The Gift of the Twin Houses: Book One of The Perils of a Reluc...

Sarah Salas buried her clairvoyance at age six, bowing to her family’s insistence that she become “normal” to fit into society. But the opposite occurred. Sarah’s struggle to suppress her psychic abilities forced her into a lonely, isolated life. Fifty years later, soon after Sarah accepts an offer too tempting to refuse, as if on cue, her clairvoyance bursts out, compelling her to abandon her safe life and relocate to a secluded house in the North Cascades of Washington State. An irresistible psychic pull leads her to a box full of old photographs in the attic. Each photo offers a story to Sarah’s paranormal senses. One by one, the deceased residents of not only her house, but also its twin, the home of her neighbor Conrad Thompson, share a fragmented tapestry of jealousy, incest, and murder. As Sarah explores the past, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Conrad. Alone most of her life, she’s now surrounded by Conrad’s loving family—alive and dead. Only once before did she attempt love but the relationship ended in heartache and humiliation. Unless Conrad can accept Sarah for all she is, history could repeat itself—a disgrace Sarah dares not relive.

From the Back Cover

The boxof old photographs lay quietly in the attic of the home for years, a record ofits residents and those of its nearby twin house. In the box, the secrets ofgenerations wait restlessly for someone capable of sensing their presence. Fifty-six-year-oldSarah Salas has relocated to a secluded house in the North Cascades ofWashington State. An unwilling clairvoyant since birth, she heeds the call ofthe photos. Through the faded pictures, the deceased offer fragments of a taleof incest, jealousy, and murder. As Sarahslowly pieces together the tattered remnants of the past, she finds her presentcomplicated by an attraction to her next-door neighbor Conrad Thompson, who hasa strong connection to the former residents of the twin houses haunting Sarah.He may also hold the key to her future--if Sarah is willing to let him into hersecluded life. Part romance, part paranormal mystery, The Gift of the Twin Houses offers apast that, if accepted, might empower the future.

About the Author

V. & D. POVALLV.& D. Povall are a husband-and-wife team who have been writing together for several years.David is a producer, director, and actor who has been involved in films, television, theater, and commercials. When he entered drama school he wrote his first play, and over the years has written poetry, short stories, and screenplays. He lived in Mexico surrounded by historians (his mother being one of them), anthropologists, and archeologists. He traveled to remote areas of the country and even dabbled in Nahuatl (the language spoken by the Aztecs). Victoria, born in Mexico, grew up in a family of artists and storytellers. Her father was the Director of the Classical Theater of Mexico City, and after returning to his homeland Spain, he was appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Theater. Her French mother was a well-known theatrical costume designer, and esthéticienne. From an early age Victoria participated in the critique process of her father's novels, screenplays, and plays, as well as her mother's designs. This creative practice propelled her life-long passion for teaching--or as Victoria calls it, story telling. Her doctoral dissertation focused on transformation--stimulating one's audience to imagine the future. Together we have authored six screenplays, four short films, as well as published non-fiction. We have just completed three women's fiction novels, the first installment of a murder mystery series, and are finalizing a science fiction novel.

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