I'm a traditionally and self published author. I write in the genre of children and YA at the moment but working my way up to adults.
I'm a sports loving, photo taking gal who loves to sing/dance to my own enjoyment. I love to laugh even at myself. I am also owned by 8 birds and 2 hamsters, and yes they know it. :)
From her cheating boyfriend to her dead father and cold, judgmental mother, Daly knows she can’t trust others to be there when it counts. This cynicism begins to melt away when she meets Kashi, a light-hearted charmer from India, who decides he cares too much to let her fade into the background of her own life. After a series of false starts, their quirky romance carries them to India, where Daly must win the approval of Kashi’s family in order to seal their “forever.”Meanwhile, Laine struggles to cope with the pain of early widowhood, fleeing into the pages of her well-worn library and emerging only to perform her duties as a social worker at the crisis pregnancy center. Although her daughter wants nothing more than to work as an artist, Laine doesn’t know how to redirect Daly to a more suitable profession without further damaging their tenuous relationship.Can Laine look past her pain to learn from an unlikely mentor? Has Daly finally found someone whom she can trust? Will the women recognize their common bonds before the relationship is broken beyond repair?“Torn Together,” Emlyn Chand’s first sojourn into Literary/Women’s Fiction, illustrates how our similarities often drive us apart.
My Review
“Torn Together” by Emlyn Chand is a break from her other current books. This genre is fiction and the age group is 16 and up.Our main character is a young woman by the name of Daly who lives with her mother. Her father passed a few years ago and ever since the relationship between mother and daughter has been tensed. They both have forgotten the art of communication as they go about their lives pass each other in their homeDaly is an artist, an amazing one at that and needs to apply for a scholarship. The reason being her mother, Laine, refuses to pay for her college in a field she considers a waste of time. It does not help that Daly’s boyfriend has moved on with another woman without telling her. It is when Laine brings home a young girl Meghann to give her a lesson how to cook that Daly wonders why her mother has compassion for this young woman but not for her own daughter. Soon Meghann is thrust upon her and soon the girls bond and become best friends. Meghann ends up being the go between the two.But that is not where it ends. On fate Daly comes across a pharmacist by the name of Kashi, a native of India, that her world truly changes. Why on fate? Because he says so. The ending will totally throw you for a loop. But once I calmed down at Emlyn I realized this is how it was supposed to end, it completed the circle of life.This is a really good read for people who want to experience a range of emotions when reading a novel. You will go from being happy, sad, to angry and return back to happy again. It is a treat of a book and one that you will enjoy.
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About the author: Emlyn Chand emerged from the womb with a fountain pen clutched in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm Novel Publicity. Best known for her Young Adult novels, she is also developing a small, but devoted, following to her children’s book series and is beginning to dabble in other genres as well. Emlyn enjoys connecting with readers and is available via almost every social media site in existence. Visit EmlynChand.com for more info. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky! Connect with Emlyn on her
How many of you are fans of westerns? I am an avid lover of these shows. This ranges from Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley to The Rifleman. Thanks to Tv Land my adoration is fulfilled with the old-time good shows from the early 50ties, 60ties and 70ties. The ones I favor are the black and white versions but will watch either or.
One thing that I especially love are the death scenes. A villain or hero will get shot down and yet has a chance to say a five-minute monologue to who ever is around him. That just gets me laughing in real life which is probably not good but it does. The man gets to say good-by to his children, apologize to his wife and tell the person who shot him that he is forgiven. In actuality the kill shot should have gotten the poor man on contact.
The good guy versus the bad guy was always apparent. There was no mistaken who was who unlike in today’s world. But this is the beauty of the movies and people behind the scenes who direct and produce feature shows. Things that normally is not possible in real life can be manipulated before our eyes. For the large part people are okay with this. Otherwise it would be life imitating life and humans have enough of that by just getting up.
So while life is going by my window, I will take time off now and then and turn on channel 47 and go back in time where reality was smeared a bit so people could sit back and enjoy the show. Even if that means having a few laughs at their expense.
Happy Happy New Year every one. It is officially 2013. A chance for us to start fresh one more time. It is to be filled with a lot of hope, good cheer and spirits. Let’s face it 2012 was rough for all of us. Across this great country people lost loved ones, workers got laid off or lost their jobs completely to those getting very sick If that was not bad enough all one had to do was pick up the newspaper or watch the news to see the constant tragedy that plagues our world.
Each January however, many of us fill our hearts and mind with the prospect that this will be a better year. This includes me. Without hope where would we be? I am huddled in a corner afraid to look outside the window. So Happy New Year every one, I hope 2013 is better for your families and yourself. Make a small list of resolutions or a million. Even if you fail at completing them at least for a small moment in time when you made that list you had good vibes for the future. I personally think that counts, a lot.
About the author: Emlyn Chand emerged from the womb with a fountain pen clutched in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm Novel Publicity. Best known for her Young Adult novels, she is also developing a small, but devoted, following to her children’s book series and is beginning to dabble in other genres as well. Emlyn enjoys connecting with readers and is available via almost every social media site in existence. Visit EmlynChand.com for more info. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky! Connect with Emlyn on her
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