Yesterday’s Daughter is full of suspense and
surprises as the plot develops. It holds a mirror to contemporary society so we
can consider our feelings about people who seem different from us, the
assumptions we may make about other groups, and the consequences of those
assumptions. Yesterday’s Daughter is an emotionally laden paranormal vampire
romance novel woven with layers of betrayal, love and loss. Grace Stone, who
later learns her true identity is Sapphira, is a loner who survives abuse in
the foster care system after being abandoned as a child. A brilliant student,
she escapes from her brutal foster parents as a teenager and creates a life for
herself. But, her life is little more than existence; plagued with questions
about what she really is, a family that she has never known and the
never-ending need to keep her differences hidden. She is alone and lonely,
believing it will always remain so until Malachi appears in her life. Malachi,
a Guardian of the vampire communities, has searched for his life mate,
Sapphira, for decades. He refuses to cease searching for Sapphira even though
she is believed dead by all. Conflict arises over the decades between Malachi
and his family because of his refusals to accept another mate. But his very
soul drives him on to continue his search, knowing that he could not exist if
Sapphira were not in the world, somewhere.
Read an excerpt:
Malachi had gone very still as cold panic ran through his
veins like a locomotive. Trigon started
to speak when he noticed that Malachi had paled and was holding his
breath. “Malachi, what is it?” he asked. The Guardians stared at him and then he let
out a howl, in so much anguish that it burst all the glass in the room,
exploding the windows as he fell to his knees.
The Guardians spun around believing they were under some new kind of
attack but saw nothing to explain Malachi’s condition. Stunned silence then filled the room, no one
breathed unsure of what was happening or what to do.
The nerves of the Guardians were drawn tight like bows about
to be launched. Their eyes were glowing,
sweeping the room, searching the shadows, listening with focused intensity,
searching for threats. Maybe the Harvesters
had a new weapon.
Trigon carefully stepped closer to Malachi and tentatively
placed one hand on his shoulder. He
whispered the question quietly; afraid of what he might hear to bring such a
reaction from Malachi. “What is it,
friend?”
Malachi looked up and Trigon recoiled at the grief and
horror in his eyes. He said one word,
“Sapphira.” They all looked at each
other, their unease growing. They all
knew his life mate had been killed in the maturing chambers long ago. Why was he calling her name now? Why this murderous rage? Had he lost his mind?
“What about Sapphira?”
Trigon asked unsure of what Malachi was trying to say. Malachi’s breathing had returned but he
sounded like a wounded animal, his breath ragged and uneven. Unable to find the words, he thrust his mind
out to share information with Trigon. Trigon stilled and the Guardians knew
that Malachi was giving him information directly. Trigon’s face tightened in concentration from
the onslaught of information. As the
seconds passed, the Guardians grew tenser.
***
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About Sallie:
I was born
on a farm in the rural South to a family of migrant farm workers. In fact, my
family is huge. Some might call it a
clan…:-) I’m the youngest of 10
children. Yup, I have six brothers and
three sisters. And yes, holidays are a
zoo….
Anyway, at
an early age, my family moved to the urban Northeast. No more running in the
cotton fields for me….:-)
I now live
in the suburban Northeast with my husband and a large assortment of plants. I
don’t have any children but as you can well imagine, I have tons of nieces and
nephews.
As for my
education, I was the first in my family to go to college. I hold bachelors and masters degrees in Human
Resource Management. But I have nieces
and nephews working on PhDs. Way to go
kinfolks!!!!
I guess
that’s enough for now. I hope you’ve
enjoyed a peek into my world.
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