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Authors: Wendi Sotis
Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 (39 page)
Acknowledgements
I am forever grateful to Gayle Mills and Robin Helm, for being such good friends, helpful beta-readers, and fabulous editors.
Betty Campbell Madden, Lisa Diederich, and Stephanie Hamm, I appreciate all your cold-reading this story and helping with the plot and various other errors that I made while carrying out Gayle and Robin’s recommendations.
To the members of BeyondAusten.com, I am thankful for the time you took to read, comment, and give your opinion on my first draft.
Foundation of Love (The Gypsy Blessing 2)
was begun in April 2011, well before
The Gypsy Blessing
. During a writer’s block, I’d gone searching for writing prompts and came up with a few that seemed interesting. I combined them together, and ideas for
Foundation of Love
started popping into my head. I had absolutely nothing in mind for the Regency story other than the part where she met the gypsy, so I started writing this first, beginning with the letter from Regency Elizabeth. After writing more than half of this story, I sent my idea to a Gayle and Robin. They both recommended that I should write the Regency story first, and
The Gypsy Blessing
was born.
The first draft of this story was posted on BeyondAusten.com from January 2014 through May 2014.
Wendi Sotis is a graduate of Nassau Community College and Adelphi University, and holds a degree in Psychology. Following the birth of her triplets in 2000, she decided to stay at home to raise them.
Having always been an avid reader and adoring fan of Jane Austen, when her triplets were independent enough that she could find a little time to herself, Wendi searched the internet where she discovered a treasure trove of “fan fiction” written by fellow
Janeites
. At first, experiencing Austen’s stories from several different characters’ points of view caught her interest, but then she branched off into reading sequels, “what if” stories, and modernized versions of Austen’s tales.
Though she had always aspired to become a writer, Wendi did not make a serious attempt until one day, after awakening from a dream, her imagination began churning up a tale to surround it.
Wendi continues to write while living on Long Island with her husband, Matt, who paints her covers, her son, and two daughters.
Contact Wendi through the following venues:
Website:
www.wendisotis.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wendi-Sotis-Author/231869130201504
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Through their fathers' friendship, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy meet as children. Over the years, their feelings for each other grow and they promise themselves to each other, but unfortunate circumstances and interfering family members seek to keep them apart. Will misunderstandings and mistaken impressions divide Elizabeth and William forever?
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Dreams & Expectations by Wendi Sotis
Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet quickly recognize their feelings for each other and form a friendship, but misunderstandings and a bit of mystery and adventure hinder their path to happiness.
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All Hallow’s Eve by Wendi Sotis
Appearances can be deceiving, even in Regency England. To most, Elizabeth Bennet is simply the second daughter of an insignificant country squire, but in truth, she is High Priestess and leader of an ancient cult secretly co-existing alongside British society. Confusion reigns when she learns that the man she despises, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is her Soul Mate, assigned to protect her from Evil. Can they work together to preserve the future?
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The Keys for Love by Wendi Sotis
In this sweet Pride and Prejudice-inspired romance, William Darcy has finally torn himself away from work to join his sister at their vacation house in the Florida Keys. There, he meets his sister’s new friend, Elizabeth Bennet, the housesitter staying next door. A light, fluffy, feel-good short story
/
novella.
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The Gypsy Blessing by Wendi Sotis
Elizabeth Bennet thinks it merely odd when she begins to receive drawings in the mail with no return address—until she recognizes these same scenes as they become true events in her life.
Will Elizabeth’s efforts to reshape future events alter her destiny?
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Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 by Wendi Sotis
Elizabeth Bennett begins to doubt her sanity when her cell phone receives pictures predicting future events. After Elizabeth uses the photos to save William's sister, the wall between them begins to crumble. When William witnesses Elizabeth viewing a series of prophetic photos, he becomes involved, as well. Will their shared experiences become the foundation of love?
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Safekeeping by Wendi Sotis
A woman awakens in a hospital room, injured and surrounded by strangers. The car accident is a blur, and her mind is nearly a blank slate.
The name on her driver’s license reads Elizabeth Becket, and she’s enrolled at a local college, but none of this feels right. Her college application claims she’s a writer—are her vivid and frequent nightmares a story conjured up in her imagination or could they be memories of her former life?
The only thing she knows for sure is that an urgent sense of danger casts a shadow over her entire existence.
Irresistibly drawn to Fitz Darcy, the man living next door to her new apartment, her soul longs to trust him. Is he safe to love, or is he part of the frightening events her subconscious is fighting so hard to keep buried?
A contemporary mystery romance with a clever nod to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.