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Paragon

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When Lu Bauer overhears a group of thugs on the verge of assaulting a crone, she takes action that saves the old woman's life. In return, Desma gives her a small gold heart with instructions to take it and place it inside a statue formed to represent Lu's ideal man. Within weeks, that ideal man will come into Lu's life and bring her riches and happiness, as long as she never questions his past. Lu obeys, and sure enough, Eric walks into her life on schedule. Lu is even able to ignore the way those who would harm Eric in any way meet with misfortune until she slips and does ask something about his past. All deals or off then, and Eric not only turns to other women, but becomes the worst sort of playboy. He has a plan, an agenda to fulfill for himself and for his unholy father that includes world domination. If Lu will not oppose him, Eric is even willing to give her a few crumbs, but Lu knows Eric is anything but human and has to stop him, no matter the price.

*** Subtle horror effectively moves the plot to a chilling conclusion. Lu is a very sympathetic heroine who finds that good intentions are often simply not enough. Ms. Watkins is a true master of terror. ***

Amanda Killgore

Louise Bauer rescues an old woman from thugs and receives a reward. And what a reward it is. More than she could ever have hoped for--a dream come true.

Talented author E. F. Watkins takes us beyond the pale of normalcy into that plane where we see that which we don't wish to see--that our fondest wishes or secret desires can be turned into something monstrous. Can there be beauty here? Would it be real?

Lu meets Eric Troy, a nobody heading somewhere, a nobody who plans to have it all. What plans does fate have for them? Or does one of them control the fate of the other?

Set in the world of our reality, this tale will hold you from page one to the end and beyond. This is a story you'll remember while you search for other stories by this imaginative and very able author. A fascinating look at what could happen if you take just that one little action that pits you against fear.

I'm pleased to highly recommend Paragon to the reader of suspense, horror, and the paranormal and all those levels of genres in between. You'll be glad you read it. Enjoy. I sure did.

Paragon, another of E. F. Watkins thrillers (heavily edged with supernatural chills) is a smoothly drawn tale of intrigue, romance that takes elements from the myth of Pygmalion and warps it into a far darker tale. Very, very nice.

I'll not take the time to re-cap the story line here as it was done so nicely by the last reviewer.
Ms. Watkins manages to build an intimate rapport between the reader and her characters from page one of disturbing twist on ancient mythology. Lu, the main character of Paragon, is completely endearing and one can't help but empathize with her plights throughout the book. At the same time, Erik, the ideal boyfriend turned charming manipulator maintains a sort of Hannible Lector quality. That type of thing that makes you hate him yet rather still sort of like him in some way all at once. This makes for a creepier brand of horror than your average ugly nasty monster. The supporting characters are well definined and equally as interesting in their own right. This was one of those books that I found hard to put down as the clock crept well past midnight. Paragon is a straight forward read which I think adds to its charm. Never long winded and always moving forward at a fast pace. I'll be looking forward to reading more from Eileen Watkins in the future!