by Marilyn Grey
She jerked her arm from me and stomped up the stairs, making it a point to slam the door as loud as possible. And me. Alone. At the bottom of the steps, wishing I didn’t have to be so opinionated. Or at least didn’t speak my opinions so much. David Bennett spoke his opinions and everyone loved him. But everyone hated Derek Rhodes whenever he spoke up.
Still. I was right.
Out Valentine’s Day 2014
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Heart on a Shoestring
Rebelling against a life of black and white, Miranda Ryan paints the world in a technicolor fever. She spends her free time on park benches, analyzing people from the outside in and creating whimsical stories about their lives. Unbridled and full of life, her ever-changing heart is a revolving door no man can figure out. And she likes it that way. But when Derek Rhodes enters her life, he stubbornly challenges her every move. As she unsuccessfully avoids this opinionated prankster her colors fade to gray and she is forced into a choice . . . to lose the self she knows or the self she has never been.
Derek Rhodes wears the same shade of brown every day and avoids eye contact with strangers, until Miranda walks into his life and splashes his world with streaks of colors he swore he’d never touch. Drawn to her imaginative personality, he finds himself questioning his own cynical nature and flat-lined ideals, only to fall in love and realize the only woman he’s ever let into his heart has no plans of letting a man into hers. Follow them both as they poke and prod and test each others limits on a journey of discovery.
Heart on a Shoestring
Book 4 of The Unspoken Series
Out by Valentine’s Day 2014
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QnA with Marilyn
Q. Why did you have to make Sarah get burned? I feel so bad for her!
A. Sarah is a strong character and very beautiful. She fought cancer and won. She is hard to break and she needed to be broken. There’s pain inside of her that could only be opened in the most dreadful circumstances, but in Book #5 Bloom you will see her blossom into something even more beautiful and I can’t wait to share her story with you.
Q. Is Sarah’s story based on anyone in real life?
A. Yes, every character I write about it based off of something or someone I’ve seen before. Sarah’s story is realistic and gritty, but oh so beautiful too.
Q. Was it hard for you to write Heidi & Patrick since your ideals are more in line with Ella?
A. A little. I’m Ella through and through, so writing about two people falling in love after being married once isn’t natural for me. I’m definitely a “one person is it” kind of girl, but people change and my ideals have been challenged, just like Ella. I’ve had to look at love from different angles and realize they are all just as valid as any other. Just as beautiful in their own way. As unique as the people in love. It was hard at some points to write Heidi & Patrick, but these people come alive on the page and if I don’t let them do and say what they would do and say, they’ll end up all the same. Little replicas of me. So I need to let them grow and be who they are.
Q. What’s the deal with Mwenye? Is he really innocent?
A. You’ll find out in Book #6 A Starless Midnight. This book will be different than the others. Of course the romance will still be there. The beauty. But it will play out a little darker. There are political undertones in this one. It deals a lot with racism and true justice. Something I’m really passionate about.
Q. So there will be a book for Nora and Myra too?
A. Yes! You’ll get to read their stories in their own books. We’ve listed the order on my website for anyone interested.
Q. How can I get free books? I’m obsessed with this series!
A. Apply for my street team. Details are on my website!
Q. Have you fallen in love yet yourself?
A. It’s a secret, but my heart is set on someone special right now. :)
Q. Will you start another series after this?
A. Yes. I’m tossing around ideas right now. It’s like creating a new world after I say goodbye to this one. I need to pick a setting, find the right people, and develop the story from there. I enjoy writing smaller books that link together as part of one huge story, so I think I will definitely start another one after this. Stay tuned for more updates by signing up for my newsletter!
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Ch. 1 | Heidi
Ch. 1 | Patrick
Ch. 3 | Heidi
Ch. 4 | Patrick
Ch. 5 | Heidi
Ch. 6 | Patrick
Ch. 7 | Heidi
Ch. 8 | Patrick
Ch. 9 | Heidi
Ch. 10 | Patrick
Ch. 11 | Heidi
Ch. 12 | Patrick
Ch. 13 | Heidi
Ch. 14 | Patrick
Ch. 15 | Heidi
Ch. 16 | Patrick
Ch. 17 | Heidi
Ch. 18 | Patrick
Ch. 19 | Heidi
Ch. 20 | Patrick
Ch. 21 | Heidi
Ch. 22 | Patrick
Ch. 23 | Heidi
Ch. 24 | Patrick
Ch. 25 | Heidi
Ch. 26 | Patrick
Ch. 27 | Heidi
Ch. 28 | Patrick
Ch. 29 | Heidi
Ch. 30 | Patrick
Ch. 31 | Heidi
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Heart on a Shoestring
QnA with Marilyn