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THE BLURB
A Question of Betrayal: Ever since the deaths of her adored parents, Carrie Cassidy has avoided risk and commitment, fearful of bringing something precious into her life only to lose it again. So now she finds herself working in yet another uninteresting job, and the love of her life, who wanted more than she could give, has left her. Will she ever move on?
Then, a mysterious woman visits Carrie and reveals a secret that forces her to delve into her mother's past. As Carrie learns more about the woman she thought she knew, she finds herself looking at her own life and wondering if she's living it the way her mother would have wanted her to. Meanwhile there is someone watching Carrie who would rather the past stay buried . . .
Then, a mysterious woman visits Carrie and reveals a secret that forces her to delve into her mother's past. As Carrie learns more about the woman she thought she knew, she finds herself looking at her own life and wondering if she's living it the way her mother would have wanted her to. Meanwhile there is someone watching Carrie who would rather the past stay buried . . .
AUTHOR FEATURE
When writers need to put the right words together…
Carrie Cassidy wasn’t looking for love when she met Mark at her cousin
Fiona’s wedding. She’d known the joyful day would be difficult, as it was so at
odds with the way her life had come to a full stop, and watching her radiant
cousin glide up the aisle on her proud father’s arm reminded her sadly that her
beloved father was no longer around and would never escort Carrie up the aisle. It was no wonder she glugged too much
champagne and kept seeing him
every time she turned around – the tall, skinny groomsman with the messy black
hair and sexy eyes. She caught him watching her from across the room like a
heat seeking missile, and knew he was also catching her watching him. Later,
Mark took her hand and whirled her out onto the dance floor under the colourful
strobe lighting. They danced as if they’d known each other forever, and it was
the start of their heady, whirlwind romance.
Mark was the lover who shored
up all the corners of Carrie’s life with his presence, his jokes and
friendship, and most of all his love. He had adventures planned for both
of them that would take a lifetime to complete, but his wonderful plans ground to
a halt when Carrie refused to get on a plane, even for a short trip to Paris.
After all, her beloved parents died in a plane crash. Mark tried a different
tactic. He texted her little messages and put them on post-it notes, placing them
around the house for Carrie to read, affirming messages that said:
Carrie is sitting in the
departure lounge, looking forward to her flight
Carrie feels good as she
walks up the steps to the plane…
Carrie is calm and
relaxed boarding the plane…
It was Henry Ford who famously said words to the effect that whether we
think we can or think we can’t, we’re right. If we consider that something is
impossible, well then, for us it is
impossible. If I told myself it was impossible to write two thousand words a day,
chances are I’d never achieve that word count. Whereas if I not only told
myself the opposite, but planned to do that, there would be a far greater
likelihood that I’d largely succeed. In the constant chatter going on at the
back of our heads, the messages we send ourselves are all-important and can mean
the difference between getting things done or not at all. In most professions
and walks of life, persistence and self-belief are key ingredients in achieving
any kind of success, but they are crucial in the business of writing. Writers
work alone for long periods at a time, and unlike being in an office with
supportive colleagues sitting a few feet away, ready with an encouraging smile
or helpful comment if you’re having a bad day, writers have to rely mainly on
themselves to get on with it, and that’s where self-belief and positive,
affirming messages are so important. At a writing workshop years ago I was told
that while it was difficult to get published, it wasn’t impossible. Those words
stayed with me, inspiring me and keeping my fingers moving across the laptop
keys. We put words together to create all sorts of magical and mysterious
worlds, why shouldn’t we put the right words together to encourage ourselves
onwards and upwards?
As to whether Mark finally persuaded Carrie to board the plane with his
boosting messages, the answer in in the book!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Zoë Miller
writes contemporary fiction laced with intrigue and drama. She is published by
Hachette Books Ireland and her latest book, A
Question of Betrayal, is now out in paperback. When Zoë’s not escaping into
her writing world, she juggles her time between her family and the day job.
Find out more at www.zoemillerauthor.com, Facebook/zoemillerauthor, or follow
Zoë on Twitter @zoemillerauthor.
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