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James A. Hetley was born in 1947.
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500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
The University of Michigan where James Hetley received his Bachelor of Architecture degree.
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500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
The University of Michigan where James Hetley received his Bachelor of Architecture degree.
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The Summer Country
(Maureen Pierce works the night shift in a convenience sto...)
Maureen Pierce works the night shift in a convenience store, carries a .38 Smith & Wesson in her pocket, and talks to trees. She knows enough clinical psychology to think that when the trees answer, it proves she's crazy. She can live with that. She manages to get by in a world where she doesn't really fit until the truth reaches out to touch her as she slogs home through the slushy midnight sidewalks of a February sleet storm. That truth offers a seductive promise of warmth and sun, green growing things and trees that really do answer when she talks to them. It tells her that she isn't truly human. Now her blood heritage drags her from Maine into ancient myth three steps away from the modern world, with all the claws and teeth and cruelty intact.
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Country-Wildwood-Contemporary-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B008P3WOFI/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1609233146&refinements=p_27%3AJames+Hetley&s=books&sr=1-2
2002
The Winter Oak
("Happily ever after" doesn't always work, even in fairy t...)
"Happily ever after" doesn't always work, even in fairy tales. Maureen Pierce has won her castle, her man, and her powers, after terrible suffering in The Summer Country. She has won a host of fierce enemies as well - among them, the powerful dark witch Fiona and the deadly black dragon Khe'sha, who plot vengeance. Many of the Old Blood fear the change that she brings to the Summer Country of Celtic myth, and the warrior Pendragons believe that her lover, Brian Albion, has betrayed their secrets. If that wasn't bad enough, Maureen hates her castle for the pain she suffered there. She fears her new-found powers. The ghosts of old trauma still haunt her and those close to her.
https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Oak-Wildwood-Contemporary-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B008P4CPQA/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1609233146&refinements=p_27%3AJames+Hetley&s=books&sr=1-4
2004
Dragon's Eye
(The island township of Stonefort, Maine, lies just about ...)
The island township of Stonefort, Maine, lies just about as far Down East as you can go without passing through Canadian customs. Through the centuries its inhabitants, descendants of native Naskeag Indians, and Welsh refugees have lived an isolated existence. They include the Morgans, one-time pirates and now shadowy international criminals who live by two cardinal rules - protect the family and never foul your own nest. Kate Rowley, part-time town constable, and odd-job specialist is a high-school dropout who solves problems with her muscles and her fists. And Alice Haskell, EMT, and emergency room nurse, doubles as the latest Haskell Witch, a Naskeag shaman with power over both whites and First People through her ties with the spirits of Stonefort's land and water. Now an outside power threatens the ancient balance - white and Indian alike, law and lawbreaker alike.
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Contemporary-Fantasy-Stonefort-Book-ebook/dp/B00B9EADA8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1609233146&refinements=p_27%3AJames+Hetley&s=books&sr=1-1
2005
Dragon's Teeth
(Two unusual families, the shapeshifting Morgans and the H...)
Two unusual families, the shapeshifting Morgans and the Haskell witches, have maintained an uneasy alliance for generations. Now the vengeful spirit of a dark sorcerer will force them to unite once more-or turn against one another.
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Teeth-Contemporary-Fantasy-Stonefort-ebook/dp/B00BCPBW7M/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1609233146&refinements=p_27%3AJames+Hetley&s=books&sr=1-3
2006
Dragon's Bones
(Few things about Stonefort are exactly as they seem. Ston...)
Few things about Stonefort are exactly as they seem. Stonefort, a small fishing village and harbor and township, and island sit off the Maine coast, about as far Down East as you can get without passing through Canadian Customs. Those residents are about as hard and abrasive as the granite under their boots or the weather that can kill even the most experienced sailors any day of the year. In this latest installment in the Stonefort saga, Maine author James A. Hetley revisits the tough land when a logging camp becomes the center of illegal activity in this world and perhaps in another as well. Nurse and cop, both must face a special duty in the face of Dragon's Bones.
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Bones-Stonefort-stories-Book-ebook/dp/B005D5ARB4
2009
Powers
(Albert Johannson's forgotten more than he remembers about...)
Albert Johannson's forgotten more than he remembers about his past, but two things he's sure of: he’s lived a long, long time, and he doesn’t trust anyone, particularly gods. He's not too fond of demons either, particularly the one that shows up in his kitchen looking for help with a supernatural investigation. Albert's a strangely gifted blacksmith, not a P.I., but crossing a demon can be deadly, so he reluctantly takes the job - which puts him in the path of a prickly arson detective named Melissa el Hajj who has trust issues of her own. Clashing at a crime scene, they uncover an ancient wrought-iron hexagram, a broken relic as old as Solomon. The thing may herald catastrophe unless Albert can mend it - but Albert has yet to grasp just what his special powers really mean.
https://www.amazon.com/Powers-James-Burton-ebook/dp/B007TVYBO4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
2012
Ghost Point
(Eight years ago, Dennis Carlsson returned from Vietnam wi...)
