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Read Jerry's latest Riven review or interview. Visit Jerry's Blog or view his Riven Video Spot today. Order Riven now. Heinous as any murder can be, the crime is not the story here. Rather, along with many other elements—seemingly unrelated at first blush—the crime serves as mere impetus to what really happened. And that proved unforgettable to any old enough to remember.
The unnamed state in which these events occurred had for nearly two centuries flaunted its renegade spirit, thumbing its nose at Washington. A succession of maverick governors, including one who engineered the state’s four-year secession during the Civil War, had served to fashion the commonwealth into a virtual landlocked island unto itself. Only Louisiana rivaled its no-nonsense prisons, only Texas its record on capital punishment.
The state’s leaders and citizens were as proud of their tough-on-crime reputation as they were of the state’s highway system, constructed and maintained wholly apart from federal funds and linking to the interstates only at the borders. The governor was as proud of the state’s decades-old reputation for budget surpluses as the legislature was of its historic capitol building.
Our two main characters, however, had never before given a thought to matters of state and could not have imagined how such would so thoroughly determine their fates.
Jerry says: “This is the novel I have always wanted to write. I determine whether a fiction idea has merit by how long it stays with me. Does it rattle in my brain, and do I find myself telling it to my wife and other confidants? Is it the type of a tale that will draw me back to the keyboard every day? Two-thirds of my published books have been novels, and only three have had that effect on me. I give my all to every one, but special joy and anticipation attend those that genuinely feel like the best ideas. Riven is my fourth such labor of love. The two main characters have remained in my memory since high school 40 years ago. The story idea is perhaps 20 years old. And those mystical, interweaving elements I hope make it all work have been tugging at me for more than a decade. If a novelist has a life’s work, this is mine. I hope in the end you agree and that Riven stays with you long after the final page.”
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Midnight Clear Jenkins Entertainment announces the DVD release of the award-winning production of Midnight Clear. This feature film starring Stephen Baldwin is based on a short story by Jerry B. Jenkins. Midnight Clear received the Best First Feature Film award from the 2007 Cinequest Film Festival. It also earned the Best Story Line award from the 2007 Boston International Film Festival. The novelization of this movie -- available now -- includes exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and a special interview with Victoria Jackson who plays the character, Margaret, in the film. The book was created jointly by Dallas Jenkins and his father Jerry B. Jenkins. Dallas Jenkins, president of Jenkins Entertainment in Los Angeles produced the company's first feature film, Hometown Legend. He also served as co-executive producer of Though None Go With Me, a feature that aired on The Hallmark Channel. And he directed their new film, a feature-length version of Midnight Clear, which released from LionsGate in December 2007. Dallas was a keynote speaker at the Christian Writers Guild Conference January 31-February 3, 2008. For more information about the Guild's 2009 event visit the Guild website. For a sample chapter of the new book, Midnight Clear, written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Dallas Jenkins, click here. This novel released from Tyndale House Publishers. Check out Dallas's blog for more details.
Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye topped Amazon's Top 10 List for book sales over the last decade. The authors were honored at a special concert event. Check out the details. The fifteen authors inducted into the Amazon Hall of Fame sold the largest numbers of books at Amazon.com in the ten years since the webstore opened online July 16, 1995.
Jerry B. Jenkins is the author of the Left Behind novels, the fastest-selling fiction series ever. These books, including the prequels The Rising, The Regime, and The Rapture, have garnered millions of readers since the series began in 1995. Jerry has written more than 170 books, including the Underground Zealot series: SOON, Silenced, and Shadowed. Sixteen of Jerry's titles have reached the New York Times best-seller list and have also appeared on the The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly best-seller lists. The last six books in the Left Behind series...including Glorious Appearing...debuted at #1 on all four lists. Desecration, book #9, was the best-selling novel in the world in 2001. Jerry's novel, SOON, was also on the New York Times best-seller list. Book #1, Left Behind, ranked in the top 100 books from the first 10 years of the USA Today Best-Seller list. Read Jerry's latest interview. You'll want to be sure to visit The Left Behind Secrets Website. It has been recently updated with some hilarious new videos starring Jerry. Just click on Left Behind Secrets and check out the fun. And pass the link along to a friend! You can learn more about new books, resources, and related items, view Jerry's Biography, look at a list of Frequently Asked Questions, and check Jerry's personal Itinerary for details of his upcoming speaking engagements and other appearances. |
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Jerry would like to announce that as of the July/August 2009 issue of Writer's Digest he will join the team of Contributing Editors. He is excited to be a part of such a renowned and practical publication.
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