Author: M.M. Skye
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
Sharon
Gable, a seasoned interior designer in Columbia, South Carolina, swears off
love after ending a relationship filled with deceit. She focuses on expanding
her business with her best friend and avoiding romance until she's unexpectedly
set up with architect Bradley DuPont at an engagement party. Despite her
resistance, Sharon finds herself drawn to Bradley's undeniable charm and rugged
allure.
Bradley,
back in town to care for his ailing grandfather and manage the family business,
is burdened by his West Coast job and familial obligations. Yet, Sharon
captivates him like no other, offering a respite from his tumultuous family
dynamics.
As
their connection deepens, they must confront external forces bent on sabotaging
their happiness. Will Bradley persuade Sharon that their attraction is worth
exploring, or will malicious schemes tear them apart?
For
fans of contemporary romance dipped in southern charm, “Away with Shadows”
delivers a captivating tale of love and loss, resilience of spirit in the face
of adversity, and familial complexities against the backdrop of Columbia, South
Carolina, and Paris, France.
Excerpt One:
At thirty-one
years old, Sharon worked particularly hard alongside her partner to maintain
the prestige and respect of their company. In the last five years, she and her
partner had grown their interior design business to well over five and a half
million dollars in revenue, and it was still growing. They experienced both the
highs and lows of being successful women, especially as women of color, but
they never let that dictate their success. People from the United States and
Europe contracted with the pair.
Watching her
parents work hard to provide for her taught her from an early age to not let
societal stigmas stop her from accomplishing what she wanted to do in life. In
addition, being an only child made her self-sufficient.
When she was
eight years old, her parents died in a car crash, turning her life completely
upside down. The police report showed the accident occurred when her father
swerved to avoid hitting a deer while they were coming back from visiting his
best friend and his family in Savannah.
A firm knock at
the door interrupted her from her daydream. Sharon hadn’t noticed her friend
standing in the doorway of her office.
“Hello, are you
still in the land of the living?” asked Kera. She leaned on the door post with
her coffee mug in one hand and her purse in the other.
Sharon turned
and replied, “Oh Kera, you scared me. I apologize. I was just watching this
elderly couple out on the street. You should have seen them. They looked cute
together.”
Kera swiftly
walked over to the window. “Are you sure it was the elderly couple you were
watching or were you daydreaming about you know who?”
Kera Prescott
was her best friend and co-owner of Prescott Gable Interior Design, LLC, which
they’d run for the past ten years. It seemed only natural for the two women to
go into business together after graduating with honors from the New York School
of Interior Design.
Kera was a
beautiful, slender-faced woman, with oval-shaped eyes. She wore her hair in a
pixie cut style that complemented her high cheekbones and the dimple between
her right cheek and upper lip. Unlike Sharon, Kera was an athlete at heart. She
was the captain of her high school and college volleyball team. She was three
inches taller than Sharon and curvy in the hips.
The two were
nominated best looking and voted most likely to be successful. As young girls,
they did everything together and were inseparable.
“What?” said
Sharon. “No. Girl, you know me better than that.”
“Okay. Then
besides the older couple, what had you so deep in thought that you didn’t
answer my question,” Kera asked.
“Question? What
question are you talking about?” She was completely clueless.
Kera folded her
arms and stared at Sharon with one eyebrow raised as she walked over to fill
her cup from the Keurig machine.
“Look, if you
think you’re going to get out of this one, think again, missy. It has been
three months since we’ve had any fun together, and this time, you’re coming. No
excuses.”
“What is it this time?” Sharon sucked her
teeth and rolled her eyes as she walked back to her seat.
Kera looked at
her with empathy. “I just want you to have some fun for a change.”
Sharon drew in
a deep breath to say that she would give in to whatever event or trip her
friend had planned for them, when she spotted the bright light reflecting off
her friend’s hand.
Kera held out
her hand to show Sharon her engagement ring. Sharon could hardly contain her
emotions. She placed her hands on her cheeks and yelled with joy. Both women
jumped up and down together, screaming with excitement. It was difficult for
either one of them to speak.
“Would you be
my bridesmaid?” asked Kera.
“Yes, you know
I will! First, I want to know when this happened, and why I’m just now seeing
this!” She looked at the ring with extreme happiness for Kera as they sat on
the sofa in her office.
Kera’s smile
was radiant. Sharon could tell she was overjoyed and waited patiently as her
friend tried to gather her thoughts so she could tell her what took place.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
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M.M. Skye is an entrepreneur and contemporary romance writer. A native of South Carolina. M.M. Skye has a diverse background in education and business. With her passion for storytelling and a love for cultural diversity, M. M. Skye’s books offer a unique blend of romance and cultural immersion.
You can find her with a book or a pen and paper somewhere ready to create unique characters and stories the reader can relate to. Her passion for writing began in middle school when she read her first novel. It wasn’t until high school when her tenth-grade honors English teacher encouraged her to major in English, that she began weaving tales.
Her time at Voorhees University gave her the extra knowledge she needed to hone her craft.
Away with Shadows is her debut novel.
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6 comments:
Thank you for featuring AWAY WITH SHADOWS today.
This should be an excellent novel. Thanks for sharing.
I would enjoy reading this one.
I love the cover and the book sounds good.
The book sounds intriguing. Thanks.
The book sounds very intriguing. Great cover.
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