The Living Image - Thriller - two identical women, two romances

[Pamela]

                                                                                          



Cast of characters:
 
       SABRINA:  Her problem is that she is skinny.  And tall.  She doesn't know where these traits came from because she is an orphan, and believes these physical abnormalities kept her from being adopted.  Parents want cute cuddly children.  She definitely doesn't fill the bill.  She's feels like a freak, almost an albino with her white hair, saved only by dark lashes and brows and eyes that are blue, not bunny pink.  Sabrina lives in an orphanage, is shuttled to many foster family homes.  Never adopted.  Never loved.  Her skinny body proves profitable when a photographer discovers her and makes her a teenage model.  Afraid of more rejection as she grows older, she opens Sabrina's Fashions on Melrose Avenue in LA.  After a mighty struggle her fashion designs are becoming successful, but because of her past, she desperately wants a family of her own.  She plans to have Mark's baby.  She loves him but knows deep down he will reject her too.
 
     MARK:  He's a successful reporter for the Los Angeles Times newspaper.  Desperately in love with Sabrina, he feels her pushing him away.  When Eve comes on the scene he is totally repelled by the 'animated computer.'  Her social skills are abominable, she eats like she's starving, even chomping on bones.  Eve attacks people.  But even worse, he sees Eve putting Sabrina into terrible jeopardy.  He wants Eve to leave.  His ultimatum to Sabrina:  Choose.  Eve or me.
 
     DR STEINBRENNER:   A brilliant aging physician.  He formulates the computer that can be implanted into a human.  But who will assume this risky surgery?
 
     ALEXANDER & STEPHAN:  Dr. Steinbrenner's sons.  Greedy lawyers who force their father to experiment on the human material they provide.  They plan to sell the Human Computer to the highest bidder.
 
     SATO HASHOMOTO:  One of the wealthiest men in the world.  He learns of the computer and has come to Los Angeles to get it any way he can.  Even if he has to tear the human apart to get the computer chip.
 
     IVAR:  Planted in deep cover in the CIA, he came from Russia when it was still the Soviet Union.  He is complacent, believing he has been forgotten, when he gets a call from his Russian operative.  Find out about the investigation about the human computer.  Break cover if necessary.  Ivar does.  Very upfront and personally.  He is totally captivated by Eve, knows she's dangerous, even lethal.  But in his Russian mind, she is most lethal to his heart.
 
     BURGESS WHITCOMB:  Head of the CIA investigation.  He believes the allegations are totally false.  He expects to find some poor dead victim with their cranium torn open.
 
     EVE:   Tasting life for the first time, she has to learn to act like a human.  There is little time.  People are hunting her and Sabrina.  All she wants is to be free and to save Sabrina from the powerful governments, corporations, and people who wish to exploit them both.  It is all complicated by the fact that she is receiving powerful hormones from the molecular copy of Sabrina's body.  She suddenly finds herself desperately in love with Mark, while knowing logically these feelings come from Sabrina. Her brain follows the same electrical circuits and she receives what she calls Sabrina Thoughts as well.  She is physically powerful, can regenerate when wounded, and has a computer.  But can she evade the bad guys, stay free, and protect Sabrina?

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I HOPE YOU ALL WILL CHECK THIS OUT.  

The Necromancer is on sale - $.99 cents
Midnight Reflections is $.99

[Pamela]

Just got a review from Dennis Batchelder!--Here is a part of it

.... enjoyed this book, and I liked how Richter explored the topic of cloning, computers, and how we'd react to somebody carrying our same memories. Richter uses a gentle voice, and I enjoyed the pace she set, especially as she ratcheted up the tension toward the end. Some of the side characters seemed a bit cliched, especially the money-hungry lawyers and the Japanese businessman, but I think Richter did this on purpose to make Sabrina and Eve that much more fleshed-out.

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[Pamela]

Thank you for the welcome Ann.  I appreciate all the information.

Pam

[MaryMcDonald]

This looks really interesting. I think people are fascinated with twins, and you seem to have found a unique twist to the theme. I just one-clicked it.    Good luck with the book!

