This week I'm spotlighting an author I enjoy reading and whom
I've had the pleasure of attending a
book signing with as of last year: Linda
Swift.
Linda is a successful romance author with years of
experience and lots of great books. She writes Southern based romantic fiction,
but also includes Historicals in her repertoire. I've read the majority of her
books, my favorites being
CIRCLE OF LOVE and
LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY. If you
enjoy Nicholas Sparks, I think you'd enjoy Linda's books.
This past week I had the opportunity to read her novelette,
RESURRECTION. It's a frightening look at mental health facilities and the
desperation we feel when no one but ourselves can see the truth. Here's the
blurb:
RESURRECTION
Charlotte Timberlake,
an enterprising newspaper reporter, wants to write a book comparing past and
present treatment for mental illness and persuades a doctor friend to have her
admitted to a state hospital as a patient. When unforeseen events make it
impossible for her to leave, she begins to exhibit symptoms of the illness she
faked. Unable to convince those in charge, her children, or ex-husband that she
doesn't belong here. Charlotte soon realizes it is up to her to find a means of
escaping the nightmare of her self-condemned prison. In her drugged state, will
she be able to carry out her daring plan?
I really enjoyed this story. For me it was a "page
turner," as I was overwhelmed with the idea of being trapped in a
hospital; of being powerless. I felt Charlotte's frustration and was desperate
for her to find her way out of her predicament. RESURRECTION is quite a thought
provoking piece, and it's easy to read in just one or two days.
GIVEAWAY
My autographed print copy of RESURRECTION is up for grabs if
you'd like to give a Linda Swift novel a read. First person to comment on
today's post gets the prize. I'll be happy to send you the book as long as you
leave your contact info.
A little more about Linda:
Linda Swift divides
her time between her native state of Kentucky and Florida. She is an award
winning author of published poetry, articles, short stories, and a TV play. Her
first two books were published by Kensington. She has 11 ebooks (also in print)
and four short stories available from six publishers.
In her other life, she
earned an Education Specialist Degree from Murray State University with
post-graduate work from U. of Alabama and was a teacher, counselor, and
psychometrist in the public schools in three states. She credits her husband
and adult children for providing encouragement and technical support necessary
for survival in the cyberspace world.
Linda is the only
non-musical member in her family of professional musicians.
Linda's very informative website is here.
Latest Poetry Release
A haiku is an unrhymed Japanese lyric poem having a fixed three-line
form of 5-7-5 syllables. Within the confines of this narrow scope, the poet
seeks to imprint images on the reader's mind and heart.
These word pictures are not meant for "doing" but for
"being." They offer a closer look at nature's quiet beauty; forsythia
buds opening, a bean field in summer, wild geese in flight, an icy-winged
snowbird. And make you smile at a fat toad eating fried bugs or a bushy-tailed
squirrel sitting in a bird feeder. Within these pages you can smell
lilac-scented rain; hear the hum of a waterfall; see autumn's bright bonfire;
feel ice needles stinging. These haiku are intended to lead you to a greater
appreciation of serenity and self.
