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Select people in America are spontaneously burning, just sitting in their chairs, and bursting into flames for no apparent reason. Police are stumped and specialists are investigating.

Meanwhile another group of people are dreaming about a young girl named April Ten. From the dreams, we learn that April might be involved with an experiment and a giant disaster that killed many people.

Lafevers focuses on two gentlemen who dream of April Ten. One is Scott Adams, a university teacher. Scott, with his best buddy Charlie, go on a road tip to find April Ten.

Hartley James, an e-business entrepreneur who runs a research company, also dreams of April and tries hypnotherapy to find out why. He quickly gets on the trail of April Ten, leading to Scott Adams.

Hartley and Scott eventually cross paths and discover that they are not who they thought they were. In fact, they discover that they are not WHAT they thought they were. They fall deeper into a corporate/government experiment and realize they were part of a disastrous day that changed their lives.

"Dreams of April Ten" is LaFevers' second novel and he certainly doesn't fall into the curse of the Sophomore Slump. Instead of repeating the style, plotting, characterization and tone of his first book (the humorous, world hopping adventure "The Last Guardian") Lafevers creates something new, expanding his voice and skill.

The exploration of genetic engineering and spontaneous combustion is all-interesting, but it doesn't compare to the tight plotting and complex mystery that LaFevers executes. This is one intense page turner that will keep you wondering till the end.

One might expect something that run so strong through out most of the book to fall flat on its face in the end, but this one doesn't. The ending literally explodes with a showdown/family reunion straight out of "Scanners" and "X-Men" and reveals more than one surprise you will never see coming. I was reminded of Koontz's early novels before he became a repetitious machine that satisfies the executives.

"Dreams of April Ten" is an entertaining and carefully plotted mystery that kicks some serious ass. For God's sake, don't mess up and pass this novel over.

Review by Mike Purfield, b-independent.com

Wow! This is one thriller that will enthrall avid readers on those long winter nights.

Stephen LaFevers storytelling spontaneously combusts with each twist and turn through ‘Dreams of April Ten’.

Hartly James has nightmares to send shivers up the spine, while Katya appears to be the only one who sees the treachery about to unfold.

“Scott Adams is someone else, but he doesn’t know it. April Ten knows she’s someone else but is mistaken. Charlie Sands knows who he is, but lies about it…”

This story is intricately woven from swirling patterns of creativity.

A Mystery Thriller that would even keep Sherlock Holmes guessing!

Reviewed By: Dakota Wind © Rolling Seas Reviews

5 ANGELS - "Mr. LaFevers explanation of why humans get frostbite resulting in the loss of fingers and toes, hands and feet, while animals do not was something I had never really considered, but made a lot of sense. His development of characters: Scott, Charlie, Hartley, Holly, Kitty, Zahn, Adam and April is nothing short of phenomenal. Readers will find that they either identify with them or they don’t, and that they either like them or they don’t. There is no middle ground; you’ll like some of them and you’ll begin to hate others.Throughout it all though, you will find Dreams of April Ten to be a very good read".- Reviewed by: Rogue Storm, Fallen Angel Reviews

With Dreams of April Ten, Stephen LaFevers has written a very special thriller, lots of suspense, but not in the usual way. It's suspense factor 10!!! You can hardly put this book aside once you begin to read, you want to know what exactly is happening and why. The SHC's are written in a way that you can almost see it happening, very frightening. If you don't believe in the existence of SHC you might just change your opinion after reading Dreams of April Ten.

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