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    Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith
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    Leap of Faith

    By Matt L. Holmes

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    While waiting for the bill for her lunch, Maggie Stillwell is asked for directions by a stranger who casually mentions that he's a time traveler. She naturally assumes he's either joking or crazy, and doesn't give it another thought. Later that day, however, she receives an email from someone calling himself 'TimeTraveler355' despite the fact that Maggie hadn't even given the stranger her name. The unexpected email predicts five upcoming events including a political scandal, a rigged election and the bombing of a busy American mall. At the end of the email is an invitation to meet again at the same diner five days later. Maggie laughs it off as a strange prank of some sort.

    But then the predictions start coming true... and Maggie slowly begins to confront the possibility that the stranger may be exactly what he claims to be. If so, however, then what is he doing in 2014 and why is he so interested in her?

    Leap of Faith, the fourth novel from Matt L. Holmes, takes the reader on an amazing journey of discovery as its female protagonist attempts to come to terms with the bizarre series of events suddenly unfolding in her life. Prepare to have your mind blown by each new development in this tale of lost love and leaps of faith.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatt L. Holmes
    Release dateJan 5, 2018
    ISBN9780991947584
    Leap of Faith
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    Matt L. Holmes

    Hi. My name is Matt Holmes, and I'm a retired computer guy in his mid-50s who enjoys writing fiction and non-fiction. I've self-published nine books so far, with more on the way. Six of those books have been novels, almost all of which are available here on Smashwords. My latest book is called More Than Good Enough. It's by far my longest novel yet, weighing in at a little over 200,000 words. It chronicles the 20-year journey of its main character, Miles Galloway, as he matures from a naive 10-year-old boy into a hardened journalist trying to shed light on the issue of sexual predators.

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