Although I didn’t start out to write about domestic violence when I wrote Dream or Destiny, it turned out to be an integral part of the story. I was pleased when a reviewer asked me if I had personal experience with domestic violence. I don’t, but I was glad she thought I did.  She was a domestic violence victims’ advocate, and she found my portrayal very realistic.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and I am donating $5 to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for every copy of Dream or Destiny sold during the month. I want to do my small part to bring awareness of domestic violence.

I have just completed an 8-part series on my personal blog on Creating Fictional Characters. You can begin reading with Part 1: Characters Are Story People and follow the links to the rest of the series. 

Yesterday was our anniversary, and my birthday is later this month. In celebration of my special days, I’m offering a gift to anyone who buys a copy of Dream or Destiny during the month of June. I will e-mail you an e-book of Fern’s Fancies, an unpublished contemporary romance novel. It’s quite different from my other books, and I had fun writing it. I hope you have fun reading it. In addition to the free e-book, everyone who purchases Dream or Destiny during June will have a chance to win a virtual gift basket of e-books.

For details, visit My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion.

Back cover blurb for Dream or Destiny:
Marilee Anderson dreams about a murder and wakes to find it really happened. She and David Nichols, the victim’s brother, become the prime suspects. Though they have their secrets and aren’t sure they can trust each other, Marilee and David team up to find the killer.
Does Tess, “the crazy lady,” know anything about the murder or is she just delusional? Does the cheating couple on the victim’s floor have any information about the night of the crime? Why has the abusive father of the victim and her brother suddenly reappeared? What about Barbara’s ex-husband? Will Marilee and David find the killer? Or will they end up in jail—or dead?

About Fern’s Fancies:
When Fern Tate sold her interior landscape company to a national corporation, she didn’t expect to have a boss like Pendleton Morgenthal, III. Had she made the biggest mistake of her life?
Pen never allowed a woman—especially a subordinate—to distract him from his fast-track career. What was it about Fern that made her different?

You may order from:
 My publisher, GASLight Publishing, LLC
 Amazon.com
 Directly from me

For those of you who have Dream or Destiny on your wish list, now is the perfect time to order it. For those of you who have read and enjoyed the story, you can buy a gift for a friend and keep the free e-book for yourself.

Happy anniversary and happy birthday to me, and happy reading to you!

I’m delighted to be a new member of NAIWE. I became acquainted with the organization through Words Matter Week and appreciate the opportunity to showcase my work alongside that of my top-rate fellow members.

After owning and operating my own business for more than twenty years, a stroke made me realize the someday when I’d always planned to write had arrived.

In 1996, I sold my interior landscape company and started my new career as a freelance writer and editor. I write and edit for a variety of clients; my speciality is helping self-publishing authors edit their works, prepare the manuscripts for publication, and publish and market their books.

You can learn more about my services and experience by clicking on the links to the Portfolio and Professional Profile pages here.

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