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Vera Jane Cook

Vera Jane Cook

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I am a fiction writer with eclectic tastes when it comes to genres. I love fantasy and soft core science fiction but my first two published books are mainstream. One of them, I hope, is very funny and the other, very sad. I work to be able to market and I write to be able to thrive. I live in Manhattan where chaos abides. I have two dogs, a cat and a lover. Life is good.

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

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<p>Maria hits the streets of New York in search of the love denied by her alcoholic father and indifferent mother. When Sergio, a dark, worldly stranger, lures her with diamonds, brand-name clothing, and undivided attention, Maria sees a way out of her dysfunctional home. Seduced by Sergio’s charm and the promise of wealth and recognition, Maria ignores her panicked intuition and wanders into his lair.<br /><br />But in a world where ambition and deception go hand in hand, where dreams are shattered and innocence crushed, Maria discovers she’s trapped in a hell much worse than the one she left. And now, there is no escape. The price for betrayal is blood.<br /><br />Destiny intervenes when Maria meets Christian, a handsome law student haunted by a dark family secret. With her life at risk and time running out, will Maria find the strength to save herself and convince Christian to go against all reason and risk everything to help her?</p>

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My Vortex of Chaos

🔗 http://myvortexofchaos.blogspot.com/2009/07/dancing-backward-in-paradise-by-vera.html

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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">By </td><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A14OJS0VWMOSWO/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Midwest Book <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Review<img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/carrot._V47081519_.gif" class="custPopRight" style="border:medium none;" alt="" /></span></span></a> (Oregon, WI USA) - </td></tr></tbody></table> Dancing Backward in Paradise is the debut novel of award-winning theater actress Vera Jane Cook, about one young women's quest to find herself in &quot;Paradise&quot; - New York City in the 1960s, a place beset by hippies, ambition, and the turbulence of the civil rights era. At first, nineteen-year-old trailer park resident Grace Place enjoys amorous trysts with her lover, Lenny Bean, more than anything else; but urged by her mother to seek fame and fortune in New York City, she works as a cleaning lady for the wealthy Betty Ann Houseman. When her lover betrays her and seeks to steal Betty Ann's estate, Grace is shocked, yet remains intent upon fulfilling her mother's wish and seeing New York City with her best friend, Ginny Jo. Together they will discover unforgettable surprises in this Eric Hoffer Award-winning novel. Highly recommended.