DECEMBER , 2020
THE QUEEN OF EMERALD FALLS By : J . J . DiBenedetto
The Plot :
She ’ s spontaneous , passionate and has a habit of mangling the English language .
He ’ s calm and controlled and always has the perfect thing to say in every situation .
If their differing personalities were the only obstacle , they ’ d probably have smooth sailing . Unfortunately , things aren ’ t that simple in the town of Emerald Falls , and life keeps throwing curveballs at Sheryl Jones and Dr . Jon Hardy .
If they ’ re going to find true love , they ’ ll have to deal with Sheryl ’ s archenemy trying to destroy her business , and Jon ’ s interfering brother showing up to try and ruin his life . And then there ’ s the vindictive daughter of the richest man in town , not to mention a stolen vintage Rolls Royce .
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An Excerpt Her mother began expanding on the tales related in the diary .
“ You ’ re going to let me tell it , right , Doc ?” “ I will only chime in with corrections or supplementary details .” Ariel imagined there were going to be a lot of those .
“ Fine , Doc . Corrections and details only . So let me set the stage . It was the spring of 1994 . Bill Clinton was President , and the governor was … well , it doesn ’ t really matter , he doesn ’ t come into it anyway , I was just creating the mood . Bill Clinton , and The Lion King , that was 1994 , right , Doc ?” Her father shrugged . He did that a lot . “ And the Olympics , right ? The crazy figure skater , the one who hit the other one with a lead pipe ? Tanya Tucker , wasn ’ t that her name ?”
Now her father sighed . He did that a lot , too . “ Tanya Tucker is a country singer , Sheryl .”
“ Oh , right ,” her mother said . “ I knew that . ‘ Stand By Your Man .’” She almost sang the words , producing another sigh from her father . ...
... “ You were thinking of Tonya Harding , and it was her boyfriend who actually hit the other skater with a lead pipe .”
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Prices : Print : $ 6.99 E-Book : 2.99 Length : 224 Pages Heat Level : PG-13
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Biography :
J . J . DiBenedetto is the author of the Dream Doctor Mysteries , the Jane Barnaby Adventures , and several other novels . He lives in Arlington , Virginia with his lovely wife and Danny , a white cat who ’ s trained them both . He ’ s originally from Yonkers , New York . He loves the New York Giants , fondue , photography , travel , the opera , and he ’ s a huge science-fiction and fantasy geek .
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