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Over the Edge: A Novel Paperback – May 1, 2011

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Torn from the front lines of medical debate and the author's own experience with Lyme Disease, Over the Edge is riveting fiction, full of twists and turns--and powerful truths about today's medical field.

Janessa McNeil's husband, Dr. Brock McNeil, a researcher and professor at Stanford University's Department of Medicine, specializes in tick-borne diseases--especially Lyme. For years he has insisted that Chronic Lyme Disease doesn't exist. Even as patients across the country are getting sicker, the committee Brock chairs is about to announce its latest findings--which will further seal the door shut for Lyme treatment.

One embittered man sets out to prove Dr. McNeil wrong by giving him a close-up view of the very disease he denies. The man infects Janessa with Lyme, then states his demand: convince her husband to publicly reverse his stand on Lyme--or their young daughter will be next.

But Janessa's marriage is already rocky. She's so sick she can hardly move or think. And her husband denies she has Lyme at all.

Welcome to the Lyme wars, Janessa.

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May 1, 2011
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" . . . a taut, heartbreaking thriller . . . Collins is a fine writer who knows how to both horrify readers and keep them turning pages. She'll gain new readers with this one . . ." -- Publishers Weekly

"Over the Edge provides validation to any person who suffers from the long-term effects of Lyme Disease. While the story is based on Ms. Collins' own life experience, she builds a tense and dramatic novel that illustrates how a person can fall into the web of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment." -- New York Journal of Books

"A frightening and all-too-real scenario. Very timely and meaningful book." -- RT Book Reviews

"This book stayed with me long after I put it down. Not only was it a page-turner, but the storyline about Lyme Disease was fascinating and eye-opening. I think Over the Edge will raise awareness about this horrible disease, and validate those who suffer with it." -- Terri Blackstock, author of Predator and Intervention

"Over the Edge is an excellent mystery [that] actively portrays the patient with the myriad symptoms seen in acute or chronic Lyme." -- Dr. Nick S. Harris, president/CEO, IGeneX

"In this thrilling tale of vengeance . . . the pace is relentless, the suspense ramping up to greater levels as the pages fly by." -- Mysterious Reviews

"The suspense is great! Reading a fictional tale about what every maligned, marginalized, and misunderstood Lyme patient has dreamt about in their darkest hours is such a huge mental come-uppance . . . a novel that hits a bull's eye in safely channeling the frustrations of the entire community of Lyme patients." -- SpiroChicks.com

"This is my first Collins book; however it won't be my last! Her warm writing, true-to-life characterizations, compelling plot lines and taut suspense have made me a fan!" -- The Suspense Zone
"In this thrilling tale of vengeance . . . the pace is relentless, the suspense ramping up to greater levels as the pages fly by." -- Mysterious Reviews

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This is the book of my heart--an intense novel that speaks to the challenges of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease. I've heard from many Lyme patients about this book. How it has helped validate them. How it's helped their family and friends understand what they're going through. I've also heard from very sick people who went undiagnosed for years--until they read Over the Edge, recognized their symptoms and went for testing. Now they're under treatment and feeling much better. "Thank you for helping to save my life," one of them wrote. Another thanked me for saving the life of her father.

As with all my Seatbelt Suspense® novels, Over the Edge carries my trademark brand promise: fast-paced, character-driven suspense with myriad twists and an interwoven thread of faith.

~ Brandilyn Collins

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ B&H Books (May 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 143367162X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433671623
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,890,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,132 in Medical Thrillers (Books)
- #10,744 in Christian Mystery & Suspense
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"Collins is a fine writer who knows how to both horrify readers and keep them turning pages." -- Publishers Weekly

"Collins keeps coming with fascinating, unique plots." --RT BookReviews

"Brandilyn Collins, the queen of Seatbelt Suspense®, certainly lives up to her well-deserved reputation." -- CBA Retailers

"[Collins is] a master of her craft ... intensity, tension, high-caliber suspense, and engaging mystery." -- The Christian Manifesto

"Collins keeps the reader gasping and guessing ... artistic prose paints vivid pictures ... High marks for original plotting and superb pacing." -- RT BookClub

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Brandilyn Collins is an award-winning and best-selling novelist known for her trademarked Seatbelt Suspense®--fast-paced, character-driven suspense with myriad twists and an interwoven thread of faith. She also writes insightful contemporary novels with rich characters. She is often blamed for keeping her readers up at night, as they "just have to see what happens next."

In nonfiction, Brandilyn is known for her distinctive book on fiction-writing techniques, Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn From Actors (John Wiley & Sons). Writers Digest Magazine named Getting Into Character one of the top books on writing of 2002.

You can read excerpts from all Brandilyn's books at her Web site: www.brandilyncollins.com. That's also a good place to subscribe to her free newsletter, Sneak Pique, so you can be among the first to know about her latest releases.

