtful woman. She and Kevin are both scared by
the intense bond they form so early on, and end up going separate ways for a
short while before coming back together for good. Claire’s interest is in
archaeology, and eventually becomes an archaeologist. She makes some amazing
discoveries early on and proves to be a rising star in the field, which leads
to rivalries and jealousies from among her peers.
Zari Abedini: Zari is
one of Claire’s contacts in the Middle East and a friend. helps Claire with
expeditions within Iraq or Iran. She is also a beautiful Persian woman who,
several years after Claire’s death, ends up falling in love with Kevin while
he’s following in Claire’s footsteps, and helps him complete the work for
Claire as well as for Kevin, despite the danger and risk to her life.
Kain Masterson: A billionaire arms dealer, and murderer, Kain
Masterson has also been searching for the Oasis believing it holds the fountain
of youth, intending to keep it for himself. He and his team of mercenaries
hound Claire and then Kevin and Zari after her, as they race to find Heaven’s
Oasis.
Who designs the covers for your books and what is that process like for you as an author?
Describe your ideal writing spot.
My favorite
writing spot to date is sitting on a balcony or porch at the beach while
listening to the ocean waves crashing on the shore. Most of the time, however,
I write while sitting in my easy chair in front of the television, though my
most productive writing comes when I have something blocking my view, while,
you guessed it, listening to a recording of the ocean waves crashing on the
shore. : )
.
What is the best advice you have
been given?
Jeff W. Horton: I’d say that the best advice I’ve been given
is this, there really is no right or wrong way to write a novel, everyone’s
different. Another piece of very helpful advice was this, write because you enjoy
it, because you love it, not just to make money. I imagine that by so doing,
you may just end up writing a bestseller!
As a child, what did you want to
be when you grew up?
Jeff W. Horton: Like a lot of boys growing up in the 1970s I
wanted to be an astronaut when I was little. Funny, being a writer was probably
the last thing I ever expected to end up doing, but I really enjoy it! Of
course with our imaginations, we can go much further than we ever could as an
astronaut, so I’m not complaining!
Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks?
I’d say I have to prefer paperback and
hardbacks over ebooks. There’s just something about having a physical copy of a
book…maybe I’m just a little old-fashioned. I enjoy ebooks, don’t get me wrong,
but there’s just something about carrying a book around with me with nothing
required but some light to read by and my eyes.
If you could have any supernatural power, what would you choose and why?
Hmmm…that’s a tough one. I suppose I’d just
like to be Superman; that about sums it up!
What book are you reading now?
I’m currently working on my ninth novel so I’ve been really
busy, but once I’ve finished it I’ll definitely be picking up another novel to
read. I’ve found reading a novel in-between writing one to be both refreshing
and helpful! I prefer reading so much to watching movies; the experience is
just so much deeper and enjoyable. It certainly would be nice if we could get
more young people to re-discover the joy of reading!
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