K.D. McCrite
Kathaleen McCrite Deiser loves the common folks. Sometimes dark and serious, sometimes touching and funny, her stories portray everyday people living lives from the depths of their extraordinary souls. Three novels have been published by Avalon books under the name Kathaleen Burr. Her other works have appeared in regional magazines, such as The Ozarks Mountaineer and The Ozarks Reader, as well as Woman’s World and the literary magazine, Kansas City Voices. Her website is at http://kdmccrite2.wordpress.com
KD McCrite- Redemption, Whited Sepulchres, Eastgate Church Keeps On Singing, And Rough Creek Road
Redemption is a 100,000 word novel that addresses the ever- present issue of domineering religions and the adverse affects forced upon the children born, raised, or deceptively recruited into their “families.” Having had experienced and witnessed such treatment as described, McCrite makes this account much more compelling. In this suspenseful drama, Annabeth’s finding out that God loves her unconditionally, and her mother does too, makes this a wonderful testimony to the Strength we all possess inside. The judgmental church, the abusive father, and the sexually terroristic, obsessive, possessive husband defy human existence. The only shining light in her life is but temporary until she finds that she must love herself and accept the Beauty within.
I truly believe this could be on the Best Seller List immediately. Those who read this will feel Annabeth’s desperation and need to flee.
Whited Sepulchres, a 90,000 word novel, is about Shannon, a young woman who grew up diagnosed as having a bipolar disorder, was emotionally abused by her siblings, and ignored by her mother. Her father was the only one who truly loved her but was unable to stand up to the rest of the family. Believed to have committed suicide by everyone but her best friend Evie, Shannon left three spiral notebooks whose contents hold the truth of her family who has hidden behind their wealth and the local church for over 40 years. This book will make you catch your breath with each turn of the page. It will also expose some suppressed feelings from your own past that you thought were locked away forever.
Eastgate Church Keeps On Singing, right at 75,000 words, is a murder mystery with Carrie Lockwood as the Assistant Pastor and the Sherlock Holmes of Eastgate Church of Hazelray, Missouri. When Carrie and her husband go to New Mexico for a long awaited vacation, the secretly appointed choir director is found in the choir loft with his face smashed in. Concerned about her parishioners, Carrie cuts her siesta short and flies home to unravel a complex chain of events that uncovers much more about her flock than she ever imagined. Ten steps ahead of her twin brother, the police chief, she solves the mystery and puts the puzzle together. Who did it and how will show you why Eastgate Church will keep on singing.
This is the first in her series of Eastgate books:
- Eastgate Church Eats Its Heart Out
- Eastgate Church Pushes Up Daisies
- Eastgate Church Cleans Up
- Eastgate Church Barks Up The Wrong Tree
- Eastgate Church Comes Home To Roost
Rough Creek Road is a 75,000 word novel which is the first of a series of stories about a rural community in the Ozarks. It is centered on the Reilly Family who has lived there for generations and the St. James who reluctantly moved there to start over. A true “country mouse” meets “city mouse”. The challenges of tolerance and acceptance and the miracle of saving grandma because of it make this a endearing novel. You will be as captivated by The Reillys as we all were with The Waltons in the 70s. Following in Rough Creek Road’s footsteps are:
- Easy Driving On Rough Creek Road
- A Haunting On Rough Creek Road
- Rough Creek Road Gets Religion
- Broadway Comes To Rough Creek Road
- Yesterday Visits Rough Creek Road
McCrite has three novels published as Kathaleen Burr and published by Avalon Books: Home Is The Heart, 1991; Wintersong, 1991; Rainbow Dreams, 1992, and Ozarks Farmer, Country Preacher: The Life Of Paul Wesley Buchanan, High Hill Press, 2008. She has had short stories published in The Storyteller, Woman’s World, and Kansas City Voices as well as several articles published in Ozarks Mountaineer, Ozarks Reader, and Ozarks Magazine.
McCrite is a former psychiatric caseworker with a degree in psychology from Drury University. In 1999, she was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Before working in the mental health field, she was on staff of two public libraries.