MY NEMESIS, THE MIND'S EYE COMING APRIL 2011

Staggering to her feet and straightening her disheveled blouse. Joy confronted Darrin as if she had just walked onto the scene.

“The police were here, what did they say?” An obviously discombobulated Joy questioned.

“They are gone Joy. Your husband and children perished…,” Darrin’s voice trailed off to a solemn whisper as he was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

The wake of a horrific storm sends the Anderson Family into turmoil. When a series of catastrophic events open the secrets of Pandora’s Box, Joy Anderson falls prey to the seduction of psychotherapy drugs. The grief sends Joy’s shattered soul into a whirlwind of emotional distress.

Unable to cope with the loss of her family, Mrs. Anderson awakes to find herself strapped to a bed, afraid of her own reflection. Joy’s delusional sightings of her children and husband, pave way for money hungry relations to set their sights on the Anderson estate. The loud bantering surrounding Joy’s mental capacities ignite itchy palms, sweaty brows, and greedy mouths to salivate at the thought of such a fruitful venture.

Joy’s fragile subconscious has a frightful opposing personality. The humanitarian becomes the sultry predator. She is less than pragmatic, but rather that of an inventive spirit. Her seductive foe is born and dominates the state of affairs that she looks to suppress. Joy’s alter ego takes action against the hoarding mongrels that claim to have her best interest at heart.

A hostile takeover is a foot as whispers of a million dollar check sparks a loud chatter. Rumors of debt to some rather unsavory personalities, turn decent natures into scandalous rogues, desperation befalls party’s trying to relinquish the debt. A plan is put into action to discredit Joy’s legitimate rights to ascertain the fund and so named as the sole beneficiary to Justin’s estate.

Samantha, Joy’s younger sister, is faced with a chance to live beyond her sister’s shadow she must either choose to save Joy from her behavioral dysfunctions or her already troublesome marriage. Loyalties are in question. Old flames ignite, and unfaithful persons play on the vulnerabilities of the bereaved. Joy fights to uncover the secrets of her mind, while her invoked opponent has plans of her own. This novel is filled with secret alliances, furtive relationships, and clock-and-dagger affiliates. Witness the drama, deception, and seduction, hidden within the pages of this mystery suspense tale.