Today we begin the second book in our series – Rubies – Escaping the Curse.Along with insight into the life of the Morley family after Sonny has been removed, we see an old friend coming upon the scene who changes everything for them. Ginny now lives quite comfortably in Duluth, Minnesota, and wants to share […]
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Rubies – Escaping the Curse – Book Two – The Widening Road
https://youtu.be/TZU-v9ocT0kRubies – Escaping the Curse is a four book series available on Amazon.com. For the past year you’ve been able to follow along with the excerpts of Book One – The Beginning. You’ve had an opportunity to become acquainted with our heroines and share in their joy and in their sorrow. Today we begin our […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse – A Child’s Secret Pain
Watching the abuse of a troubled child and feeling helpless to prevent it is sometimes the most agonizing thing we face as adults. Some of that pain is the reminder of our own personal suffering and the scars we bear from the memory; other times it is the frustration of knowing we should help but […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse – Kaja Dies
Mourning the loss of a loved one is a difficult part of life. All of us suffer the loss of a parent, loved one or friend at some point in our lives. Each of us handle the experience differently and some of us are fortunate enough to suffer the loss as an adult rather than […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse – A Childhood Trauma
How much of our lives are affected by childhood trauma? Have you ever wondered if your emotions as an adult are ruled by the events of your childhood? The answer is — probably all of them. Yes, we live our lives daily pretending to be a person who is together and strong but when circumstances […]
Rubies-Escaping the Curse-The Death of William
In Rubies-Escaping the Curse we have witnessed sadness and disappointment, along with joy and great expectations. Today we see the greatest tragedy that will befall Marty during her life. All of us have been faced with the death of a friend or loved one at some point in our lives. Many of us very often; many […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse – Stacey and Phillips
Have you ever been faced with a life changing event that seemed to leave you doubting yourself and even your sanity?All of us come to that very place more than once in our lives. In our excerpt today we become acquainted with Marty’s youngest daughter, Stacey. If you’ve read the Rubies series from the beginning […]
Rubies-Escaping the Curse – Will the Real Sonny Stand Up?
We all face times during our lives when we feel as if we’re living in an alternate world, as if all the bad things that appear to be happening aren’t really happening. Or so we wish. We place ourselves in predicaments and then finding ourselves blaming everyone else or God for the outcome.In today’s excerpts […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse-Marty’s Story Continues
https://youtu.be/XYlY9VW3zTALast week we continued our Rubies Saga by beginning Marty’s story. To recap our book so far, we need to go back to Norway in 1913.Kaja Ericsen disobeys her father and marries musician Gunner Ericsen. After the birth of their children, Gunner abandons Kaja for another woman. Alone and unable to support her two daughters, […]
Rubies – Escaping the Curse – Marty’s Story Begins
The Rubies saga actually begins in present day Duluth in 1991 when Kaja’s granddaughter is seeking psychiatric help for a nervous breakdown. She begins our story by telling Gregg Phillips, her psychiatrist, that she and her entire family are living under a curse which was placed upon her grandmother. Phillips is skeptical of any such […]