THE VIOLIN
by Sarah J. McNeal
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April’s
Theme: April showers
See my
springtime excerpt from my time travel novel, The Violin
Blurb:
Genevieve Beaumont dreams
of a handsome, unknown man almost every night—and has, for most of her lonely
life. Inexplicably compelled, she buys a violin—and finds the remnants of John Douglas’s life and the mystery of his long-ago
death revealed within its case.
Intrigued, she makes a
decision—one that will change her life forever.
Is there a way to change
the past and save this man who haunts her heart?
Excerpt:
When she finished eating
what she could choke down, Genevieve decided to sit in a rocker on the porch
and get hold of her nerves before she went down the road to meet John. The very
thought of his name sent a little buzz of excitement to the pit of her stomach.
Her skin tingled as if an electric breeze had blown over her.
She chose a rocker near
the climbing roses That twisted their fragrant way up the balustrade onto the
roof. Once she set her bag down beside the rocker, she sat there for a few moments
with her eyes closed.
She relaxed her back
against the chair, loosened the muscles at the base of her spine and began to
hum. Ah, that’s much better now.
After a few minutes of
relaxation, Genevieve realized the
time to leave had arrived. She tried to maintain her serenity, but it
evaporated completely in the face of her excitement but the fear remained that
she might lose her nerve. In an attempt to outrun panic, Genevieve
bolted from the chair, picked up the brown paper bag, and almost ran down the
stairs. She rushed across the gravel parking lot and down the narrow road that
led to another time, and John .
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