Tru Lockhart: Secrets Don't Stay Buried

***Update*** Please don't buy this book if you are expecting a motivational and inspirational book and then post a review based on that expectation. Yes, I am a motivational speaker but I chose to write a dark fantasy adventure based on my real life experience of surviving childhood trauma, child abuse, abandonment, foster care and how I used my imagination to reconcile my emotions. Think of my book Tru Lockhart as Harry Potter meets Stephen King and how chaotic that adventure would be.Here is a recent Audible review that will give you insight into Tru. "What a fascinating adventure of real events mixed with fantasy. All weaved with an alternative perspective of how we process our emotions and pain as a kid. The story is exciting and the hidden meanings are deep and meaningful" - Audible customer.When his bio-father reappears, Tru expects to die. Instead, he becomes the core of a magical conspiracy. Will he fall to evil or control his destiny?One evening, Tru Lockhart gets a bizarre visit from his father Argus, who has escaped from an institution for the criminally insane. Tru is certain that murder is on his father's mind.Instead, Argus performs a bizarre ceremony that will trigger a startling chain of events, plunging Tru into many oddball worlds, and into the hands of many outlandish villains. They all want to develop and use Tru's hidden powers for their own dark purposes.For Tru, wondering why devils and hooligans want control of his destiny is a matter of survival. Is he just some stooge in some sinister plan, or does he have a choice that can set him free? The truth will bring him further from reality than he’s ever been, and deep into a mystery more terrifying than he could have imagined. Tru’s world is built on secrets - but secrets of murder, chaos, magic and madness don’t stay buried.Tru’s story is allegorical to Derek Clark’s - his nightmares are Derek’s nightmares. As a child, Derek suffered unthinkable child abuse, abandonment and emotional distress before being turned over to the psychiatric hospital at age five. His 13 years in the San Francisco Bay Area foster care system reflected an early life of aggression, emotional distress, overwhelming anxiety and being wrongfully labeled.Tru Lockhart: Secrets Don't Stay Buried is a fantastical, captivating, and chilling suspense novel inspired by the life of the author, Derek Clark. It is perfect for readers seeking a story that combines the grit of a psychological thriller with the worldbuilding of magical realism.Order your copy now and journey into a realm that blurs the line between reality and fantasy.

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