SOUTHPORT, N.C., Aug. 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- In life, people face various kinds of threats, difficulties, and dangers, but love has always stood steadfastly no matter what endeavor it meets. Author Shelby Adams Lloyd proves this truth as she shares her thrilling debut novel, Grains of Sand, which is proudly released by Xlibris Corporation.
A very gripping and intriguing novel of deception, murder, stalking, and love, this book will surely leave you spellbound with its plot-twists, invigorating characters, and rising emotions. Accompany Jean as she faces a menacing journey, and she continuously wonders if it will ever end. After her husband is murdered, she starts receiving threatening phone calls, which force her to move to a beach in North Carolina. She hopes to start anew, but unfortunately, the phone calls won't go away. Even after she marries a writer, the call continues, and this time --- threatening to kidnap her and kill her new husband. A man he knew from college comes to town --- he stalks and harasses her --- claiming that she belongs only to him and that he will have her, regardless. She doesn't know if the caller and the stalker are connected somehow, but she may find out something in the lighthouse she owned. The lighthouse next door has a room that keeps decades of information that she can't even understand. She was kidnapped, blindfolded, assaulted, and terrified, but there is something very familiar and recognizable in one of the men's voices --- she just can't put her finger on it.
She has to solve this deadly mystery fast, or else it may just be too late. Will she ever escape from this nightmare? Will she finally find peace? Find out in this story that will hold adult readers captive until the last page. Get a copy of this exciting novel now.
About the Author
Shelby Lloyd was raised at Masonic Home for Children, which is an orphanage in Oxford, NC. She graduated from high school and then moved to Raleigh, NC to start a career. She had no means for college so she went to work. She married Donald, and they have been married for fifty years. They raised three children who graduated from college and are professionals in their field. She enjoys reading and uses the library to the fullest. She also buys books from a book club each month. She likes classical and jazz music and she listens to it every day. She's very involved in her church and she enjoys meeting new people who join. She loves to cook and collect cookbooks. She watches little TV but she enjoys the Food Network. Her children live near by, so she can spend time with them whenever the time is right. She also spends as much time with her eleven grandchildren as possible. They are her joy, and she enjoys watching them grow. Her grandson plays golf for UNC Wilmington, and she tries to watch as many games as she can.
Shelby Lloyd is a retiree, and this is her first novel but there are more on the way.
Grains of Sand * Shelby Adams Lloyd
Publication Date: August 27, 2007
Trade Paperback; $21.99; 260 pages; 978-1-4257-8089-0
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