Veil of Secrecy
Sixteen-year-old Julie dreams of escaping her small Newfoundland village to become a journalist. Her plans are derailed when she falls in love with her married boss, Frank, and gets pregnant.
Seashells
Cove and Heather first meet when they are ten years old, bonding over a seashell they find on the beach. They each keep half of the shell and promise to meet again the following morning.
Author Info
My journey began in the quiet corners of Staten Island, New York, where life was once an unhurried pace. There was a local farmer just on the corner of our street. He would weekly deliver fresh peaches to our family from his garden. My family lived a stone’s throw from the ocean, where I would watch the boats at the docks, and the majestic cargo ships passing by fueled my youthful imagination.
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Quotable Quotes
I was young, and my heart was taken by him and then left alone. As you grew inside me, I was not alone anymore until that day you were taken away from me; then and now, I remain alone. Julie.
What a beautiful sight it is to watch the snowfall. It reminds me of a lullaby I could sing to my infant. Julie.
When you were taken out of my life, your soul remained a part of me. My dreams of you will bleed like a never-ending river, yet they will be mended by your visual memory, held in the basin of my heart forever. Julie.
I can still feel your heartbeat. Can you hear mine? My Cinderella, please forgive me. Julie.
I was young and innocent, but I still wanted you. I would have done anything to keep you. I love you. Marina.
I closed my heart after you were born, drowning in a sea of infinite isolation, but my never- ending notes to you will remain folded away. Because you were taken away, my heart will not be filled until we meet again. Marina.
The sea brought you to me, Seton. Your name means from the sea, where you were born, but our secret is spelling it backward; it becomes notes! Marina.
I can still feel your heartbeat; can you hear mine? Marina.
I felt you in my dreams last night; your fragrance was all around me, and my hands went through your red curls. You must resemble me. I miss you. Dear Seton: Please forgive me. Marina.
Reviews
This new author has written a beautiful novel. Her literary expression of all the encompassing drama, characters, places, situations and emotions kept me captivated. I highly recommend this book as a wonderful read whereby you will be swept up in the passion and circumstances that surround the true meaning of life and love!
What is captured here is how the childhood memories we carry and the connections we have despite how fleeting stay with us. We see two lives that intersect in childhood and they go on to achieve wonders. Yet they’re at their happiest when they reconnect. It is truly a heartfelt story and an absolute page turner!
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