STAGE FRIGHT

80,000-words

Klutzy actress, Skye Andrews, knows little about aunt Bessie, a sibyl who bequeathed her a journal written in an undecipherable archaic script. To inter the ashes, Skye puts Broadway on hold, and travels to Scotland where she engages in a volatile relationship with Captain Jet Dalry, a wounded soldier with debilitating physical and emotional scars—a man who doesn’t want to be loved.

An antique alchemist’s brooch unlocks Bessie’s journal by turning the hieroglyphs into a live video feed. Skye isn’t accident prone—someone is stalking her. Bessie’s tragic love life mirrors Skye and Jet’s romantic involvement. Her aunt’s choices led to spinsterhood. Jet choices might destine him to a similar fate.

Worst of all, the stone in the brooch is dying. When Skye skips pages ahead, Jet drops dead. Only then does she realize her sibyl aunt has given her a priceless gift—the ability to alter destiny.