Princess Peculiar: Short Fiction

by CJ Hawk

Overview

Samantha Smiley had always achieved a simple by rules kind of life; finished college with a degree, went to church every Sunday and avoided anything that looked like trouble, until one day her new neighbor was rushed off to the emergency room and her eight-year-old daughter was left behind in her care. At first, she thought that this would be easy until she quickly realized she had a lot of growing up to do while her neighbor's daughter, Olivia Jennifer Consuela Beyoncé Martinez had a lot of growing down to do. Then again, with a name like that, made up or not, she was bound to be a handful. How hard could it be to watch her until her mother made it out of the hospital? During the short amount of time, can two girls, one grown up and one still growing, teach each other a lot about the facts of life?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045990301
Publisher:	CJ Hawk
Publication date:	10/14/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	330 KB

About the Author

I am an independently published author that finds scraps of time to write with intentions to escape the perils of a working life while owning and operating three small businesses with my husband, raising teen boys, sixteen paws (yes four shelter dogs) and a tank full of fish that keep multiplying on their own every time we look for baby fish – free fish anyone? For all of the chaos, testing of mental fortitude, strength and intuition I have endured, I have a lot to be thankful for. Recent years have put my dedication to writing time on the back burner. There were a few major surgeries within my immediate household, to then have major changes in life in general. As of 2015, I lost my mother to the final battle of Ovarian Cancer. She was a strong independent woman that I loved deeply but often saw things quite a bit differently, yet only a mother knows, you love your child no matter what - and that love will always find a way. Between our business, teens, my mother’s cancer battle and life, I have found a renewed sense of what makes me content when the tides are trying to drown me… and that is to be creative in any whimsical way that nudges me. I am back to writing full force when time allows, painting, gardening, taking pictures, knitting or my all-time favorite thing that helped me morn my loss, scrapbooking. All of these things are so very therapeutic and to be able to share with others, gives me joy. I hope you like my books, not perfect as they could be; but life is not perfect and is meant to be enjoyed nonetheless. – CJ Hawk