FLAMINGO CAFE
Jackie Kang
GENRE: Women's Fiction
BLURB:
A storm is brewing off the coast of Florida, but chaos has already made landfall for four women of Palm Beach society. Abigail, a self-appointed Cuban princess and queen of the WAGs, suddenly finds herself penniless and on the streets. Claudia, a Greek entrepreneur and CEO of a prestigious international clothing line, is entering her golden years only to realize secrets can weigh you down. Cassy, a barista and owner of the Flamingo Cafe, is doing her best to recover from a tragic past. Meanwhile her best friend, Bri, also harbors a secret: a romantic tet-a-tet with Cassy's brother Nick. Each woman has played her part in a society obsessed with appearances and secrecy for years. So, when Hurricane Odette blows through town, exposing those secrets, it's no surprise their lives collide like a clap of thunder. Only one thing is certain: if they don't work together, Mother Nature will teach them the hardest lessons of their lives.
Excerpt:
I know, as I'm experiencing it, it's a hallucination.
Betty has been floating and fluttering across the room, playing hide-and-seek between the delicate gauzy curtains. Switching locations each time the thin sheet of fabric is blown off her translucent body. The breeze coming through the French doors blows my memories around like the leaves of the palms.
I want to giggle, laugh like when we were teenagers, and I would chase Betty around the room, poking the fabric with my fingers to catch her. Then, yelling out, “found you!” before running in the other direction, squealing.
But I can't move my body.
I'm fixed in place by the ever-familiar floating sensation. Only when my body has consented, and I'm allowed to wake fully will the floating cease. I used to think this is what it felt like to be dead, completely detached from your body, looking down from above, surveying all your worldly possessions surrounding you. But now that I've passed the invisible threshold of seventy-five years of age, I'm not so sure anymore. Maybe being dead simply means you are gone. It's one of life's many questions I have decided to place at the back of my mind.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
When not spending her time creating make-believe people and places, Jackie Kang lives in Kirkland, WA with her very real family of 1 husband, 2 dogs, and 3 children. In her past life, Jackie has held jobs as a personal trainer, a spa manager, a dental assistant, and an office manager, but her true love is writing and sharing a well-crafted story. Jackie is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association.
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5 comments:
Thank you so much for featuring FLAMINGO CAFE and this exclusive excerpt.
Love the cover. Looks like a good story.
This looks like a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a really good story.
Great excerpt.
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