Hot, bronzed waffles with Nutella and strawberries and vanilla bean ice cream. Real Belgian ones made of yeast dough-not batter.
She refused to be triggered by breakfast food, so she went straight for the waffles. She has taught writing at the University of Maryland and Brigham Young University. Elliott believes in the magic of stories, a good cup of tea, and the power of living a creative life. Against an impossible deadline and a publisher intent on sabotaging her every move, Sara discovers that stepping into her mother’s shoes means stumbling on family secrets she was never meant to find-secrets that threaten her mother’s legacy and the very book she’s trying to create.The following is excerpted from Joani Elliott's debut novel, The Audacity of Sara Grayson, about what happens when a literary icon dies before finishing the final book in her best-selling series and leaves that manuscript in the hands of her daughter, who swears she's not a real writer. She can’t fathom writing a book for thirty million fans-not when last week’s big win was resetting the microwave clock.īut in a bold move that surprises even herself, Sara takes it on. Sara has lived alone with her dog, Gatsby, ever since her husband walked out with their Pro Double Waffle Maker and her last shred of confidence. Three weeks after the death of her mother-a world-famous suspense novelist-Sara learns that her mother’s dying wish is for her to write the final book in her bestselling series.
Sara Grayson is a thirty-two-year-old greeting card writer about to land the toughest assignment of her life. What happens when the world’s greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series?Īnd what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears she’s not a real writer? What happens when your mother's dying wish becomes your worst nightmare?
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