Romantic Suspense
Date Published: June 2016
Who is Dorothy Lyle?
She’s
a woman who appears super-normal at first glance. She resides in a
modest house in a small Irish town, and commutes to a typical office.
She’s a lone parent who misses her children now that they are at
college. Yet Dorothy is so much more than the obvious. She is a powerful
psychic who has been masquerading as normal for twenty years. She is
also a woman who has been avoiding men since a nasty breakup and divorce
left her reeling in shock while still in her twenties.
The
winds of change begin to blow around Dorothy as she approaches her
fortieth birthday. An unfortunate affair of the heart means that her
daughter, Diane, has distanced herself from her former home and doting
mother. Dorothy wonders if some extra cash might alleviate the immediate
problem.
Enter the lottery and one hundred and eight-five million tax free dollars.
How
easy do you think it is to hide your true self when you unexpectedly
become the fortieth richest woman in your own small country? How
feasible do you think it is to avoid all dating and romantic
involvements when you are single, and literally rolling in cash? How
practical do you think it is to stay safe when so many of those around
you seem to resent your good fortune?
This box set contains the following three books:
DOROTHY
LYLE IN AVARICE – BOOK 1. Join Dorothy on the first leg of her
rollercoaster journey as she discovers what an emotionally charged and
complicated experience dealing with unexpected wealth can be.
Clairvoyance may in handy on occasion, but it doesn’t help you decide
who gets what!
DOROTHY
LYLE IN COLOUR – BOOK 2. Relax with Dorothy as she begins to truly
enjoy her wealth and changes in fortune. Only for her new-found pleasure
to be jeopardised by a tarot card reading of all things! Once again,
change is afoot, although this time it’s of a sinister nature.
DOROTHY
LYLE IN HELP – BOOK 3. Watch what happens when Dorothy concedes that
she cannot protect herself alone, and sets out to hire professional
help. Ever wondered what it would be like to come face to face with your
other half? The half you weren’t fully aware was even missing. And if
he happened to be in a bad mood at that momentous moment, do you think
it might colour your judgement? Read on, folks, and find out the answers
to these questions and about a hundred more.
MIRACLES AND MILLIONS: TWO MINDS, TWO BODIES, TWO HEARTS, ONE SOUL
EXCERPT
Even though Glenda’s
bedroom was on the lower level of the Falcon apartment, the
bloodcurdling scream from the twelfth floor was so loud, it instantly
woke her. Fearful that the Sick Puppy had invaded the apartment, she sat
bolt upright and switched on her bedside lamp.
Thinking only of Dorothy
and with scant regard for her own safety, she leaped out of bed and
rammed her feet into a pair of furry pink slippers. She glanced around
for something to use as a weapon, but the only thing she spotted was a
curling tongs. She grabbed it and bolted for the door.
There was a security light
glowing in the hallway when she emerged from her room. All appeared well
on this floor and was deathly quiet. Glenda sprinted up the stairs in a
way she had not done since she was fifty and paused at the top,
listening for intruders. Silence reigned. Terrified of what she was
walking into, she made her way to Dorothy’s bedroom, her feet padding
softly on the hardwood floors as she went. She made sure the hall light
was fully on, then tapped on the door. Receiving no reply, she pushed it
open, her pulse beating so rapidly she was sure she was going to have a
heart attack.
In the half-light from the
hallway, Glenda saw Dorothy sitting upright in bed. Her face was
flushed, and sweat was trickling down her forehead. She was silent and
her eyes stared sightlessly at the housekeeper. Willing herself to
remain calm, Glenda put down the curling tongs and slowly approached her
boss, not knowing if she was awake or asleep.
She turned on the bedside
light and dimmed it to a soft glow. She doublet checked to ensure there
was nobody else in the room then scampered into the en-suite. She ran a
washcloth under the cold tap, picked up a second one from the clean
supply and trotted back to the bedroom. Dorothy had not moved a muscle
in her absence. Using the damp cloth, Glenda gently wiped away the
rivulets of perspiration, then dried her employer’s face with the spare
cloth.
