To all of our years together, Lisa Montgomery s husband said one evening, raising his glass in a toast, some of them good. They laughed and clicked wine glasses. But after his death, Lisa discovers he hadn't been teasing. When the contents of a secret post office box shatters her illusions about her marriage, she struggles to come to terms with his betrayal. Forced to examine her life as a wife, mother, and as a woman, she realizes her troubled childhood didn't allow her to be anything but composed and quiet. Then Terry O'Neal enters her life... But a jealous coworker watches, wanting to destroy what he can't have. Beyond the Quiet shares the story of one woman's struggles though bitterness, loss, and betrayal, learning to cherish each moment and follow her long-buried dreams. It's the story of how a quiet, passionless widow becomes spirited enough to climb onto her lover s shoulders for a piggyback ride... in the nude.
No matter the genre or age of the character, my stories are about women in crisis. I highlight a problem and offer possible solutions while celebrating the inner strength we women sometimes forget we possess.
My second novel, Beyond the Quiet, is about a repressed woman in her forties, who, after her husband dies, finally learns to live. And my first, Ten Times Guilty, is a suspense about a young single mother learning her value after a brutal attack. In my third novel, With Full Malice, a mystery/thriller scheduled for release in 2012, my character finds her strength after a secret society targets someone she loves.
I've written short stories, features and restaurant reviews for my Southern California newspaper, but my passion is for the novel. And I love to help other writers find their way, so I teach novel writing and edit fiction manuscripts on a freelance basis. My plotting how-to, Plot Your Way to Publication, a step-by-step method for building a storyline, is available on my website along with writing and editing tips:
http://www.brendahill.com
