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My newest novel, Land of the Noonday Sun, will be available this spring, so until then, I figured I’d give you a little taste of the prologue—six sentences at a time—until it publishes.




“Walter,” his mother whispered as she opened his door. She hadn’t entered his bedroom in years. He cringed as he awaited more of her wrath.  “I’m sorry,” she murmured, sitting down gracefully on the edge of his bed. “It wasn’t your fault; I’m sorry I hit you.”

He puckered his lips and sniffed as he attempted to retain the tears, “It’s okay, Mom, it was my fault; everything was my fault.”



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  1. AnonymousSunday, January 15, 2012

    oh the self blame. Well written!

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  2. KellyHitchcockSunday, January 15, 2012

    Great six! Left me wanting more.

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  3. UnknownSunday, January 15, 2012

    Awww... how sad :( But it definitely left me wanting to know more!

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  4. Carmen DeSousaFriday, January 20, 2012

    Thank you for your feedback. Yes, he is definitely blaming himself, and it starts out very sad---sorry. But, such is life, right? We have to lose something sometimes to find our way.

    Stay tuned as I reveal six more sentences each week until the books is published this spring.

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