Posts Tagged ‘Goodreads’

Spy thriller bestseller THE NINTH ORPHAN now available as audiobook!

Posted: June 29, 2025 in Audiobooks, The Ninth Orphan
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The bestselling spy thriller THE NINTH ORPHAN (The Orphan Trilogy Book 1), co-authored by Lance & James Morcan, is now available as an audiobook, courtesy of Amazon’s Audible initiative for authors. (Listening time 8hrs 42mins).

To listen to the Introduction, click on “Virtual voice sample” at https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Ninth-Orphan/dp/B0FDKZ665C/

How do you catch a man who is never the same man twice?

That is the question posed in this top-rated international thriller novel and first book in The Orphan Trilogy.

An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a female orphan he spent his childhood with. On the run, the mysterious man’s life becomes entwined with his beautiful French-African hostage and a shocking past riddled with the darkest of conspiracies is revealed.

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For those who prefer the printed word, the paperback version of THE NINTH ORPHAN is available from Harvard Book Store, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and via public libraries.

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Action-adventure novel HIGH COUNTRY CONTRACT now available as audiobook!

Posted: June 28, 2025 in Audiobooks, High Country Contract
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The crime novel HIGH COUNTRY CONTRACT, co-authored by Lance & James Morcan, is now available as an audiobook courtesy of Amazon’s Audible initiative for authors. (Listening length 3hrs. 43mins.).

To listen to the Introduction, click on “Virtual voice sample” at https://www.amazon.com/Audible-High-Country-Contract/dp/B0FDKSJ5G2/

In this crime-based adventure set in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, young Kiwi drifter Arch Quaid thinks he has landed the contract of his life when he’s hired to cull deer on a South Island high country property. He quickly changes his mind when he discovers he’s the hunted, not the hunter. Caught up in the middle of it all is his new love Janine, a beautiful Maori girl who will likely be the killer’s next target if Arch doesn’t overcome the most daunting of odds.

 “The book is a page turner that you won’t put down. The Morcans always deliver an exciting read which captivates the imagination of the reader.” -U.S. publisher George Shaddock

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Crime novel THE ME TOO GIRL now available as audiobook!

Posted: June 27, 2025 in Audiobooks, The Me Too Girl
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Our crime novel THE ME TOO GIRL, co-authored by Lance & James Morcan, is now available as an audiobook courtesy of Amazon’s Audible initiative for authors. (Listening length 3hrs).

To listen to the Introduction, click on “Virtual voice sample” at https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Me-Too-Girl/dp/B0F7N7VKSC/

Young Los Angeles public relations exec Suzie Fox is being blackmailed for sex by a bad cop, a senior officer of the LAPD no less. Suzie fights back the only way she knows how, and, in the process, unwittingly becomes a beacon, a shining light, for America’s Me Too movement and for abused women everywhere. But will justice be served?

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For those who prefer the printed word, the paperback version of THE ME TOO GIRL is available from Harvard Book Store, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and via public libraries.

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NEW ZEALAND: A NOVEL features in Amazon’s Top Reviews from the USA

Posted: June 26, 2025 in New Zealand: A Novel
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“‘New Zealand: A Novel’, is more than just a historical saga,” according to US book critic Elisabet Norris whose review of this historical adventure features in this week’s ‘Top reviews from the United States’.

To read Norris’s full review go to: https://www.amazon.com/New-Zealand-Novel-Lance-Morcan/dp/0473728524/

Excerpts from her review follow:

“The story moves between two timelines: one following the Polynesian settlers leaving Hawaiki in the 1300s in search of new land, and the other tracing the journey of Nicholas Young, a young surgeon’s assistant aboard Captain Cook’s Endeavour in the 18th century. Seeing the story unfold from both perspectives makes it clear that history isn’t only shaped by famous explorers and leaders, but also by ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events.

