Beyond the Book returns next week. I was on vacation and didn't get it ready. Today, just enjoy reading about Genie Garbriel and her work.
Legacy Reborn
by Genie
Gabriel
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BLURB:
An
attorney devoted to social causes and a burned out women's advocate help save
their home town while struggling not to fall in love. However, an unintended
pregnancy and a gift from the heart lead them on a journey to new possibilities
and love.
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EXCERPTS:
As
CJ stepped onto the floor to dance with his sister, Phoenix couldn't tear her
gaze away from his leanly muscled frame in a white tuxedo. His longish hair
brushed his shoulders, bringing to mind a gentleman of the Old West, fitting
perfectly with the mood of this celebration.
She
started out playing it cool, thinking CJ would immediately ask her to dance.
However, when yet another dance started and he passed her by with no more than
a wink, she began to feel a bit perturbed.
I'm a wallflower. Standing by a beautifully inlaid wood
wall of the ballroom in Waring House, but a wallflower nonetheless.
Had
she grown warts on her nose since the waltzing started? Missed a piece of salad
between her teeth from dinner? Had her deodorant given out?
Discreetly,
Phoenix checked out the possible offenses. She took a quick glance in one of
the gilded mirrors placed strategically around the room to reflect the twirling
dancers. Stretched her arms upward with quick sniff to the side.
Nope.
Everything seemed normal.
"What
are you doing?" CJ stood in front of her, curiosity in his eyes.
"Ah...practicing
my dance moves," Phoenix said. "I used to be a disco queen."
CJ
lifted an eyebrow. "Unless my math is really bad, you're too young to be a
disco queen. But would you like to waltz?"
Phoenix
almost refused just to be contrary. But she so wanted CJ to hold her in his
arms. So with what she hoped was casual indifference, she said, "I believe
I have room on my dance card for perhaps one waltz."
CJ
grinned and twirled Phoenix onto the dance floor. After a few basic box steps,
he turned and swept her into a graceful swirl. Phoenix followed as if drawn by
a magnet.
Staring
into her eyes, he back-stepped and turned. She followed flawlessly. Another
turn and a swoop. A swirl and another. A backstep and CJ twirled Phoenix away
from him and under his arm. Swirls and dips round and round left her
breathless. Wanting more than a dance. Wanting...
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I'm an
optimist whose rose-colored glasses have bent frames and cracked lenses. When
life kicks me in the teeth, I find miracles and lessons I refused to learn an
easier way. In fact, I live with a small herd of miracles in the furry forms of
dogs, who are constantly trying to teach me to forgive, to play more, and to
love without limits. I write about people who find courage and integrity in the
darkest times of their lives, who rescue stray dogs and kittens, who find a
person they would willingly give their lives for, and who make their little
corners of the world a better place. People have remarked my stories
"aren't what they expected." With rose-colored glasses firmly in
place, I take that as a compliment. I invite you to share a piece of my world in
the pages of a book, and hope you find some surprises, some tears, some
laughter, and always a happy ending.
My Web
site: http://www.GenieGabriel.com
NOTE: All
nine books in the Halo Legacy Series will be $0.99 the day of the tour!
