Title: The Quintessential Gemini
Author: Linn B. Halton
Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing
Length: 305 pages
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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Blurb:
For twenty-one years, the focus
of Katherine Dale’s life has been her work. Love interests and hobbies came and
went, but what has always been there for her—her only constant other than her
cat delightfully named No. 4—was her nine to five habit. Until she’s replaced.
With her confidence dented, Katherine is angry at life and at herself.
She’s ignored hints of “changes to come” in her horoscope forecasts,
written by the wonderful and renowned astrologer, Mark Ainsley-Thomas.
Mark is now an “A” list celebrity in the UK and his new Agent is
determined to raise his profile in America, so he has to take on the new, but
talented, astrologer James Kingman to help him run his web-site.
Katherine lives her life according to her
daily horoscope. When Katherine finds James has been writing her daily
horoscopes rather than Mark, Katherine’s life explodes in confusion and,
unexpectedly, love as the three lives become inextricably tangled. Insecurity, self-doubt, guilt, stress, and
frustration, coupled with village gossips and merciless reporters wanting
eye-catching headlines leave Katherine feeling vulnerable and in need of
guidance.
Now Katherine has to learn that the stars
might be telling her that love is going to feature in her life, but when
Katherine finds herself implicated in the headlines ‘Mystic Love Triangle
Surprise’ she’s just as surprised as everyone else! None of the men in her life
are love interests – so what exactly does fate have in store?
Excerpt:
My life is falling apart. I knew it, Mark
isn’t writing the forecasts and a guy named James has now admitted this to me.
I don’t have a problem with that at all, but what I need at this particular
moment in time is Mark’s insightful guidance. He seems to be able to tap into the
very essence of my life and give simple, yet incredibly relevant, clues. James,
on the other hand, is probably catering for the masses; hence, I’m finding I
can’t relate to anything he says. It took me all day yesterday emailing James,
whom I assumed was Mark, to get to the bottom of the problem. Today is
Wednesday and the talk is on Friday evening. Everyone in town is buzzing about
it and this could be major humiliation. What should I do?
I finally emailed James, asking very politely
for Mark’s personal contact details. He came back with a standard, “Mark
unfortunately isn’t available to…” I didn’t panic, just took a deep breath and
turned to the internet. I found an interesting article about Mark and learned
that he gives personal readings. Yes. Thankfully, the email address is
different to the one on the Website. I dashed off a few words, asking whether
he was available, and what I needed to do. That was four-thirty yesterday and I
haven’t had a response yet.
I was up at six this morning and have been frantically
checking my emails virtually every ten minutes. It’s now eleven thirty and the
strain is beginning to tell. I can’t write, can’t eat, and can’t think
straight. If Friday night is going to be a flop, then I need advance warning so
that I can cancel. I’m having problems thinking of an excuse that doesn’t sound
lame. If I say I’m unwell, it probably means leaving it to the last minute and
then I’ll be scrutinized and will have to hide for a week. If I say something
like “I’m too busy” or even tell the truth, that I’m really just a novice
myself, the locals will probably think I’m not taking them seriously. In my
defense, I never said to Tom I was a writer, I just said I was writing a novel.
The problem is that Tom seems to be basking in some sort of local glory for
being in the know and, I hear, regularly having coffee with our famous local
writer. This I found out when I was in the library the other day and overheard
two women talking. Everything is getting out of hand and I don’t know what to
do next.
No. 4 flounces into the room with a loud
meow, walks around the kitchen table twice, and then just as quickly
disappears. Even he can sense the tense atmosphere that hovers like a rain
cloud in the room. Suddenly I spot a flashing icon on my screen and I dash over
to the table and sit down. It’s from Mark, well his representative, the person
who books his personal appointments.
From: Kate on behalf of Mark Ainsley-Thomas
To: Ms K Dale
Dear Katherine
Unfortunately,
Mark is touring this week, attending a number of book signings around the
country. He is sorry that he is unlikely to be able to commit to a personal
sitting for at least three months due to his unusually busy schedule.
I am able
to offer you an individual, full chart reading service, which Mark oversees
personally, and I can arrange this upon receipt of the detailed information
listed on the attachment. This service is available at a cost of £19.95.
Thank you
for contacting Mark and please do not hesitate to let me know if you would like
the full chart reading service.
Yours
sincerely
Kate
Personal
Assistant to Mark Ainsley-Thomas
I suddenly feel like I have a lifeline.
About
the Author:
Linn B Halton lives in the UK, in the
small Gloucestershire village of Arlingham, on the banks of the River Severn
with her adorable husband and cat with attitude – Mr Tiggs! She writes romantic
fiction with a psychic or astrological theme and many of the paranormal events
that feature in her books are real life experiences.
Linn is also a featured new Author on
http://loveahappyending.com/ and Editor of the feature ‘Author & Associate
Catch-Ups’ including ‘Reader/Author Team Reports’ on the website’s
magazine-style blog.
SSP Author Page: http://www.sapphirestarpublishing.com/linnbhalton
Linn’s Author Page: http://loveahappyending.com/linn-b-halton/
Twitter Account @LinnBHalton: http://bit.ly/ksXMDS
Facebook Author Linn B Halton: http://on.fb.me/mnvJJs
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