Elizabeth Horton-Newton

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Coming in April 2024
Candie's Heart
by
Starla Hartless and Elizabeth Horton-Newton
the same authors who brought you
"Carved Wooden Heart"

Book 3 Cougar Love Collection
Candie Loveless is a successful real estate agent in the small town of Sweetwater, Tennessee. Independent, confident, and beautiful, she has chosen to remain single. Edging up on forty years old she hires a local high school ex-boyfriend to remodel her newest acquisition, an antebellum mansion, Coleridge House. Jackson McCarthy, happily married to Brandi and Dad of a growing family of 5, is always happy to help his old friend. He hires an up an coming architect and builder to help him and his crew restore the old house to its former glory. When Candie meets sexy and younger Chance Raymond, sparks fly. Soon those sparks morph into red hot fireworks as the two become involved in a steamy relationship. Candie is determined to maintain her independence, but Chance breaks down all her barriers a little at a time. Beneath their romance lies a darker town member. Erik Schmidt is a town sheriff and one of Candie's early boyfriends. Their relationship had ended on a sour note and Erik had finally moved on. Now, years later, he was divorced and his eyes set on his old flame, Candie. Some people just don't know when things are over and Erik is one of those people. Will Candie give in to her feelings for Chance? Or will Erik eliminate his supposed rival and get Candie back? This is a taut romance with enough thrills to keep you turning the pages. What can Jackson do to help his old and dear friend navigate the choppy channels of her life? More than just a cougar romance, Candies Heart is a tumultuous tale of small town relationships.

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Indie Bookfest 2019

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"Stolen Gypsy"

is a complex thriller about a young gypsy girl, her mysterious past, the Witness Protection Program, a drug cartel, a sexy Irish hero, and a home for single pregnant teens.

“Her parents are dead. The government has failed her. Now she doesn’t even know who she is. Terza Blackstone is rescued by handsome Irishman Tristan Devlin, and that begins the search for her true identity. When everything you thought was yours has been stolen from you, there’s only one thing to do. Steal it all back. What do gypsies, the Witness Protection Program, a drug cartel, and a young girl running for her life have in common?”

Advanced Reviews for “Stolen Gypsy”

“A real page-turner. I couldn’t put it down. Imagine waking up to find out you weren’t who you thought you were. ” Kathy Broggy

“Fascinating. Mind-blowing plot twists. I was up all night reading, unable to set the book down” Michelle Martin

“I learned so much about gypsies and their traditions. Best part was the action scenes and the Feds. The part when the drug cartel shows up was so well written I could smell the smoking guns.” Nick LeBlanc

“…it’s fantastic! I totally loved it! So much was stolen from her, but… she stole her life back again! Terza’s life starts to peel away, and an array of shattering truths rise up from a past, she hardly realised she’d had. With the help of a handsome Irish hunk Tristan, Terza faces off with ruthless drug cartels, mysterious Romany gypsy gangs, the local police and the FBI, all the time fighting to get back the life that was stolen from her. ” Michelle Medhat, Author “Connected: The Calling” and “The Shift”

Joseph Brewer

5.0 out of 5 starsCharming suspense by a gifted author - a can't miss novel!
May 16, 2018Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Terza Blackstone never lived in on place long enough to make friends. Her parents never gave a second thought to uprooting her whenever they felt the need. Alone and friendless is never good, especially when being called to the principal’s office to be told your parents died in a crash while eluding police.
The authorities have lots of questions for 17-year-old Terza, but she has more. So it begins in Stolen Gypsy by Elizabeth Horton-Newton. The cops want to know if Terza knows anything about her parents’ activities. She wants to know just who were these people who raised her and why were they running from the law. When the feds step in to try to take charge of what seems to be a local crime, Terza becomes even more suspicious of what is happening, and although she escapes their grasp, she is forced to rely on strangers to help her find her answers.
Horton-Newton weaves a compelling thriller: Terza’s strength is her determination to get answers about her past, to find out who she is, and to make sense of the traumatic events that litter her young life. Equally determined are the two men who risk everything to keep her from harm, a county sheriff’s detective and charming Irishman with a penchant for saving girls in trouble. Terza discovers their help just might be what she needs to get her answers and her revenge. Terza’s parents were involved with serious, dangerous men. High stakes action, life-and-death consequences — this book has it all.
I have read Horton-Newton’s short fiction in Twisted Tales and Crooked Tales, anthologies published by Readers Circle of Avenue Park, and I am a fan. She has the gift of telling a good story, compelling a reader to keep turning the page, and just when you think you have it figured out — well, you don’t. So you keep turning the page.
What more can a reader ask?