‘Everything’s okay now, Boss,’ she said softly, as she wiped. ‘It was only a bad dream.’
‘He’s in trouble, Glen,’ Dorothy sounded calm as she replied. ‘They’re trying to kill him.’
‘No, no, Boss,’ the
housekeeper did her best not to burst into tears. ‘You’re the one who’s
in danger. Don’t worry, we’re not going to let anything happen to you.
Why don’t you lie down now?’
Dorothy obediently lay back
on her pillows. Her eyes were wide open and her pupils fully dilated.
Glenda was not sure if the other woman even knew she was in the room
with her.
‘I’m going to sit here
until you fall asleep,’ the housekeeper said reassuringly. ‘Close your
eyes, Boss. You need your rest. We have a big weekend ahead of us.’
The words sounded totally
inane to her ears, although they seemed to do the trick. Dorothy moved
her hand until it rested on her heart then slowly closed her eyes.
‘So much blood,’ she murmured. ‘I think he got away this time, but it was a narrow escape.’
‘I’m sure he’s fine,’
Glenda replied helplessly. ‘Try not to think about blood. Think about
the lovely new house. Is it true you’re getting a waterbed?’
‘A waterbed,’ Dorothy sighed dreamily. ‘Big enough for a basketball team. Wait until you see it, Glen.’
‘I can’t wait,’ the
housekeeper replied truthfully. ‘Bel mentioned a rotisserie, although I
expect she was teasing me. She’s naughty like that.’
‘You’re going to love that too,’ Dorothy whispered sleepily. ‘Goodnight, Glen. Sleep well.’
‘Goodnight, Boss,’ the housekeeper replied, as she dashed away a tear.
Dorothy’s breathing changed
and Glenda knew she was asleep. There was a wing-backed chair in the
corner of the room. She dragged it closer to the bed and made herself
comfortable.
‘I’ll sit here for twenty
minutes in case you have another dream,’ she told the sleeping form.
Dorothy was blissfully unaware of the worry she was causing the other
woman and slept on. This time she dreamed of flying.
From the age of 20 she
worked in offices, and often used to ask herself if there might be more
to life than the daily grind. This is one of the few things that she has
in common with Dorothy Lyle, the main character of her series, The
Miracles and Millions Saga. Dorothy is cheesed off with the 9-5 life and
hopes for more. Little does she realize what's around the corner. Be
careful what you wish for!
Ella got the idea for
M&M back in 2010. There was lottery fever all over Europe that
autumn, yet at the same time there were photographs appearing in the
papers that showed hundreds of individuals standing in line for free
lunches at the Bow Street mission house in Dublin. It was hard for her
to make sense of it all, yet somehow she knew it was important.
She was in a very bad place
in her life in 2010, after ending a relationship with a most unsuitable
man. Figuring that she had little to lose, she began to write as a form
of therapy. Carmicheal tends to be a dabbler by nature, yet when it
came to writing she found she was as focused as one of those drones we
hear so much about. It took more than thirty years to do it, but she
became a writer in the end. Ella hopes any budding authors who are
reading this will draw inspiration from that. It's never to late to give
it your best shot.
Once the die was cast,
characters literally began to materialize in front of her. The strongest
back then was Dorothy, although it certainly didn't stop with her. The
Maddox character appeared over her bed one morning in a cloud of dry
white ice. In the earlier drafts, Jack was very much the iceman, but
Ella decided to soften him up and make him fall madly in love. Just
because. It progressed from there. More and more characters began to
show up and soon she had a series on her hands instead of just one
book.
Publishers and agents
aren't interested in a series unless the writer follows a number of very
strict criteria. Carmichael has broken those rules. Her books are best
read in order. The story progresses in each one, and spans the two year
period between January 2011 and December 2012.
Once she understood that no
publisher would touch her, she decided to go it alone. She felt she was
too old to sit around and wait for a letter that will never drop onto
the doormat. She signed up with KDP and uploaded every completed
manuscript. At the time of writing this bio she has not yet uploaded
Book 10. She is struggling to let it go...
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