Popular Thriller Recognized by Catholic Writers' Guild

Online, April 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - "Riveting," "hard to put down," "fascinating," "very cleverly written," "an eerie edge of reality." Those are some of the praises reviewers have written about Kenneth E. Nowell's popular new novel.

"Until I Return: Dawn of the Shining Darkness" has just received the Catholic Writers' Guild Seal of Approval. It is an edge-of-your-seat Spiritual thriller that puts modern headlines on a collision course with little-known prophecies of saints. Adding a provocative twist to Christian fiction, its story races around the world and through the centuries, over the course of Christian history.

This is author Kenneth E. Nowell's debut novel and a great selection for Catholic or Christian book clubs.

At just 52, Nowell had retired to Vero Beach, Florida, after successful careers in business, law and politics. The pace of his lifestyle slowed dramatically, at that time, but still not enough for him to focus on the writing career he had often contemplated. Then, after rupturing an Achilles tendon on the tennis court, Nowell's months-long recovery prospects prompted him to plunge into the story he had long planned.

The resulting book is receiving high praise, particularly from a variety of Catholic sources. Nowell hopes this story will energize readers of all faiths to embrace a novel that does not mock Catholic values or insult Christian faith. "We will soon have 75 million Catholics in America," Nowell says. "Yet, Catholic fiction sales are a small slice of the Christian market and a tiny speck when compared to secular novel sales. I hope to change that disappointing trend."

Still, Nowell points out, "Until I Return" also was written to appeal to a cross-over market, dealing with universal concerns that should matter to all mankind. "Some of the most rewarding comments I have received are from non-Catholics and even non-Christians," Nowell says.

Though the book's modern-day characters and events are fictional, the story that was written in 2009 eerily foreshadows many of today's headlines. The facts and prophecies that underlie the story are carefully documented in endnotes. So, on the one hand, the reader can indulge in an exciting, mainstream thriller. On the other hand, however, one can engage the story more fully, both intellectually and Spiritually, by reflecting on the endnotes that provide a better understanding of the 2,000 year historical context of the greatest drama in human history.

For more information on "Until I Return: Dawn of the Shining Darkness" or to see the book's popular video trailer, visit the publisher's website at www.VeroHousePublishing.com. The novel may be ordered there, at various Catholic bookstores, or on most online book sites, both here and abroad.

BOOK INFORMATION:
Until I Return: Dawn of the Shining Darkness
420 pages
Paperback
$16.95
ISBN:978-0-9828279-0-1
Wholesale distribution by Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and www.VeroHousePublishing.com.
Available to readers at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, and BooksAMillion.com.
Video Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9K5FyF08tI

BOOK LOGLINE:
The prophecies
you don't know...
The warning
you should never forget.

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