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Laurie Penner

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Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2014

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In a riveting suspense story, Janessa McNeil is infected by Lyme disease while married to a doctor who specializes in Lyme disease but doesn't believe she has it! After being tested for everything they know how to test for including Lyme, Jannie is sent home to face a scornful husband who is rarely home and a nine-year-old daughter that Jannie realizes she can't take care of. Alone at home and barely able to get around the house, she receives phone calls from someone who caused her infection on purpose, in order to prove to the medical community her husband belongs to that chronic Lyme disease exists. When the man threatens to cause new infections, Janessa works with a local detective to uncover the culprit.

Left untreated, Lyme disease bacteria invade the tissues and organs, causing too many symptoms for most doctors to fathom. Often misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, arthritis, Parkinson's or even Alzheimer's, a Lyme patient can make their painful way through many doctors before finally getting help, and even then must undergo months of difficult treatment. Ignored by the medical community at large, Lyme disease is a growing plague that needs more attention and this novel provides that, by way of a story you can't let go of until the end.

A victim of chronic Lyme herself, Brandilyn Collins knows what she's writing about. I personally identified with most of the main character's symptoms, and it was comforting to read the detailed descriptions of pain, weakness, and mental distortions that occur, as I realized that someone else understood my own struggle. Told so by their doctors, many victims of Lyme disease have probably even convinced themselves at times that their illness is all in their heads, especially when their brains aren't working as well as they should. This book helped to relieve my mind that chronic Lyme disease is real and gave me hope for my own future.

Thank you, Brandilyn, for writing this book!

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Could hardly put it down

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014

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Brandilyn Collins knows how to write suspense. I began this novel in the afternoon, and I would have cancelled any appointments if I had had any to cancel. I finished it at 11:00 P.M. that evening. It was an absolute emotional rollar coaster ride.

I had heard about Lyme disease, with a few details, but now I know a lot more. Ms. Collins has done a service to the people who have suffered from it-- AND from the medical establishment's bullheaded ignorance (on the part of too many, not all). She herself was a victim of this terrrible disease, so she writes from her personal experience. Also, she doesn't shrink back from a realistic potrayal of some current, unfortunate medical opinions and practices, like those practicioners who assume that if they don't know about it or believe in it, it doesn't exist.

I am glad, though, that I am not one of Ms. Collins' protagonists because she really puts them through it. You'll begin to wonder if and when help will come and if Janessa will somehow miraculously be able to pull her shattered life back together. And you'll want her to.

I appeciate that the author could have piled on the medical terminology from her extensive and knowledge of the disease, but she didn't do that. She included just enough to add plausibility to her story. In other words, the technical parts are there and true-to-life, but they don't hinder the story.

This is a personal story for the author and a gripping one for her readers. And there are life lessons to learn. She's a Christian author, and her writing is honest, straight forward and real. She tells it like it is. Sometimes even for the committed Christian, God seems far away. Often the answers to prayer don't pop up right when you want them to. The few Bible verses she includes are inspirational. For example, I wanted to shake her hand when she included the oh-so wise lesson that it is a wonderful expression of faith, when in the midst of trouble--and even when it looks like there is no way out of it--that the best thing you can do is the seemingly crazy thing of thanking God and even praising Him for that trouble.

But whether or not you're Christian, if you like thrillers, here's one suspenseful tale not to miss.

Highly recommended.

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Kitkat55

Excellent...and truly frightening

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013

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This is the second novel I've read from this author and it's an excellent thriller. The fact that it's based on true life Lyme wars is frightening. I had no idea there was such controversy regarding the diagnosis and treatment of this horrible disease. Opened my eyes to the blight of those infected with Lyme disease.

As to the story line, it was well developed and I enjoyed the way she switched back and forth from first person to third person. The author captured the anguish as she discovered her perfect life wasn't so perfect, after all. I started reading this as I was packing for a vacation and I found myself anxious to get back to the story as often as I could...almost begrudged driving time, as I couldn't do both at the same time!

The only thing that kept me from giving this novel a 5 star rating was the ending. The last two or three chapters seemed to be rushed, with the end appearing to quickly to completely absorb the new twist. The ending was too pat, too easy. There were too many details still left up in the air for me. Or perhaps it was just that I enjoyed this book so much I didn't want it to end!

I would highly recommend this book. It will capture your attention quickly and it moves at breakneck speed. I had guessed the eventual culprit, but would have liked that aspect to have been fleshed out a little more.

This is the second book by Brandilyn Collins that I've read and I know I'll be reading more!

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r wyatt

One of my favorites of Brandilyn's!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023

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Just reread this today and as good as it was the first time! For a book without a romance in it, and not your typical happily ever after, it was a great read! So enjoyed the mystery and comfort of the Psalms. She is one of the best at twists!

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