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Is it a dream or a premonition?
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 accordionated 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?
About
Suzanne Lilly
Suzanne Lilly is a teacher and a writer who
occasionally takes time off to zipline in Alaska, teach in China, and traipse
around Rome. She writes sweet stories with a splash of suspense, a flash of the
unexplained, a dash of romance, and always a happy ending.
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What
reviewers are saying about Shades of the
Future
This 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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