John D. Loscher – författare

Theres a time and a place for everything, and it is called college For one typical college student these words would prove darkly prophetic. Scott Langer, finds himself slowly sinking into a nightmarish world of depression, binge drinking, broken friendships, and casual sex. Only after plunging into an abyss of despair so deep that his own life hangs in the balance will he encounter Natasha, a girl with dark secrets of her own. Together, they will embark on a private odyssey that will become their own personal redemption. For only together, can they ever hope to be, Coming Out of the Dark

This whole country is nothing but a nation of immigrants, Jan. That''''s what makes this nation so great! Our forefathers got kicked out of every respectable country in the world!Jan Sharanski would never see the humor in his wifes cynical joke. Having been born in America, she had known nothing but freedom her entire life. He, on the other hand, came from a world where freedom existed so long as no one asked any questions...and that Jan Sharanski, a partisan in the Polish underground during the Second World War, finds he must flee his native Poland for the United States in order to escape communist oppression. Arriving in Chicago, Jan settles in the citys Near-Westside Polish community. There, amidst the backdrop of the Cold War, the Chicago mafia, and the Daley political machine, he will build his life. In the process, Jan discovers that yes, America is the land of opportunity but sadness is also a part of that Great American Dream. Capturing the true essence of that American Dream falls to Jans daughter, Drusilla. Putting her faith in the Black Madonna, Drusilla sets out on her own personal quest to fulfill her fathers ambitions. Steeling herself in the rough and tumble world on the mean streets of Chicago,Drusilla will discover the love, hurt, pain, and success first known by her father. In the process, Drusilla Sharanski discovers her own appreciation for what it is to truly be an American.

The heart belonging to Dr. Jacob Rothmann, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is filled with rage. He has yet to recover from being romantically spurned some three decades earlier by the beautiful Melissa Neithaus in favor of his irresponsible roommate, Marty Adkins. Carrying that anger for nearly thirty years blackened his heart beyond reproach. With the cardiac physicians spirit completely devoured, he evolves into a repulsive man with no redeeming characteristics whatsoever. But, with Marty dying of congestive heart failure, Melissa re-enters his lifeAs a renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Rothmann has the power to do as the woman he still loves with all his heart imploresSave Martys life. But does he have the heart to do it?

Yearning to receive absolution that will forgive a platitude of sins during his lifetime of service to the Roman Catholic Church as a curate of Rome, the dying Father Patrick OFlannery Donovan of the Society for Jesus makes his last confession. That confession transforms into a full exposition of the triumphs and tragedies befalling his Holy Mother Church during the twentieth century. However, while this confession is a compelling history of Vatican City, it is an account the Holy See is desperate to forever keep hidden from the lay public. But can a monumental, epic story of this caliber truly remain eternally classified as secrets of the State?

I like to joke how this is sort of two novels which kinda got merged. This occurred whenever inflicted with "e;burn out"e; during those heavy days I pounded on the computer keyboard writing, Three Cheers for Father Donovan. For anyone who's never done it, let me attest as to how the necessary research and the required language translations extract a costly toll. {Latin is the official language of the Holy See. Yes, some Vatican documents are translated into English, but many are not.} Thus, it is agony to enjoy the ecstasy for me to say, "e;J.D., you did good job."e; And it happens only when it's over... It never fails. I always embark on writing one of these grandiose, epic historical novels completely cognizant of the scope, but utterly ignorant of the scale. Such was the case writing The Bolsheviks Three Cheers for Father Donovan The Black Madonna to some degree. It is a one to four year odyssey in which I will ask myself many times, J.D., is this really worth it? It must be. I always persevere until completion. However, in search of a diversion, I would from time to time seek escape by prattling about the exploits of the Rearchek, Langer, Machado, and Benelli families. Nothing much. Twenty pages here. Thirty pages there. In the end, I found myself with a lore of exactly two hundred pages when it came time to submit my manuscript, Three Cheers for Father Donovan, to the publisher. Then came, The Pontchartrain Connection. I never experience a need for any down time when I wrote that novel. For some reason, with that novel, I was in a state of perpetual writer s groove from start to finish. {Writer s groove is what I call that weird clarity of knowing full well beforehand as to where this is all going and how my characters will get there.} Once again, after handing my publisher the manuscript for, The Pontchartrain Connection, I did find myself examining those two hundred pages and saying, J.D., let s finish it. So I did. Hence, everything from the point when Sherrie and Sheba fall in love onward constitutes the new novel. Everything prior to that is the old. As my copy-editor, Mandy, told me after a review of my old script, Gee, J.D., why all the sex? Answer: I was toying around when I wrote it. So, why in the hell am I boring my readers to death with this whining confession as to why I wrote what amounts to a trashy potboiler? Well folks, the answer to that is two-fold: One, it makes for a fun read. Two, another epic is in the works. Yes, it s about to happen all over again. I am now toiling with my attempt to mate Mary Shelly s novel, Frankenstein, with Dale Brown s novel, The Da Vinci Code. The outcome will be something I call, The Maltese Messiah. Now, there is some good news: I have in the works not one, but two novels to fall back on should I need a break The sequel to this novel, The Unholy Family, and the follow-on novel, The Run for the Roses May the God of Our Fathers be with me!

Upon discovering the Maltese Order possesses the Holy Grail, God will be revealed to Cardinal-Archbishop Conor O’Griffin, Papal Nuncio to the Knights of Malta, in a laboratory of science and technology specializing in genetic engineering. Learning how the cup used to celebrate the first communion ultimately served as a receptacle for the blood of Jesus of Nazareth, the Vatican ambassador witnesses DNA extraction. Via cloning, the Second Coming of Christ is at hand. For Cardinal-Archbishop O’Griffin, this scientific achievement creates a moral dilemma: yes, the use of technology in order to create life makes science, not God, the creator; but, with all of man’s genius, can science also successfully replicate Jesus of Nazareth’s spirit? Is spirit part of human DNA or is it something else? Seeking answers for these questions compels the Holy See’s diplomat to answer a far more basic question: How will he answer to God?

There is a saying: “Blood Is Thicker Than Water.” But at what point will this proverb become a lie? With the family business in sharp decline due to poor leadership from her mother and brother, Dr. Anastasia Machado, M.D., and her husband, Dr. Julio Machado, D.V.M., the moment has arrived for both to join forces to keep the family business from failing. But for them to do so will forever disprove the axiom. Splintering a family in the process. For Julio and Anastasia, taking that fateful step would ensue a drama will result in a husband and wife team igniting a bitter family feud. One that will pit a mother and her son against this physician and veterinarian. Yes, it is well known how power corrupts. Money even more so. However, pit a household where both money and power are at stake? The outcome creates a clan that will be forever be truly known by its signature name: The Unholy Family.