“Morcan’s descriptions of Māori customs, intertribal conflicts, and the dangers of early sea voyages feel well-researched and engaging storytelling, yet the historical detail never overwhelms the narrative. The friendship between Nicholas and Moki, a young Māori warrior, adds a personal, human layer to what could have just been a story about cultures in conflict. Their bond offers one of the few moments of understanding and respect in a time full of mistrust and violence…

“…At its heart, this is a novel about discovery — of new lands, new cultures, and of oneself. It left me thinking not just about New Zealand’s early history, but about the timeless human instinct to explore, to clash, and to find connection across differences. A vivid, compelling historical novel that still feels relevant today.”

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New Zealand: A Novel paperback is also available via Harvard Book Store, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Kete Books NZ and via public libraries. An audiobook version is also available via Amazon (listening time: 11hrs. 25mins.).

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MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX now available as audiobook!

Posted: June 25, 2025 in Audiobooks, Medical Industrial Complex, Underground Knowledge
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Medical Industrial Complex: The $ickness Industry, Big Pharma and Suppressed Cures – Book 3 in our Underground Knowledge Series – is available now as an audiobook.

To listen to the introduction, click on “Virtual voice sample” in panel below the cover image via https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF8GV1RQ/

Listening length is 4 hours 49 minutes.

This explosive book is Book 3 in our Underground Knowledge Series. It’s a no-holds barred critique of mainstream medicine and the various players who make up one of the largest and most profitable industries on the planet. We, the authors, explore the contention that Big Pharma and other participants in the healthcare sector put profits ahead of patients’ wellbeing and dollars ahead of lives.

★★★★★ “The authors make us aware of that there are other interests at stake than that of the patient, such as money. The health industry is no exception to the corruptions that exists in pretty much every field in the world at the present time or in the past….and most likely any future field as well. This book helps put much of the information out there into perspective. It’s not telling us what to think or what to do but rather making us aware of the information out there so we can make better sense of it all and feel more power within our own choices…This book is a great guideline of what to look for or what to question when it comes to this industry.” –Elisabet Norris, Scientist

Other formats for Medical Industrial Complex include paperback and Kindle ebook. The paperback is available via Harvard Book Store, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and via public libraries.

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Crime thriller SILENT FEAR now available as an audiobook!

Posted: June 24, 2025 in Audiobooks, SILENT FEAR novel
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Our critically acclaimed crime thriller SILENT FEAR (A novel inspired by true crimes) is available now as an Amazon audiobook. To listen to the novel’s chilling prologue, visit the following link then click on “Virtual voice sample” in the panel below the cover image… https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Fear-novel-inspired-crimes/dp/B0FDKZL7LL/

Scotland Yard detective Valerie Crowther is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at a university for the Deaf in London, England. The murder investigation coincides with a deadly flu virus outbreak, resulting in the university being quarantined from the outside world. When more Deaf students are murdered, it becomes clear there is a serial killer operating within the sealed-off university. A chilling cat-and-mouse game evolves as the unknown killer targets Valerie and the virus claims more lives.

SILENT FEAR has 272 global ratings on Amazon with an average review rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars.

According to Amazon, “Customers find the book’s plot engaging, with one mentioning an unexpected twist at the end, and appreciate its suspenseful nature, with one noting it kept them on edge throughout. The book receives positive feedback for its insight, with one review highlighting its deep and methodical investigation, and customers like the character development, with one praising the strong female protagonist. The book has many twists and turns, and customers consider it a great read…”

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For those who prefer to read novels, the paperback version of SILENT FEAR is available via Harvard Book Store, Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and via public libraries.

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Gladiatrice features in historical romance short story set in Rome

Posted: May 25, 2025 in 5 Short Story Gems, A Gladiator's Love
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As a student (albeit unqualified) of ancient Rome and an avid reader of Ben Cane, Conn Iggulden and other great historical fiction novelists, I was intrigued to learn there were gladiatrices, or female gladiators, in Rome. And there’s evidence to suggest they were honored as highly as their male counterparts.

