Scribbles [Paperback]

Tommie Lyn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2009

Do dreams come true? Meg MacAllister hopes they don't.... Because in Meg's dreams, she kills. Or worries that she does.... Johnny Peyton doesn't believe her fears have basis in reality. At first. Does she? Or doesn't she? And does she really want to know?

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About the Author

Tommie Lyn has made her home in the beautiful Florida panhandle for almost 35 years. Her husband of 47 years (and high school sweetheart) retired from the Navy after being transferred here from Okinawa in 1975. Three of her novels and some of her short stories are set in the panhandle. An avid reader since childhood, she began writing fiction four years ago and writes short stories and novels in a variety of genres: historical, mystery/suspense, supernatural thriller and mainstream fiction. Currently, a showcase of short stories is freely available for readers on her website. Four of her novels are available for purchase from Amazon.com. Encouraging other writers is important to her. In order to provide that encouragement, she maintains membership in writers' groups. She's been a member of the local Panhandle Writers Group for two years and is a member of online writers' groups as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (April 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1442146311
• ISBN-13: 978-1442146310
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,994,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tommie Lyn has made her home in the beautiful Florida panhandle for over 35 years. Her husband of 49 years (who was her high school sweetheart) retired from the Navy after being transferred here from Okinawa in 1975. Three of her novels and some of her short stories are set in the panhandle.

An avid reader since childhood, she began writing fiction five years ago and writes short stories and novels in a variety of genres: historical, mystery/suspense, supernatural thriller and mainstream fiction. Currently, a showcase of short stories is freely available for readers on her website. Seven of her novels and one short story are available for purchase from Amazon.com.

Encouraging other writers is important to her. In order to provide that encouragement, she maintains membership in writers' groups. She's been a member of the local Panhandle Writers Group for four years and is a member of online writers' groups as well.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Scribbles is a bit all over the page, December 21, 2009

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Nicole Langan "Tribute Books Reviews" (Archbald, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scribbles (Paperback)

Scribbles is an interesting mixture. There are elements of The Da Vinci Code. Illuminati, anyone? A child with psychic abilities used for experimentation relates to aspects in Dark Visions by L.J. Smith, author of The Vampire Diaries.

The main character, Meg MacAllister is also many things. She is the daughter of two convicted murderers. She is a cop. She is a psychic. These disparate qualities elicit different responses from those around her. Devotion from her father. Disdain from her mother. Understanding from her grandmother. Frustration from her fellow cops.

Johnny Peyton is Meg's partner on the police force. His relationship with the newly divorced Amanda Adcock is already on shaky ground when Johnny and Meg are dispatched to a domestic disturbance involving Amanda and her ex-husband. The ensuing violence lands Meg in the hospital.

Johnny's guilt forces him to admit that he has feelings for Meg. His adolescent infatuation with Amanda was based on superficial attributes. He realizes that he has unwittingly fallen in love with Meg.

However, Johnny learns that a relationship with Meg will not be easy. Since childhood, she has been tormented by a recurring nightmare. It starts in a white room. Black scribbles fill the space. A face emerges from the black lines. Upon awakening, Meg learns that the person featured in her dream has met with violence.

Her parents, Jim Ed and Natalie, may be imprisoned for murder, but Meg believes she is the one responsible for their crime. Natalie had created a laboratory in their basement in order to forge a deeper connection with her lover, Professor Worthen. She dupes Jim Ed into fashioning a device to aid their psychological research. During an experiment, a juvenile delinquent used as a test subject dies at the same time Meg experiences her dream.

Johnny has a hard time making sense of Meg's psychic ability. When she opens up to him about her situation, he feels like he's been dropped into an episode of The Twilight Zone. Complications arise when Amanda decides she wants Johnny back, and will stop at nothing to separate him from Meg.

When Natalie obtains parole, she returns to her lab of horrors and Professor Worthen is determined to pick up where they left off. However a larger force is at work, and Meg's psychic ability is the only thing that can stop it.

Scribbles is a bit disjointed and leads the reader to believe it might be one of Tommie Lyn's earlier efforts. With a thriller, a reader needs to suspend disbelief. However, some points just don't ring true. Would the local police force really hire Meg after they arrested her parents for murder? Can Johnny fall in love with Meg so soon after ending things with Amanda? Why does the conspiracy theory involving the Illuminati read like a cliche? Lyn leaves the door open for a sequel, and one wonders what new face will appear in Meg's dream.

Overall, Scribbles is a bit all over the page. Supporting details and character motivations need to be more in line with the plot in order to create a more cohesive narrative.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A review by Free Book Reviews, June 25, 2011

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Albert Robbins III "Albert Robbins III" (Sioux City, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scribbles (Kindle Edition)

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I was paralyzed with fear when I went to read this one as it was my third book by this author. I expected more romance more so after the last book I read and here we go again, so I thought. I started out and before I could believe what my eyes were telling my brain I was done and I WAS entertained. This book has a bit of everything all thrown into one and then gives you more. Now I can not wait for the next book by this author.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the 3, January 24, 2010

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Ruth A. Brown (NW Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scribbles (Kindle Edition)

Saw re this author in a Kindle Discussion. Downloaded all 3 of her novels. I read and liked all 3; but thought this was the best. Recommend.