Thunder Valley
is a story about five friends that take an annual camping trip. Love and lust lead to confusion and conflict. All the emotions that can tear lives apart or cement them for eternity are experienced in this thriller/mystery. Best friends become bitter enemies, new friends become lovers and lovers become something unexpected in five short days. Thunder Valley is the first completed novel in a trilogy.Thunder Valley
is a little known campground in Northern Minnesota. Rico, Julie, Conner, Dave and Sam take their annual summer trip. The five friends wonder why such a nice campground is so unknown. On the first day of the trip Rico meets the girl of his dreams; Sunny is sexy, smart, and sweet. Rico quickly forms a bond with Sunny. However, behind Sunny is a darkness that will test Rico and put him in the middle of a love triangle with Julie, his best friends’ girlfriend. Thunder Valley is a love story that will tear friendships apart and bring new loves to the brink of insanity.Free Book Reviews
What do you think readers will find most notable about this book?
Thomas Kelly
I think that readers will find that the most notable part of my book is that so many people will be able to relate to things that take place in the story. Many people like to go camping and I imagine that they have gone with good friends. It’s not hard to imagine being attracted to someone you meet along the way. Or even be attracted to one of the friends that happen to be with you.
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Have you acquired any good anecdotes surrounding this book? If so, could you share one?
Thomas Kelly
I have not really acquired an anecdote for my book although people seem to like the story…
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Did researching and writing this book teach you anything or influence your thinking in any way?
Thomas Kelly
This book is really just something that I made up over a few years of working and meeting all kinds of different people. I have always had a good imagination and I like to make up things. Like I can imagine what people do when they go home at night, or what they do on the weekends. Either before or after you get to know them better.
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What would you most like readers to tell others about this book?
Thomas Kelly
I would like readers to tell other people that this is a good original story that will make you wonder just how far you would be willing to go to be with someone you either just met. Or how you would deal realizing just how much you liked one of your longtime friends.
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Can you suggest one question readers might find interesting to discuss, concerning you, your writing in general, or this book?
Thomas Kelly
I am a single father of twin girls. I am also a journeyman Ironworker by trade.
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How can readers help you promote this book?
Thomas Kelly
Readers can help promote my book by providing reviews and telling their friends and families about it.
About You: Thomas Kelly
Thomas Kelly lives near St. Paul Minnesota. A single father who makes a living as an Ironworker. Thomas has recently published several stories for the Kindle, Thunder Valley and Family Reunion.
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Why do you write?
Thomas Kelly
I write because it allows me to escape from real life for a while. I can put myself in the characters I create and I can forget about all the problems that surround us every day.
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What is your greatest strength as a writer?
Thomas Kelly
My greatest strength is… I do not try to copy other styles or writers. I try to tell a story like I’m watching it unfold before me. I hope that people see that in what I write about.
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What quality do you most value in yourself?
Thomas Kelly
The quality I most value about myself is that I don’t try to please everyone. I make up a story and I stick to it, somehow fitting different pieces in different places that I may not have intended them to go at the time.
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In addition to writing, what else are you passionate about?
Thomas Kelly
In addition to writing I love to hang out with my kids and spend as much time with them as I can. They are both in sports and other activities so that keeps me rather busy. As well as working when I can, building bridges and schools.
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What are you most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?
Thomas Kelly
The things that I am most proud of in my life, first of all would be my girls. Second of all would be the fact that I actually wrote a book and sold a few copies.
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Is there any new or established author whom you feel deserves more attention, and what is it that strikes you about his or her work?
Thomas Kelly
I have honestly been working on my own stories lately that I haven’t read many other authors. I hate to say it but it’s true.
