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Crossroads: The Delia Landon Story
On the night of her high school graduation, Delia Landon attends a party with her friends, to celebrate all they’ve accomplished. A night filled with laughter, dancing, and drinking that leads to the crossroads where the choice Delia makes will effect the rest of her life. This Contemporary YA novel will allow the reader to choose the path that Delia takes.... But just remember, in real life you can’t go back.
110 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2015
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About the author
Megan McCooey
10 books44 followersI grew up in New England… close to the beach, eating seafood, practically from the day I was born. I typically can’t go to a restaurant without ordering some variation of it and when you get me back to my stomping grounds, I am pretty much out of control. My husband actually thinks it’s an addiction. LOL!
I currently live in North Carolina, close to UNC Charlotte and uptown (it’s not called downtown here, lol!) with my husband and our babies: our tortuous shell & white calico cat Cassi (who just kicked cancer's ASS!) our two wonderful rescues, Bailey & Madison and our sweet little papillion, Emma. The best part about living in North Carolina; I have the mountains 2 hours to the west and the beach 3 hours to the east…how can you beat that?
Reading is one of the things that got me to where I am today. I know that may sound crazy, but if you ask the small group of friends who have known me since birth, they will attest to this as well. When I was young I latched onto reading as an outlet and somehow it became just that. So while my walls were closing in, the screaming was growing louder, and the pain became more visible, I turned to my books and they SAVED MY LIFE! I think it was the idea that I could connect to the characters and pretend to be someone else…somewhere else, anywhere but in my own life. Over time this avid love for reading became like a mentor who never stopped showing me that I could have more, that I deserved more…My love for reading was something I both flaunted as well as hid over the years. It truly is my dirty little vice, and unless you’re an avid reader, it’s not always easy to understand -a love for…books? YES! Today I would scream it from my rooftop… I LOVE TO READ!!
Ahhh, so now that we have deduced that I am crazy about books, let me tell you I have an eclectic taste when it comes to reading and I can go from a YA novel to Dean Koontz, to A Dog’s purpose, to paranormal, all in a day’s time… I tend to get wrapped up in characters in the books I enjoy, and I hate to see a good book end, which is why I looove series.
As for my writing, I write from the heart. I experienced a lot of life lessons in my child and teen years, and this is when my love for reading manifested into my love for writing, which is probably why I love to write YA. I can relate (on a very real—very raw level) to a lot of the things my characters go through, which I believe is not only good for my writing, but therapeutic for me as well. As my characters work through their problems; stumble around and try to make sense of all the pain, as they learn the lessons they must learn—I learn too. I learn to let go of some of the things I’ve held onto for years—some of my own pain, and even some of the “why me” questions I struggle with.
I plan to dabble in other things, but I thoroughly enjoy this genre both in terms of reading and writing. So please feel free to check out all of my available and upcoming books at www.meganmccooey.com
I currently live in North Carolina, close to UNC Charlotte and uptown (it’s not called downtown here, lol!) with my husband and our babies: our tortuous shell & white calico cat Cassi (who just kicked cancer's ASS!) our two wonderful rescues, Bailey & Madison and our sweet little papillion, Emma. The best part about living in North Carolina; I have the mountains 2 hours to the west and the beach 3 hours to the east…how can you beat that?
Reading is one of the things that got me to where I am today. I know that may sound crazy, but if you ask the small group of friends who have known me since birth, they will attest to this as well. When I was young I latched onto reading as an outlet and somehow it became just that. So while my walls were closing in, the screaming was growing louder, and the pain became more visible, I turned to my books and they SAVED MY LIFE! I think it was the idea that I could connect to the characters and pretend to be someone else…somewhere else, anywhere but in my own life. Over time this avid love for reading became like a mentor who never stopped showing me that I could have more, that I deserved more…My love for reading was something I both flaunted as well as hid over the years. It truly is my dirty little vice, and unless you’re an avid reader, it’s not always easy to understand -a love for…books? YES! Today I would scream it from my rooftop… I LOVE TO READ!!
Ahhh, so now that we have deduced that I am crazy about books, let me tell you I have an eclectic taste when it comes to reading and I can go from a YA novel to Dean Koontz, to A Dog’s purpose, to paranormal, all in a day’s time… I tend to get wrapped up in characters in the books I enjoy, and I hate to see a good book end, which is why I looove series.
As for my writing, I write from the heart. I experienced a lot of life lessons in my child and teen years, and this is when my love for reading manifested into my love for writing, which is probably why I love to write YA. I can relate (on a very real—very raw level) to a lot of the things my characters go through, which I believe is not only good for my writing, but therapeutic for me as well. As my characters work through their problems; stumble around and try to make sense of all the pain, as they learn the lessons they must learn—I learn too. I learn to let go of some of the things I’ve held onto for years—some of my own pain, and even some of the “why me” questions I struggle with.
I plan to dabble in other things, but I thoroughly enjoy this genre both in terms of reading and writing. So please feel free to check out all of my available and upcoming books at www.meganmccooey.com
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December 30, 2015
Remember those "pick your own adventure" books when you were young? Well this is similar but with a hell of a lot more emotion!
You start the story living through Delia's eyes and living her life with her. Meeting her friends and hearing of her schooling and then hanging out and attending a party with them. It's at that point you get to a dramatic part of the story - no I won't tell you because that will ruin it :)
When you get to this point you have to make a choice between 2 paths, crossroads. Do you go that way and end the story or do you go the other way and end the story.
It isn't just a choice in ending but it's a reality check for you. The book is so full of emotion that when you get to this point you almost feel like you're making the choice for her and whatever you chose will be it. You can feel yourself being swayed by your heart and then again by your head. What would you do if you were in Delia's shoes...what choice would you make? Most of us have been in the situation Delia is in and that's what makes it so emotional, so real.
I know it's just a book and to be honest I cheated LOL. I picked one ending and read through and although it was slightly predictable it was terrific and emotional. Being the human being I am I can not handle the unknown lol and I ended up going back and picking the alternate path so I could see what happened. Well then,,, that path has a shocking ending (no I am not telling you which path lol). Holy crap!
Mr. Prescot touched my heart with his words, so touching, true and heart warming.
* One of the endings had me in tears, one of the endings had me angry, one of the endings had me shocked and one of the endings had me shaking my reader....both of the endings had me emotionally!
Which ending will you pick?
You start the story living through Delia's eyes and living her life with her. Meeting her friends and hearing of her schooling and then hanging out and attending a party with them. It's at that point you get to a dramatic part of the story - no I won't tell you because that will ruin it :)
When you get to this point you have to make a choice between 2 paths, crossroads. Do you go that way and end the story or do you go the other way and end the story.
It isn't just a choice in ending but it's a reality check for you. The book is so full of emotion that when you get to this point you almost feel like you're making the choice for her and whatever you chose will be it. You can feel yourself being swayed by your heart and then again by your head. What would you do if you were in Delia's shoes...what choice would you make? Most of us have been in the situation Delia is in and that's what makes it so emotional, so real.
I know it's just a book and to be honest I cheated LOL. I picked one ending and read through and although it was slightly predictable it was terrific and emotional. Being the human being I am I can not handle the unknown lol and I ended up going back and picking the alternate path so I could see what happened. Well then,,, that path has a shocking ending (no I am not telling you which path lol). Holy crap!
Mr. Prescot touched my heart with his words, so touching, true and heart warming.
* One of the endings had me in tears, one of the endings had me angry, one of the endings had me shocked and one of the endings had me shaking my reader....both of the endings had me emotionally!
Which ending will you pick?
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