I'm a little late posting this morning. I actually got a chance to sleep in and I indulged, wrapped in the covers welcoming the Fall weather. But now I'd like to bring my friend and fellow Pelican Book Group author, E. A. West to you with her book, Out of Her Element.
Elizabeth is not new to our blog, she's shared thoughts and treasures and been in the spotlight numerous times. Use the search bar and read all of her posts, meanwhile, let's get a peek into this book!
Is
living a life of luxury worth losing who you are?
She needs
a place to stay.
They
offer her a whole new life.
But is
living in luxury worth losing her identity?
Mira
Hassan is on the verge of freezing to death. Homeless and impoverished, she's
desperate for a way to survive. When wealthy family friends offer her a place
to stay, she takes a chance and accepts.
Her new
life in high society isn't what she expects. Gone are the days of hard work and
simple living. Now she's faced with lavish shopping trips, fancy dinner
parties, and numerous people who judge by appearance alone.
Yet in
the midst of it all, she finds a group of friends with a connection to her
past. Is it enough to give her the sense of belonging that she craves, or will
she always be out of her element?
Excerpt:
The three
dogs crowded around Mira Hassan, and she fed each of them another bite of
venison jerky. Like most hunting dogs she’d met, they were food-motivated,
which made befriending them easy. A little jerky, some sweet talking, and a few
scratches here and there had enabled her to come and go from the shed without
fear.
She gave
one last pat to the long-legged mutt with a big head and floppy ears. She had
no idea what his name was, but he was a sweetheart and had become her best
friend in the last few days.
“Don’t
bark at me when I come back.”
The
accent in her whispered words had made her something of an outcast in the area.
Who knew a Palestinian accent flavored with a West Virginian drawl could make
people so suspicious?
Then
again, she was half Palestinian and
had spent more of her life in the Middle East than in the United States.
Suspicion due to fear of terrorism was pretty common in her life.
The mutt
licked her hand once and sprawled on the thick layer of straw covering the
floor. Mira pulled her scarf up around her face and stepped out of the shed.
The icy dawn air stung her eyes, and she huddled a little deeper in her coat.
One of these days, she would have a warm house to live in again.
Her gaze
went to the two-story cabin she’d lived near for the last seven and a half
years, ever since she came to the United States as a thirteen-year-old orphan.
The windows were still dark, offering a small measure of security as she
crossed the clearing.
When she
reached the woods, she slipped between the trees and into relative safety. She
paused and glanced over her shoulder in time to see a light come on in one of
the downstairs windows.
Her heart
skipped a beat. Had they seen her? Should she run?
Award-winning author E.A. West is a
lifelong lover of books and storytelling. In high school, she picked up her pen
in a creative writing class and hasn’t laid it down yet. When she isn’t
writing, she enjoys reading, knitting, and crocheting.
You can find her at the following places.....
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/EAWestAuthor/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/eawestauthorOut of Her Element can be purchased in Ebook and Print at the following retailers....
eBook
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/OutOfHerElementEbook
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-her-element-e-a-west/1130316616?ean=2940161298404
iBooks: http://smarturl.it/OutOfHerElementApple
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/out-of-her-element
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/OutOfHerElementPrint
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-her-element-e-a-west/1130316616?ean=9780972091961
Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Out-Her-Element/E-A-West/9780972091961
See you next week, Friends for another Wednesday Words with Friends and Saturday Spotlight! Until then....Take care and God Bless.
PamT
4 comments:
Hi, That's an interesting premise for a book. I enjoyed the excerpt!
Thanks for having me today, Pam!
Thank you, Gail! I had a lot of fun writing this one.
Elizabeth,
A very intriguing excerpt. I hope this novel meets with much success.
Thanks, Jacqueline! :)
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