Being Jay Novak

Being on the Margins #1

by Kathryn Orange, Eve Smith (Editor)

Homeless children are being abducted from London’s streets and no-one seems to care–until 9 year old Ella is taken by mistake. Her mother is the only witness to the kidnapping, but she is knocked down by a car and slips into a coma on the way to the hospital.

Nobody else knows Ella is missing.

Alone and frightened Ella tries to understand what her captors want from her……and learns to survive.

But hope of rescue eventually comes from an unconventional partnership. Through a psychic connection, Ella’s mother meets a man called Jay Novak who agrees to help save her daughter. Together they travel through London's underworld to find the girl.

The journey is fraught with Jay is being hunted by gangsters out for revenge; and pursued by a policeman obsessed with his arrest; add into the mix London is under a terrorist threat; and Jay's companion is more of a hinder than a help.

It’s a race against time to rescue the girl. And desperate steps need to be taken or risk losing her forever.

Can Jay find the girl before the clock stops? 

This story has high thrill, paranormal romance and examines the idea of a woman in a man’s body….which inevitably adds some comedy moments to this otherwise high action crime thriller.

205 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 8, 2018

About the author

Kathryn Orange was born in the centre of England as far away from the sea as you can get. She dreamed of adventure, of becoming an explorer, and following in the footsteps of Dr Livingstone, Marco Polo, and Nellie Bly. 
But life gets in the way, and such adventures lay tucked between the pages of a book. 
A love of reading led to a love of writing, and Kathryn wrote her first full length story at just nine years of age. 
Becoming a mother, encouraged Kathryn to develop her storytelling further. Now her children are grown up, and she has returned to writing tales full of colour, drama, and passion, which explore the human psyche and take you to the edges of man’s fallibility.

Reviews

[Joy RS · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed the suspense in this book and found it fascinating to read. It also helps open our eyes to a critical issue that plagues our modern world, which adds extra dimension to make the storyline relevant as well as interesting. It’s a tremendous achievement and I definitely recommend it. I look forward to reading this author’s next book.

[Louisa Bauman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exciting

Sarah needs to find her daughter and nobody except Jay can help her. It's much more difficult than you might think due to some complicated situations. If you like crime with fantasy elements this book is for you.

[Neda Aria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the complexity of the story. You can feel the desperation of the mother being in such condition.