Home Matters by Julie N. Ford
According to her mother, Olivia Pembroke was born to be a star. But how is she supposed to be famous when she can't even get a decent acting gig? Her lucky break comes when she lands an audition for a wildly popular home improvement show. Even though she has no design training and has never even held a power tool, she refuses to let that stop her. She's confident that her destiny is finally within reach.
When her affections are torn between her heartthrob co-host and the irritating, yet somehow endearing lead contractor, does she continue to reach for the stars? Or does she design a new happily ever after? One that leads not to the fading lights of fame and fortune, but to a love that will burn forever.
Author Julie N. Ford
Julie is a forty-something, dangerously close to becoming a fifty-something, graduate from San Diego State University with a BA in Political Science. In addition, she has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Alabama, which has only made her better able to recognize the unhealthy, codependent relationship she has with writing. Professionally, she has worked in teaching and as a marriage and family counselor. She is the author of four women’s fiction novels, including Count Down to Love, a 2011 Whitney Award finalist. When she’s not writing, she entertains delusions of being a master gardener, that is, when she’s not killing the unsuspecting plants in her yard with her good intentions. She lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, two daughters, a Betta named Bob, and a Scottish fold kitten, Ardweal.
Excerpt;
Pulling at the collar of her blouse,
Olivia struggled to hold back the pesky demons of her past. But the
relentless sunlight, coupled with the gloom clouding her thoughts,
continued to poke at her like a persistent drippy faucet. Her palms
started to sweat, her heart to race. Then her stomached twisted,
wringing its contents against gravity and up into her chest.
Springing to her feet, Olivia hitched
her purse strap onto her shoulder, and managed a quick, “I need a
minute,” to the receptionist, before making a beeline around the
corner, straight for the restroom.
Immediately upon shouldering the door
open, she tripped over a yellow Wet Floor sign, but caught
herself on a maintenance cart sitting abandoned smack in the middle
of the room. The cart began to roll, throwing a few items clacking to
the floor, and taking Olivia along for the ride. Moments later, the
ringing sound of metal against porcelain brought them both to a
screeching halt against the far wall.
One hand covering her mouth, she
released her grip on the cart and staggered over the space separating
her from the closest stall. Palming the metal door open, she saw—then
smelled—that the toilet was plugged. Her stomach heaved again. She
backed away and flung herself into the next stall. She was met with a
sight of equal repugnance. Not wanting to chance another nasty toilet
bowl, she turned to the row of sinks lining the far wall.
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