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BOOKS
The Edge of Fear
When you have everything you always wanted, you have everything to lose. After years of struggling to overcome her tragic childhood, Hattie has the life of her dreams – a husband, a baby daughter, a fulfilling job, and a beautiful home. But lately, a feeling nags at her, a sense of something not quite right. Is this more than her imagination? Frank, Hattie’s ex-husband, has not fared so well. He wanted everything, but feels he ended up with nothing. Now a thought takes hold in his mind—something that could involve Hattie. How can he make her good fortune pay off for himself? He comes up with a plan – one that could threaten the person Hattie holds most dear. When the worst happens and Hattie feels her life is crumbling around her, she decides she must take matters into her own hands. Desperate but determined, she sets out on a quest to take back what is hers.
The Edge of Memory
Murder and treachery marred her childhood. Guilt and regret have haunted Harriet ever since. But now, she’s ready to find a a new life and open herself to love. Like an omen, she finds a job as companion to a rich widow at her summer home in Maine. But in this new world, all is not as it seems. She meets the man of her dreams but fears his betrayal. And someone’s evil schemes threaten her happiness and the life of her employer.
Will her life be shattered again, or will she find her own strength and save one dear to her? Don’t miss this story of a young woman’s quest for acceptance and self-redemption.
SHORT STORIES
Sahara Heat
When ex-stripper Sahara marries the richest man in town, people expect trouble. Sahara just naturally attracts drama, and this time, she outdoes herself as the defendant in the most notorious trial the area has ever seen. But after the verdict is reached and everyone thinks the excitement is over, Sahara decides to stir things up again. This time, she’s going to tell the truth.
Stardust
Is there such a thing as fate? Can one event change everything? Maeve’s life was comfortable and predictable until one day when things didn’t go as planned. But, maybe it had been planned, by someone or something other than herself. Now, she had choices to make about how to go on. Would she rise to the challenge?
Saint Harry
Angie’s widowed Aunt Ida decides to embark on a career talking to the spirits, and use her powers to help her family and friends. Angie worries that something crazy might happen. And it does.
The Ex Chronicles
Angie thinks she has found the love of her life. All goes well until she starts getting phone calls from a sultry woman and realizes her man is cheating. She decides to take matters into her own hands and confront the two lovers. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
BACKGROUND
Maura Beth lives in a small town in the pinelands of New Jersey. A lover of words and books since childhood, she found ways to incorporate writing into a variety of jobs, from editing an organizational newsletter to writing for the federal government. Now pursuing writing full time, she is the author of two novels and numerous short stories. When not writing, she enjoys walking her dog, Ziggy, watching old movies, visiting the Jersey Shore, searching for bargains in antique shops and, of course, reading. She has studied Reiki and is a believer in positive thinking, serendipity and second (or third or fourth) chances.
