Burnt Sage

Burnt Sage is a rhapsody of money and passion-filled romance of betrayal and double-dealing of adventure and intrigue and restless disembodied souls lurking in a murky limbo between life and death. Enter Dawn Sage-one of the principal characters-a been-there-done-that survivor of domestic violence whose life cluttered with the drama of a temper-tossed relationship colored by frustration and heartache flees Chicago having withstood her ex-boyfriend's buzz-saw of angst and many of his bridge-burning eruptions. Ambitious and good-hearted but with a backstory of homelessness and dashed hopes she arrives in Los Angeles with the drumbeat of expectation that her life will change for the better. A life that twists and turns through triumphs and setbacks; a fling that she hopes is rooted in love and passion and not some thrill-seeking stress-busting roller-coaster that fizzles after a few months; and mind-boggling hair-raising encounters with ghosts haunted houses and spirits of the known dead coming back to make contact with the living. Newly single and still feeling gun-shy about dating after a break up with her live-in love Dawn Sage falls head over heels for a sweet-talking sophisticated bad boy who knows he has it going on putting his courtship of her on fast-forward without getting to know his real intentions for the relationship. But is he the ultimate player-a Mack-Daddy extraordinaire a raspy-smooth operator who knows the right tune to strum on her heartstrings? Throughout the story these questions run around in her head like a sprinter doing practice laps on a track. She is a woman that has been wounded by love before and choked by the debris of physical and emotional abuse. Like they say A Burnt Child Dreads Fire. Is her Mr. Look So Good the fire she is playing around with again? Is he someone incapable of a committed relationship or is she rationalizing her behavior her chaos of emotions based on her own fears and insecurities? In time sh