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The Gift
Part 1 to Michael’s Choice
by Barbara Avon
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One Secret Can Speak a Thousand Truths
Michael Rossi has an extraordinary talent. Every day, he sets out with his grandfather’s camera to capture incredible images like the ones his Nonno used to take in Italy. His girlfriend recently left him with a broken heart and he’s grateful for the distraction.
One day, he sees through his lens, a beautiful woman kneeling at a headstone. He quietly snaps her picture and retreats to his two-bedroom home in the city, developing the film in his dark room.
He returns to the cemetery daily and every day, the woman is also there. Finally, one day, Michael gathers the courage to approach her. It doesn’t take them long to fall in love.
Nicole harbors a secret, however. A secret that she is ashamed of and that has changed her in ways she can’t describe. If spoken, it would threaten the love she shares with Michael.
Ultimately, Michael becomes aware that something isn’t right. The words unspoken between them, become the most powerful of all.
A Word from the Author
“The Gift” is my first my first thriller and I had a lot of fun writing it and creating a creepy character that everyone loves to hate. My readers couldn’t get enough of the male hero, Michael Rossi – a broody, sexy, loving man, out to protect the woman he loves, and asked for a sequel. “Michael’s Choice” is part 2 to the book. Readers are calling “The Gift”, ‘A masterpiece”. A serial killer is in town and when Michael overhears a conversation in his restaurant that makes his blood run cold, he realizes that making the wrong choice, is truly the only way out. Both books read as stand-alone novels.
(Barbara Avon, March 2018)