MINI BLURB:
All is calm…, lingering among the quieting winds are soft whispers of despair. A Family is torn apart by the tragic event of a horrific storm. The Mind’s Eye, Volume I, is an explosive, emotional journey through the healing and recovery of a family torn apart by tragedy. Follow Joy in this jaw dropping, book series as words jump from the pages with such passion, the characters are brought to life just like a movie. Family feuds, forbidden fruits, and deadly plots pull evil personas to the surface. This, hot adventure will have you clinging to the edge of your seats. A series filled with malicious acts and selfish venture. Healing is a definite need, but Joy may refuse to accept reality and fight every effort to recover, while her nemesis looks to her demise. Witness the drama, deception, and seduction, hidden within the pages of this mystery suspense tale, as we discover just who Joy’s nemesis is.
MEET THE CHARACTERS:
Patrice:
Patrice over protective, meddling, Mother-in-law is an overbearing, but caring southern bell. This dotting mother has a room of her own as well as a secret key to the Anderson home. “I have to keep an eye on that Gal,” Patrice smirked with her lips pinched and a stern mother’s glare. Patrice loves Joy as much as an in-law could but holds Joy responsible for the events leading up to her son’s untimely death. Patrice is determined to get to the bottom of things, as she detests Joy’s sister, Sam. She is convinced Sam is up to no good and as conniving as they come.
Darrin:
Darrin the newly rehabilitated thug is the old-flame and baby’s daddy to Joy’s first born. This dead-beat dad resurrects from the dead, hoping to build a relationship with his 12-year-old daughter, who has mixed emotions about meeting her Father for the first time in ten years. Joy is in need of financial assistance, so she makes a deal with the Devil, and feels guilty about trading her daughter for blood-money. Joy and Husband Justin have the finances to cover the expenses, but the nature of Joy’s medical emergency must be kept secret from the family.
Sam:
Sam the younger sister, by 6 measly minutes, is known for her bold and vociferous attitude. She is married with children but seeks the comfort of others that truly understand her needs as a woman and mother, “No one understands me,” is her line of defense in every case of slipped judgment. Sam has a love/hate relationship when it comes to her older sister Joy. Though she realizes she can count on her sister Joy, she would love to out-stage “Miss Thing” just once in her life.
Joy:
Joy Anderson is a high profile literary agent who owns her own firm. Work is her muse, as the dynamics of her family are often stressful. Plagued with the responsibility that comes with being the eldest she wears the hat of mother, sister, and financier. A series of catastrophic event’s open Pandora’s Box and Joy falls prey to the seduction of psychotherapy drugs. Conflict arises as the addiction breeds havoc against her sanity and physical health.
Lillian:
Joy’s fragile subconscious has a frightful opposing personality. Lillian the seductive, sultry, foe, is less than pragmatic, but rather that of an inventive spirit. She becomes Joy’s coping mechanism to dissociate herself from her violent traumatic past, and her defense to the troublesome matters of the present.
While, Joy flees from conflict Lillian enjoys it. She is the angel of quarrel and deceit. This new addition to Joy’s personality, expresses the line between good and evil, shining light to the true essence of Joy’s heart.
Justin:
On the cover of “Forbes” Magazine posing with his arms crossed and a distinguished arched eyebrow, he is the go-to guy for architectural design in mainstream building construction.
Justin is Joy’s knight and shining armor. Her savior from the emotional storms Joy herself breeds. He is the voice of reason, and heavy, a trait Joy relishes in because she could remain outside the reach of drama and maintain her halo. Although Justin bickers about Joy standing up to people that abuse her good natures, Justin prizes the fact that Joy looks to him for protection.
Charles:
Oh did I mention that Joy and Sam’s husband are first cousins? Charles, Sam’s flirtatious, gambling jock is the account executive for Joy’s Husband Justin. They are the two men to see in the world of construction and design. Justin owns the company while Charles is smuggling funds from Justin’s gullible palms to fund a gambling addiction he blames on Sam’s overzealous spending. “If it wasn’t for the kids I wouldn’t give you a dime. You are way over your spending limit, but I can’t have my nephew’s out on the street.” Justin snarled as he scribbled his signature on a $3000 check. “You know Sam she just keeps spending.” Charles nervously replied, knowing full well he was lying. Charles and his addiction to skirts and gambling will soon write a check he can’t cash.
“Enough is enough…” Lillian says, while Joy maintains her halo, however she suffers in that it is still her physical form lashing out. Joy finds it hard to believe that her family is so willing to let go and give up on perhaps finding her family, because she has yet to grasp that they are gone. She literally snaps, she continues to make their beds cook meals, and her sightings of her husband prove to her that her husband is calling to her for help. Her family on the other hand is sure that she has lost her mind. 
Author Aija Monique Butler, was born in San Diego California, in 1979. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area where she is a student of Medicine pursing a graduate degree in Healthcare Management. She is an Advocate and Philanthropist for non-profit program development in the areas of Youth and Social Service Development. She is a grant writer and holds an extensive background in Psychology and has a host of medical certifications. Aija has a love for the arts and is a writer of poetry both fiction and non-fiction novels and memoirs. 
