My Forever Rose

Author, Linda J. Martin while under the name of Linda J. Bennett was a successful student in Creative Writing which was taught by MS. Bradley while at Diablo Valley College of Pleasant Hill, CA., in 1979. The following year Linda completed the course in Technical Writing taught by Mr. G. T. Hurly while also at Diablo Valley College of Pleasant Hill, CA., in 1980. Later on Linda J. Martin moved to Everett, WA. and met the requirements in writing for Children and Teenagers of The Institute of Children's Literature located in West Redding, CT. Linda was nominated by its Faculty and awarded her Diploma by Chairman Bryan K. Judge in 2001. Linda J. Martin now lives in Lake Stevens, WA. and has a married daughter and son-in-law who have two children all living in the same city. Linda came to WA. in May of 1999 from Bay Point, CA.

As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises.

Rose Connelly grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. She had a traumatic childhood that still haunts her to this day. Rose believes that she doesn't deserve true love or, worse, that it doesn't exist. When ex-boyfriend Jacob Thorne comes back into her life looking to rekindle their relationship, Rose is prepared to help Jacob out if it means that he will inherit millions from his grandfather's will. Rose is passionate about photography and needs a kick-start in her own business. Rose is not prepared when she bumps into Parker Thorne. He is rude, arrogant, handsome, extremely successful and only after one thing, according to Jacob. Rose will have to navigate a myriad of emotions and decide if she will follow her heart or her head to find happiness, all while supporting both men struggle with their own family demons.

Alessandro Santini, an Italian doctor from the twenty-first century, lives an ordinary life in modern day Florence. But one evening, he passes through a swirling vortex caused by a supermoon and discovers he has stepped three hundred years into the past. Countess Rose Estes is torn between following her dream of becoming a historical painter and her duty toward her family. After Rose's father is wounded during her birthday ball, Alex and Rose burn with questions: Who attacked him with a flying dagger? Why? Forced to go to Siena and spend fourteen months together, Rose and Alex find themselves drawn to each other as they search for answers and discover secrets that go deeper than they ever imagined. As the portal's opening approaches, Alex finds out that Rose has been poisoned through the roses she's been receiving. He has two choices to save her life-take Rose to his time or go by himself and bring the medication she needs.

Forced into a shotgun wedding with a handsome stranger, a lovely young woman loses her heart to her new husband.

Can a frustrated composer find new inspiration with the woman who once made his heart sing? From the bestselling author of Freedom’s Song comes a charming romance inspired by a real historical figure. “A melodious second-chance romance.”—Publishers Weekly Four years after leaving town to make a name for himself as a composer, Gilbert Baty has returned temporarily to Falke, Kansas. Now, he’s trying to keep everyone from learning the truth about his disastrous years in New York City. He hopes to start writing music again in Falke, but he can’t help being distracted by Ava Flaming, the brown-eyed baker to whom he was briefly engaged before he ended things—and who still stirs feelings in him he knows he has no right to pursue. Ava had thought she was past the loss of Gil Baty. But to her dismay, she’s as drawn to him as ever. The situation only gets worse when Gil establishes a youth band in Falke, showing once more what a good man he is. But when the band has a chance to compete in a statewide competition, Ava faces the prospect of heartbreak again. Could music take Gil away forever this time? Or might God be stirring in Ava’s and Gil’s hearts a new song that will draw them together for good?

An alluring journey to freedom, Garden of Embers is a poetry book intended to open minds and to take readers into the realm of a whole new world. It is for those who think outside the box, also for those stuck inside the box. Its passion, sheer honesty and vulnerability is meant to be a guiding light to help people feel less alone in how they feel and what they see in this day and age. Now more than ever millenials are distracted and confused, much of the youth is searching for answers. Much of what we see many cannot articulate into words. It is meant to guide you deeper into the truth. It is also designed to bring to the surface much of the intellect and emotions that have been suppressed due to the inability to understand where they are coming from, so that we can acknowledge the truth of them and work on better understanding ourselves- as well as fighting to create a better future for ourselves and the ones to follow. It is filled with fiery passion and is for the truth seekers and those hungry for change. It was created to be a torch in a black abyss.

A stunning rainbow of beauty from Birth to Death. Over a thousand poems attempt to honor my pledge: to sing to return to the earth the earth sent songs from this frail string of a love tuned singer The poems follow life from birth to death. The contents: life youth love family beauty nature destruction creation off balance wisdom sex humans quirks society aging death Samples of the poetry are available at another click.