The Garden Key: Prelude Novel to Mind Over Madeleine - Paperback

by Angela Dolbear (Author)

Every time aspiring writer Madeleine Winger spots her crush at church or at the music store where she works, she is sure she will need a defibrillator to restart her beat-skipping heart. Maddy doesn't even know his name. She's never spoken to him either.Peter is the guitar player in a local up-and coming-garage band, who has made a fresh recommitment to his faith. He vowed to stop treating the women he dates as "disposable." No more hit and quit it for him. When they finally bump into each quite literally (in keeping with rom-com criteria guidelines), and they start to date, Maddy will be the first woman Peter has dated in a year. Can Peter and Maddy wrestle with their desires and keep their thoughts in check, and their hands off of each other? Abstinence seems so old-fashioned, but is it the key to a meaningful relationship for Peter and Maddy?The Garden Key is a tale of pure sweetness and beauty, as two people learn to love each other without the distraction of physical relations. Their romantic comedy brims with relationship trials and triumphs which will have you laughing out loud, and you'll probably cry too, so keep a tissue or two handy.The Garden Key is the first novel in THE GARDEN KEY TALES series. This series in the Young/New Adult/Christian romance genre will move you as it illustrates the urgent need for faith in our lives, especially when it comes to love relationships.

Author Biography

With much divine prompting, singer/songwriter and author Angela Dolbear plotted at her computer night after night in her cozy modest home in Austin, Texas, faithfully flanked by her golden retriever, to write her first Young/New Adult genre novel, THE GARDEN KEY - a tale of lust, redemption, and really good cheeseburgers. The first edition was published in 2010. THE GARDEN KEY is the prelude novel to MIND OVER MADELEINE-a tale of fear, forgiveness, and the Loch Ness Monster, which was released in 2014 to rave reviews and emotional spent readers. Angela was born and raised in Southern California where she graduated from Biola University with a degree in Communication, with a Journalism emphasis. Currently, she leads worship with her husband Tim, at Northwest Fellowship in Austin, Texas. The couple also writes, records, and performs original adult contemporary music as child of the Son. "I didn't set out in life to be a writer, much less a novelist. I'm a musician, singer, and published songwriter with three albums of original material released," Angela says. Her music has achieved radio airplay in Southern California's massive Orange County market. "I've always been drawn to stories, being an avid fiction reader for as long as I can remember. Consequently, writing prose has been the natural progression from songwriting for me," Angela says. "Maybe moving to Texas had something to do with it. It's pretty warm in the summer here, so staying cool in the A/C and writing novels seemed like a good idea. That's my story and sticking to it." To learn more, please visit her website, www.TheGardenKey.com or www.CloudPillarPublishing.com for book and music information. Email: angela@cloudpillarpublishing.com.