Review of Stranger on the Shore

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Quick and Entertaining Read, March 13, 2011


By Ginger Simpson "mizging" (Tennessee) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Stranger on the Shore (Kindle Edition)

Since getting my Kindle, I've become an avid reader of shorter works and Roseanne Dowell's latest release was my most recent purchase. The story reminds me of fantasy most women experience at one time in life. Imagine finding an unconscious, handsome stranger on the lake shore near the house where you're seeking solace and quiet to work on your novel. Despite some misgivings, you can't leave him outside in the cold with a storm approaching, so you haul him inside, remove his wet clothing, and take the time to admire his amazing physique. Emotions you thought long gone are stirred by this mystery man, but unfortunately, he awakens with amnesia and can't dispel any of your fears. Have you helped a serial killer get into your house? Writing fiction is awesome, because you can take the story any direction you want, and Ms. Dowell does that in an entertaining and satisfying way. If you need to have a fantasy fulfilled, then this is the read for you.

Six Sentence Sunday

From my recently released book, Stranger on the Shore available at MuseItUp Pulishing http://tinyurl.com/4zbzgtk

He stopped, pulled away, looked at her, his eyes questioning. “We have to talk, Jordan.” She turned away, ignoring him. He turned her to face him. “What’s there to say?” Candlelight flickered in his eyes.

Six Sentence Sunday

I've been out of town the last few weeks, so I've missed Six Sentence Sunday. But, I'm back now and I've added six sentences from my book Stranger on the Shore, which will be released from MuseItUp Publishing March 1st. http://tinyurl.com/488jm2p

The sound of his whistling came through the door as Jordan tried to work. Unable to concentrate, she paced the room. The memory of his lips intruded on her thoughts. Where did the man come from and why did he attract her. She didn’t much like the idea, but there it was like it or not. She was definitely attracted to him.

Two Paragraph Tuesday

So I thought about it and decided to post paragraphs from Stranger on the Shore again. Stranger on the Shore is due out March 1st at MuseItUp Publishing http://bit.ly/dM2bHA

Oh, Lord, please don’t let him be dead. She had planned for a quiet weekend, writing. A weekend with a corpse wasn’t on her list of quiet. But she couldn’t leave him out here either.

Jordan came closer and stooped down next to him. Lifting his head out of the water, above the crashing waves, she felt for a pulse. Thank God, he’s alive. Now how to get him out of here? She grabbed his arm, rolled him over and tried to pull him from the fury of the lake. Wave after wave pounced on him, their foamy peaks trying to reclaim him. Lord, if she ever needed help, now was the time. Struggling to roll him to higher ground, she lost her breath. His long, muscular frame outweighed her slender five foot two body and felt like dead weight.