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Book 2 in The Garden Key Tales series
My first novel, THE GARDEN KEY, inspired a single women’s ministry where readers wanted to get together to talk about how they can learn relationship skills God’s way, as seen between Peter and Maddy in the book. I was so humbled and excited to be a part of that. But I wasn’t sure what the next step in my writing journey would be. I wrote a few short stories until inspiration struck, leading to a sequel to the first book.
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MIND OVER MADELEINE, a contemporary women’s fiction genre book like its predecessor, came to me during a three-hour car ride to Houston from Austin, Texas, where I was living at the time. I love books where the main characters develop and grow, so this book is about being a new wife and cohabitating with the human being you love most in the world.
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I love writing about the characters in this series. I never know what they are going to do next! Maddy and Peter love God with all their hearts. Their story reflects that relationship, as they navigate a world that is less than perfect.
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Fear is on Maddy’s mind: fear of not being a good enough wife to Peter, her attractive musician husband of less than one year; fear of not being pretty enough for him; and fear of another woman taking her place, particularly by one of the supermodel-esque groupies who hang around the band.
While Maddy is on tour with Peter’s band, she tries to maintain her sanity with humor, faith, and prayer, but inside she is shaking in her black and white creepers.
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When Peter is called away to record in Nashville, thousands of miles away from their cozy home in Southern California, Maddy’s fears grow and feed off her loneliness.
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While Peter is gone, the opportunity to fulfill one of her greatest dreams arises—to write and publish a book! But the publishing project comes with a beguiling temptation, exactly when Maddy is the most vulnerable.
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Will Maddy survive this longing and come away with her life intact? Will she be able to endure the unimaginable event that could take Peter, the love of her life, away from her forever?
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MIND OVER MADELEINE, the second novel of THE GARDEN KEY TALES series, is a story of fear and forgiveness, in which the one perfect love casts out all fear.
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