"The Monsoon is Coming" Excerpt from ENTANGLED DREAMS

ENTANGLED DREAMS, my third novel, is releasing this summer.

Now, if you’ve read any of my novels or excerpts, you know I don’t do happy-go-lucky beginnings, and as in any good fairytale, a little rain must fall. Or in the case of my stories, I prefer a monsoon.

If you'd like to read the first two excerpts, click here. Don't worry; there's a link which will bring you right back.

I know you think the monsoon has already hit, but it hasn't yet...

This week’s excerpt:

The king started staying out later and later at night, and the princess had to do excessive amounts of chores around her new castle. Her stepmother treated her like a pariah; certainly, she’d rather have the dogs at their dinner table. Her stepsisters, who were ugly inside and out, were forever jealous of Alexandra and her golden-blonde tresses. Anything nice Alexandra ever received—mysteriously disappeared.

Alexandra knew something was wrong with her father, but she was too young to understand. Her father, forever the happy-go-lucky guy, had turned to drinking to drown his troubles.

What I write:

While I do not write "Christian" books, I do share my characters' Christian beliefs. My characters are real people who come with real flaws; no perfect people allowed.

I characterize my stories as modern-day fairytales, as they are overflowing with romance, mystery, suspense, and of course, tragedy. After all, what would a fairytale be without a tragic event setting the stage? All of my novels are sensual, but not erotic, gripping but not graphic and will hopefully make you cry, laugh, love, and hope.

Both of my published novels, She Belongs to Me and Land of the Noonday Sun, have reached bestseller status right alongside Nicholas Sparks, J.D. Robb, and other great authors. My third novel, Entangled Dreams, releases this month.

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Books available:

Land of the Noonday Sun

When two strangers have nothing left but their dreams, they must forge a relationship in Nantahala, North Carolina, a small town known as Land of the Noonday Sun.

She Belongs to Me

After secrets and a mysterious background leave a wife’s life hanging by a thread, a husband must look for answers in the only place he knows—the past.

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And coming soon, Entangled Dreams

"As in any fairytale, everything good must come to an end." ENTANGLED DREAMS:

Now, if you’ve read any of my novels or excerpts, you know I don’t do happy-go-lucky beginnings; and as in any fairytale, a little rain must fall, or in the case of my stories, I prefer a monsoon. This week’s excerpt: But alas, as in any good fairytale, everything good and wonderful must come to an end. After the tragic accident that snatched her mother away from Alexandra, her father moved them away from the beaches of Destin to another beach in Florida. Cocoa Beach. Cocoa Beach was loud, the water murky, and there were no weekend adventures as there had been in Destin. Her father married her evil stepmother, Lilith, who Alexandra was certain was a witch with her long, black as midnight hair and pale-white skin as if she’d never seen sunlight. Her father had admitted he wasn’t in love with Cruella, as she had come to think of the witchy woman, but that he’d wanted Alexandra to have a mother and siblings. Well, she definitely got that. The k

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The rule of thirds: No matter what you do, someone will hate you. Get over it and Write On!

No matter what you do in life, a third of the people will love you, a third will hate you, and the rest will be indifferent. Get over it and Write On! Yes, I'm talking to myself. If you're listening, GREAT! It's good advice! Is it easy advice? Heck No! For some reason, even though that percentage is rather low on my books--the percentage of people who hate my books runs about 4.6%--it still hurts. Note: I only averaged the 'firsts' in my books, the books I actively promote. Because if I go to the second, third, and fourth books in my series, those numbers drop drastically. Obviously, if readers don't like my first book, they don't go on to the rest of my books in a series, so those books receive little to zero one-star reviews. So...if the number of one-star reviews we receive is less than five percent--Thank God ALL of the 33 1/3% of the haters don't write reviews--why do we get so depressed when we receive a one-star review

christine warnerSunday, May 13, 2012
Congrats on your upcoming release!

Loved your six...very intriguing..and I definitely want to k now more about poor Alexandra!
UnknownSunday, May 13, 2012
I'm loving the evil step sister/mother approach as seen through Alexandra's young eyes. Can't wait for more!!!
patonlorraineSunday, May 13, 2012
Aw, poor Alexandra. I love the way you are introducing her story. I can't wait to see what the monsoon is! :)
Ann SwannSunday, May 13, 2012
Very nice...as you can see from my own six, I like a little monsoon, too. LOL. Great writing. So glad I found you!
KateSunday, May 13, 2012
That poor girl. Just want to hug her!
Veronica ScottSunday, May 13, 2012
I always enjoy your stories and your heroines are such strong women - I'm sure Alexandra will come out all right but I just want to hug her today! Well done six!
Jess SchiraSunday, May 13, 2012
Aww, poor kid. I'm loving the Cinderella feel that you have going with this snippet. Well done!
Kaitlin BranchMonday, May 14, 2012
Hooray! Cinderella reboots! I love retellings of fairy tales :)

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