Michael Bartos
About the Author
Michael Bartos is a medical doctor and psychiatrist living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "Finding Lorena" is his second novel. He has lived in the low country of South Carolina and northern California, both of which are settings for Finding Lorena. His first novel is "BASH, Love, Madness, and Murder", a satirical account of a fictional state hospital and the lives and loves of the people who make the place work, or maybe not work. Bartos wrote this novel while serving as chief of staff of a large forensic hospital.
Finding Lorena
A Time Travel Romance
Imagine being able to jump back in time and do it all over again.
Going back to live with all you’ve learned, and knowing everything that’s happened in the world during your lifetime. That’s exactly what happens to Connor Grace, a middle-aged divorced school teacher, who is hit by a car in downtown Charleston and wakes up as a teenager again in the late 1980’s.
Going back to live with all you’ve learned, and knowing everything that’s happened in the world during your lifetime. That’s exactly what happens to Connor Grace, a middle-aged divorced school teacher, who is hit by a car in downtown Charleston and wakes up as a teenager again in the late 1980’s.
BASH
Love, Madness, and Murder
While investigating a murder, illegal drugs, and corruption at the Blakemore Anderson State Hospital (BASH) for the criminally insane, Ash Roper, Charleston undercover reporter, checks in as a patient. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he gets trapped, mistaken for a real patient. His headstrong wife, Sally J, enlists the aid of her former lover Roswell, now a high powered attorney, to help spring her husband. The romantic, bureaucratic, and legal sparks fly as a powerful hurricane heads in their direction.
Testimonials
"What if you went back in time to when you were a senior in high school, would you try to do things differently or the same? What if you had no control over your age or where you ended up? It’s not the Twilight Zone."
Kindle CustomerReview of Finding Lorena
"The characters were very different and interesting. It was exciting to follow the ups and downs Conner lives through. The idea of a soulmate that never dies is intense."
Sherry Tritt HoltonReview of Finding Lorena
"Well written, a struggle thru time travel with adjustments to each pass of time with lots of adventures in between. I loved this story. I highly recommend it. I am hoping there will a " the rest of the story for Conner and Lorena."
Kottenkandy41Review of Finding Lorena
"I felt like I kept wanting this to go on forever. It was a great story. There were so many of my favorite elements in this book. I will be rereading it. It really was a wonderful book"
Samatha NewlandReview of Finding Lorena
I received a free digital review copy of it, and before I had even finished it, I ordered a hard copy of it, along with a copy of the author’s other fictional novel. I love that the author is a psychiatrist in real-life, and I feel like this helped him create such rich characters. I cannot express how much I recommend this read.
Jayla JonesReview of Finding Lorena
A different take on time travel from the usual scenarios that I have read. I enjoyed the story and could certainly appreciate the opportunity to do some things differently if one went back in time. Certainly were some interesting twists and turns in the plot that kept the story flowing. I enjoyed it. Thanks Michael Bartos.
Jeannette A.Review of Finding Lorena
"Bartos' sharp writing is fast-paced and packed with detail..."
"An intriguing premise..."
-Kirkus Indie,- a service of Kirkus ReviewsReview of Bash
..."with themes that echo One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and quirky, hard-bitten characters reminiscent of Elmore Leonard's."
-Blue Ink ReviewReview of Bash
"BASH is an enthralling read"
"Darkly comic and hair raising..."
Napa Valley RegisterReview of Bash
"Bartos maintains a high level of reader interest by introducing numerous intriguing elements."
"Readers will be compelled to read onward and will be rewarded..."
-Clarion ReviewReview of Bash
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