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Jeff Lyon

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Born

in Little Rock, The United States

Website

http://www.lyonsroar.com

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Genre

Paranormal, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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James A. Michener, James Clavell, Jimmy Buffett ...more

Member Since

April 2011

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Jeff Lyon writes adventurous tales laced with humor from personal escapades. His stories are based on actual events and filled with extraordinary characters encountered in fascinating locales. Names are changed to protect the far from the innocent, and facts are altered only when needed to avoid the tedium of memoirs.

After graduating from the University of North Texas, Jeff decided to go skiing for a season in Winter Park, Colorado. He stayed for four years. Jeff returned to Texas and worked as a Health Inspector for seven years and then three years as a Fire Marshal for the city of Lewisville.

Jeff moved to Florida with his girlfriend, Karen Reneau, married her, and became a professional boat captain. He spent the next four years running sa ...more

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Average rating: 4.78 · 18 ratings · 7 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Bliss 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DIGITAL DIVINING: Voodoo Phone Predicts Deadly Fates 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hank it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ski Bum Chronicles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demus Divining: Fate Forecasting Phone Returns it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicago's DuSable Harborcide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sailing Escape it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DEMUS DIVINING

The much anticipated second book in the Divining Trilogy is now available directly from the author, Jeff Lyon, at lyonsroar.square.site and Amazon Books.

Demus Divining weaves a coming-of-age story into a mystical adventure in the world of Voodoo's dark and light sides. The ever-menacing phone that can predict death and horrible accidents for some is back in South Florida with a vengeance.

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Jeff Lyon rated a book it was amazing The Stranger by Harlan Coben (2016-02-09) by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Harlan Coben's The Stranger is a masterful mystery. Coben weaves everyday occurrences and chance meetings into a mounting, heart-pounding ending with a twist that was almost expected yet still a surprise. The story focuses on the things in people's li ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book really liked it Cher: The Memoir, Part 1 by Cher	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cher The Memoir Part One is a star-studded running account of Cher's messed-up life. Cher goes back two generations to capture her grandparents' and parents' extreme poverty and poor choices in mates. Cher came by her suspect selection in men honestl ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book really liked it True Believer by Nicholas Sparks (2005-04-12) by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks is an improbable love story about a New York City author who has had success debunking paranormal activities and psychics' claims of clairvoyance, named Jeremy. He goes to a time-forgotten village on the Atlantic coas ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book really liked it Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rick Reilly is an outstanding and renowned journalist and sportswriter. I found his facts and documentation used in Commander in Cheat to be thorough and true. I did not believe my opinion of the "Commander" could sink any lower, but reading this boo ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book liked it The Story of The Bahamas by Paul Albury	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Paul Albury did a thorough job of researching human inhabitants of the Bahamas, from the Lacayans that lived on the islands and greeted Columbus on his arrival, through the many immigrants, slaves, and settlers from the nations that explored and clai ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book liked it Hotshots (Neil Hamel, #7) by Judith Van Gieson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Judith Van Gieson's Hotshots is told from a lawyer's point of view, which makes the pace somewhat methodical. This tragic story highlights the danger backwoods firefighters go through and the courage they must possess to face extraordinary danger. Th ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book it was amazing Watchers by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In his first book Watchers, Dean Koontz has created a golden retriever named Einstein and endowed him with incredible smarts. Einstein is a hero you'll fall in love with and root for throughout the terrifying story. The union of an unlikely couple th ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book liked it Phantom Army of the Civil War: and Other Southern Ghost Stories by Frank Spaeth	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You don't have to believe in ghosts and paranormal activity to have fun reading about real-life documented instances of people encountering specters and baffling occurrences. Frank Spaeth has gleaned the files of FATE magazine for some of the scaries ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book really liked it Poems for Men by Damon Runyon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Damon Runyon takes liberties with the English language, creating his own words, spelling, and phrasing to write poems about men who have experienced the ups and downs of wars, love, gambling, and sporting events. Runyon's homey and syncopated style r ...more
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Jeff Lyon rated a book it was amazing The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin based their novel The Bletchley Riddle on the real center outside of London used for breaking the coded messages created on the German Enigma machines during WWII. Fictional characters, nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis an ...more
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