Gen LaGreca
SEE THE VIDEO BOOK TRAILER FOR "NOBLE VISION" on Gen's Amazon Author Page.
Genevieve (Gen) LaGreca writes novels with innovative plots, romantic suspense, and thought-provoking themes.
Provocative ideas to challenge the mind and passionate characters to excite the spirit. Stories of unusual people doing unusual things; stories about pressing issues and unnerving conflicts; stories that inspire us to rise above obstacles and reach for our dreams. These are the stories Gen loves to write.
Gen's debut novel is NOBLE VISION. This romantic medical thriller won four literary awards, including two important national accolades. It was a Foreword magazine Book of the Year Finalist. It was also a finalist in the coveted Writer's Digest International Book Awards contest, honoring general fiction published by independent presses. NOBLE VISION garnered praise from magazine magnate Steve Forbes, Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, syndicated columnist Walter E. Williams, and other influential thinkers. Gen also wrote the screenplay for NOBLE VISION.
Showing her virtuosity across genre lines, Gen's second offering is the historical novel A DREAM OF DARING. This antebellum murder mystery took six book awards, including the celebrated Foreword Book of the Year.
Gen's third novel is the science fiction adventure and romance for teens, young adults, and the "forever young": FUGITIVE FROM ASTERON. "Exceptionally well written from beginning to end, FUGITIVE FROM ASTERON is an impressive and original science fiction action/adventure story. Very highly recommended." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW. This novel won an Eric Hoffer Book Award.
Gen’s most recent novel is the political thriller JUST THE TRUTH, which dramatically portrays one of the most gripping issues facing our country today: truth in journalism and the threats to a free press.
A member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT), Gen has written the stage play adaptations of JUST THE TRUTH and NOBLE VISION.
In addition to fiction, Gen also writes social and political commentaries, which have appeared in Forbes, The Orange County Register, The Daily Caller, Real Clear Markets, Mises Daily, The Gainesville Sun, and other publications.
Prior to fiction writing, Gen worked as a pharmaceutical chemist, business consultant, and corporate writer. She holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Polytechnic Institute of New York and a graduate degree in philosophy from Columbia University.
Her variety of life experiences--in science and business, as well as in philosophy and writing--brings vibrant characters, urgent issues, thematic depth, and an outside-the-box approach to Gen's novels. Their sweeping themes of self-sovereignty and the triumph of the individual attract thoughtful readers across genre lines.
Gen's four novels are available in print and ebook format.
To contact Gen, send her a message:
genlagreca[at]hotmail[dot]com.
To learn more about Gen and her award-winning novels, visit:
www[dot]genlagreca[dot]com.
REVIEWS FOR JUST THE TRUTH:
“An inherently engaging and impressively presented novel . . . JUST THE TRUTH is especially and unreservedly recommended for community and academic libraries’ Contemporary Literary Fiction collections. Deserving of the widest readership possible, it should be noted for personal reading lists that 'Just the Truth’ is also readily available in a digital book format.”
—MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
"Our society needs more entertaining novels that bring to life the importance of a responsible and independent press, an accountable government, and the rule of law. Gen LaGreca's JUST THE TRUTH does exactly that. This book isn't only for those who care about modern threats to our country's founding principles, but for anyone looking for a great political thriller."
—CARRIE LUKAS, President, Independent Women's Forum
AWARDS FOR FUGITIVE FROM ASTERON:
Eric Hoffer Finalist in Young Adult Fiction
AWARDS FOR A DREAM OF DARING:
Foreword Book of the Year Finalist in Romance
Midwest Book Award Finalist in Historical Fiction
Midwest Book Award Finalist in Romance
Finalist in Regional Fiction, 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Finalist in Multicultural Fiction, 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist in Legacy Fiction
REVIEWS FOR A DREAM OF DARING:
Thought-provoking. ---BOOKLIST
Suspenseful . . . engaging . . . relevant for all generations.---FOREWORD REVIEWS
An enticing blend of mystery and romance, much recommended reading.---MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
AWARDS FOR NOBLE VISION:
Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist
Writer's Digest International Book Award Honorable Mention
Midwest Book Award Finalist
Illinois Women's Press Association Fiction Contest Second Place
REVIEWS FOR NOBLE VISION:
The defects of government-controlled medicine are dramatized effectively in this page-turning story of the love of a brilliant physician for a beautiful ballerina who becomes his patient.
---MILTON FRIEDMAN, Nobel laureate
Salutary tale of what can happen to medical breakthroughs if Big Government claws even deeper into our healthcare system!
---STEVE FORBES, President and CEO, Forbes magazine
An intriguing novel about how unintended consequences of good intentions can have a devastating impact on the healing profession.
---WALTER E. WILLIAMS, syndicated columnist
A well-researched . . . sensitively written . . . inherently captivating novel of suspense, NOBLE VISION is very highly recommended reading.
---MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
A gripping story superimposed on today's threats to quality medical care. Admittedly a novel, it is filled with truths of today.
---EDWARD ANNIS, MD, Past President, American Medical Association
The novel deals with some of the most serious issues of the day, lending the story an immediacy and vibrancy.
---WRITER'S DIGEST magazine
