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Chasing Amanda is about two chances. The first time, Molly Tanner didn't even realize the importance of the little girl crying in the parking lot, but when history repeats itself she isn't going to let her second chance slip through her fingers. She'll do anything to save this little girl...and ultimately herself...even if means risking her family, her sanity, and her life.
Nine years ago, Molly escaped the urban rush of Philadelphia, and the memories of being the last one to see a little girl before she was abducted and killed, for the slow paced life of the small town of Boyds, Maryland. Her life finally seems to be back on track: her son is in college, her adoring husband loves her, and she's happy.
But it all falls to pieces when another little girl is abducted from a nearby park. Taunted by clairvoyant visions, Molly is determined to decipher the clues to find this little girl. While unearthing clues Molly discovers another side of Boyds, where the residents--and the land itself--hold potentially lethal secrets and another side to her husband, one that threatens to tear them apart.
Chasing Amanda has been nominated for the Dan Poynter Global e-Book Award. The winners will be announced later this summer. Keep your fingers crossed! Megan's Way, which was on a WOW! Blog Tour last month, won the 2011 Beach Book Award for Spirituality, was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Spirituality and has also been nominated for the Dan Poynter Global eBook Award.
Chasing Amanda is available for purchase in print and e-book formats at Amazon and Smashwords.
ISBN: 978-0615477527
Publisher: Solstice Publishing
Format: Paperback, 378 pages and e-book
Hang on to your seat for this thrilling peek inside Chasing Amanda here. And check out the exciting book trailer below!
Book Giveaway Contest: If you would like to win a copy of Chasing Amanda, please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, July 7 at 11:59 PM PST. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitte
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How many different kinds of parental love are there? Is it more loving to hold on or to let go? Melissa Foster's novel Megan's Way addresses those questions and more.
Melissa's interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, and helping women see the positive side of life. Although Melissa lives with her family in Maryland, she uses every and anything as an excuse to visit one of her favorite spots: Cape Cod.
Find out more about Melissa by visiting her online:
Author's website: http://melissafoster.com/
Blog: http://melissafoster.com/blogs/melissa
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Book Giveaway Contest: If you'd like to win a copy of Megan's Way (print or e-book), please leave a comment at the end of this post to be entered in a random drawing. For an extra entry, link to this post on Twitter with the hashtag #MegansWay, then come back and leave us a link to your tweet. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, June 2nd at 11:59 PM, PST. We will announce the winner in the comments section of this post the following day, Friday, June 3rd. Good luck!
Megan's Way
by Melissa Foster
What would you do for love?
When Megan Taylor, a single mother and artist, receives the shocking news that her cancer has returned, she'll be faced with the most difficult decision she's ever had to make. She'll endure an emotional journey, questioning her own moral and ethical values, and the decisions she'd made long ago. The love she has for her daughter, Olivia, and her closest friends, will be stretched and frayed.
Meanwhile, fourteen-year-old Olivia's world is falling apart right before her eyes, and there's nothing she can do about it. She finds herself acting in ways she cannot even begin to understand. When her internal struggles turn to dangerous behavior, her life will hang in the balance.
Megan's closest friends are caught in a tangled web of deceit. Each must figure out how, and if, they can expose their secrets, or forever be haunted by their pasts.
Megan's Way is available for purchase through Amazon as a paperback ($14.95) and as an ebook Kindle edition ($0.99). It's also available
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I had wonderful time chatting about Chasing Amanda and writing! Thank you for hosting my blog tour and I'll be checking in to answer any questions readers might have.
Melissa
Hi, Melissa!
This book sounds like it will keep me glued until I finish it. I like that so much in a book!
As a mother and grandmother, I am interested in how you processed writing about the abduction of a child. I am struggling with writing about trauma to adults! How did you get your head detached from your heart in order to write?
Blessings! Linda
This book sounds like a must-read, and what a lovely person Melissa sounds like!
Thanks to both of you for this.
This book sounds very intriguing! As an aspiring writer, I also appreciated your input on self-publishing.
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This sounds like a great read!
And of course, it's inspiring that a writer is taking the bull by the horns and self-publishing...
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I would like to read this.
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This book sounds great!! Really look forward to reading it.
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This book appeals to me. I hope I can read this soon.
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I love puzzles/mysteries/thrillers.
I would love the chance to read this book
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Hi Melissa,
I am curious if you have any favorite reads about the novel writing process.
Thanks!
Howdy everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my books.
I see there are many aspiring authors here - very cool!
Linda, you asked about how I am able to wrap my head around writing about trauma to children. I think this is what makes my books so powerful. I climb into the mind of the mother and feel their pain. I have six children of my own, so there are times that I'm typing and literally crying. My next book, COME BACK TO ME, has some very emotional scenes, and my keyboard was wet with tears. With CHASING AMANDA, the urgency of Molly's search was easy to write about because I felt the heart-pounding need to find Tracy. The separation comes in when I try to then parent--while I wrote Chasing Amanda, I got a bit paranoid with my children and was always reminding them about safety. I think it drove them a little nuts:-)
Molly, I do most of my research about writing online. I have read many, many books on the novel writing process, but I find that no one book has all of the answers. Writing is a craft that you must constantly be updating and tweaking, and I find that researching specific areas of writing, for me, are more effective. I learn more from researching show vs tell, for example, or describing scenes, than I do from one book trying to cover everything. The other thing that's nice is that when you research online you can get many people's opinions, the trick is trying to weed through the ones that are giving bad advice:-)
One book that is not written for novel writing, but rather for screenplay writing, that I found helpful is called Skin The Cat. It teaches you to use a board and index cards to organize your stories. That's particularly helpful when crafting a long and intricate storyline.
I hope that helps.
Good luck in the contest and I hope you check out my books!
If anyone would like to chat further, drop me an email.
Thanks!
Melissa
This looks like a good book, sounds suspenseful!:)
The book sounds very interesting to me
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Thank you for the great giveaway please count me in :)
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sounds interesting
Interesting read-My question is any prediction when the movie might be out?
Diane Baum
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This book looks intriquing! At first I didn't want to read about abduction but I continued, I think I read to read out of my safe space. Enjoyed the author interview, thanks.
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i would love to win
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I think I would find this book interesting. I've never read anything on this subject before.
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It sounds very interesting. Thanks for the giveaway. [email protected]
Happy Friday!
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. We held a random drawing for Melissa Foster's thrilling novel via random.org, and the winner is... Jamie Gregory!
Congratulations, Jamie! You won a signed copy of Chasing Amanda by Melissa Foster. Please email [email protected] with your mailing address. I saw you left your email addy, so we'll also send you a notification.
For everyone else: please visit the rest of the stops on the tour for more giveaways and fantastic advice from Melissa Foster. Thank you for your support! :)