Amazon Sandy Henry Writes Llumina Press Category:  Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Llumina Press ISBN-10:  1595263241 Type: Fiction Pages: 188 Copyright: Jan 1, 2004 A commitment-phobic bride-to-be experiences haunting dreams of murder upon receiving a vintage aquamarine and diamond engagement ring. Abby Duncan can't sleep. She's just accepted a challenging new position at a prestigious Pittsburgh hospital. She's dreading her looming milestone birthday. And now she's got a wedding to plan. But from the moment her fiance, Rick Cassidy, slips the vintage aquamarine solitaire onto her finger, Abby begins to experience vivid, haunting dreams. Through her nightmares, Abby witnesses the murder of the previous owner of her ring. And she is compelled to solve the homicide believed by all to be a botched burglary. However, soon her own life is in jeopardy when, like the woman in her dreams, Abby gets in the way of the killer's evil plot. Excerpt After several restless minutes, "Abby the good dreamer" picked up right where she had left off... Colleen huddled under the afghan, her lips moving in silent, frenetic prayer as the beam of the flashlight came near. "Our Father, who art in Heaven..." He shined the light over the TV and VCR, finally resting the flashlight on a bookshelf. His gloved hands walked the length of the VCR cord, toward the mound under the afghan. "Hallowed be thy name." Colleen's eyes were riveted to his hands... He tugged and pulled at the VCR plug in the wall. Colleen arched her back, aware that she was obstructing the outlet behind her. "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done..." The cord swatted her lower back as he tugged hard. A ringing phone broke the stillness. He jumped. Thankfully, Colleen did not. He fumbled for the cell phone in his pocket. "Are you outta your friggin' mind callin' me here? Yeah, I'm in the house now. No, she's not here--the place is like a morgue." He rested his gloved hand atop the TV. Why was the TV warm? Colleen squeezed her eyes shut. "...on Earth as it is in Heaven..." Where was the siren? "Ya know...maybe you should be takin' care of this your own self--" There it was! The shrill wail of a siren cutting through the chill of night... He shoved the phone into his pocket and yanked hard on the cord. It gave way, and he fell backwards, bumping the bookshelf and knocking the flashlight to the floor. The beam was shining on the mound under the afghan. He pulled it off, revealing Colleen's hiding place. "Well, well," he taunted. "Look what we have here." He scooped up the flashlight and shined it into her eyes. Abby woke to the sound of her own screaming. She slipped the ring off her finger and flung it across the room like a snake that had just bitten her. Abby sat up in bed, gasping. "Oh my God."

Kudos for Debut Novel
"If you love mysteries, you'll fall right into Sandy Henry's inaugural book, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. Her easy style takes you through a myriad of twists and turns. You won't want to put the book down. We're waiting for her next one."--Jan Bachman, Devenish Press, Boulder, CO

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"Something Borrowed, Something Blue is an original new suspense novel woven with a quirky charm. It's a light, breezy book that's a real pleasure to read. I bet you won't be able to put it down."--Mike Buzzelli, Screenwriter, Los Angeles, CA