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Sahara Lee has spent the last ten years living with the guilt of a
tragic accident and its
aftermath. That night irrevocably changed the outgoing,
fun-loving college freshman into an introverted, workaholic with no social
life. Sahara isolates herself from everyone and everything that reminds her of
home in an effort to forget what happened. Using art as a substitute for love,
Sahara throws herself into music and art as a way to feel something other than
the guilt that haunts her. She accepts her lonely existence as penance for the
role she played in the accident. That is, until she meets Tyree Barker, the
good looking entrepreneur with baggage of his own.
Blindsided by a legal loophole, Sahara is suddenly forced to confront the past she’s been running from. Juggling the guilty feelings of her past and the unexpected feelings of her present, Sahara’s future becomes complicated as she heads down a path of forgiveness, love, and heartbreak…and not in that particular order.
Back to Life reminds you that living and existing are two completely different ways to go through life. Grief will break you but guilt, guilt will destroy you. And once that happens, what can bring you back to life?
Blindsided by a legal loophole, Sahara is suddenly forced to confront the past she’s been running from. Juggling the guilty feelings of her past and the unexpected feelings of her present, Sahara’s future becomes complicated as she heads down a path of forgiveness, love, and heartbreak…and not in that particular order.
Back to Life reminds you that living and existing are two completely different ways to go through life. Grief will break you but guilt, guilt will destroy you. And once that happens, what can bring you back to life?
Excerpt
I put my ear
to the door and strained to hear the front door close. Not able to hear
anything, I waited a few more minutes. I splashed water on my face and willed
myself to calm down. I opened the door and peeked down the hall. I didn’t see
or hear anyone so I looked for the room with my stuff in it.
Closing the
door behind me, I flipped on the light switch and looked around the guest
bedroom. A wooden four poster full size bed with a pretty floral comforter
complimented the wooden dresser and TV stand. I lifted my luggage onto the
brown ottoman beside the bed so I could put away my clothing. The room was
small, but clean. I searched for my pink sweatpants that I packed to lounge in.
Finding them, I threw them on the bed. I was in the midst of finding my white
T-shirt when the door flew open unexpectedly, banging against the wall.
I screamed
and spun around. He charged toward me and grabbed my face. Crashing his lips
against mine, he kissed me with enough passion to take my breath away.
Butterflies spread across my belly as his full lips overpowered my own.
Impulsively, I moaned and when my mouth opened, his tongue grazed mine sending
shivers up and down my spine. Before I registered what was happening, it was
over. He took a step back and his eyes flashed with the same intensity as that
fleeting kiss. We stood staring at one another for a moment.
Oh my God, I thought with wide eyed shock. I
was winded and my skin tingled with desire. I felt flushed and I opened my
mouth to say something, anything, but the buzz of my phone shattered the moment
before I could formulate an intelligent thought. As if awakening from a dream,
we both started talking at the same time.
“I shouldn’t
have done that,” he announced as he started to back out of the room.
“Where did
that come from?” I inquired as I picked up my phone without looking at it.
We both stopped, contemplating the other’s remark. Our eyes never
left one another.
About The
Author:
I
am a married event planner and life coach. My awesome friends and family and my
amazing husband make my life sweet. I love to have fun and enjoy the life I’ve
been blessed with. I love shopping and football with equal fervor. I’m an
amateur movie critic (i.e. my husband and I watch and critique a lot of movies
for fun). I love to read and I enjoy sharing my love of books with anyone who
will listen. I love music. A good lyric with a good melody can paint a vivid
picture and invoke such a range of emotions. I have a soft spot for most
mediums of creative, artistic expression.
With degrees in
psychology, human services, and marriage and family counseling, I have a unique
perspective on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. As an author, I combine
an active imagination and life experiences to create stories that are easily
relatable and intentionally intriguing. I want to offer you a peek into someone
else’s life and for you to get lost in their story, their trials, their
triumphs. My ultimate goal is to create a character or a story that stays with
you long after you’ve put the book down.
So in a nutshell:
I plan. I teach. I read. I write. I watch. I critique. I shop. I play. I love.
To know me is to
love me.
XOXO
Danielle
Author
Links:
Webpage: http://www.authordanielleallen.com/
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