5-Star Reviews
Anita Kovacevic
5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride!
April 21, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Wow, what a ride! This is by no means the first thriller I've read by Elizabeth Horton Newton, nor will it be the last. Do not expect any spoilers from this review, or me retelling the events! Just grab it and read it. It's worth it!
When you read an action thriller and feel breathless, as if you've just been there or at least watched it in a fabulous 3D cinema, that's just perfection. This one had me biting my nails, staying up all night to get to the bottom of all plots and subplots, on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen to my favourite characters.
Much as I loved the villains in Riddle and Old Habits, I love, love, love the heroes and heroines of this book! Young Terza is adorable, just on the verge between a teenager and a woman, thrown into life's adversity which forms her faster than she'd ever hoped. Tristan is strong, charming and supportive, and the balance Newton achieves between the two of them, and in developing their relationship, is wonderfully intertwined with the entire plot, filled with social issues, political intrigue and the criminal millieu. McCray and Nora, including Vanessa and the girls from Nora's haven, they all paint a strong setting in which each detail makes a difference.
Feel like wandering into a breathlessly intense action story, with a fantastic couple at the centre and mind-blowing intrigue surrounding them? Grab this one.

Bookpreneur
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and crackling with tension.
April 18, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
With a tragic accident that involves her parents, seventeen-year-old Terza Blackstone is catapulted rapidly from the steady routine of family life into the unknown. Having been questioned at the police station, she is taken home by her hard-nosed attorney, Vanessa Duffy, who wants to petition for guardianship. Judging by the aggressive activity of reporters at the scene, there is something very sinister about this case.

There is some interesting back story involving secret pasts and I wanted to know more. Someone wants Terza out of the way and the action and tension begins to climb. There are lots of suspects and few clues, a complex story that has more twists and turns than a pretzel.

Once in a while a character like Terza comes along that gets under your skin and refuses to let go. I liked her at the outset; smart, stubborn and quirky, not to mention a fan of Lindsey Stirling. I think she and I would get along. As Vanessa takes Terza back to childhood, memories begin to surface of an unsettled background where she has never spent more than one year in any school.

As the plot moves forward, Terza comes face-to-face with the stark realization that nothing in her past life adds up. Even with new-found friends to help her, she is never far from the agencies of law enforcement or from those who might want to harm her. When the truth unfolds, the tragic thing about this book is the choices Terza must make. Her tale at the end of the book brings a fresh perspective on abandonment and how there is only one person who can set her free.

Horton-Newton has created a layered, gripping story around characters that readers will root for. Her crisp prose crackling with tension, reads at a breakneck pace and as a naturally gifted storyteller, this novel is the perfect "fix" for the mystery/suspense aficionado.

Nerdy Girl
5.0 out of 5 starsEnough twists and turns to make you seasick
April 21, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
You don't ever see what's coming next for Terza. She started out as an innocent high schooler and life did not stop changing for her. Even I didn't know who to trust in this story.

Father Ted
5.0 out of 5 stars"First-class thriller"
22 April 2018
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
I love a good thriller, and this one delivers from every angle. The main characters are each formidable in their own way. Terza, Tristan, and Peter are not people who like to take a backward step, no matter what odds they face. The supporting cast of policemen, doctors, FBI agents, gypsy and Mexican cartel gangsters combine to make this a page-turning cracker of a book. Filled with high-tempo action and romance this is a 'must read' book.Joseph Brewer

5.0 out of 5 starsCharming suspense by a gifted author - a can't miss novel!
May 16, 2018Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Terza Blackstone never lived in on place long enough to make friends. Her parents never gave a second thought to uprooting her whenever they felt the need. Alone and friendless is never good, especially when being called to the principal’s office to be told your parents died in a crash while eluding police.
The authorities have lots of questions for 17-year-old Terza, but she has more. So it begins in Stolen Gypsy by Elizabeth Horton-Newton. The cops want to know if Terza knows anything about her parents’ activities. She wants to know just who were these people who raised her and why were they running from the law. When the feds step in to try to take charge of what seems to be a local crime, Terza becomes even more suspicious of what is happening, and although she escapes their grasp, she is forced to rely on strangers to help her find her answers.
Horton-Newton weaves a compelling thriller: Terza’s strength is her determination to get answers about her past, to find out who she is, and to make sense of the traumatic events that litter her young life. Equally determined are the two men who risk everything to keep her from harm, a county sheriff’s detective and charming Irishman with a penchant for saving girls in trouble. Terza discovers their help just might be what she needs to get her answers and her revenge. Terza’s parents were involved with serious, dangerous men. High stakes action, life-and-death consequences — this book has it all.
I have read Horton-Newton’s short fiction in Twisted Tales and Crooked Tales, anthologies published by Readers Circle of Avenue Park, and I am a fan. She has the gift of telling a good story, compelling a reader to keep turning the page, and just when you think you have it figured out — well, you don’t. So you keep turning the page.
What more can a reader ask?