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Daydreams,
night dreams, dreams of the future, dreams of the past. They all affect us in
some way. Everyone has dreams of what they want in their own futures. But what
if you could see the future and it wasn’t what you wanted? That’s the question
that inspired my book, Shades of the
Future.You see, I’ve always had inklings of things to come. I might be driving down the road and realize that I haven’t seen so-and-so in such a long time, and wouldn’t it be funny if I ran into her today? If I get little goose bumps down my spine, I know it will happen.
There was the time I was driving home from work and I just knew I was going to have a car accident. I brushed it off as stress, but sure enough, at the top of an overpass, I was accordioned along with six other cars when the driver of the car in front slammed on his brakes. Fortunately no one was hurt. The weirdest part of that one was my husband knew I’d been in an accident, almost as soon as it happened, even though he was miles away.
Then there was a time a friend told me she was going on a weekend visit with someone she’d met online. I immediately thought of her getting pregnant, and goose bumps quickly followed. She laughed at me and told me it was nothing like that, there wasn’t going to be any hanky-panky because they were just friends. I think you can guess the ending to that story.
The thing is, although I sometimes get these inklings, there’s never a darn thing I can do about it to change them. I’ve often wondered, “What’s the use of knowing about things in advance if you can’t control the outcomes?”
That’s
exactly the situation my heroine, Mariah Davis, finds herself in when she puts
on a pair of sunglasses that allow her to see the future. She sees some good
things and some bad things coming down the road. She tries to do everything she
can to stop the bad things. Instead of avoiding fate, she faces it head on and
has to learn how to deal with the hard times, as well as how to trust in those
she loves.You can read Mariah’s story in Shades of the Future, one of the eight books included in the Small Town Charm, Love and Mystery boxed set for only $.99. This video trailer of Shades of the Future will get you in the mood for box full of love and mystery.
In the meantime, care to share stories? Have you ever known about something before it happened? What was it, and were you able to change it in any way?
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What
reviewers are saying about Shades of the
FutureThis is ultimately the coolest YA book I've ever read. You don't have to be a teen to love this book! ~~~LAS YA Reviews Long and Short Reviews
This is a charming YA book! The character of Mariah is someone you would love to hang out with--and the town of Honey Creek--let’s just say I would love to have grown up there! ~~~Judy Thomas
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