Eight years ago, Dennis Carlsson returned from Vietnam with a chest full of medals, a head full of nightmares, and a plastic foot. Now he just wants the world to leave him alone on his isolated point of Maine coast, caring for injured animals and living as simply as he can. However, both real and spirit worlds have other plans for his guardian strength. His nightmares have followed him home in a face from those memories, wildlife biologist Susan Tranh - prickly as a porcupine and with some strange bond to eagles, stalked by criminals for no reason she can see. Tied deep into land and lore, the Haskell Witches know a lot more about Ghost Point than he does. The Naskeag tribe calls his home Spirit Point, a place to meet spirits and find visions. They avoid the place because they know the spirit world is dangerous. And winter has its own deadly agenda.
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Point-Stonefort-Stories-Hetley-ebook/dp/B00LTY2IY2
2014
Signatures
(John Patterson thinks he damn well earned his pension. He...)
John Patterson thinks he damn well earned his pension. He survived more than twenty years as a police forensic wizard, tracking down and fighting the worst that criminal magic could throw at him. If he could only retire the nightmares, as well. Some of those nightmares feature Albert Kratz, alias Albertus Magnus, a psychopathic criminal mage Patterson trapped in a burning building years ago. So why is a dead man leaving his unique magical signature on the grisly "artistic" murder of a diplomatic courier? Detective Sergeant Nef Cash recognizes that crime scene from old file photos and drags Patterson out of retirement to fight a deadly enemy one more time. Cash has her own motives besides police work, and her move will turn his personal life inside out.
https://www.amazon.com/Signatures-James-Hetley-ebook/dp/B00T34HATS
2015
Dominions
(Not all Gods are created equal. Some are omniscient. Some...)
Not all Gods are created equal. Some are omniscient. Some omnipotent. Only one can forge a blade that can kill another god. And now that Albert Johansson has done it, all hell is breaking loose. When the goddess of death killed the goddess of chaos, she hadn’t meant to wake every other god and godlet on earth and beyond, yet that's exactly what Melissa el Hajj has done. Now every single one of them is hunting her, drawn by the demon knife she carries. When gods die, worlds shatter. Kill too many and there will be nothing left. Mel’s blade is on a mission to kill them all, and anyone that stands in its way. Unfortunately for Mel and Al, it just might succeed. Now it’s a race to unmake the blade before it destroys everything they love, including each other.
https://www.amazon.com/Dominions-Bladesmith-Book-James-Hetley-ebook/dp/B0144W9IW0
2015
James A. Hetley
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James A. Burton
Education
James Hetley studied at the University of Michigan where he obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1970.
Career
It took some time for James Hetley to begin his writing career. He's a retired architect specializing in the renovation and adaptive reuse of old buildings. He also worked as a Kempo karate instructor, electronics instructor, trash collector, and operating engineer in a refrigeration plant. During the Vietnam War, he served in the United States Army for three years.
His first novel, The Summer Country, was published in 2002. It is a fantasy that blends Celtic myth and contemporary realism, set in Maine. The sequel to The Summer Country is titled The Winter Oak. In his next two novels, the author continues to set the story in his fictional Maine locale. Dragon's Eye and Dragon's Teeth run parallel to The Summer Country and The Winter Oak, with a different location and cast of characters. These books explore themes of loyalty, love, and family while providing escapist thrills and chills.
As James A. Burton, he published the Bladesmith series consisting of Powers (2012) and Dominions (2015).
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Powers
(Albert Johannson's forgotten more than he remembers about...)
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Ghost Point
(Eight years ago, Dennis Carlsson returned from Vietnam wi...)
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Dragon's Eye
(The island township of Stonefort, Maine, lies just about ...)
2005 -
Dragon's Teeth
(Two unusual families, the shapeshifting Morgans and the H...)
2006 -
The Summer Country
(Maureen Pierce works the night shift in a convenience sto...)
2002 -
The Winter Oak
("Happily ever after" doesn't always work, even in fairy t...)
2004 -
Signatures
(John Patterson thinks he damn well earned his pension. He...)
2015 -
Dragon's Bones
(Few things about Stonefort are exactly as they seem. Ston...)
2009 -
Dominions
(Not all Gods are created equal. Some are omniscient. Some...)
2015
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Quotations:
"I'm stubborn. That must be one of the most important traits for an author."
"I enjoy telling stories and working with words, but getting the story out there takes forever!"
"I've learned that I've met a lot of people in my sixty-plus years, and all of them are a mix of good and bad. That sometimes doing good things turns out badly, and doing bad things turns to good. That sometimes law and justice don't travel the same road."
"I have to meet the characters and get to know them, walk around with them - let them grow into people. Some writers outline and know the story before they begin writing. I find out the story as I write it."
Personality
James Hetley is a quiet and extremely shy person.
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James Hetley is married.
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United States
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1970