The Collage

How many times have we been trapped in a situation in which other people take control of our life? It often happens slowly, surreptitiously, and so smoothly that we hardly realize what's going on—sometimes too late.

This is what happened to Allison Summer, a young, beautiful woman who married Inn Summer out of love. The man had portrayed himself as an ardent and attentive lover—only to create a cover for himself and find refuge from the law and the mob.

A few days after the wedding Allison is involved in a murder which temporarily escapes the attention of the police. Then Inn gets into an accident and becomes wheelchair-bound. On the insistence of her grandfather, Allison moves back to live on his wealthy farming property. Here she learns the ropes necessary to take over for the aging patriarch and renews the bond with her estranged father, Luke, who has spent most of his life in and out of psychiatric facilities. Allison aids the sick at the local medical center and puts a brave smile on her face for the sake of her loving grandfather. She's chained by hardship, however, as Inn becomes more and more abusive, both emotionally and physically. When Marvin, the farm's manager, starts getting close to her, she feels like opening up and tell him of all her troubles. Afraid that confiding in him might provoke wooing attempts, she rejects the idea. Meanwhile the police reopen an old murder investigation and discover a video that could send Allison to jail for the rest of her life. A nosy reporter makes Allison's life difficult; a mysterious fire destroys her home; a killer seemingly coming from nowhere knocks on her door, while an accusation of murder hangs over her head. Overwhelmed by guilt and disheartened by the loss of loved ones, for a while Allison suffers in soli¬tude, not knowing what to do.

But slowly and surely, Allison takes control of her destiny, and gets ready to overcome the many roadblocks ahead of her.

Readers' comments and reviews can be found in http://www.vermeil.biz/TC-reviews.doc

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The Collage

How many times have we been trapped in a situation in which other people take control of our life? It often happens slowly, surreptitiously, and so smoothly that we hardly realize what's going on—sometimes too late.

This is what happened to Allison Summer, a young, beautiful woman who married Inn Summer out of love. The man had portrayed himself as an ardent and attentive lover—only to create a cover for himself and find refuge from the law and the mob.

A few days after the wedding Allison is involved in a murder which temporarily escapes the attention of the police. Then Inn gets into an accident and becomes wheelchair-bound. On the insistence of her grandfather, Allison moves back to live on his wealthy farming property. Here she learns the ropes necessary to take over for the aging patriarch and renews the bond with her estranged father, Luke, who has spent most of his life in and out of psychiatric facilities. Allison aids the sick at the local medical center and puts a brave smile on her face for the sake of her loving grandfather. She's chained by hardship, however, as Inn becomes more and more abusive, both emotionally and physically. When Marvin, the farm's manager, starts getting close to her, she feels like opening up and tell him of all her troubles. Afraid that confiding in him might provoke wooing attempts, she rejects the idea. Meanwhile the police reopen an old murder investigation and discover a video that could send Allison to jail for the rest of her life. A nosy reporter makes Allison's life difficult; a mysterious fire destroys her home; a killer seemingly coming from nowhere knocks on her door, while an accusation of murder hangs over her head. Overwhelmed by guilt and disheartened by the loss of loved ones, for a while Allison suffers in soli¬tude, not knowing what to do.

But slowly and surely, Allison takes control of her destiny, and gets ready to overcome the many roadblocks ahead of her.

Readers' comments and reviews can be found in http://www.vermeil.biz/TC-reviews.doc

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The Collage

The Collage

by Rene Natan
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Overview

How many times have we been trapped in a situation in which other people take control of our life? It often happens slowly, surreptitiously, and so smoothly that we hardly realize what's going on—sometimes too late.

This is what happened to Allison Summer, a young, beautiful woman who married Inn Summer out of love. The man had portrayed himself as an ardent and attentive lover—only to create a cover for himself and find refuge from the law and the mob.

A few days after the wedding Allison is involved in a murder which temporarily escapes the attention of the police. Then Inn gets into an accident and becomes wheelchair-bound. On the insistence of her grandfather, Allison moves back to live on his wealthy farming property. Here she learns the ropes necessary to take over for the aging patriarch and renews the bond with her estranged father, Luke, who has spent most of his life in and out of psychiatric facilities. Allison aids the sick at the local medical center and puts a brave smile on her face for the sake of her loving grandfather. She's chained by hardship, however, as Inn becomes more and more abusive, both emotionally and physically. When Marvin, the farm's manager, starts getting close to her, she feels like opening up and tell him of all her troubles. Afraid that confiding in him might provoke wooing attempts, she rejects the idea. Meanwhile the police reopen an old murder investigation and discover a video that could send Allison to jail for the rest of her life. A nosy reporter makes Allison's life difficult; a mysterious fire destroys her home; a killer seemingly coming from nowhere knocks on her door, while an accusation of murder hangs over her head. Overwhelmed by guilt and disheartened by the loss of loved ones, for a while Allison suffers in soli¬tude, not knowing what to do.

