Dreams & Shadows: Prelude

by Mary B. Rodgers

Alone and grief-stricken, Tessa McAllister takes refuge in the crumbling ruins of her ancestral home, wanting nothing more than to sink forever into the hazy netherworld between memory and dream.

But light and love in the form of a most unusual man tempt her from her sorrow, burning away the mental shrouds in which she hides and forcing Tessa to make a choice: to wrap herself in the familiarity of the past, or embrace an uncertain future?

Her shadows have ever been both shield and prison. Facing the truth that they conceal may be the only thing that can set Tessa free…

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2014

About the author

A career performer and storyteller, Mary was the keyboardist and lead vocalist in an all-female rock band for a number of years, and has acted in leading roles in plays and musicals across the globe.

Her first screenplay, Common Ground, was a finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival competition, and she is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild/AFTRA and the New York chapter of Women in Film and Television. A novelist of futuristic thrillers and contemporary romance, her writing has also appeared in Expanded Horizons and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

As an avid gamer and unrepentant nerd, Mary’s been a fan of romance, science fiction and fantasy novels since she was old enough to hide them between the pages of her textbooks during geometry class in high school. She hopes you enjoy her stories!

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Reviews

[Travis Heermann · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great story with a great voice. Sympathetic characters, chock-full of drama, a fun read!