Women of all classes participated in spectacles hosted by emperors Nero, Titus and Domitian, and history suggests many gladiatrices were ‘high born’ women of means. Affluent women could afford the training and had leisure time to work out. Professional gladiator troupe managers encouraged these women, offering money and glamour. Popular gladiators were revered as sex symbols and feted by Roman citizens, and no doubt it was the same for gladiatrices.

Not only did gladiatrices fight each other, they also fought wild animals, and sometimes even dwarfs for entertainment in public games.

Roman historians described women fighting each other at after-dinner acts in Rome and especially in the thriving city of Pompeii. Apparently, it wasn’t without controversy, and the participation of gladiatrices was often criticized by Romans of the day. Even so, it wasn’t until 200 A.D. that all female gladiatorial combat was banned.

Upon learning this, I was inspired to write a short story titled A Gladiator’s Love. In this action-romance tale, dashing Greek gladiator Leonidas promises his true love he’ll buy her freedom if he wins his own in the Colosseum. His beloved is Fatuma, an Ethiopian beauty who is a gladiatrice.

-Lance Morcan (Author)

A Gladiator’s Love is available via Amazon as a Kindle ebook… https://lnkd.in/gjcb_x3g
It’s also one of five short stories in my paperback titled 5 Short Story Gems.

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‘Vaccine Science Revisited’ highlights use of infant monkeys to assess impact of CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule

Posted: May 3, 2025 in Underground Knowledge, Vaccine Science Revisited
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There was a very interesting study published in PubMed in 2010 some 10 years after it was conducted into the CDC’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule we feel hasn’t gotten the recognition it deserves. More than two decades since the study was done, as far as we can tell, discussions about it and its results are almost non-existent.

My co-author James Morcan and I refer to this study in a chapter titled ‘Definitely maybe science’ in our book ‘VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED: Are Childhood Immunizations as Safe as Claimed?’  

The study randomly selected 16 infant rhesus monkeys and divided them into two groups. One group of 12 monkeys received the CDC’s then-recommended childhood vaccine schedule at the same rate American children would. The remaining four infant monkeys, which comprised the control group, received placebo (saline) vaccines according to the same schedule. (It would be interesting if they added a second control group using the placebos used in vaccine safety studies today. We are very curious to know how it would compare).

This was a longitudinal study lasting from 1994 to 1999 to follow the vaccine schedule in a proper timeline. The study found the vaccinated monkeys had a much “greater total brain volume” than the average healthy brain. They also observed that the amygdala in the vaccinated monkeys didn’t mature with time as it was supposed to. The amygdala, incidentally, plays an important role in social interactions.

Maybe it’s not so surprising they also observed that in the vaccinated monkeys the opioid antagonist diprenorphine (DPN) levels never lowered throughout the study. In the placebo group, the DPN levels decreased noticeably.  One function of DPN is to block social interaction. What this means is the research showed that the social behavior of those monkeys that received the actual vaccines, where the DPN levels did not decrease, turned anti-social.

We found there was at least one more study undertaken to verify the association between DPN and social behavior. Performed in 1981, the authors of that study believe the release of opioids in the brain encourages social interactions. So, when the body fails to decrease the amount of the antagonist DPN, it not only blocks the opioids that encourage social interactions, but it blocks the desire to socially interact.

We were unable to find published studies that show a link between DPN and autism. However, we did look a little closer into DPN. Apparently, there are three different variations of opioid receptors: mu, µ; delta, δ; and kappa, κ.  We are only interested in the kappa (κ1 and κ2) receptors. There are more kappa receptors in the brain than any other opioid receptor. Not surprisingly, you’ll find these receptors in the amygdala. 

The paper states:

“The κ opioid receptors have been implicated in several clinical brain disorders, including drug abuse, epilepsy, Tourette’s syndrome, and Alzheimer’s disease.”

