Today I am pleased to introduce
Lynn Spangler, a relatively new author at Astraea Press. Lynn is here to share
her brand new release (as of yesterday!) called From Tragedy Comes Love.
Lynn is a little camera shy, but she sent a picture of her awesome book cover:
About the story:
This story was written in memory
of my mother. She influenced parts of the story. I hope after you read the
story, that you appreciate the ending. I know my Mom is in Heaven looking down
on me now. I love you, Mom!
Blurb:
Sometimes light and love
extinguish the darkness of tragedy…
The heartache of loss weighed heavy on Blythe Kenner.
Blythe’s mother had been her best friend, her confidant, her mentor. Now, she
is alone. Or is she?
In steps ex-boyfriend Garrett Richmond. Blythe dumped him
with little explanation. His feelings for her were so complete that they made
her feel unworthy. She was unsure if she’d ever be able to love someone so
intently.
From the tragedy of death, Garrett feels the need to
help, comfort, and shelter the woman who still held his heart captive. He knows
she needs space after the loss of her mother but he won’t stay away for long.
Will Garrett’s daily check-ins rekindle feelings for him
she thought had long since passed or will his strength and kindness ignite the
spark threatening to light the fire again?
Excerpt:
With a wistful sigh, she opened the door and froze in
place.
Garrett Richmond stood in all his handsome glory.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, her voice barely a
whisper.
He seemed to study her, his gaze resting on her face. Oh,
how she wished she’d never answered the door. She looked like a train wreck and
felt the same. Garrett, on the other hand, looked impeccable in his three-piece
suit.
“Your mother, whom I liked immensely, just passed away. I
couldn’t ignore that or you. I had to see how you were.”
“I’m…,” she stammered. A lump formed in her throat and
she swallowed hard. “I’m okay. Just dealing with funeral arrangements.”
“Are you sure? No offense, but you look beat.”
She leaned her head against the door. “I am tired. It’s
hard to take care of all the arrangements and what-not by yourself.”
“You’re not, you know.”
Though his stance was casual, hands in pockets, jingling
change, his face was serious. Garrett’s eyes were blue pools of emotions. His
words echoed in her mind and she found herself confused by their meaning.
“I’m not what?”
“Alone.” That one word held so much promise and she
almost believed it.
Author
Bio:
I live in South Central Pennsylvania with my wonderful,
loving husband and my beautiful daughter. I also have a son who is currently
serving in the U.S. Navy. I have a cat named Kolzig and a dog named Cede who
allow us to live with them.
I love to write and read. I also make jewelry when the
mood strikes. I'm a huge sports fan. I love football, NASCAR, and hockey. I'm
also a bit of a game show freak. I love old game shows from the 70's and 80's
like Match Game and $25,000 Pyramid. Television shows like Criminal Minds and
Rizzoli and Isles are also favorites of mine.
(a) I'm in Pennsylvania right now! (I have no idea if I'm south or central, but I know I'm in PA.) ;) (b) Love the premise of this story! I have a friend who is a hospital chaplain, and she had a friend (someone I don't know) who lost a spouse. She was worried about her friend and called each day to check in with her, sometimes talking, sometimes just leaving a message. She didn't even realize she was doing it until after a year later when her friend asked, "Do you know you've called me every single day since [insert name here] passed away? Thank you. You have no idea how much that means." The thing with death is that people don't like to be around it. When someone in your life has died, most people avoid you because they don't know what to say and/or don't want to be reminded how frail life can be. So (my opinion here), when someone is willing to step into your life during that time of pain and loss, then that's a person with character and strength...the kind of person that's worth letting into your life. Sorry for the LONG comment...but like I said, I love the premise of this story and look forward to reading it. Congratulations on the new release Lynn!! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather. My son and daughter-in-law came home for over two weeks from Guam so that was a huge help.
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