Wayne Dyer sets forth 9 principles of realigning your thoughts to restore balance and harmony in your life. Stop fighting your addictions and other life problems. Instead of fighting realign your thoughts to produce the outcomes that you want to see in your life, that is the way to produce the changes that you want to see in your life.

This is a very provocative, thought producing how-to manual. The advice stated in this book is very do-able and makes sense on every level. This book is based on common sense, integrity and balance. The major premise of this book is that one can not desire a positive, healthy, abundant life and at the same time live a negative, unhealthy lifestyle and expect to might our deepest desires.

One very great example is dealing with health and weight loss. The condition we are in reflects our beliefs about the way we think about ourselves and the way we treat ourselves. For example if our goal is to have a healthy, trim body yet me misuse our body and engage in our unwholesome habits we are not in balance. Ones thought life and lifestyle must be in sync, because we ultimately get what we think about the most.

Matt RichtelNat Idle, a freelance journalist who decided after graduating from medical school that he was better suited for a career writing about versus practicing medicine, left the required resendency program and never looked back. The novel opens as Nat sits in a San Francisco Cafe, reading a book when a woman places a folded note on the edge of his table, then, without pause quickly exits the cafe. He picks up the note and attempts to follow the mysterious woman outside, only to catch a brief glimpse of her speeding away in a red Saab. He then reads the note….”Get out of the cafe–Now”! It was much more than the words that grabbed Nat, it was the script - it was Annie’s handwriting. Annie, his deceased girlfriend, for whom his heart still ached. How? His swirling thoughts are interrupted, as at that very moment the cafe explodes, knocking him off his feet.

This single terrifying moment changes Nat’s life once again, and launches the story into overdrive. Richtel takes the reader on a fast paced journey, full of relentless action and drama. With the added dimension of Jason Singer narrating, readers can easily visualize the sharply etched, strong characters Richtel created, especially the ruthless, clever and devilously ingenious Kendle family. The exact circumstances surrounding the loss of Annie aren’t explained until later, which adds to the nail biting tension and myriad of questions that urge the reader on. Nat appears to be a hopeless romantic unable to bury the past and move forward. But this too will be revealed as yet another ingredient carefully woven into this meticulously designed high tech web of deceit.

Hooked is absolutely the perfect title for this debut novel from Matt Richtel. Undoubtedly after this reading experience, there will be legions of fans hooked on Richtel’s complex plots, endearing characters and strong delivery. Hooked will leave even the most astute suspense thriller fan in awe of Richtel’s ability to weave the unimaginable into the very fabric of reality. You will never again surf the web or check email without a quick thought and then shake off the idea as ludicrous. But is it? Or… are we already, hooked?

Happy Reading!RJ xx