But slowly and surely, Allison takes control of her destiny, and gets ready to overcome the many roadblocks ahead of her.

Readers' comments and reviews can be found in http://www.vermeil.biz/TC-reviews.doc


Product Details

BN ID: 2940044796713
Publisher: Rene Natan
Publication date: 08/16/2012
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 203,368
File size: 361 KB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

I always wanted to be a storyteller. At recess time I would gather some of my schoolmates and entertain them with stories—some of my own, others just summaries of books I read. My life, however, took a different turn, and I ended up following a career in information technology (as Professor Irene Gargantini). This over, I reverted to my old passion: plotting intrigues and mysteries and creating romantic or passionate encounters. I took several e-courses on fiction writing and began jotting down my tales. So far I have written nine novels, several short stories and co-authored a novella. The genre varies from romantic suspense (Mountains of Dawn, The Collage, The Loves and Tribulations of Detective Stephen Carlton, The Woman in Black, The Red Manor) to thriller (The Jungfrau Watch, The Blackpox Threat, The Bricklayer, Fleeting Visions). See www.vermeil.biz
As an author, my goal is threefold: having fun in writing, entertaining the readers and offering them an uplifting vision at life.

Honors
Second place, the 2015 Five Star Dragonfly Book Awards for The Woman in Black
Silver Medal, the 2015 Global Ebook Awards for The Loves and Tribulations of Detective Stephen Carlton
Honorable Mention, Second place, the 2015 Five Star Dragonfly Award for The Woman in Black, Honorable Mention, 2014 San Francisco Book Festival, for Fleeting Visions
First place, 2012 Five Star Dragonfly Award for the Blackpox Threat
Finalist in the 2011 National Indie Excellence Award for the Blackpox Threat
Honorary Mention, 2012 San Francisco Book Competition for the Bricklayer

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Review of Mountains of Dawn

Romancing the Tone:
Review of Rene Natan's Mountain of Dawns
By Frank Mundo

Mountain of Dawns opens with a bang, literally: an explosion which kills one young woman named Kathy Alcin and injures another named Tanya Caldwell.
22 year-old Tanya Caldwell is an artist, "a dreamer" and a student at the Mackenzie Academy for the V...

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Allison tried to shake off the fog that muffled her mind. Shaking her head was a mistake. Her skull pounded with a throbbing pain. She squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the pain to subside. That's when the musty smell of old floorboards invaded her nose and seemed to reach deep into her stomach.

Ian grabbed her shoulder. "Oh, no. You're not passing out on me." He pulled her to her feet, holding her at arm's length.

The feel of his hands cupping her elbows was enough to lift the fog, as tears of humiliation and grief stung her eyes. All she wanted was to get out of the house, away from herself, and the terrible ache tearing her up inside.

Ian's hand tightened on her wrist. He moved towards the den, dragging her with him.

"I don't know why you pretended to--to love me. But it's all been a big mistake. All we can do now is forget about it all and go our separate ways." Her voice trailed off to a sob.

He didn't say anything, just kept pulling her along. She didn't want to go into the den...not ever again. Allison dug in her heels, throwing her weight back to stop him.

"Why are you doing this? Ian, let go."

"Just a big mistake, huh?" He glared at her, his face tight with anger. "We should just forget about it, right?"

Allison stumbled over an end table and crashed into the wall. The tears she'd been holding back blurred her vision. She was cold to the marrow, her head hurt and her whole body felt sore, as if her heartache was a physical pain. Ian's face swam in and out of focus as she blinked back her tears. "What do you want from me, Ian? Why won't you let me go?"

He made no reply. Instead, he grabbed a fistful of her nightgown and steered her towards thefireplace.

"There's your mistake," he said. "Now tell me you can walk away from it."

A young man lay sprawled on the rug, one arm thrown up as if to protect himself. His face was dappled with blood; part of his skull was crushed. Bits of scalp clung to the cast-iron poker next to his head.

"You were drunk," Ian said.

Allison shook her head, numb with shock. Her eyes were glued to the poker. She'd bought it at an antique shop a couple of days after the wedding, only to find out that the fireplace wasn't working.

"Drunk, and choked with rage."

"No." Allison staggered back, shaking her head. "No!"

"Yes. You killed him, Allison."

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