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Sometimes facing the
future means saying goodbye to the past.
A remarkable story of
love and loss, Dona Sarkar’s latest novel explores the timely subject of
cultural diversity and the timeless matters of trust, faith, and grief through
the eyes of one extraordinary young woman.
Mars Alexander is the
girl who has everything—the right clothes, the perfect boyfriend, the best
grades. But when her military father is declared dead, Mars refuses to believe
it—and refuses to say goodbye. With no body to bury, she’s convinced her father
will return from Afghanistan, and she’s determined to make him proud. But when
she meets the young Middle Eastern instructor of her essay prep class, a door
to a whole new world opens.
Zayed Anwar has lived a
life Mars can barely imagine, or understand. But as he challenges both her
intellect and her emotions, she finds herself making bold new choices, and
looking at everything through a new lens. Falling in love is as frightening as
it is exciting, until she realizes that Zayed is keeping painful secrets from
her—secrets that could shatter her all over again.
New York Times
bestselling author Terri DuLong casts on her newest tale of heartbreak and hope
in Ormond Beach, Florida, a sun-dappled haven where one woman finds the comfort
she’s always needed…
Petra Garfield has no
real attachments tying her down to one place. She’s ready for an adventure, so
what could be better than an extended stay at Koi House with new friends and
old in enchanting Ormond Beach. Having recently lost her mother, Petra is
riddled with questions about the father she never knew. She certainly never
thought she’d begin to find the answers in a tiny town in Florida…
As much as she wants to
search for the truth, Petra knows she can’t spend all her time wallowing in the
past, and her friends at the Dreamweaver yarn shop aren’t about to let her. The
ladies encourage her to volunteer at a local animal shelter, where she hits it
off with a young boy—and his handsome father. Tangled in secrets she didn’t
even know she had, Petra must learn to stitch her life back together even as
she unravels lifelong mysteries—and perhaps she’ll find unexpected happiness
along the way…
Excerpt - Scattered Ashes
“What’s happened out there?” I asked. “There’s so much
chaos.” The woman did an eye-roll. “Some war protesters. They set fire to a
garbage can or something around the corner.”
“Thanks.”
As I ran across the street to avoid the smoky air, I saw a
slight movement, like the fluttering of a giant bird’s wing, in the window
alcove of my favorite coffee shop.
I stopped. It wasn’t a bird. There was a guy sitting in my
usual spot, flipping rapidly through the pages of a book.
The guy in the window seemed completely unaffected by
everything going on outside. He was nineteen, twenty at the most, with
hurricane-colored eyes, the most incredible I had ever seen. His knife-like
cheekbone ridges were even more distinct.
He was a stranger to me, yet I couldn’t stop staring at him.
I stood paralyzed on the sidewalk. The crossing signal flickered, and I
couldn’t persuade my feet to move.
He was reading a book with a familiar-looking burgundy cover
but must have sensed someone staring and looked up. Saying that our gazes met
was an understatement. In one incredible, heart-stopping second, he seemed to
commit to memory every aspect of my face. His abundantly large eyes, too
wide-set, seemed out of place in his sharp, tawny-colored features.
The sidewalk activity seemed to dull into the background as
we stared at each other. Without a smile or any other expression, he returned
to his book, as if the exchange had taken place only in my mind.
I felt the ridiculous desire to knock on the window to get
his attention. I wanted to see the color of those eyes again.
This was insane. Snapping to my senses, I crossed 45th
Street and headed to my car, not daring to look back at the coffee shop. . . .
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Dona Sarkar wishes she’d been born as a cat so she
could have had 9 lives. Since that didn’t work out, she decided to live 9 lives
in this one. She spends her days making holograms at Microsoft, celebrates
diversity in STEM fields as a fashion blogger at Fibonacci Sequins and is
launching her first fashion line called Prima Dona Style this year.
She is also the
published author of three novels and one non-fiction book.
Dona lives in
Seattle with her really patient husband and her muse, a very bossy tabby cat
named Ash. She can be reached at: donasarkar.com; twitter.com/donasarkar; and
facebook.com/donasarkarbooks.
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Terri DuLong
Born and raised
north of Boston, Terri DuLong was a previous resident of Cedar Key, Florida.
She now resides on the east coast of the state in Ormond Beach with her
husband, three dogs and two cats. A retired Registered Nurse, she began her
writing career as a contributing writer for Bonjour Paris, where she shared her
travel experiences to France in over forty articles with a fictional canine
narrator. Terri’s love of knitting provides quiet time to develop her
characters and plots as she works on her new Ormond Beach novels. You can visit
her website at terridulong.com or at her Facebook fan page,
facebook.com/TerriDuLongAuthor
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