OCTOBER , 2017
THE ONE By : Janice Croom
The Plot :
In a family filled with happilyever-afters , ugly duckling Addie has been jilted for the last time . There is no “ one ” for her , so why keep looking ?
Marcus , aka The Love Doctor , orchestrates love twenty-two weeks a year on cable . Sure , happily-ever-afters are a crock , but creating the fantasy makes for must-see TV .
Addie is perfect for his latest venture , the ultimate love connection 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 ?
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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 . Written 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 evening 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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Biography :
Janice Croom writes the Kadence MacBride Mysteries and Holiday with Love Romances . She initially studied fiction techniques to improve her non-fiction 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
11 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 reverse 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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