Twist of Fate
Do You Love Mystery, Suspense, and Strong Women?
Twist of Fate will keep you turning pages through the night!
Can one woman beat the odds and stand in the face of fear, pain, betrayal, and loss to stake her claim for survival? Can one white dog really make a difference? Can you ever reclaim something that seemed lost forever? Twist of Fate takes you from Raleigh, NC to the streets of Atlanta, GA, then into the mountainous terrain of western North Carolina, as a young woman searches for her kidnapped son.
Imagine the devastating twist of fate that moves Kim Sanborn from award-winning World Champion Ballroom Dancer to a widow searching for her lost four-year-old son. How can this young mother survive the horror of a car-jacking that takes the life of her husband and results in the disappearance of her only son?
Meet 2-time ballroom champions Kim and Jim Sanborn whose lives change in an instant as a result of a tragic carjacking gone bad. On a fateful Christmas Eve, Kim loses her husband to the hi-jacker’s bullet, and her four-year-old son, Graham, who mysteriously disappeared from the scene of the crime. In an effort to deal with the tragic events life has dealt her, Kim Sanborn begins a desperate 10-year journey that takes her from her hometown of Raleigh, NC to the streets of Atlanta, GA and into the mountainous terrain of western North Carolina, as she uses all her persistence, determination and stamina to track down her husband’s killer and reclaim her son.
There is no such thing as coincidence! Each Twist of Fate brings Kim closer to her goal of finding her husband’s killer and reuniting with her son.
Every action Kim takes moves her forward, with surprise twists such as clues delivered through a recorded message from her dead husband; a remote viewing experience; the appearance of a beautiful white dog; and an encounter with a para-military heist. Will the search be worth it?
Never has a woman so deserved to wreak brilliant, beautiful revenge on those who want to make her their next victim!
Each chapter is a page turner, taking you with Kim on her exciting, amazing journey, discovering an inner strength and resolve she never realized she possessed.
Cast of Characters:
Kim Sanborn – A gorgeous, petite ballroom dancer who gives up dancing to pursue a higher calling
Jim Sanborn – Kim’s loving husband whose influence, quick thinking, and courage were above reproach
Graham Sanborn – Kim’s son who became lost in a topsy-turvy world
Pauline and Jerry Spencer – Kim’s devoted and admiring parents
Gary and Marie Sanborn – Jim’s caring and compassionate parents
Pamela and Karen Justice – Courageous sisters who are Kim’s best friends and know what loyalty and sacrifice mean
Lieutenant John McCulley – A cagey old policeman turned private investigator
Buster Matthews – The epitome of waywardness
Trixie Maddox – A young woman who made a horrible left turn
Joyce and Julian Fergusen – Well-meaning people who let their emotions trump reason
Linda – Retired CIA radio physics lab director and psychic
Ben Dare – Kim’s shady business partner at the dance studio
Joseph Wood – Linda’s psychic friend who has an eye for intrigue
Mark and Cindy Twain – A young couple with a past to resurrect
Hope – A white Great Pyrenees who proved he is a woman’s best friend
What Prompted Me to Write This Novel
As an amateur ballroom dance couple, Cher and I love DanceSport. So, I thought I’d give you, the reader, a glimpse into the world of ballroom competitive dancing in the first few pages of this book to set an energetic tone of intrigue for the rest of the story. However, I also built-in two psychic components that I believe fit the storyline nicely because of the nature of Kim’s tragic maternal dilemma. I can personally vouch for the role the psychics played because I have experienced the ‘other-worldliness’ of a childhood psychic incident that changed my life forever, laying the groundwork for my decision to go into the ministry.