I'm so excited! Release day is getting closer and closer, but there's still so much to do. You've all patiently listened to me rattle on about Tainted Love, Faith and her family for so long now that, today, I thought I'd give to a sneak peek inside...
Chapter One
7th October 1999
Dear Little
Brother,
You have to
promise me something...
Promise me
you won't tell a soul what you are about to read? Unless something happens to me,
no one needs to know.
My babies, Georgia
and Caleb, only need to know what I have told them. I am unhappy. I have been
unhappy for a long time. And therefore, I have gone away to heal my heart, my
mind, and my spirit. They'll understand, for me their younger sisters are part
of the healing process, and this is why I have taken the girls with me. I have
promised to return, and I will. Somehow I'll find another way into Georgia and
Caleb’s lives. But... I'll never go back.
I tell
myself every day I should be thankful for what I have. Despite my sad situation
I have you, my amazing younger brother. You’ve flourished into an all-state
star quarterback and earned a scholarship to one of the best medical schools in
the country. I have three wonderful daughters who still see fairy tales and
dreams, and know how to reach for the sky. The eldest has high grades and a
warm heart for children in need. She's taken herself down the path to follow
Daddy into the family profession. The younger ones are a delight. Barely
walking, already they have flair for drama, song, and dance. I see stars in
their eyes and fame on their horizons.
And my son is… well, he’s frustrating. He can whip a top grade out of the bag without studying. But his priorities lay elsewhere for so many years. Then, one day he came home with college applications, a volunteering job in the community, and a path he'd chosen on his own. I'm not quite sure when it happened, but it was some divine intervention for which I'll be forever indebted.
We own a
five bedroom house in the Hamptons, with vast gardens where I spend my days
tending to roses and uprooting weeds. If I'm not in my gardens, I partake in
coffee mornings, which entail little coffee and lots of shopping. I no longer
try anything on in the store; I donate it to charity if it doesn't fit. I have
lunch at the tennis club when I no longer play tennis. An injury took me out of
the game some years ago.
My husband
and I have a regular sitter and spend many evenings at the social clubs of
which we're members. We dine on lavish food, drink the finest wines, and dance
past the stroke of midnight. I drive a swift little roadster, top down, through
the summer, and a tough terrain SUV in the winter. I have a lot to be thankful
for... including twenty-two years of marriage.
Oh, how I
wish I could tell you this was some mid-life crisis! That with my oldest children
flying the nest, I felt my life half-empty. I'm sure if you ask Calvin, it’s
how he'll explain our sudden departure from his life. But it's quite the
opposite, in fact.
I know it’s
been years since we last spoke, and how angry you were when you left. But there
are things I need you to know, little brother, and these things I kept hidden
from you all.
* * *
Release day is so close I'm bouncing up and down with excitement! But as yet I don't have an official date. I can say I'm in the final stages. So we're talking a matter of weeks.
In the mean time, would you like to read some more? Chapter 2 maybe?
Comment below, visit my facebook author page, or send me a tweet to let me know.
Erin
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Intriguing! Interesting way to begin the story! I'm looking forward to reading more.
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