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OCTOBER, 2017
THE ONE
By: Janice Croom
The Plot:
In a family filled with happily-
ever-afters, ugly duckling Addie
has been jilted for the last time.
There is no “one” for her, so why
keep looking?
Marcus, a.k.a. The Love Doc-
tor, orchestrates love twenty-two
weeks a year on cable. Sure, hap-
pily-ever-afters are a crock, but
creating the fantasy makes for
must-see TV.
Addie is perfect for his latest
venture, the ultimate love connec-
tion with a “real” woman finding love on live TV. In his quest
to secure Addie for the show, will he discover that she‟s really
perfect for him?
An Excerpt:
Momma turned on the television. The opening strains of
“Loving You,” by Minnie Ripperton, played. With any luck it
was just a commercial. A giant red heart filled the screen. Writ-
ten across the heart in flowing script: The Love Doctor, Momma‟s
favorite show.
“Almost forgot about the marathon,” Momma said.
The opening credits dissolved. Dressed in a pale blue eve-
ning gown, a wannabe-actress or trying-to-be-model stood on a
beach. In front of her knelt a tuxedoed man holding a single red
rose, his declaration to the world that she was the one.
How could people watch this show? They did the same
thing every episode. As the music swelled, her trembling hands
would take his offered rose and press it to her bosom. She‟d fan
her face to keep from crying. Overhead, doves would take
flight, his signal to sweep her into his arms and seal their love
with a kiss.
Except that wasn‟t what happened.
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Length: 248 Pages
Heat Level: G
Biography:
Janice Croom writes the Kadence MacBride Mys-
teries and Holiday with Love romances. She initially
studied fiction techniques to improve her nonfiction
writing. Given an assignment to write the first chapter
of a novel, Janice read hers aloud. The class applauded
and the teacher asked, “What happens next?”
“The assignment was to write the first chapter,
not what happened next,” Janice said. By the end of
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the class, Janice wanted to know what happened next.
That quest, to tell her character‟s stories, to learn what
happens next, drives her writing.
She‟s a voracious reader and views writing as re-
verse reading. Toni Morrison said, “If there‟s a story
you want to read that hasn‟t been written, you must
write it.”
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