Relatively Crazy
by Ellen Dye
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GENRE: Women's
Fiction/Romance
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BLURB:
On her fortieth birthday housewife Wanda Jo Ashton is expecting her
husband's standard gift of an E and E from T-that being Elegant and Expensive
from Tiffany's. However, what she gets is the news that her formerly
successful, dependable corporate attorney husband is leaving her to pursue the
rich life of a kept man. Left with nothing she has no choice but to escape the
San Francisco area, with her sixteen-year-old daughter in tow and head toward
the mountains of West Virginia and the quirky family she left behind twenty
years ago. Here Wanda Jo must carve out a future, complete with career and home
in the midst of family feuds, computer phobias and the occasional homebrewing
explosion before she finally figures out life can indeed being again at forty.
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EXCERPT:
Okay, there is was. Looking no different than
twenty-two years ago. A small opening in the woods marked by a gray, metal,
utilitarian mailbox and a graveled trail that passed for a driveway in these
parts.
I was home. Oh God help me. Please.
I depressed the brake pedal, leaving behind the
paved surface and tried not to wince as what sounded like millions of tiny
gravel bits pinged against the underside of my car.
The azaleas lining the drive still looked the same.
The one at the very end caught my attention, I could have sworn it jiggled. Oh
no, it couldn’t be. Surely it was impossible now.
Suddenly the bush jumped in front of the car.
I slammed on the brakes, pinning Olivia to the seat
with my outstretched arm. In the fashion of mothers everywhere I was protecting
my offspring from flying through the windshield by crushing her windpipe while
invoking the Maternal Arm.
I looked toward the hood and the half-dozen bobbing
azalea twigs in front. I sat resolved as they rose and wre followed by an old
pith helmet and a face which looked a bit older than I’d remembered, although
it was hard to tell precisely, given the layers of green and black greasepaint.
A body followed, dressed in a set of ancient Army –issued fatigues.
“Gun,” Olivia croaked, pointing.
I simply nodded, there would be plenty of time
later for my daughter to find out exactly what was swimming around in the
waters of the gene pool from whence she’d sprung.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
At
the age of nine Ellen Dye decided she was going to be a writer when she found
her Aunt Nettie’s trunk of True Confessions magazines and spent untold hours
reading the lot, a bag of Munchos potato chips and a frosty RC Cola at her
side. Then, being nine, she promptly forgot all about it as she got lost in the
pesky business of growing up, And then one very lucky day she spotted a
confession magazine on the grocery store shelf and began to tap out her own
stories which were a delight to see published. Now she spends her days tapping
out her characters’ happily-ever-afters for The Wild Rose Press.
Visit
anytime at www.ellendye.com
Ellen
is always up for meeting new friends at Ellen Dye Author on Facebook
Amazon
sale link
https://www.amazon.com/Relatively-Crazy-Ellen-Dye-ebook/dp/B076GNYR8X/
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and
RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Ellen Dye will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteWhat books are you looking to read in 2018? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeletecongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me here today :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt was my pleasure, Ellen. Come back anytime.
ReplyDeleteThanks 4 hosting!
ReplyDeleteHere is hoping 4 the win and have great weekend everyone.
ReplyDeleteI feel like will finally be able to come out of hibernation by Sunday or Monday from this cold snap. Lol
ReplyDeleteWhat (if any) research did you do for this book?
ReplyDeleteBased on Bio. RC Cola? Do they even sell that anymore? Pepsi is my favorite, RC came in second place.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour! I enjoyed reading the excerpt.
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