The picture above is artwork by Doreman Burns. I saw this print and instantly thought of my main character 'Caley Wells' with her horse 'Tocho' It is with his permission that I present this picture here on my home page. Please visit his amazing artwork at www.doremanburns.com

Note from the author - N.J. Sparks

Ever since I can remember I have loved to write. I started the currently published book 'A Choice to Survive' just after graduation from DeVry University in Phoenix, Arizona. I was still used to the three hours of sleep per night and the long evenings working on the computer. I started fooling around with an idea of a woman driven to survive in the face of terrorism on United States soil or even worse... Global Thermonuclear War! Caley (meaning Brave Warrior) decides to build a bomb shelter safe for nuclear, biological or chemical attack. Research and planning create strain on her relationship but in the end draw the family very close together. Despite obstacles from neighbors who are determined to stop the building of the bomb shelter, Caley and her family finish the project. Celebration of family and friends over Labor Day weekend turns into the ultimate test of teamwork and love as the Wells' family faces their 'Choice to Survive'!