A Friendship's Love by Melanie Corona
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Blurb:
Filled with the dreams of youth, and surrounded by the love of her family and friends, Payton Martin’s world was simple. When someone closest to her is cruelly betrayed and unjustly sent away, life afterwards proves never to be the same for everyone involved, beginning a series of events beyond her control. Somehow, through the years that follow, Payton manages to deal with the heartache of loss and rejection, all while balancing her new situation, and becoming her own woman.
Finally settled into a life that she could only once imagine, Payton is content; especially when the promise of love is presented by someone she admires and trusts. Nothing ever goes to plan, though. Once again she is faced with surviving circumstances, and choices others make on her behalf. This time, they ultimately take her across the ocean, to settle in a harsh new land.
Snippet:
“Payton,
just promise me one thing, and that will be all that I ask you to do for me.”
My heart stilled, in fear of what Ashleigh would ask of me. Would she ask me to
marry her brother to save him the heart ache she feels? I stared at her,
unblinking. A true friend should say, ‘Yes, I’ll do anything, just say the
word’, but I didn’t. I sat there thinking of myself, while my friend clearly
needed me to say something; a friend who has been there for me, without asking
anything from me before.
“Anything,
Ashleigh, just name it,” I said, resolved.
“Make
the right decision, Payt, and do it soon. I couldn’t bear to see William
suffer, as I do.” I looked to my feet, but then slipped to the floor in front
of Ashleigh, kneeling before her. I reached for her petite hands and took them
in mine.
“Ashleigh,
I promise.” I meant it.
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Bio:
I was born in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, and raised in Alice Springs (the very center of the country). I have always loved reading and telling "tall tales" and wrote poetry all the time. My greatest influence was my grandpa Majid who kept us entertained all the time with his stories, music and passion for writing.
I didn't tell anyone I wrote when I started because I was to shy, I have no idea why I was like that. I don't care now, I have stories to tell and I want to share them. I am not, and never will profess to be an awesome writer, but I will try to entertain, while bringing to life the history of my country, one page at a time.
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