[Pamela]

Thank you so much Mary,

Your novel looks intrieging as well.  And I love the cover.  I plan on getting it as soon as I finish the novel I'm reading now.

Pam

[Pamela]

I wanted to add some of my reviews.  I appreciate this board so much.  So much fun hearing from other authors.

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Huntress Book Reviews:

"[The Living Image] is an exciting and detailed thriller story which simply oozes with suspense and greedy characters! I especially like how P. M. Richter eneded the story. If you like the movies "The Fugitive", "The Pelican Brief", or "The Client" then this story is for you!" -- Huntress Book Reviews
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 Affaire de Coeur Magazine:

"THE LIVING IMAGE takes us on a dangerous and unforgettable journey into the frightening reality of the unexpected--a novel of conspiracy, betrayal, survival, and deep abiding love. A page turner that draws the mettle of the story to a satisfying conclusion, and proves that when you think you have reached your darkest hour, the brightest of your dreams can come true........" -- Betty Wiechert, former reviewer for Affaire de Coeur magazine
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BookNook Reviews:

"WOW!! This one I could not put down!! To go to a tanning salon for a little color and come home with a clone! A living image of yourself, only better. How disconcerting! The clone is to be a better offshoot of the human race. The intrigues of three major intelligence agencies to reach that prize are fun to watch as the two "foxes" continually outfox the hounds. Since life is the prize if the girls win, there is much at stake. A definate must read." -- Laurie L. Gruber, BookNook Reviews

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Thanks for checking  it out
Pam

[Pamela]

Hi Everyone,

In celebration of my new novel, The Necromancer

I put The Living Image on sale for $.99.

Hope you will all enjoy.

Pam

[Pamela]

THE LIVING IMAGE - ON SALE - 99 CENTS

Wanted to share a really nice five star review:

My Favorite this Year

Customer Rating:
See Detailed Ratings

I highly recommend this novel. The Necromancer, Omar, is devilish, handsome and scary. I fell in love with the professor. But it's the main character, Michelle, that I liked the best. She becomes a hero when she fights a gang of drugged women to keep her best friend from being killed. She is human and frightened herself, but overcomes a horrible attack, becoming stronger as the novel nears the exciting conclusion.

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Hope you will all check it out.  Thanks, Pam

[Pamela]

Wanted to share part of a nice review:

Richter's story revolves around Sabrina, the model, and Eve, the clone+computer who not only has inherited her memories and her looks, but also has astonishing strength and incredible healing powers. Sabrina has to not only help Eve learn to overcome her naive-ness and survive, but she has to figure out her relationship with her erstwhile boyfriend and keep her boutique running. Meanwhile we watch Eve discover the world through newly-opened eyes, fall in love, and learn to control her computer-aided powers.

Hope you all will enjoy the novel

Thanks for looking

[Pamela]

Wanted to add to this thread that I'm extending the Holiday sale for The Living Image for another week.

Hope you will all take a look.

Pam

[Pamela]

Time to bump - with the reminder that it's still .99 cents.

Here's a nice review on the B&N site.

Five Stars - recommended Customer Rating
Posted October 5, 2010, 7:24 AM EST: This is such an exciting thriller. Two gorgeous twins. That's what everyone thinks who sees them together. But they try to look different because there are three powerful government agencies trying to acquire the one with the special implanted computer. Eve is hard to kill, with accellerated healing ability and enormous strength. She tries to protect Sabrina, whom she is cloned to. There is also a romance with a Russian spy, and the Japanese who want to tear Eve apart to see how her computer works. I loved the ending and won't give it away.

Thanks for checking it out.  Pam

[Pamela]

Bumping with a nice review from Huntress Book Reviews


"[The Living Image] is an exciting and detailed thriller story which simply oozes with suspense and greedy characters! I especially like how P. M. Richter eneded the story. If you like the movies "The Fugitive", "The Pelican Brief", or "The Client" then this story is for you!" -- Huntress Book Reviews



Hope you'll all enjoy this novel.
Pam

[Pamela]

I'm thinking of changing the picture for The Living Image.