What DPN does is bind to the kappa receptors and that’s how it accumulates in the amygdala. So, it makes sense how DPN could cause problems when it doesn’t go away with time…

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‘VACCINE SCIENCE REVISITED’ is available via Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, public libraries and via Amazon where it has a global review rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. https://www.amazon.com/VACCINE-SCIENCE-REVISITED-Immunizations-Underground/dp/0473521598/

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‘INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$’ still very relevant in Trump era 2.0

Posted: April 14, 2025 in INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$, Underground Knowledge
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As world stock markets reel from huge losses in Trump era 2.0, it seems much has changed and little has changed since our book INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$ was published.

The man of the moment.

Trump’s tariffs war might have turned the markets upside down like never before, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the contents of our book’s very first chapter titled ‘Banksters on the rampage’. In it we remind readers we live in a really perverse world where we have almost unlimited military expenditure to finance wars, where our governments readily bail out privately-owned banks with multi-trillion-dollar relief packages, and yet politicians tell us there is not enough money to cover the measly costs of citizens’ basic healthcare, food, education and shelter.

The above-mentioned chapter, incidentally, includes my favorite quote of Warren Buffett’s:

“If a graduating MBA student were to ask me, ‘How do I get rich in a hurry?’ I would not respond with quotations from Ben Franklin or Horatio Alger but would instead hold my nose with one hand and point with the other toward Wall Street.”

There’s a growing awareness in the general population of large-scale financial corruption by the so-called global elite, or the 1%, if you will. Regardless of whether or not Trump’s tariffs work, I hope the 99% demand greater transparency in the way their money is being managed, and I pray the grotesque gap between the haves and the have-nots closes sooner rather than later.

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INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$: The Global Banking Elite Exposed and the Case for Restructuring Capitalism is book 5 in our contentious Underground Knowledge Series. It’s available via Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, public libraries and Amazon.

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The historical adventure ‘Fiji: A Novel’ resonates with Fijian book critic… “Awesome!”

Posted: April 9, 2025 in Fiji: A Novel
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This Fijian’s 5-star review of Fiji: A Novel remains one of my favourite critiques of this the first of several historical adventure novels co-authored by James Morcan and I…

“As a Fijian, I find the old traditions of our people fascinating and just as great as they are crude and gruesome. The novel touches on most of these now extinct practices, in mad detail and it’s AWESOME! … Racial prejudice, religion, culture and family were the underlying messages … The adventure, fast-paced and nail biting … The romance, sizzling, exciting, forbidden … I give it 5 stars because that’s the maximum amount of stars we’re allowed to give.” -Random Writings Book Reviews (Suva, Fiji)

Another reviewer describes this book as “a spellbinding novel of adventure, cultural misunderstandings, religious conflict and sexual tension set in one of the most exotic and isolated places on earth.”

The storyline:

In the mid-1800’s, Fiji is a melting pot of cannibals, warring native tribes, sailors, traders, prostitutes, escaped convicts and all manner of foreign undesirables. It’s in this hostile environment an innocent young Englishwoman and a worldly American adventurer find themselves.

Susannah Drake, a missionary, questions her calling to spread God’s Word as she’s torn between her spiritual and sexual selves. As her forbidden desires intensify, she turns to the scriptures and prayer to quash the sinful thoughts – without success. Nathan Johnson arrives to trade muskets to the Fijians and immediately finds himself at odds with Susannah. She despises him for introducing the white man’s weapons to the very people she is trying to convert and he pities her for her naivety. Despite their differences, there’s an undeniable chemistry between them. When their lives are suddenly endangered by marauding cannibals, Susannah and Nathan are forced to rely on each other for their very survival.

Fiji: A Novel is available via Waterstones UK & Europe bookstores, public libraries and via Amazon… https://www.amazon.com/Fiji-Novel-Lance-Morcan/dp/0473194716/

Other historical adventure novels of ours include World Odyssey, Into the Americas and White Spirit as well as my solo-authored recent release New Zealand: A Novel.

–Lance Morcan

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