~Raquel~
The Exception To The Rule
Synopsis
When Katrina “Kat” Vallia, an idealistic if
somewhat naive 20-something American pediatrician travels halfway across
the globe to volunteer in a poor African village, she looks at it as a
means of closure. Following a bitter breakup with her unfaithful
boyfriend, she decides to throw herself into her work without any
distractions from a man. That’s until she encounters Dr. Julian Kiron, a
handsome, career driven pediatric oncologist. Even though she tries to
fight it, Kat finds herself falling deeply for him; until she painfully
realizes that they both want totally different things from life. Not
willing to compromise for the other, they sadly say goodbye, cutting all
ties.
Five years later, Kat’s happy world is turned upside down when she is given devastating news. She must now confront her past and the secret she’s harbored for years. But will saving the one she loves most also rekindle the love she let slip away?
Five years later, Kat’s happy world is turned upside down when she is given devastating news. She must now confront her past and the secret she’s harbored for years. But will saving the one she loves most also rekindle the love she let slip away?
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An Unplanned Lesson
Synopsis
Nicole Morgan, the new second grade teacher at Pineview Elementary
school, has it all together in the classroom; it’s her personal life
that she can’t find peace with. Unable to let go of the guilt that she
is harboring from her past, she punishes herself by running from all
potential relationships.
Her patience is put to the test when Dailan O’Maley the obnoxious but very sexy uncle of one of her students enters her life. She slowly cracks away at Dailan’s crude, crass exterior when they are forced to work together for the sake of his nephew. The two of them learn a lesson in love that neither had planned as they discover that the guilt they are hiding deep inside isn’t the only thing they have in common. Unbeknownst to her, he holds more than just the key to her heart.
Her patience is put to the test when Dailan O’Maley the obnoxious but very sexy uncle of one of her students enters her life. She slowly cracks away at Dailan’s crude, crass exterior when they are forced to work together for the sake of his nephew. The two of them learn a lesson in love that neither had planned as they discover that the guilt they are hiding deep inside isn’t the only thing they have in common. Unbeknownst to her, he holds more than just the key to her heart.
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5 stars. An unplanned lesson was a funny romantic read and I loved every minute of it. Nicole is like the black sheep in the family she has secrets in her past that her family wont forget and they can care less what happens to her. Nicole cant let go of the past and move on she refuses to give any guy a chance to get close enough to have a relationship because she is the last person who deserves to be happy or so she thinks. When Dailan walks into her life or more like barges in hes rude, cocky and has one thought in his head to get Nicole in the sack. Dailan and Nicole have a relationship like no other they will make you laugh, swoon and just smile. This story takes you on a crazy relationship rollercoaster that you wont want to get off. I love this book from the first page to the last getting more and more intrigued as the story went on you cant help but fall in love with these characters and eveyrthing they have been through and are going through together. Beth's writing pulls you in with every word and bring you into her world and holds you their with every page.
~Raquel~
~Raquel~
Drowning in Love
Synopsis
Mia Taylor has a huge heart, but just how much pain can one heart
endure? Mia was living the picture perfect life, engaged to her high
school sweetheart and working at her dream job at an upscale salon in
New York City. She had it all. Until the day her past, present and
future were taken away, leaving her to face the world scared and alone.
Trying to pick up the pieces of her broken life, while mourning the
devastating loss of her fiancé she just goes through the motions as an
empty shell.
Enter Travis Montgomery, Olympic swimmer and totally gorgeous. He has several medals under his belt and just as many women. Mia is well aware of his womanizing reputation and refuses to be his next conquest, but finds herself coming alive again whenever she’s around him. They agree to be “just friends,” quickly finding that they are unable to fight the attraction between them. Mia’s life becomes complete once again with Travis in it; but nothing good lasts forever, at least not in Mia’s world. Torn apart by an ugly secret, Mia’s heart is broken once again.
When the unthinkable happens and Travis needs Mia the most, she must reach deep inside to find forgiveness for the one man who will always hold the key to her shattered heart. But will doing so only break it further; this time beyond repair?
Enter Travis Montgomery, Olympic swimmer and totally gorgeous. He has several medals under his belt and just as many women. Mia is well aware of his womanizing reputation and refuses to be his next conquest, but finds herself coming alive again whenever she’s around him. They agree to be “just friends,” quickly finding that they are unable to fight the attraction between them. Mia’s life becomes complete once again with Travis in it; but nothing good lasts forever, at least not in Mia’s world. Torn apart by an ugly secret, Mia’s heart is broken once again.
