Authorpreneur Dashboard – Christine Brae
Insipid
Literature & Fiction
Banal. Lifeless and Colorless. These are the words that describe my life. I’ve made the right choices, done all the right things. I’m strong, intelligent and highly successful. I’ve lived scrupulously, loved greatly, and shared my blessings equitably. But life hasn’t been fair with me. Now I’m drowning in the middle of the ocean, desperately searching for the shore, surrendering to the fact that I will never be happy. Then he came along. Life is unpredictable. You can play it safe and resist change for fear of the unknown. Or you can close your eyes and take the leap with the knowledge that your life will change forever. Which one will I choose? My name is Jade Richmond and this is my story.
Book Bubbles from Insipid
Jade and her Secret Agent
Oh the excitement of hiding a secret relationship! The exhilaration of hiding a secret that no one knows, the clandestine meetings, the code words. But how long can living two lives last before you burn out?
Can you be lost in mid life?
Have you ever woken up one day only to wonder what's become of your life? Jade's story resonates among so many women who have led her kind of life.
Prologue
A story about love and loss and finding your own way.
The Light in the Wound
Romance
Affected by her parents’ highly publicized divorce, Isabel grows up isolated and alone, with a resolve to never fall in love and repeat their mistakes. When Jesse Cain enters her life, she falls hopelessly in love with him, and every sadness she’s ever felt is washed away by his intensity and passion. But people change as they grow up. Things can never stay the same forever. Jesse and Isabel fight to stay together, determined to hold on to what they once had. Isabel wonders if a second love can ever be enough to make her forget her first.
Book Bubbles from The Light in the Wound
The Beginning
Fireworks? Orchestral music? I don't think so. Most of the time, meeting your first love turns out to be pretty uneventful. It's what happens after that first time that changes everything....
The Love of My Life
Can one truly forget a first love? Sometimes we are lucky enough in life to be loved by more than one special person. I have always believed that the right people are in your life for a reason. That sometimes, it's better not to question how things are and instead focus on reveling in what's here and now. The future will always play out. It's unavoidable and inevitable. You may not always make the right choice, but you will always get a second chance to fix it.
Prologue
A coming of age story about first loves and last loves.
His Wounded Light
Romance
The perfect life. The perfect marriage. The jilted lover. Their worlds collide. Fate intervenes twelve years later and their paths intersect once again. All three will question whether the heart is truly capable of dividing and being divided; each will decide whether it matters who you loved first or who you love last. Together they will learn that in the end, there can always only be one
Book Bubbles from His Wounded Light
Happy Moments
More than ten years later and Alex and Isabel are still so much in love. Their love and happiness is reflected in so many of their trivial moments together.
Alex and Isa Happy Forever
Alex and Isa in a light moment during their marriage.This second book gives the reader a glimpse into the lives of the three main characters years after the end of The Light in the Wound. Happy moments such as these provide a basis for strength and perseverance during the difficulties of one's marriage. Do you find yourself dwelling on those happy moments during the tough times in your marriage?
Prologue
Alex, Isa and Jesse continue their journey in the sequel to The Light in the Wound.
