Fortuna
by
Elaine Cantrell
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GENRE:
Romantic comedy
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BLURB:
Aimee
Sherwood never dreamed that following her fiancé into the witness
protection pro-gram would land her in a haunted house in a town
that’s downright creepy. She’d have laughed if she had been told
the guy who lives down the road might be her soul mate, not the man
whose ring she’s wearing. Life in West Virginia is nothing like
life in Los Angeles, but between bean ball battles with Marilyn
Monroe, remodeling a crumbling farmhouse, and starting a new online
business, life in the country is anything but boring.
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Excerpt:
Without
warning the blonde jerked the plastic container away from Aimee. It
scooted across the table and crashed into a gelatin salad, taking a
corner off its molded perfection. The blue bean balls went
everywhere, rolling around the table like marbles on steroids. ”Look
what you’ve done,” the blonde wailed. “Nobody will want to eat
them now.”
She
snatched a bean ball and hurled it at Aimee, who ducked just in time.
“You missed me,” she taunted. She had no sooner finished speaking
before a second bean ball flew through the air. This one caught the
shoulder of her new blouse.
The
blonde laughed.
Aimee
grabbed a bean ball from the table and threw it at the blonde. She
hit the woman right in the chest. “Help me!” the blonde shrieked.
“She hit me in the heart. Where’s the sheriff?”
From the
corner of her eye, Aimee saw the priest hurrying their way. She fired
one final bean ball, which hit the blonde’s forehead with a beany
thud.
Rocky
grabbed her arm. “They’re circling the wagons. Let’s get out of
here.”
Practically
running, they made their escape from the church. Rocky took the
precaution of locking the truck doors. He sighed. “I guess we can’t
come back to this church either. Are we going to become atheists?”
“Of
course not!”
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This book turned out to be so much better than I had imagine it would be! I believe the drama pulled me in more than anything. But yet the book is well thought out and balanced with the characters and plot. What takes place gets a little crazy... But could you only imagine???!!! Recommend you buy a copy and get in the middle of it all!
*Received for an honest review*
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Elaine
Cantrell was born and raised in South Carolina where she obtained a
master’s degree in personnel services from Clemson University. She
is a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary society
for women educators and Romance Writers of America. Her first novel,
A New Leaf, was the 2003 winner of the Timeless Love Contest. When
she’s not writing or teaching, she enjoys movies, quilting,
reading, and collecting vintage Christmas ornaments.
Find
Elaine at the following locations:
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