When the unthinkable happens and Travis needs Mia the most, she must reach deep inside to find forgiveness for the one man who will always hold the key to her shattered heart. But will doing so only break it further; this time beyond repair?
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An Unplanned Life
Synopsis
In the sequel/prequel to An Unplanned Lesson,Nicole and Dailan are living out their happily ever after, raising Ryan and their daughter. Nicole has the perfect life and is no longer running away from her emotions. But when her past collides with her present,that perfect life slowly begins to crumble.
When Dailan gets in over his head taking on a huge case, that quickly becomes personal to him, Nicole and their marriage soon get put on the back burner. To make matters worse his new assistant is Rachel Wiser,the girl who made Nicole's life a living hell in high school.
Take the emotional journey into Nicole's past when she's faced with old ghosts, while she tries to cope with the effects that it's having on her present. Nicole must prove that she is no longer a scared teenager and fight with all that she has to protect the one person that she endured so much heartache for while trying to save her marriage to the one and only man who allowed her to open her heart.
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A Cry for Hope
Synopsis
Hope McAdams life as she knew it ended on the same day that her eight year old son’s did.
Eight months later she's trying to regain some semblance of normality, while trying to repair her once perfect marriage to a man who was her best friend, but now a complete stranger. Coming to the painful realization that she must fix the hole that’s deep within her heart, she goes home to the place that she grew up in hopes that time and distance will heal her wounds and lead her back to the man she loves.
Nick Abate is an old friend of Hope’s whose heart is also on the mend. He’s home on leave from the Marines, and when he and Hope reconnect, their friendship picks up right where they left off, years ago. They both begin to heal and feel whole again with the help of each other. But when their friendship crosses the line, will Hope be able to forgive herself and move on, or will the guilt that she is harboring once again cause her to slip back into the place that she has just escaped?
What happens when two tortured souls place their trust in each other? Will they find their way back to the ones they love or will their hearts remain connected forever?
Eight months later she's trying to regain some semblance of normality, while trying to repair her once perfect marriage to a man who was her best friend, but now a complete stranger. Coming to the painful realization that she must fix the hole that’s deep within her heart, she goes home to the place that she grew up in hopes that time and distance will heal her wounds and lead her back to the man she loves.
Nick Abate is an old friend of Hope’s whose heart is also on the mend. He’s home on leave from the Marines, and when he and Hope reconnect, their friendship picks up right where they left off, years ago. They both begin to heal and feel whole again with the help of each other. But when their friendship crosses the line, will Hope be able to forgive herself and move on, or will the guilt that she is harboring once again cause her to slip back into the place that she has just escaped?
What happens when two tortured souls place their trust in each other? Will they find their way back to the ones they love or will their hearts remain connected forever?
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Review
5 stars. Hope is lost and doesnt know if she will ever find her way home. When Hope's 8 year old son dies her relationship with her husband does to. Hopes world starts to fall apart before her eyes and the only way she can think to fix it is to go home. When Hope goes home she runs into her best friend Nick Abate who is also home from the service.Nick and hope are damaged and broken but together they start to heal each other one broken piece after another. This book tore my heart out and had me in tears but Beth does it in a beautiful way. You cant help but fall in love with each character and feel each emotion they go through within the story. A cry for hope is about love, heartbreak and healing. Finding hope and picking up the pieces of a life that is beyond fixable. Beth is an amazing writer and Ive loved every book she has written and look forward to more of her beautiful touching stories.
~Raquel~
5 stars. Hope is lost and doesnt know if she will ever find her way home. When Hope's 8 year old son dies her relationship with her husband does to. Hopes world starts to fall apart before her eyes and the only way she can think to fix it is to go home. When Hope goes home she runs into her best friend Nick Abate who is also home from the service.Nick and hope are damaged and broken but together they start to heal each other one broken piece after another. This book tore my heart out and had me in tears but Beth does it in a beautiful way. You cant help but fall in love with each character and feel each emotion they go through within the story. A cry for hope is about love, heartbreak and healing. Finding hope and picking up the pieces of a life that is beyond fixable. Beth is an amazing writer and Ive loved every book she has written and look forward to more of her beautiful touching stories.
~Raquel~
Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed Creative Writing. There was always something about being able to travel to a different place or become a different person with just the stroke of a pen - or in today's world a touch of the keyboard. I am the author of The Exception To The Rule, An Unplanned Lesson, An Unplanned Life and Drowning In Love and A Cry for Hope. I am currently working on A Will To Change the companion novel to A Cry For hope....stay tuned!
