Detour on the Eternal Road

I’m very pleased to have John W. Howell here today to celebrate his latest release, “Detour on the Eternal Road.” I bought the paperback version from Amazon. It is 297 pages and cost $14.95. I loved reading this very entertaining book. If you want to read my Amazon review for the book, click here.

The front cover features the title and the author, and a road curving through a dark landscape. On the road is an Oldsmobile 1956.
Front cover of the Detour on the Eternal Road. Click on the image to go to the Amazon page for the paperback version of the book.

I am now handing over the word to John.

It is so nice to be here with you today, Thomas. Your blog has had some amazing entries. I have enjoyed your warm memories of your Leonberger Bronco and Daisy your dear pug. I also enjoy the times when you discuss various kinds of beer. I am an IPA fan and do identify with those times. I want to thank you for offering to host me on this stop on the tour. My latest book Detour on the Eternal Road is book threein the Eternal Road Series. Here is the blurb.

Blurb

Sam and James are dragged into another strange assignment when a couple of souls on The Eternal Road drop off the radar. Archangel Michael gives them specific orders to resolve the issue and get Billy Ray Chitwood, the national race car champion, and Dale Earnhardt, his guide, back on the task of finding Billy’s Eternal Home.

Finally, meeting up with Billy Ray and Dale, the foursome finds themselves in the future where World War III has devastated the country. The team discovers the cause of the start of the war and vows to mitigate that circumstance and save the world from devastation. They encounter their old nemesis, Lucifer, who has in mind trading preventing the war in exchange for Sam accepting his offer to be his queen.

Since Lucifer’s offer is a non-starter, Sam and James must overcome Lucifer’s interference and work to change the course of history, or humankind is doomed.

Excerpt

James and Sam give each other a nervous glance. Sam offers a subtle signal to James and says, “Okay. You remember we convinced you we were from a different time. Well, Billy Ray is from a different time too. We want to help him remember where he’s from and get him back on a road he needs to travel.”

Wyatt frowns. “Back on a road? What does that mean?”

Sam looks up to the sky in frustration when she realizes Wyatt won’t let it go until he gets the whole story. James shrugs, so Sam sighs and says, “James and I are like angels. Our job is to escort people’s souls along the Eternal Road until they find the place they want to spend eternity.”

“Dead people?”

“That’s right.”

With his thumb, Wyatt pushes back his hat. “Why’re you interested in Billy Ray? He’s very much alive.”

Billy Ray leans forward in the seat. “Yeah, I may be old, but I’m still kickin’.”

Sam glances at James, shakes her head, and looks back at Wyatt. Carefully, she drops her voice, “I don’t want to upset Billy Ray, but he is not who he thinks he is.”

Wyatt places his hands on his hips. “Okay, I’ll bite. Who is he?”

“He’s a young man who got in a serious accident and didn’t survive.”

“What’s he doing here?”

Sam brushes a strand of hair out of her eyes. “Someone we don’t want to name interrupted his trip. Billy Ray’s guide came up missing, too.”

“You don’t want to name? What kind of hocus pocus are you talking about?”

James steps forward. “Every time we name this person, they appear. I’ll tell you right out you don’t want that person here.”

Sam frowns. “Wyatt, you believed us when we showed you how we came from another time, right?”

“Sure, and I still believe you.”

“Well, forces of evil have taken our friend Billy Ray and placed him in the same time as you.”

Author Bio

John is an award-winning author who after an extensive business career began writing full time in 2012. His specialty is thriller fiction novels, but John also writes poetry and short stories. He has written Seven other books that are on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.

John lives in Lakeway, Texas with his wife and their spoiled rescue pets.

Trailer Link https://animoto.com/play/0Z6vyFwQqrAZjjVAlciipw

Author Links

Blog Fiction Favorites, http://johnwhowell.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/john.howell.98229241

Twitter –https://www.twitter.com/HowellWave

Goodreads –https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7751796.John_W_Howell

Amazon Author’s page –https://www.amazon.com/author/johnwhowell

BookBub – https://www.bookbub.com/profile/john-w-howell

BlueSky – @johnhowellauthor.bsky.social

Buy Links

Universal paper https://mybook.to/Detour-Paper

Universal ebook https://mybook.to/Detour-Eebook

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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

107 thoughts on “Detour on the Eternal Road”

  1. A big thank you for hosting me today, Thomas. It is a treat to be here and I’m grateful that you volunteered to help spread the word on my latest book. I loved your review and and I am also thankful that you not only liked the story, but took the time to let others know as well. You’ve given me a big smile today and it feels good. 😊

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  13. Great post, Thomas. It’s wonderful to see John featured with his latest jewel. Congratulations to John, and a big thank you to you, Thomas. 😊

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  24. Hi Thomas…thank you for hosting a book stop tour for John Howell for his latest book, Detour on the Eternal Road. As big fans of John’s writing we enjoyed reading that book as well as all his regular posts on John’s wonderful and inspiration blog.

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