H.L. Cherryholmes

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Another Great Review!

Excerpt from Rainbow Reviews:

“‘A Slight Touch’ is a story which is sure to inspire you. It is well-written and employs the use of realistic, humorous dialogue. It has an unpredictable and original plot which is filled with a variety of interesting, lovable characters who are realistically imperfect. It is a story which at times seems mysterious and perplexing but ultimately delivers a poignant message. It is uplifting and encouraging and sure to leave the reader with a lot to think about. I recommend it highly and sincerely hope to see a lot more from this author.”

To see the full review go to: rainbow-reviews.com or click the link under “Blogroll” on the right side of the page.

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Another Great Review!

by Julie Ann Dawson at Gather.com

Martha: A 50ish year old woman whose dreams long ago evaporated into monotony, until her sister sends her a bus ticket to L.A. to come watch her star in a play. Marc: A high-powered media seller forced to slum it on a bus after missing his flight to L.A. Emanuel: A young gay man heading to L.A. to escape the pain of a break-up with the man he thought was his true love. Three unrelated people who just happen to end up on the same bus…but is it as random as chance would have the reader believe?

A Slight Touch is a book for people-watchers; those of us that just enjoy watching other people and trying to imagine what they might be thinking. Its chapters alternate between these three characters and Miller, a seemingly harmless but slightly creepy security guard that finally crosses the line and begins a downward spiral into violence. Each chapter artfully brings the characters to life, and each character earns your undivided attention while he or she is center stage.

At a routine rest stop, Martha, Emanuel, and Marc all miss their bus and have to find alternative ways to get to L.A. As we watch each deal with what would seem to be nothing more than a minor nuisance, we learn that the bus they were all suppose to be on becomes involved in a fatal accident and all of the passengers died. As the book progresses, the story slowly transforms from a collection of separate tales involving the characters into an interwoven plot revealing how interconnected the characters actually are.

A Slight Touch is an intriguing read, and a recommended book for readers that enjoy character-driven narratives.

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NEW REVIEW!

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Reviewed by Molly’s Reviews
molly martin
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On the pages of A Slight Touch the reader is carried along on an absorbing romp through the elusive junctures that cross and recross in the course of life. Human significance is touched on in gentle manner which is neither unbending nor devotee as writer Cherryholmes lends a bit of faith based tweak the text.

Interesting writing format: Structured to follow a three act arrangement of a theatre play the format works well to craft reflexivity for characters and readers. A compelling work fashioned with intriguing associations between characters drawing the reader into the work if for no other reason than the text revolves around the main players all being drawn to Los Angeles for the purpose of attending a theatre production.

Filled to capacity with a varied grouping of precise, multifaceted characters who appear estranged at times, but linked by self-discovery find themselves prodded in the direction of a commonality of thought to thwart a calamity in the making and set against well defined back drop of things to see, noise and reverberation as well as varying venues have merged to make A Slight Touch a most intriguing read. Writer Cherryholmes proves to be a very adept storyteller in this blending of wit, self-observation and suspenseful chronicle.

For a California native who has often visited the Los Angeles area and have traveled through Albuquerque many times during family vacations, and as a Oklahoma resident who has stepped aboard AmTrak over in Kansas to ride the South West Chief through Albuerque and on to LA; reading of A Slight Touch was accomplished with nods of the head and ummm hmmm, as I found places and people I could all but recognize as having seen or met.

Enjoyed the read, happy to recommend, not for everyone those easily offended will get their knickers in a knot: some profanity and some reference to homosexuality.

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Book Trailer for A Slight Touch

Okay, this is the latest marketing tool for books.  It’s like a movie trailer but for books. Here’s mine:

A Slight Touch Trailer

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NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM & BARNESandNOBLE.COM!

Links below in the blogroll.

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“A Slight Touch” Now Available!

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Description:

On an unremarkable summer afternoon in Albuquerque, a bus departs for Los Angeles. Three of the passengers, unfamiliar with one another and unaware of how entangled their paths will soon become, alter their fates when they miss a routine connection.

Empty-nester Martha Gregory, lacking experience in a world beyond her husband and home in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, is lured by a pre-paid ticket to reconnect with her free-spirited younger sister.

Handsome media executive Marc Greensweig, hindered by his fear of flying, deigns to return from a business trip by bus, fortified by the gorgeous wife and free pass to the top of the corporate ladder awaiting him at home.

Emanuel Montoya, an impressionable recent college grad fleeing the remnants of a painful breakup, eagerly embraces the new life that beckons when his fabulous best friend offers him a place to stay in West Hollywood.

Meanwhile, simmering in L. A. is William Miller, a lonely security guard, fighting a losing battle to distance himself from the troubling voices in his head.

As if guided by an unseen hand, each must respond to a crisis in which their actions will ultimately determine whether second chances really do exist…
Purchase “A Slight Touch” here!

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