My life is not as interesting as my books or the characters in them, but then again whose life is? I was born and have lived in New Jersey my whole life. I'm a mom of twin teenage boys, a teenage stepson, a crazy Border Collie and a cat with an identity crisis! I guess you can say writing is my form of Calgon! I am married to a wonderful guy - but we'll keep that between us, I don't want him getting a big head!
Thanks for taking the time to learn about my books and me! If you decide to read them (and I hope you do!) please be sure to go on and review it for me - yes, even if you don't like them!
Author Interview
1. What inspired you to write your first
book? I had an idea in my head for over twelve years, finally one day I sat
down and typed it out and The Exception to The Rule was born.
2. Do you have a specific writing style? I love to create deep characters.
Character development is my main goal when I write. I want you to be able to
love, hate, get angry at, laugh with and cry with my characters and feel as if
you are sitting right in the same room with them.
3. What’s your favorite food? Chocolate,
chocolate and oh yeah, chocolate!
4. Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? I like all my
books to have happy endings and I think each of my books in some way have their
own personal message. Whether it be never giving up, staying strong or fighting
for what you believe in.
5. Are experiences based on someone you
know, or events in your own life? Loosely, I try to take some of the funny or
embarrassing things that have happened to me over the years and try to
incorporate them into my books (i.e . Nicole’s texting debacle in An Unplanned
Lesson….totally happened to me!)
6. What books have most influenced your life most? To Kill A Mockingbird is my all
time favorite with such a powerful message. I
love books with symbolism and strong messages.
7. If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor? Hmm that’s a hard one, there are so many great authors out there but if I had to pick one….Wally Lamb I love his books and their uniqueness, love his characters and his writing style.
8. What book are you reading now? Well, I
have severe ADD when it comes to reading especially when I’m writing but since
I just wrapped up my latest novel I am currently reading The power to See by Jennifer
Anne Davis
9. Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest? Amy Queau she is an awesome writer. Love the progress series.
10. What are your current projects? I just finished writing A Will To Change (the companion novel to A Cry For Hope) I have the start of idea for a new book…not quite there yet though.
11. What is your most embarrassing moment? We could be here all day with this one….too
many to tell! Read my books there are a lot of them in there!
12. Do you have any strange writing habits? I write best in front of the TV watching reruns of Law & Order SVU
13. If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book? NOPE not a thing I LOVE it!
14. Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? I always loved to write poetry and creative writing in school. It always fascinated me to be able to escape to another world or become a different person with just words.
15. Can you share a little of your current
work with us? I just released A Cry For
Hope last month and have just finished up with the Companion novel to it A Will To Change, which is about Hope’s
womanizing firefighter brother in law that I think the ladies will fall in love
with….I sure am! I’m having a serious writing hangover after this one.
16. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
1.
The epilogue, I love epilogues and in
my opinion they can either make or break a book.
2.
Believe
or not, coming up with characters names.
3.
The
dreadful synopsis.
17. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hmmm….hopefully still being able to come
up with ideas to write more books or retired on a beautiful island because
Oprah has read and loved all of my books….I can dream, right?
18. What was the hardest part of writing your
book? Getting up the courage to hit publish for the very first time and knowing
that my family, friends and coworkers were going to be reading it….yeah, I’m
over that now!
19. Do you have any advice for other writers? If you have a story to tell write it! Write for yourself as if no one else will ever read it. Don’t worry about sales, rankings and all of that other stuff that comes along with it. Writing from your heart is more valuable than any amount of money that you will ever make and it will reflect in your writing.
20. Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? Yes, thank you, thank you , thank you! I love to meet new people through my books and I have met some really great ones on this journey! I love chatting with my readers and most of all I love when my readers fall in love with my characters the same way that I have…..because after all, they are real…lol
21. What were the challenges (research, literary, psychological, and logistical) in bringing it to life? Research is the biggest challenge to me. I’m so disorganized with life…just ask my husband! But in my fictional world I am a perfectionist so I will research like crazy to make sure that my facts are straight and accurate. Time management is another thing…..my boys are sixteen they would much rather hang out with their friends and their Xbox than me but sometimes I do feel a guilty when I’m in the middle of writing and one of them wants to sit down and have a conversation. Anyone with a teenage boys knows that doesn’t happen often! So I try my best to divide my time between the real world and the fictional one. Although the fictional one is much more fun!
Thank you so much Raquel :)
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