A STORM IS COMING AND HER NAME IS AMANDA!
Death came for Amanda Reynolds, but could not pry her from her home. Her spirit remained and for the next two decades, the abandoned mansion decayed but not Amanda's room. When Katie Jarvis and her teammates enter the room, they discover an environment that is perfect in virtually every way. Under the guidance of their professor, world-renowned physicist Bertrand Myers, Katie, Chris, Drew, and Tess research the room's environment only to learn that it defies any natural explanation.
When Katie discovers that the room also affects the weather for miles around, the team delves into the house's history, only to have each of them targeted for disaster. Through it all, Katie believes that Amanda still inhabits the room and is convinced that Amanda is using the weather in a desperate attempt to communicate something, but neither she nor her team can decipher what or why. Bert cautions that if Amanda possesses that kind of power, no one on earth is safe. However, when a monstrous late-season hurricane traps him and thousands of others on Cape Cod, Katie realizes that only she can stop Amanda before it's too late. What she does not realize, is that something is still out to stop her.
Chuck Miceli combines his criminal justice background and fascination for severe weather in his acclaimed supernatural novel, "Amanda's Room." Part mystery, part thriller, Miceli's novel merges details from his experiences in prisons and jails with facts about severe weather and violent storms. Then he adds his own mix of paranormal coincidences to act as a catalyst for this supernatural stew. Together, these forces set the stage for what happens in the story and in the lives of its characters. Set in Washington Irving's Hudson Valley, the book challenges readers to uncover the mysterious source of power in Amanda's room. Then, in "Perfect Storm" fashion, he takes them on a violent-weather thrill ride of thunderstorms, tornadoes, waterspouts, and hurricanes.
This revised version of the original edition omits the weather quotes that introduce each chapter and some of the character development background. With its smaller format and faster-paced read it is the perfect companion for vacation and travel.
Miceli is currently President of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Connecticut (OLLI at UCONN) and serves as Editorial Board Chair for "Voices and Visions," the annual OLLI literary review. His text, "Fire Behind Bars," (co-authored with Alton P. Golden), was the first book in the U.S. to deal with the issue of deadly fires in secure institutions and put him on the national stage as a speaker and consultant. His articles have appeared in professional journals, websites and magazines and his award-winning poetry and short stories have been printed in literary journals. His experience includes work in a reformatory, jails and a maximum-security prison. He was a Resource Center Coordinator for the National Institute of Corrections and Chief of Curriculum for the Connecticut Justice Academy. He has worked as a criminal and juvenile justice consultant to the American Correctional Association, the National Juvenile Court Services Association, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He has taught courses to thousands throughout the country. Miceli was born the son of a coal miner in Pittston Pennsylvania. He grew up one of eleven children in the tough East New York section of Brooklyn New York. He served as Staff Sargent and rifle platoon leader in the Marine Corps Reserves, and now lives with his wife, Judy, in suburban Connecticut.
Richard LaPorta is the general manager and editor-in-chief of Husky Trail Press LLC since 1999. Richard works with authors to product the best books possible and also presents workshops and discussions on all things publishing. Husky Trail Press LLC is an independent publisher of high quality books. Some of the genres include: education, children's books, novels, historical fiction, and human interest stories. In addition, they put on education workshops and seminars throughout the United States.
