John Molik will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
A Step Beyond
by John Molik
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GENRE: Thriller
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BLURB:
Dr.
Brigitte Sheen, an ambitious scientist, and her colleague develop a gene
therapy system to extend human life spans. Money owed by a Chinese investment
conglomerate for bearer bonds taken from the shadow government known as the
Horsemen never gets paid—but for good reason. The Chinese want the anti-aging
system, but so do the Horsemen. In a fierce battle of East versus West, the
future of mankind is at stake. Pursued by a crazed super soldier with enhanced
physical abilities, Dr. Sheen, with help from her husband, Jeremy Hughes,
Nikita Patel, and others, must overcome dark intentions of unseen powers... But
are those intentions really that evil?
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EXCERPT:
Brigitte had a look of wonder and astonishment. It was as if
all the world stretched before her like the open palm of her hand.
Again, they silently gazed at each other for a reaction.
Brigitte spoke first. “Look, I know how this might sound…”
She looked at Gerald for assurance. “But we’ve decided that the treatments, the
anti-aging system, will be offered at a reasonable and affordable price so that
the largest amount of people possible can benefit from it.” She paused for
effect, then looked at the webcam. “We’re looking at two thousand dollars for
the initial epigenetic therapies, with an additional five to seven hundred
dollars per year for the maintenance, which is my piece of the puzzle and
contains the mRNA anti-glycoxidation boosters.”
Gerald nodded his head in a spastic manner. His thick neck
flapped in and out like Jabba the Hutt scarfing down chicken nuggets. “Yes,
yes. This is our mission, Mr. Faber. Like my esteemed partner here, I would
have it no other way.” He took a quick look at Brigitte, and with straight
faces they both nodded in confirmation.
Ken, the astute lawyer, thought for a moment and got up from
his desk. He stood, placing both hands on the desk. Peering straight down into
his MacBook Air’s webcam, he sighed and then said, “That’s all well and good,
guys. Honestly, I think your intentions are admirable, to say the least,
but”—he paused—“and it’s a big ‘but’, not as big as, say, Kim Kardashian’s, but
it’s a big ‘but’ nonetheless.” He looked up. “Like I said, there will be some
real heinous opportunists that are going to be coming at this thing like
leviathans afloat. So, I’d watch your backs if I were you.”
Gerald gulped while Brigitte nodded.
“Look,” replied Brigitte. “I think you know that I am quite
capable of defending myself.”
Ken waggled his eyebrows. “You got that right.”
“And, well, I’m just saying that as long as we can maintain
tight control of TSS, and thoroughly vet each and every one of our potential
investors, then I see no reason why we can’t get these therapies out to
everyone at the best possible price. In fact, I see TSS actually lowering its
prices as new and
improved methodologies come into place.”
“And competition,” reminded Ken, “but, until there is
another fundamental breakthrough, any me too systems will need to pay you
royalties. That patent is good for twenty years.”
Brigitte smiled. “I have a feeling that both you and Roger
will be quite busy in the next few years assisting us getting our baby off the
ground.”
Ken nodded. “I look forward to it.” He paused and smiled.
“Today marks history. The beginning of an entirely new way of thinking about
our lives, our futures and on what we can accomplish.” He hesitated. “The legal
issues and eventual opportunists, some with spurious agendas, well, these
challenges will not take away the magic that is this moment, for you two, and
for the rest of the world.”
He picked up his MacBook and brought it up to eye level.
“Congratulations, guys! Now, go make us all live to a hundred!”
“Two hundred,” replied Brigitte in an unblinking stare.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
John grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California,
graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor's degree in economics, and has worked
in numerous corporate finance and project management positions in the consumer
electronics and IT industries. In 1990, he took an extended backpacking trip of
the South Pacific before attending graduate school. He met his future wife in
New Zealand, and they were married in 1991. They settled in Laguna Niguel,
California. In 2003, John and his family (now with two kids in tow) relocated
to Christchurch, New Zealand.
John's interest in writing began when he was a student at UC Davis
and worked as a feature writer for the California Aggie newspaper. Possessing
the desire to write again and with a goal on his bucket list to eventually try
his hand at thriller novels, he took the plunge and began writing his first
novel, The Fiduciary Delusion, in 2014.
John's interests also include science, existential philosophy,
health, and both Western and Eastern holistic medicine. John also plays guitar,
piano, sings, and writes music. In addition, a self-confessed “gym rat,” John
can be regularly found lifting weights, trudging up hills, sea kayaking, and
getting out and about enjoying the beautiful wild outdoors.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE:
John
Molik will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. This book is the second in series. It can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, but the reader would get a deeper connection if having read the first, The Fiduciary Delusion, which is available as e-book and Kindle Unlimited.
https://www.amazon.com/Fiduciary-Delusion-Book-Horsemen-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01DWA5BVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493135555&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fiduciary+delusion
Kind Regards, John
Welcome to Rogue's Angels' blog--hope your tour is successful!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing, thanks for sharing the excerpt!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover and excerpt. I wish you the best of luck with the remainder of the tour! Thanks so much for the Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt very much thank you.
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