Doesn’t Mama know best? Karen broke up with her last boyfriend three years ago. Since then, she has not dated the same guy twice, and only one man in ten has received so much as a goodnight kiss as she turned him away. Karen is an artist, lives in a cluttered loft, and gushes over vivid sunsets. Her mother tells her she needs a husband. Mark still dreams of his almost-fiancée. His date book has been empty since he threw her out a week before he’d planned to ask for her hand. A math professor … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: The Handfasting by David Burnett
Genre: Romance, Women's Fiction On sale for 99 cents! It had been a decade since Katie had seen Steven. They had fallen in love one summer while traveling in Europe. Years of school lay ahead for them both – college, grad school, med school – and they could not be married then. Before they went their separate ways, though, they joined hands in the ruins of the old Scottish abbey, pledging their love to each other. Steven had promised he would find her, and for ten years, Katie hoped … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: To Fall in Love Again by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction Drew Nelson certainly did not plan to fall in love that morning! He did not plan to make a new friend. He did not even want to talk to anyone. He resisted all of Amy’s attempts to draw him out− at the hotel, at the airport, on the airplane− giving hurried responses and burying his face in a pile of papers. But when the flight attendant offered coffee, and a muscle in Amy’s back twitched as she reached for it, and … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Between Heaven and Hell by David Burnett
Genre: Fantasy, Religious/ Inspirational As Heaven divides and Hell arises, angelic hearts will be broken . . . Devoted to one another, Adryel and Ramael must each choose a side in the brewing war over the creation of humanity: God desires to breathe life into his new creation, but Lucifer is intent upon sabotage. Ramael faithfully serves as second in command of the Army of Heaven; his loyalty never waivers. Adryel—swayed by Lucifer’s arguments—casts her lot in with the rebelling … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Those Children Are Ours by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction Jennie Bateman screamed at her daughters, cursed at her husband, packed a bag, and walked away. Twelve years later, she petitions the family court for visitation with her daughters, Alexis and Christa. True, Jennie suffered from a bipolar disorder when she began to drink heavily, abandoned her family, and moved in with another man. True, she has turned her life around: leaving her boyfriend, returning to school, entering … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Once and Future Wife by David Burnett
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction Jennie Bateman has fallen in love again with Thomas, her former husband, and Tasha, one of his children, is determined to destroy their relationship. Jennie had done that herself a number of years earlier. In the midst of a manic episode, she had deserted Thomas and their two daughters, choosing, instead, a life of shameless debauchery. While Jennie has fallen in love with Thomas, he has no interest in romance. He … [Read more...]
FEATURED BOOK: Once and Future Wife by David Burnett
Genre: Romance, Women's Fiction, Psychological Jennie Bateman has again fallen in love with Thomas, her former husband, but Tasha, one of his children, is determined to destroy their relationship. Jennie had done that herself a number of years earlier. In the midst of a manic episode, she had deserted Thomas and their two daughters, choosing, instead, a life of shameless debauchery. Perhaps she was shocked when Thomas filed for a divorce. Perhaps it was the influence of a preacher who … [Read more...]
The Reunion by David Burnett
It is the fear of separation from everything she loves that brings Allison Bannister to the beach. She stops on the steps that lead down to the ocean. She is alone. The sun is setting behind her; the tide is rushing in, and dark water is licking at the bottom step. Off to the north, the lights of Charleston shine into the evening sky. To the south, a star twinkles as darkness descends on the barrier islands. Light and dark; good and evil. Reconciliation is not in the cards. Allison … [Read more...]
The Handfasting by David Burnett @DavdBurnett
Ten years had passed since they had joined hands in the ruins of the old abbey church. Standing before the high altar, they were handfasted in the Celtic custom, engaged to be married. A rose bush had bloomed beside the ruined altar. Stephen had reached out to caress one of the flowers. “I’ll find you,” he had said. “In ten years, when we have finished school, when we are able to marry, I’ll find you. Until then, whenever you see a yellow rose, remember me. Remember I love you.” In those ten … [Read more...]
Book Excerpt: The Reunion by David Burnett @DavdBurnett
About your Book: It is the fear of separation from everything she loves that brings Allison Bannister to the beach. She stops on the steps that lead down to the ocean. She is alone. The sun is setting behind her; the tide is rushing in, and dark water is licking at the bottom step. Off to the north, the lights of Charleston shine into the evening sky. To the south, a star twinkles as darkness descends on the barrier islands. Light and dark; good and evil. Reconciliation is not in the cards. … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – David Burnett
Author Bio: David Burnett lives in Columbia South Carolina, with his wife and their blue-eyed cat, Bonnie. The Reunion, his first novel, is set in nearby Charleston. David enjoys traveling, photography, baking bread, and the Carolina beaches.He has photographed subjects as varied as prehistoric ruins on the islands of Scotland, star trails, sea gulls, and a Native American powwow. David and his wife have traveled widely in the United States and the United Kingdom. During one trip to … [Read more...]
Is It True? – Guest Post by David Burnett @DavdBurnett
“Is it true?” Thirty-something years ago, I asked that question as I was reading Pat Conroy’s The Great Santini, a story about an abusive Marine colonel and his adolescent son. Perhaps it was the setting. The coast of South Carolina was familiar to me, and I could see surf and the marsh, the Spanish moss and the antebellum city of Beaufort against which the story was set. Maybe it was characters, who were familiar to a Southern boy. Maybe it was simply the fact that the story was told from one … [Read more...]
