In The Blink Of An Eye

About the Book

Life is hard for Danielle who fi nds herself left alone to bring up her three children. Her future looks bleak when she comes to terms with the cruel cards that she has been dealt with. Emotionally and fi nancially she is drained as she faces this harsh reality. Mick owns his own car yard, and Bill is his number one mechanic, and over the years their relationship deepens as their lives enter a new and unfamiliar stage of singleness. Mick is an alcoholic who is very much in denial, and is oblivious that his problem is the cause of his marriage break up. Mick decides to get away for a few weeks to the Greek island of Skiathos, and invites Bill along to join him. He knows the host family well, and is overjoyed that Bill agrees to go with him. Bill takes this opportunity to ask Danielle to accompany them, and after some persuasion by both him and her family, she decides to take him up on his kind offer. Stuart is a regular in the pub, so when he hears about their escape, he asks if he can join them. Danielle is taken completely by surprise when Pannos the son of the hotel owner falls unexpectedly in love with her and her with him. This is not only a journey of discovery for her, but also for her three friends, unravelling a story that will be very hard to put down.

About the Author

I am forty one years old, and a mother of three children. I am a single parent, and have been for the past six years. I have always had a passion for writing, and find it a very good way of expressing my feelings. I am dedicated to my writing, and get great satisfaction from it. This is my first novel, and loved every minute of getting my story down on paper. This is the first of a trilogy, and I am currently working on the second book. I have always wanted to write a book, and I am so proud of myself for actually finishing my first manuscript. I have had to endure many hard times throughout my life and feel that my experiences have helped me to accomplish my dream of being a writer. I like many people like to forget my worries by getting engrossed in a good romantic With two books of my trilogy fi nished, life is fi nally looking good. I have endured many hardships, cried many tears of joy and fought many battles, yet here I am, still muddling through and at last my future looks bright. My trilogy is based on the last ten years of my life, and I found that transforming my life into a story helped me come to terms with all of my fears I was unable to face. Fears I had buried so deep, they no longer existed. But little did I know they were destroying me… So here I am!