Clouded Rainbow [Kindle Edition]

Jonathan Sturak (Author)

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Product Description

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Synopsis:
Roger Belkin has everything going for him, the career, the car, the marriage. Roger spends his days working as an investment manager and planning his life with his wife, Lois. But just as Roger is living the American Dream, on one cold, dark night, he will lose everything. A horrific traffic accident tears Roger and Lois apart and sends this loving husband on a tragic journey to find his wife. How far would you go to find the one you love?

Praise for Clouded Rainbow:

• "This is a good airport book for a fast trip and it may even appear in a made [for] TV film." - Amazon Top 10 reviewer

• "The story is tightly written, and powerfully told. It catches your attention and doesn't let you go. It is a story of hope and perseverance. It is truly a 5 star novel." - Amazon Top 200 reviewer

• "Sturak has a good imagination, which is evident in the original plot of this story." - RT Book Reviews

• "Emotional, chilling and definitely not what I expected..." - Senior Reviewer / MidWest Book Review

About the Author

Jonathan Sturak grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn State University graduate and holds degrees in Computer Science and Film. He currently lives in Las Vegas where he uses the energy of the city to craft stories about life and the human condition. The Place Called Home, Sturak's essay about Eastern European heritage in Northeast PA, was featured on Glass Cases, associate literary agent Sarah LaPolla's pop culture blog at bigglasscases.blogspot.com. His debut thriller novel Clouded Rainbow was published in December 2009 and has over 75,000 downloads on the Amazon Kindle. Sturak keeps updated information on his website at sturak.com.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 326 KB
• Print Length: 257 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0982589409
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Pendan Publishing; 2nd edition (January 1, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0032UY4FW
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #7 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Suspense
  • #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Romantic Suspense

More About the Author

Jonathan Sturak grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn State University graduate and holds degrees in Computer Science and Film. He currently lives in Las Vegas where he uses the energy of the city to craft stories about life and the human condition. "The Place Called Home," Sturak's essay about Eastern European heritage in Northeast PA, was featured on Glass Cases, associate literary agent Sarah LaPolla's pop culture blog at bigglasscases.blogspot.com. His debut thriller novel "Clouded Rainbow" was published in December 2009 and has over 75,000 downloads on the Amazon Kindle. Sturak keeps updated information on his website at sturak.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!, January 14, 2010

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James W. Lindner Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clouded Rainbow (Paperback)

This is a gripping suspense/thriller novel with an overarching romance theme. I really liked the character driven plot. It felt like I was on Roger's voyage as I read and once I got invested into the story, I couldn't put the book down. I never got lost in the story as the author has created a very realistic world. The pacing, characters, and rooting interest for Roger made this a great read. I recommend this to lovers of romance and thrillers.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected treasure ... Memorable, March 22, 2010

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Roberta Karchner (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clouded Rainbow (Paperback)

In this book, Roger and Lois Belkin join literary couples you will never forget. In fact, it particularly made me think of Della and James (Gift of the Magi by O'Henry). With a sudden rainstorm and a tragic accident, they are separated as each one is carried to a different hospital. Roger wakes up, missing parts of his memory and the only one who can make his life complete, his wife Lois.

Roger's journey to find Lois takes him into a life he had not known before, and those who help along the way are often people he would have previously ignored. He discovers a whole new level of people and caring. But all of the time he keeps his focus - all he wants is his precious Lois.

Jonathan Sturak paints incredibly detailed pictures, with a significant use of adjectives and similes to help you see what he means. In the early part of the book, they seemed excessive and were a bit distracting, but as the story proceeded, I found myself drawn into the powerful force of the story itself and no longer noticed anything else except the gripping tale that fully kept me involved.

To give tribute to Sturak's style: I hungered for the rest of the story like someone who hadn't eaten for a week peering through a restaurant window looking directly at a plate with a sizzling, medium rare steak, a perfect baked potato loaded with sour cream and chives, and a side of crisply cooked broccoli with just a touch of butter melting onto the plate.

When I received a request from Jonathan Sturak to review his book, I nearly turned him down, since I have a lot on my plate. However, once I started to read the book, I could not put it down, and I completed it in a single sitting.

The story is tightly written, and powerfully told. It catches your attention and doesn't let you go. It is a story of hope and perseverance. It is truly a 5 star novel.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Solid First Novel, April 7, 2010

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clouded Rainbow (Paperback)

CLOUDED RAINBOW is a fast paced little story about love and devotion and the extremes to which one can go to follow the heart. The action involves a happily married couple who happen to be involved in a strange car versus truck accident that separates the two physically, each fearing the other dead, until the end of the struggle to survive spells out a degree of devotion that is credible yet amazing in its resilience. It would appear this is the first novel by Jonathan Sturak and as such it shows a promise of well-developed story line and how to propel a novel along at a breathless pace. It also shows where the author needs to polish and edit for his next work. The description of the couple (Roger and Lois Belkin) is just so absolutely 'perfect' and passionate that it rings false: overkill on the degree of flirtation and intimacy in a couple together as long as the Belkin couple feels too saccharine, too out of focus. Sturak also needs to decide whether he is writing poetry (his descriptive phrases are very heavy) or a pulp romance suspense novel. This is a good airport book for a fast trip and it may even appear in a made of TV film - attributes that will likely guarantee high sales for this effort. He will be an interesting author to watch grow and to see if his skills become more polished with each next book! Grady Harp, April 10