Lisa Akers's Blog - Posts Tagged "dragonfly"

One of the hardest things for a writer to do is write a blurb...seriously, it's harder than writing a book! So I've taken a stab at a new one, and although I don't feel good about adding "Bestseller" to my cover, I did hit it multiple times on Amazon and decided to use it in the blurb. Is that wrong? Should I take it out? Anyone willing to give me some feedback on the new blurb:

Bound by blood...Marked by the Dragonfly.

Amazon Top 100 Bestseller in three categories February, 2014:
#44 Sagas, #52 Family Saga's, #77 Coming of Age

The pasts of four women collide head-on with a mysterious present in this surreal and gripping family drama. One woman finds herself trapped. Alone. In a box. She battles to survive the terrifying darkness. With long hours of nothing to do but wait in terror for her captor to return, she grapples through obscure dreams and memories of their painful past, painting the story of the scarlet dragonfly tattoo--meant to be a beautiful, family mark of freedom--but instead seeming to become a prophetic brand to the four women who wear it.

When identical twins, Gabby and Olivia, and their little sister, Emma flee their less-than-perfect childhoods, they find they took more of their mother with them than her long chocolate-colored hair, startling blue eyes... and the exact copy of her tattoo.

Just wanting away... Olivia marries her first love--at age 17--and realizes later he's not what he seemed. She falls victim to his fists of fury when his mask finally slips. She attempts to break free, but finds herself unwillingly flittering back to the cycle her own mother had tried to leave so many times before. Meanwhile, her twin sister, Gabby, finds sweet love with Jake, a humble, well-mannered southern boy who saves her not once--but twice. But she is pursued by a dangerous admirer at work, and her happily ever after seems to be ending too soon. And little sister Emma has some secrets of her own, painfully bottled up inside of her, wrestling to get out for revenge.

Deeply evocative, Let Me Go is a suspenseful and heart-wrenching Coming of Age story with a beautiful ending for survivors.

You all know how I love RAK's (random acts of kindness), so last night I was sitting on my back porch after midnight cruising the Internet when I came across a young lady on my personal Facebook. Not sure how she got there, I keep page that slimmed down, I don't know her, and she isn't one of my readers, but there she was... A fiercely beautiful young mom of two boys. Looks like she's had a rough time lately, and I saw from her posts she'd recently had surgery, and was having complications. So I sent her a meme of a smokin' hot guy demanding she get well soon, and we struck up a chat. She asked where to buy one of my books, said she prefers print, and I just happened to have a print copy, so I offered to mail it to her. Welp, turns out she lives only 30 minutes away!!! But wait...it gets better. This morning I put together a 'bed-rest package' of my book, chocolate and a bracelet for her...cuz...well, who doesn't feel better with reading, chocolate and jewelry?! I drove it over and left it with her mom, who lives on the same road as she does. When I got home, she had posted a thank you, loving the bracelet, because as it turns out, she loves dragonflies! Of course, the bracelet I gave her has one tiny dragonfly charm, because ya'all know I lurvvve dragonflies. Then she sends me a pic of her foot... Check it out. A freakin' dragonfly tattoo!! Oh boy, wait until she reads Let Me Go, she's going to trip out! Life is just one big series of coincidence's...or is it? Get well, young E-Girl! And I hope the dragonfly brings you healing!