RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR - JANICE G. ROSS
JANICE G. ROSS
JUMPING SHIP
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The
year was nineteen seventy-five. Barren couple, Pearl Pearl Sakkara . Pregnant
seamstress, Petrina Dugal, became a runaway at the age of twenty-six. She ran
away from a brutish husband, Roger, and a well-loved South American home in Georgetown , Guyana
Sakkara
Riley grew up with two loving parents – adoptive parents to be exact. She never
knew the circumstances surrounding her discovery, until the age of sixteen. She
embarks on a journey.
Jumping
Ship is an introductory novella to the Island Hopping Series. There are 7
planned books - representing each of the islands that Sakkara
will visit along the way.
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BOOK TRAILER
EXCERPT
The airport shuttle had already pulled off, when her
mother purposed to make an irrational attempt to stop her child―her Sakkara
that Pearl nursed from the time she was just days old. The wailing woman
considered her offer. She badly wanted to utilize the services of a private
investigator. She was willing to pay someone else, anyone else, to handle the
dirty work. Sakkara refused over and over and
over again. The child was too tenacious to be convinced otherwise, and so she
had to wait it out until just before the turn of the millennium for her
daughter to complete this exploration. The Rileys worried for her lonesome
travel. Sure, the youngster was headstrong and clever. They didn’t believe that
those traits could always protect her, and instead feared that someone would
take advantage. Though they voiced these concerns from time to time, she didn’t
take heed and assured them otherwise.
She tried to imagine what her real parents looked like as the plane
set for take off. And wondered if her blue-gray eyes were a combination of
theirs. She’d reach up and caress the thin bridge of her nose, imaging the same
on her mother or father. She traced a middle finger over the outline of her
mouth.
Where did they all come
from?
Thoughts of abandonment rush in, emptiness suddenly flooded her
mind. By the time the plane reached full altitude, Sakkara
was in tears. She’d gone from imagining the greatness of her parents to
despising them. For the first time in her life she wondered if they really had
let her go. Wondered if they didn’t want to be found.
Who does that to a baby?
Who leaves a baby in a pile
of trash?
Who abandons a child in a
disgusting alleyway?
Who walks away from a
crying infant?
As anxiety filled her insides and escaped through her pores, she
took deep gushes of metallic breezes from the vents and willed peace to control
her mind. I need to know the truth;
she stated aloud, and wiped away unruly tears. Facing bright clouds and skies, Sakkara got lost in the emptiness. A peaceful sleep
claimed her mind, and she drew closer to truth.
BIO
Janice Ross was born in Guyana ,
South America and migrated to the USA United States of America
Janice is an author. She enjoys writing about social
issues and personal experiences. Janice’s debut release was entitled Damaged Girls. She uses the three books
in that series to detail the effects of different forms of abuse, discussing
issues that are known to be taboo. Her next release, Jumping Ship, is a dedication to her country of birth and an
introductory novella to the Island
Hopping Series – due out in 2014. It’s poised to be a colorful and
emotional experience of life, love and family. As of present, she is also a
contributor to a short story collection – Just
Between Us, Inspiring Stories by Women. And lastly, Loving Nate is a novella about the realities of losing one’s self
to love.
Janice enjoys reading. And is drawn to stories with
distinct characters that she can love or hate, characters she can form
alliances with or characters that she can swear off and despise.
She is also weak for a good cultural tale, preferably in the form of historical fiction. Janice loves to be taken off guard by clever language and settings. Janice is also a devout supporter and promoter of other authors through social media. She hosts a weekly show, Cultural Cocktails, on the largest social radio network, Blog Talk Radio.
She is also weak for a good cultural tale, preferably in the form of historical fiction. Janice loves to be taken off guard by clever language and settings. Janice is also a devout supporter and promoter of other authors through social media. She hosts a weekly show, Cultural Cocktails, on the largest social radio network, Blog Talk Radio.
You can
connect with Janice on
Website:
www.culturalcocktails.com
Talk
show: www.blogtalkradio.com/culturalcocktails
Twitter
https://twitter.com/JGRWriter
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