Fourteen-year-old, Ashley Arroyo, is afraid to fall asleep. Every night, shadows become bolder at tormenting her. She believes they are real because her kitten sees them as well. Her therapist, Jeff Holloway and his girlfriend, try to help, but the girl vanishes.… Jeff's girlfriend knows something she won't tell him. Escape into the powerful twists and turns of imaginary darkness with them.
My self-help therapist AI app has just been released, TIC (Therapeutic Interactive Coping). Check it out at Google Play Store. My popular novel, A LOVE IN DARKNESS, is also still available at Amazon.
I was born and raised in California. I was a physics major in undergrad until I learned that my heart was more with people than equations. I provide counseling to families and children in Los Angeles County. I also worked as a foster care social worker for many years, becoming inspired to write of the struggles between good and evil in life, as well as the psychology of becoming a better you.
All arts invigorate me, both as a consumer and a creator. I most enjoy spending time with other creative people. A favorite quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I love smelling crashing waves, watching the sun kissing the ocean, feeling caresses from the wind, and listening to nights thick with crickets. Inspiration bubbles inside me when I hear brooks senselessly babbling, wind creaking trees, and thunder breaking night.
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Angela Baer reviews FIERCE PEACE: Few weeks ago, I was thinking to myself that there would never be another writer as great as Ray Bradbury... Then I began reading your book... You are a great storyteller Dean, You should write everyday! I am absolutely enjoying your book... love the plot, love the pace and intensity on each page, great characterization... love the transitions between the normal and paranormal... great book altogether... I am nocturnal, so I would probably finish it tonight since it's an absolute page-turner...