Graphic to be added.

Any thoughts?

[Pamela]

Well, I got a pretty resounding NO on changing the cover for The Living Image.  So I guess I'll keep it the same.  My publisher changed the original colors, of gold (now orange) and silver (now gray) because they said it made the cover too expensive.  I thought their color choices were ugly, but didn't have any say in the matter.

Thanks to all who answered my question.

The Living Image is catching up to sales of The Necromancer.  It used to be about 3 to 1 favoring The Necromancer.

Hope it's because people who liked Necro and Midnight Reflections are trying it.

[Pamela]

Hi to Everyone,

If you would like to read the whole first chapter of THE LIVING IMAGE on your pc right now, you can click here:   

                   http://pamelamary.wordpress.com/


This sample is larger than the one you would get from an Amazon sample on your Kindle.  This is a blog, but there is no advertising on it.

[Pamela]

Just got this review.  So cute, I have no idea who the Kid is, but thanks.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, February 21, 2011
A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Living Image (Kindle Edition)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. To me this book has it all..pace is nice, good character development, building tension, spying/counterespionage, romance etc. After reading this I am now interested in reading her other books. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Here's the first chapter if you want to sample on your pc right now. No advertising except the links to amazon and b&n.
 http://pamelamary.wordpress.com/

[Pamela]

I'm going to post a review from the Nook at B&N since most of us see the Amazon reviews.

Highly recommended - More than meets the eye!

"This book as you've seen in the other reviews is about a girl that is a model and she goes to the tanning salon.

I really enjoyed this book, when it was over I wanted more. I wanted to see where they are now. What would you do if you woke up and had a twin. I don't know what I'd do but with the stuff that happens in this book it would be an interesting day no matter what! It's a great read..."



Thanks to Alanakat who posted this review.

[Pamela]

Here's the first chapter if you want a larger sample than you would get from Amazon .  To read on your pc right now. No advertising except the links to Amazon and B&N.
 
http://pamelamary.wordpress.com/

Have fun reading.  Pam

[Pamela]

Bumping with a review from B&N since we all see them from Amazon.

Five Stars - recommended Customer Rating See Detailed Ratings
Posted October 5, 2010, 7:24 AM EST: This is such an exciting thriller. Two gorgeous twins. That's what everyone thinks who sees them together. But they try to look different because there are three powerful government agencies trying to acquire the one with the special implanted computer. Eve is hard to kill, with accellerated healing ability and enormous strength. She tries to protect Sabrina, whom she is cloned to. There is also a romance with a Russian spy, and the Japanese who want to tear Eve apart to see how her computer works. I loved the ending and won't give it away.

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The Living Image is on sale for $.99 cents

[Pamela]

The Living Image was featured on ENT.  (eReader News Today)

Click to see the page for The Living Image:  http://ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-kindle-book-living-image/674256/

[Pamela]

Got my first review from the UK!  Here it is:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, 30 Mar 2011
By Bookworm - See all my reviewsThis review is from: The Living Image (Kindle Edition)
 
"I loved this book. A good mix of suspense, love and comedy. I really felt that I would like to get to know Eve. Brilliant."

[Pamela]

THE LIVING IMAGE  was featured on ENT as bargain book of the day for $.99 cents!

Address to ereader news for The Living Image  http://ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-kindle-book-living-image/674256/

Please click to see.

[Pamela]

THE LIVING IMAGE was featured on The Frugal Ereader.  Click below to see.  Thanks, Pam

http://thefrugalereader.com/2011/03/21/the-living-image-p-m-richter-0-99/

[Pamela]

First UK review for MIDNIGHT REFLECTIONS.  A nice 5 star.

 Loved it, 30 Mar 2011
By Bookworm - See all my reviewsThis review is from: The Living Image (Kindle Edition)

"I loved this book. A good mix of suspense, love and comedy. I really felt that I would like to get to know Eve. Brilliant."