Excerpt from Before Anna

My set of the first three books in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series is on sale at $0.99 for a few days more. Of course, I’m happy to have you buy them for full price, but if you want to get started on the series without a big investment, this is your chance.

I hope you enjoyed my Kitchen Klutzes post on the weekend. I love the graphic.

I have just started After Anna by Lisa Scottoline. Scottoline writes some amazing plots. In this book, there are two point of views, Maggie’s, which is running forward in time from when she meets Anna, and Noah’s, which is running backward in time from the point at which his verdict will be read. At some point they will intersect, and I will have the full story. Or almost. Maybe. Being able to tell two stories from two different viewpoints and reveal the plot points in just the right order is an amazing talent.

“Anna, is it really you?” Maggie felt like shouting for joy. She couldn’t believe it was really happening. She’d prayed she’d hear from Anna someday. It was her last thought every night, though she kept it to herself, a secret heartache.

Lisa Scottoline, After Anna

Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy.