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Today’s post includes another snippet from my newest release WHISPERS OF HER MEMORIES.
The story is set in New Zealand, South Island.
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Today’s Hook
Amy exhaled, her expression softening as she sat down on the verandah steps and took a sip straight from the wine bottle. “Sit with me. Have a drink. Didn’t anyone ever tell you about Sofia?”
Mallory shook her head, “I didn’t even know she existed until I got a call from the lawyer.”
Amy handed her the bottle, her eyes softening. “Sofia always did have a way of keeping secrets. But now that you’re here, let’s take it slow. One step at a time. Today’s your first day in here. That’s worth celebrating, don’t you think?”
Mallory glanced back at the house. “I’m always one to celebrate, but … not so sure if today is a day to be in a celebration mood.”
Amy waved off her doubt. “We’ll fix it. All of it.”
Mallory chuckled dryly. “I appreciate your enthusiasm, but there’s not much of a budget for repairs.” After taking a sip from the wine bottle, she continued, “It was kind of false advertising.”
Blurb
Mallory O’Neill swaps the buzz of Melbourne for the quiet shores of Anahera Bay, New Zealand, hoping for a fresh start… not secrets and surprises. But the crumbling seaside cottage left to her by Sofia—the grandmother she never knew—holds more than just dust and disrepair. It holds the key to a family history her late mother never spoke of.
As Mallory pieces together Sofia’s past, she faces the doubts of old friends and the arrival of an unexpected stranger. Along the way, she finds friendships among the locals, but she also meets resistance from the brooding handyman, Cameron Quinn, a man haunted by his own past.
When faded letters, old photographs, and buried truths come to light, Mallory and Cameron find themselves drawn together by grief, memory, and a spark neither of them expected.
