Parallel Pasts
Julia Blues
Genre: Romance
Release Date: June 11, 2013
SYNOPSIS:
Parallel Pasts is a journey of two
individuals angered about things they can’t control. Being
abandoned by her parents at a young age, Fatima is afraid to let love
back in, even if that love is from herself. Cory Hines is stuck in
his story of growing up in an abusive home causing him to run from
anything that requires his commitment. Unable to move forward from
the destruction their pasts have caused, Fatima and Cory put
themselves in situations they’re quick to regret. When faced with
the consequences, both find that running from one thing leads them
into another, only this time, that thing is what they’ve feared
most: each other.
EXCERPT 3:
Fatima:
I
feel like someone is watching me. Look to my left, no one there. No
eyes staring in my direction to the right either. I take a long sip
of my nerve calmer. Maybe it’s my own thoughts stalking me. The
rest of my drink goes down in one sip.
A
cool breeze chills the hairs on the back of my neck. Lets me know I’m
no longer at the bar alone. Arousing hints of vetiver and tender
violets draw my attention to the occupied seat next to me.
It’s
the MC from earlier. His eyes more alluring up close than at a
distance. He looks at my empty glass. Asks, “What are you
drinking?”
I
tell him. He orders me another round.
“Thanks.”
He
grabs a bottle of Johnnie Walker from behind the counter. Pours his
own drink.
“Misery
loves company,” he says. “The name’s Cory.”
“Fatima.”
I shake his extended hand.
“So
what’s your story?”
I take a sip from my fresh drink. “Depends on which book you want
to read.”
Author Bio:
I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, an
aunt. I am a woman on a journey to discover all God has for me;
whatever avenues and paths that may take me.
I am not one of those writers who fell
in love with writing before I could hold a pen; because I didn’t. I
am not one of those writers whose teachers encouraged to enter into
writing contests; because that never happened. I am not one of those
writers who adored English; because I hated it. I am simply a woman
who was stuck in a boring job and had exhausted all possibilities of
entertainment. It was like the Universe sensed my desperation, an
unfamiliar voice called out to me, scaring the sanity out of me. But
what she said drew me in and I began typing out the words I heard as
if I was given permission to transcribe her diary. I realized the
second my fingers touched that keyboard, the moment I heard the keys
clicking in an effervescent harmony, that I had not found my calling
in life, but that my true calling had found me.
I am a Storyteller. I’ve been a lot
of other things in my thirty-something years. Spent half of my life
growing up in the military. After watching my dad jump under the bed
every time he heard a siren or alarm go off, I knew that was not the
career for me. Shortly after graduating high school, working dead-end
retail jobs, and spending a semester in college, I found myself
raising my right hand swearing to protect my country from all enemies
foreign and domestic. It didn’t take long for me to realize I
wasn’t cut out for the Air Force. Once I laced up my combat boots
for the last time, I ventured into temp work, spent a couple of years
working behind bars at a county jail, and screened passengers and
luggage for the government until a back injury changed the course of
my life.
Ever since I began writing, it was a
goal of mine to write full time. I had no idea how I would be able to
do so. A nine-to-five was needed in order to keep a roof over my
head. At least that’s what I thought. My plea had been heard, and I
was tested to see if being a full-time writer was indeed what I
wanted. God opened a door that I would not have been able to open on
my own and I have not been able to look back since.
My path in life hasn’t been all good,
but it hasn’t been all bad either because it has led me to where I
am right now. A few short stories of mine have been featured in a
magazine and in two anthologies. And now my first novel will be in
print. Everything in life I’ve experienced has all played a part in
who I am today. Nothing compares to the joy I feel when creating
memorable characters. Nothing compares to taking my imagination to
places the imagination dares to go. That is what bringing life to a
blank canvas does for me. It liberates my soul.
Currently, I reside in Columbia, SC.
I’ve lived on three continents and have a hard time planting my
feet in one city for more than four years. I am working on that,
though, I don’t foresee that happening anytime soon. Pray for me.
*smile*
I am Julia Blues – A storyteller on a
mission.
Author
Links
No comments:
Post a Comment