Award-winning
author Pamela S. Thibodeaux is the Co-Founder and a lifetime member of Bayou
Writers Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in romantic fiction
as well as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as, “Inspirational
with an Edge!” ™ and reviewed as “steamier
and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the message.”
Her latest title is CIRCLES OF FATE:
Set at the tail end of the Vietnam War era, Circles
of Fate takes the reader from Fort Benning, Georgia to Thibodaux,
Louisiana. A romantic saga, this gripping novel covers nearly twenty years in the lives of
Shaunna Chatman and Todd Jameson. Constantly thrown together and torn apart by
fate, the two are repeatedly forced to choose between love and duty, right and
wrong, standing on faith or succumbing to the world’s viewpoint on life, love,
marriage and fidelity. With intriguing twists and turns, fate brings together a
cast of characters whose lives will forever be entwined. Through it all is the
hand of God as He works all things together for the good of those who love Him
and are called according to His purpose.
Excerpt:
“What?” Todd Jameson’s hand trembled so hard the phone he held
threatened to slip through his numb fingers. He wiped a sweaty palm down his
thigh and grabbed the receiver then switched ears. The anguish in Mike Ferel’s
voice made the pleasantries they shared the first few minutes of the call seem
like a distant conversation.
“I’m sorry, Todd, to be the
one to tell you this, especially after what you’ve been through this last
year.”
He’d spent nine months at
war, nine months facing and dealing with death, but not even those things
prepared him for the death of his hopes and dreams in nine short minutes.
“When?”
A heavy exhale preceded
Mike’s answer. “Margaret died six months ago. Shaunna married three months
after.”
She said she loved me. He hadn’t meant to utter the thought aloud, but
somehow the words slipped past the knot in his throat.
“She cried a long time after
you left, didn’t understand why you never wrote or called.”
Though his voice held no
accusation, Todd heard the chastisement in Mike’s tone. “I...”
He blinked hard and cleared
his throat. “What was I supposed to do, blurt out my feelings over the phone or
in a letter and ask her to wait? I thought she was too young to go through
that, especially with the war and all. Not knowing if, when, I’d get sent over there was hard enough on me; she didn’t
need that on her heart. What if I didn’t come back? I couldn’t fathom putting
her through such an ordeal. Not with all the responsibilities she shouldered
from her mother’s illness.”
“I’m sorry.”
Todd raked a hand over his
face. “Is she happy? Is he a good man?”
“Seems to be.”
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Thanks for the spotlight Diana!
ReplyDeletePam's book sounds very emotional. Good luck with your new release.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Linda!
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