The Secrets of Time

In her wildest dreams, Sara Dobson would never have believed this story was about her. After all, the attractive, fifty-year-old widow has always been a pillar of her community. On any given day, the good people of Rose, North Carolina can find Sara in her office, doing a client's taxes, on the soccer field, coaching the girls' team, or in her kitchen, cooking a feast for her kids and grandkids. While her life is busy and fulfilling, she is desperately lonely, and has been, ever since the loss of her beloved husband, James. After the usually proper Sara makes two very poor choices with two very inappropriate men, her life spins out of control. Soon Sara is telling so many lies she can't keep them straight. With no one to talk to, she confides in the Grandfather clock in the living room. Little does Sara know, however, "Granddad" has secrets of his own. One day, in a fit of despair, Sara punches the clock, knocking loose a secret compartment. Inside she finds letters dating back over a century, each one containing the shame-secrets of other men and women, each one begging forgiveness for their sins. Eventually Sara slides her own letter inside, praying to find her way out of this mess. Will she lose her family? Her best friend? Her very soul? Only time will tell.

About the Author :
I was born in Riverside, California and at one year old my family re-located to Des Moines, Iowa. At age seven we returned to Riverside. However, when I was a teenager we moved to Chula Vista, California, where I spent my teenage years. At seventeen, I married and moved to Eaton Town, New Jersey. At nineteen I divorced. Three months later my sister-in-law passed away and I became the guardian of my three year old niece and nine year old nephew. At twenty-one, I met and married my second husband, Bill. We have been married now for thirty-nine years. Together we helped raise my niece and nephew, as well as a few others that came our way. I had been the store manager of the Valley Feed and Western Wear in Fontana, California, plus my husband and I raised, broke and trained cutting quarter horses. This set the stage for Bill and me to buy a business. In 1989, we took a chance and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with the idea of buying a feed store. However, as life often dictates, our plans changed. I discovered I was pregnant with our first and only child, Kelley, so after our relocation we decided to forgo the store. Our daughter, Kelley, loved books from a very early age. I found myself reading to her day and night. By the time Kelley learned to read on her own, I became hooked on books, too. Go figure. We continue to live in Las Vegas where I am a social media specialist for a major car company; I write blurbs for the company's online newsletter. In addition, every other Tuesday, I co-host the radio talk show "Aspects of Writing" along with the show's host, James Kelly, and fellow co-host, Dana Micheli. I have currently authored two books. My first novel, The Secrets of Time, will be available very soon. My second book I hope to have ready for publication by the end of this year. I am also working on the third book in this series.