Rare Earth by Davis Bunn

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Rare Earth Bethany House Publishers (July 1, 2012) by Davis Bunn

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Born and raised in North Carolina, Davis left for Europe at age twenty. There he first completed graduate studies in economics and finance, then began a business career that took him to over forty countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Davis came to faith at age 28, while living in Germany and running an international business advisory group. He started writing two weeks later. Since that moment, writing has remained both a passion and a calling.

Davis wrote for nine years and completed seven books before his first was accepted for publication. During that time, he continued to work full-time in his business career, travelling to two and sometimes three countries every week. His first published book, The Presence, was released in 1990 and became a national bestseller.

Honored with three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, his bestsellers include The Great Divide, Winner Take All, The Meeting Place, The Warning, The Book of Hours, and The Quilt.

A sought-after speaker in the art of writing, Davis serves as Writer In Residence at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Marc Royce stares out of the helicopter, a sense of foreboding rising with the volcanic cloud. Below, the Rift Valley slashes across Africa like a scar. Decades of conflicts, droughts, and natural disasters have left their mark.

Dispatched to audit a relief organization, Royce is thrust into the squalor and chaos of Kenyan refugee camps. But his true mission focuses on the area's reserves of once-obscure minerals now indispensable to high-tech industries. These strategic elements--called rare earth--have inflamed tensions on the world's stage and stoked tribal rivalries. As Royce prepares to report back to Washington, he seizes on a bold and risky venture for restoring justice to this troubled land.

But this time, Royce may have gone too far.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Rare Earth, go HERE.


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The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ 076420906X

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The code for this post is: <div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%20076420906X">Rare Earth</a></span></center> <center>Bethany House Publishers (July 1, 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.davisbunn.com/">Davis Bunn</a></span></center><br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMugpS_VG90zcG_YtgCCT_UT1VdKRM_bJuhoC8mjZA9dcLJZz8WSWUG3gEHVgshedvPgxdQX5nQmNQhQXWdRYaeUuf5ENFXO9YHozTBdnPD7qsTKeOxHlEE1W_jZ4YjO1vO2FDw/s1600/davis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMugpS_VG90zcG_YtgCCT_UT1VdKRM_bJuhoC8mjZA9dcLJZz8WSWUG3gEHVgshedvPgxdQX5nQmNQhQXWdRYaeUuf5ENFXO9YHozTBdnPD7qsTKeOxHlEE1W_jZ4YjO1vO2FDw/s200/davis.jpg" width="151" /></a></div>Born and raised in North Carolina, Davis left for Europe at age twenty. There he first completed graduate studies in economics and finance, then began a business career that took him to over forty countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.<br /> <br /> Davis came to faith at age 28, while living in Germany and running an international business advisory group. He started writing two weeks later. Since that moment, writing has remained both a passion and a calling.<br /> <br /> Davis wrote for nine years and completed seven books before his first was accepted for publication. During that time, he continued to work full-time in his business career, travelling to two and sometimes three countries every week. His first published book, The Presence, was released in 1990 and became a national bestseller.<br /> <br /> Honored with three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, his bestsellers include The Great Divide, Winner Take All, The Meeting Place, The Warning, The Book of Hours, and The Quilt.<br /> <br /> A sought-after speaker in the art of writing, Davis serves as Writer In Residence at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University. <br /> <br /> <b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 100%;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span></b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb16ZZ48L-bnxcpIfbLVRKz7xRKFUHFapSTLB_3pQATj83ijEbI8Hr6cs-Y6CI94CjQS6vwQBu4vBXnGeeXAm3PUcvjDRGdm5d8I8RHqrfTEbF9CYeJ8fzMMP4RqLyN7OejHB0UA/s1600/Rare_Earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb16ZZ48L-bnxcpIfbLVRKz7xRKFUHFapSTLB_3pQATj83ijEbI8Hr6cs-Y6CI94CjQS6vwQBu4vBXnGeeXAm3PUcvjDRGdm5d8I8RHqrfTEbF9CYeJ8fzMMP4RqLyN7OejHB0UA/s200/Rare_Earth.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>Marc Royce stares out of the helicopter, a sense of foreboding rising with the volcanic cloud. Below, the Rift Valley slashes across Africa like a scar. Decades of conflicts, droughts, and natural disasters have left their mark.<br /> <br /> Dispatched to audit a relief organization, Royce is thrust into the squalor and chaos of Kenyan refugee camps. But his true mission focuses on the area's reserves of once-obscure minerals now indispensable to high-tech industries. These strategic elements--called rare earth--have inflamed tensions on the world's stage and stoked tribal rivalries. As Royce prepares to report back to Washington, he seizes on a bold and risky venture for restoring justice to this troubled land.<br /> <br /> <b>But this time, Royce may have gone too far.</b><br /> <br /> If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%20076420906X">Rare Earth</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/07/rare-earth.html">HERE</a>.

Davis can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

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