Bloom Forevermore

by E.B. Sullivan

Bloom Forevermore--a psychological thriller

While shopping at a secondhand store Dr. Sonia Wyland acquires Margaret’s diary. Despite its flowery words, Sonia senses impending danger. She suspects infatuated Margaret is in the clutches of a psychopathic killer. Compelled to rescue her, Sonia travels to a quaint town where handsome William steals her heart. Despite her passionate feelings for him, she’s relentless in pursuing Margaret.

Is Sonia’s analysis correct? Is Margaret in love with a psychopath? Is he planning to kill Margaret? Or, is Sonia avoiding intimacy by chasing a phantom?

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2013

About the author

E.B. Sullivan is a clinical psychologist who loves to write fictional tales. She lives in California with her husband, dogs, cats, and horses. Elizabeth describes her life as a continuous and exciting adventure.

Reviews

[John DeBoer · Rating 4 out of 5]

E.B. Sullivan puts her training and experience as a clinical psychologist to good use in this fascinating psychological thriller. All of Sullivan's major characters have life-coping issues! And this makes for an intriguing read as one tries to figure out what motivates them and what is reality versus imagination. The author juggles these questions adroitly, keeping the reader guessing until the very end. The very end!

With blue funk alternating with hope, and stimulated by a bit of karma, Dr. Sonia Wyland, a psychology professor, embarks on a vacation that will be transformed into an obsessive search that will drastically change her life - for a woman she has never met - all the while struggling to find her path to an unclear future. Love intertwined with hate and approach/avoidance conflicts drive the story forward into a perilous end game.

My one-star detraction is for personal preference. The dialogue at times seemed a little stilted to me, and I would have preferred the author stuck with the straight arrow of time, rather than backtracking for a few scenes. But I recommend this novel as an enjoyable read, loaded with suspense.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author did a wonderful job in writing this suspense filled thriller. Sonia Wyland has had a hard life, she lost both her parents and now is a bit lost in her life. When she decides to start a new life and redo who she his , Sonia goes to a second hand store and buy used clothes it is uncharacteristic for her. But when she is given a box of books to go with the clothes what she finds sends Sonia on a grand adventure that involves, love ,mystery and murder. I love the psychological suspense in this novel and the author did an amazing job with the feel of this sordid and intriguing tale.