Tina grew up a dreamer and loves
escaping into a good romantic book.
Married twenty-five years, she and her
husband love to travel and play golf.
She can’t wait for Mike to retire so they can do more of both.
About SUMMER'S GROWTH
After being rescued by an old flame, Quincy Miller, Mattie faces old wounds of rejection. As the general contractor for Amber’s redecoration project, Mattie is in constant contact with Quincy and realizes she still in love with her childhood sweetheart.
Amber, learning her new role in the family, wants to discover the identity of the ghost who keeps appearing. After several appearances, Gwen, Amber’s distance grandmother, shifts the book into more of Amber’s struggle to find out why her grandmother disappeared two hundred years ago without a trace. In a fight to claim her position in the family, Amber searches for clues to solve the mystery.
Mattie and Amber are both challenged when the family spirits decides Amber shouldn’t be the keeper. Battling for Amber, Mattie realizes she wants a life with Quincy outside the Winston estate.
Amber realized the importance of her new spiritual family, and she works to discover how Gwen died.
Can these two women achieve their goals?
Excerpt
Standing by the bay window in the front
room, Mattie watched the car approach. Her new recruit’s arrival had goose
bumps popping out on Mattie’s skin, adding to her anxieties.
She wanted to run, but instead glanced at
the kindhearted spirit of Opal, her distant grandmother. Dressed in her best
early American gown, the many layers of her petticoat swished with a soft hiss
when she moved.
“There’s no reason to be nervous. Once you
meet Amber, you’ll see she caps the climax,” Opal voiced in a soothing tone.
“Your Aunt Rachel is absolutely thrilled to have a descendant from her branch
of the family as keeper.”
Looking beyond her at the rest of the
room, Mattie searched for the other members of the family council. They always
offered her their support when she faced a big decision. Yet, today they were
conspicuously absent.
“Don’t worry. The whole family is behind
you. We just thought it better if we didn’t all hover.”
Shifting from foot to foot, she wrung her
hands together. A simple process of a changing of the guard for them, Amber’s
arrival marked the end of the life Mattie loved.
The beautiful spirits around her didn’t
understand how cruel humans could be to each other. What if she screwed up and
the girl left? Or the girl hated living with a house full of spirits?
Unease pricked at Mattie’s mind. She had
no experience in dealing with strangers. All her business associates understood
her likes and didn’t force her to attend any social events.
A quick glance out the window, and a car
rounded the fountain. She wasn’t prepared to entertain Amber. How could she be?
She never invited guests to the estate.
“Now, Pumpkin, there’s no need to worry.
It’s time another branch of the family realize what a pain it is to be keeper.”
Opal smiled, offering her special form of reassurance. “We’re all here to help
with the transition.”
The high notes of Beethoven’s Fifth sprang
from the piano. Mattie jumped in surprise at the sudden noise. She whipped
around to see Uncle Samuel, the artist of the family, standing next to the
piano.
“The game is afoot.” He arched his
eyebrows and grinned, then disappeared.
“I’d better leave.” Her aunt patted
Mattie’s shoulder. “Just remember, the girl is uneasy too.”
Opal disappeared.
With a deep breath, Mattie turned and
gripped the cold metal knob in her hand.
Soon
her home would belong to a stranger, and then what would she do?
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sounds like a great series, Tina!
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PamT
What a great excerpt. I bet it's a great series. I so miss playing golf, good luck with hubby's retirement so you can do more of it. And, best wishes on the book!
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