I hope you check out my newest book, The Gift.  This is the first novel I’ve written while not working full time at another job.  I was shocked, and pleased, at how the book seemed to almost write itself.  Whether it’s the 9+ hours a sleep at night, the smell of the Gulf of Mexico in the air, or the empty house while everyone else goes off to work and school, writing this book was fun!  This story focuses on a six year old child, Angelina Landon, who has a special gift.  She can see into the future.  Her mother, Keri, is an overwhelmed single parent who just wants her daughter to be normal.  Angelina’s psychiatrist, Dr. Nick Armstrong, is dealing with issues of his own.  A sick wife and a burgeoning drinking problem interferes with his ability to remain professional in his relationship with Angelina and Keri both.  Tragedy and a breach of Nick’s ethics lead to the removal of Angelina from the home and is the catalyst for Keri to take control over her own life.  I love the character of Keri.  She starts off as passive and easily manipulated but matures into an independent woman who knows she can survive on her own.  She wants love, she wants intimacy, but she’s not afraid of being alone any longer.  She’s driving her own success.  I would like to be Keri’s friend.  This book also marks the first time that I’m considering writing a sequel of sorts.  The last chapters of the book introduce a character, ex-priest Brendan McLaren.  I truly did write him for one purpose only, but he grabbed my attention during his short stay in my book.  I think he may have his own story to tell.  I still have another month before I return to work, so I’m going to lounge on the beach and see what Brendan McLaren has to say.  In the meantime, enjoy Angelina, Keri, and Nick’s story in The Gift.

The Gift available only on Amazon.com