Sunday, April 15, 2012

Author Spotlight: Patricia Yager Delagrange


Today is my first author spotlight, and I'm hosting Patricia Yager Delagrange, author of Moon Over Alcatraz. I hope you will give her a warm welcome!


Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Patricia attended St. Mary’s College, studied her junior year at the University of Madrid, received a B.A. in Spanish at UC Santa Barbara then went on to get a Master’s degree in Education at Oregon State University. She lives with her husband and two teenage children in Alameda, across the bay from San Francisco, along with two very large chocolate labs, Annabella and Jack. Her horse Maximus lives in the Oakland hills in a stall with a million dollar view.
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Following the death of their baby during a difficult birth, Brandy and Weston Chambers are grief-stricken and withdraw from each other, both seeking solace outside of their marriage; however, they vow to work through their painful disloyalty. But when the man Brandy slept with moves back to their hometown, three lives are forever changed by his return.

EXCERPT:
“What are you doing? Where are you going? Please, let’s talk about this.”
“I work my ass off in New York while you’re at home screwing other dudes?”
I pulled the sheet around me, ran over and grabbed his arm. “I wasn’t screwing other dudes.” He ripped his arm out of my grasp. “I was the one who was all screwed up. Then you went to New York and all we ever did was argue on the phone. You don’t tell your secretary you’re married and she treats me like crap on the phone...”
By now, he was fully dressed, shoes and jacket on, wallet grabbed off the bureau. His hand hovered above the door knob. His face looked void of emotion, wiped clean of all expression. “I can’t do this,” he mumbled.
I sobbed, knowing I’d hurt him and betrayed his trust. I felt like a slut. “I’m sorry. I made a mistake. But I love you.”
He stood near the door, shaking his head, tears dripping from his chin.
My legs shook. My stomach cramped. I had to make him understand. “I know I’ve hurt you and that wasn’t my intention, but I wasn’t thinking straight. I’ll regret it forever. You don’t deserve this but I’m asking you to forgive me.”
His eyes swam with tears and his chin quivered. His Adam’s apple twitched up and down as he swallowed. “I had sex with Carol Smith.”
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12 comments:

  1. You're everywhere these days! My inspiration.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by, Janie. I just finished a blog tour and will be doing another one in June. It takes up more time than writing!

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  2. Great post, Alyson! Patricia really captures the tension and emotion in this scene sample. Powerful! I can't wait to see the rest of it!

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    1. Thank you for the complement, Greg. I hope you have a chance to read it one day.

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  3. I agree with Greg's comment. Powerful emotion in this scene. Patricia's book sounds great!

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    1. Thank you, Julie, for your comment about powerful emotion. My goal is to elicit emotion in a reader and hopefully I've done that throughout the book.

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  4. Ouch! That last line is a killer. Great blurb choice, Patricia.

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    1. Yeah, Cordelia, that's how his wife felt, too.

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  5. Thanks Patricia and everyone else who stopped by! :)

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  6. I would love to live in San Francisco. That's my dream city. Thanks for introducing us to this fine author.

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    1. Thank you for your kind words, Michael. I can't help but notice you're a Tebow Cult Initiate. Cute moniker.
      Patti

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  7. Hi Patti! Goodness, you are everywhere. *sigh* I love this book. Very nice and I know I will see you many more places.

    Thanks for hosting our Patti!

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