Freshly Cut Grass

by Bonnie Downard

Overview

Aleia Neville is a famous Christian music artist with a secreted past. Her dysfunctional, adoptive family presents her with enough troubles that she wishes to keep her distance from them except they hold the keys to unlock her past. As she delves in to uncover the truth about her biological parents and who they are, new possibilities for love and trust open up to her. But as she continues to uncover the secrets of her past her world becomes treacherous. Those whom she has included in her circle of trust may be the ones she should have never let in. The safety of her body, mind and even her soul will be threatened by malice like none she has ever known. Someone wants Aleia's life, someone wants her soul.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011518249
Publisher:	Bonnie Downard
Publication date:	09/07/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	604 KB

About the Author

I am Bonnie Downard, the author of Freshly Cut Grass a newly published Christain/Mystery/Romance e-novel about Aleia who finds her body and soul in danger when she begins to unlock the secrets of her past.
I live in Washington in the Tri-Cities. I'll give you a little info about where I live since it is the setting for Freshly Cut Grass. The Columbia River is our jewel as it passes through our three cities. It cools us off, provides recreation and gives our eyes a reprieve from the scorched hills during the summer months.
Writing is my passion and I've been writing since I was in 5th grade. I started with poetry and later short stories. When I got married and became a very busy mom, I still squeezed in time to write. It helps be breathe. I began what I thought was a short story but it didn't end. It sort of swelled a bit more each day until I finally realized it was a Novel. The thought of a story that long (Novel length) was a bit daunting. But I pecked away at it; or rather it pecked at me. Of course, I had to receive my first novel when I was sooo busy. When I say received, I mean that I consider my writing, my God thing. It's the way God connects to me and my spirit. So I thank God for the depth and wisdom he adds to my writing endeavors. I'm glad he chooses me again and again to share who he is and how he interacts with us.
Every good book needs an interesting setting. I tried a few far and away places before I discovered that the Tri-Cities had lots of stories just waiting for my voice. So I brought my writing home.
My writing has a strange inspiration, its interior design. I can spend a few hours shopping house wares to feed my hungry stories. I know, it just sounds like an excuse to go to Pier 1. But for real, it helps. I think it's all the creativity that goes into putting comfort, style and color in living spaces that gets my artsy side revved up.
Of course I get inspiration from people. And hey, there are people at Pier 1 and TJ Max and in all those cute little antique stores that dot the Tri-Cities. Actually there are people all over that give me a wide range of interaction to serve as a palate for my characters.
My characters are never one person that I have seen, met or know. They are like quilts, with swatches of what I see and experience stitched together with what I imagine them to be like or look like.
In my life I have been fortunate to have my parents root for me all along the way and they still are...