Thankful Author 2019- CB Clark

This year I decided to write a gratitude journal. Every evening I wrote down five things for which I was grateful that day. My lists included my appreciation for family, health, my dog, friends, and travels. 

After a few months, I noticed a pattern. Most of the items on my lists involved my happiness at being outdoors and participating in the activities I enjoy like camping, canoeing, and hiking. There’s something about being in the wilderness, away from crowds and traffic, and experiencing the wild beauty of our rugged back country, that soothes my soul. 

Each season has a unique beauty. In spring the forest hums with life, and the air is heady with the sweet scents of rising tree sap and wild flowers and the melodic songs of birds high in the needled branches. Wild blueberries, raspberries, and thimbleberries ripen under the warm summer sun, and squirrels scramble up moss-covered tree trunks. Fall brings the haunting echoes of Canada geese and sandhill cranes flying high overhead in the cloudless blue sky. In winter the woods are silent, hushed by a thick blanket of snow. The only signs of life are the tracks of deer, coyotes, and martens on the snowy trails. 

 

I’m fortunate to live in an area surrounded by forest. There are miles of trails through the trees. The wilderness and the creatures that live there bring me hope for the future, and I always return from my walks filled with gratitude.

Blurb: 

Head college librarian, Marissa Reynolds has spent years distancing herself from her crime king pin uncle and his criminal empire. When she awakens in an unfamiliar hotel room with blood on her hands and no memory of how she got there, the past returns with a vengeance, and her life spirals into a nightmare. 

Straight-laced, Assistant district Attorney, Scott Bannister has spent a lifetime seeking justice for the senseless gangland shooting deaths of his parents. When he realizes Marissa is the niece of his prime suspect, he crosses a line guaranteed to put in jeopardy both his life and his beloved career. 

He’s made it clear he’ll do anything to destroy her uncle. She fears he’s using her to achieve his goal. As the body count mounts, and their lives are threatened, they must put aside their distrust and work together to find the devious killer. Will they be able to forgive and find true love?

Excerpt:

She pushed to her hands and knees. The pounding in her brain mushroomed into a full-blown, jackhammer assault. With a moan, she sank onto her bottom and grabbed her head in a fruitless effort to keep her brain from exploding. Despite the pain, she needed to get up. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.

Faint wisps of light seeped through the edges of the window curtains. The distant sound of traffic echoed through the glass. A lamp imbued the room with a soft, rosy glow, revealing a king-size bed. The cover on the bed was a glossy, garish pink, the pillows covered in the same lurid color, the edges trimmed with frilly, black lace.

She rubbed the back of her neck and closed her eyes, but when she opened them again she was still in the unfamiliar room. A battered desk faced the bed, a large, flat screen television on top. The flickering images of a naked, full-breasted woman being entertained by two equally naked men played across the screen.

A wingback chair, covered in black leatherette sat in the far corner where a door was ajar revealing the cracked linoleum floor of a bathroom and the edge of a chipped porcelain sink. A framed diagram of a fire escape route was posted on the back of the other door. A hotel room? She dug her fingers into her temples. Why couldn’t she remember?

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Author Bio:

Award winning author C.B. Clark has published five romantic suspense novels. She has worked as an archaeologist and an educator, and enjoys hiking, canoeing, and snowshoeing with her husband and dog near her home in the wilderness of central British Columbia.

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