Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Guest Author day with Patricia Yager Delagrange

Moon Over Alcatraz by Patricia Yager Delagrange
Musa Publishing

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Following the death of their baby during a difficult birth, Brandy and Weston Chambers are grief-stricken and withdraw from each other, both seeking solace outside of their marriage; however, they vow to work through their painful disloyalty.  But when the man Brandy slept with moves back to their hometown, three lives are forever changed by his return.

Teaser Excerpt:


“What are you doing?  Where are you going?  Please, let’s talk about this.”

“I work my ass off in New York while you’re at home screwing other dudes?”

I pulled the sheet around me, ran over and grabbed his arm.  “I wasn’t screwing other dudes.”  He ripped his arm out of my grasp.  “I was the one who was all screwed up.  Then you went to New York and all we ever did was argue on the phone.  You don’t tell your secretary you’re married and she treats me like crap on the phone...”

By now, he was fully dressed, shoes and jacket on, wallet grabbed off the bureau.  His hand hovered above the door knob.  His face looked void of emotion, wiped clean of all expression.  “I can’t do this,” he mumbled.

I sobbed, knowing I’d hurt him and betrayed his trust.  I felt like a slut.  “I’m sorry.  I made a mistake.  But I love you.”

He stood near the door, shaking his head, tears dripping from his chin.

My legs shook.  My stomach cramped.  I had to make him understand.  “I know I’ve hurt you and that wasn’t my intention, but I wasn’t thinking straight.  I’ll regret it forever.  You don’t deserve this but I’m asking you to forgive me.”

His eyes swam with tears and his chin quivered.  His Adam’s apple twitched up and down as he swallowed.  “I had sex with Carol Smith.”


About the author:

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Patricia attended St. Mary’s College, studied her junior year at the University of Madrid, received a B.A. in Spanish at UC Santa Barbara then went on to get a Master’s degree in Education at Oregon State University.  She lives with her husband and two teenage children in Alameda, across the bay from San Francisco, along with two very large chocolate labs, Annabella and Jack.  Her horse lives in the Oakland hills in a stall with a million dollar view.


Twitter:  @Patti Yager
Facebook:  Patricia Yager Delagrange Author

5 comments:

Angelique Armae said...

Great excerpt!

June Kramin said...

I think this is waiting on my nook. If not - thanks for the reminder :)

Cara Marsi said...

Great excerpt. The book sounds terrfic. Good luck.

Unknown said...

Hi Patti! Did I mention how much I love your cover? I'm sure I did, LOL. Hugs.

Patricia said...

Thank you, Cara, Karen, June, and Angelique for stopping by and reading about Moon Over Alcatraz. I appreciate your constant support.
Patti

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