Twilight on the Amber Cliffs

by Tom Hobbs

Brandon is a small town cowboy turned New York City reporter. Hope never left the small town. 25 years ago they fell in love in high school. Only one problem, she was the daughter of the Mormon Bishop and he the outsider who happened to be Catholic... and in 1977 rural Utah that mattered . In 2006 he is returning to Utah for the funeral of his best friend - who married Hope.

286 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2012

About the author

About the Author
Tom Hobbs Grew up in the National Park Service living in places like the Grand Canyon, Acadia, and Mesa Verde. After High School he joined the US Air Force where he served in Wyoming, Germany, and New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Creative Writing and Photography and went to work in film as a Director of Photography while writing screenplays on the side. He moved with his wife, Robin, and their children Rush, Ari, Chris, and Nadia from San Diego to New York City just four days before 911. After that he went to work as an EMT and later on as a Paramedic. He currently works as a freelance Social Media Marketer in Brooklyn. He writes in his spare time.
Trauma Junkie a novelized version of a spec screenplay he wrote by the same title.
He runs the website www.kindlemojo.com that promotes Independent Authors.
tom@kindlemojo.com Comments are always welcome.

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this. Tom Hobbs has an easy style of writing, and having once seen my high school boyfriend at a twentieth-year reunion, I felt the author portrayed his characters and his plot in a realistic manner. Why I gave it four stars instead of five was the flatness in the emotional tone of the characters. When I read the author's biography I wasn't surprised to learn he is also a screenwriter. Typically, emotions aren't written into screenplays. They are brought to life by the actors--in their body language, the way they speak the words and from their facial expressions. However, in a novel the reader wants to understand how the characters feel by knowing their inner thoughts or how they are saying the words. I felt the interplay and motivations of the characters were more interesting than were the chapters dealing with the rodeo, Hope's waitressing or that Brandon's wife was an artist (even though that relates slightly to the story). I want to know more about Brandon's emotions when he gave up Hope--and why he is no longer in love with her when he sees her years later. And why he loves his wife--more. Or why he seems to go through life accepting everything without making a big deal about it--I want to know that too.

This would make a great film though--the visuals of the rodeo and the west, contrasted with the city life Brandon leads--are made for that.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT!

Not your usual Tom Hobbs fare, but wonderful just the same. Certainly told with his same amazing flare for storytelling. I won't over plot details as you'll have already read those. Suffice to say that you'll NOT be disappointed by this book. It's an amazing story and well told.

Five stars!!!

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much better than Trauma Junkie. Still a bit juvenile but the characters are better developed and it stirred a real sense of sorrow in the end. A quick, easy, entertaining read. Surprised by the blatant typos though.

[A'Mera Frieman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Hobbs did well in the character descriptions and plot. I like that the book is an easy read because I'm an author myself with little time to read a fellow peers book, but it was worth it. Good job!