Going home has never been easy for Avery Higgins. Nestled in the bluebonnet capital, Preston Plantation is home to the pompous Governor of Texas, Jack Preston, who also happens to be Daddy.

The girl who never fit into the Governor’s lavish lifestyle or kept up with his ridiculous demands had felt like an outsider in her own family her entire childhood. But daddy was a powerful man and what daddy wanted, daddy got.

Now a grown woman, Avery tries to understand why she has always been treated differently than her siblings. Especially since Avery was always the best at keeping secrets, in spite of the nightmares they brought her. That is, until a sickness jeopardized her entire world and threatened to unravel a long series of buried secrets.

With the secrets and lies came a force of power and money. As a novice writer, Avery had neither. Will her strength and determination in pursuing the truth be enough? Or will the corruption and deceit of the political powers at play simply remove her from the equation as they had with their other problems?

Avery must find a way to save her own life from illness before someone else threatens to take it away. However, unlike the saying goes…Blood is not always not thicker than water…especially when sinister politicians are playing the game.

We can’t figure out what genre this is.
Suspense.

What kind of readers will it appeal to?
Adults, Young Adults, Those Interested In Suspense/Mystery.

Tell us more about Avery.
Being an author proves to make the task of being accepted into her reputable family that much harder.  She constantly feels a sense of not measuring up to the standards her father expects from her, especially since she chooses to live a simple life, rather than a life filled with material possessions.  Her views on life, as well as her physical looks, have always made her feel like an outsider in her own family.

Tell us a bit about yourself.
Writing was always at the back of my mind, but it seemed like a daunting task that was out of my reach.  Each time I would think I was ready to write, I’d somehow convince myself that I wasn’t a good enough writer and change my mind.  Now that I’m in my 30’s I figured it was do or die.  I’ve accepted the fact that some people will enjoy what I write and some people will absolutely detest what I write but if I can bring one person a good story, then it’s all worth it.

Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work?
http://ajobrien.webs.com

What’s next?
Working on an outline for next my novel.  This first one has definitely been a learning experience so I’m hoping to implement new knowledge and have an even better book next time around.