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Sally Simon sets her novels in the lesser-known tourist area of Charlotte County, Florida, on the Southwest Gulf
Coast side of Florida. Natives and winter visitors have enjoyed her fun, relaxing "beach-reads" since 2003.
Critics have called her the Randy Wayne White of Charlotte County and the next Nicholas Sparks. Sally has gone by invitation
to ArtSensation and the prestigious Southwest Florida Reading Festival as well as held other private booksignings.
The on-going characters in her three current novels--Country Pride and Joy, Punta Gorda Dreams,
and Punta Gorda Storms--are all members of the fictitious Daniels family and its friends and
affiliates, but real locations, real people and real local businesses are woven seamlessly into the fabric of the novels.
Sally's third novel, Punta Gorda Storms, is a must-read for anyone wishing a first-hand tale of the devastation and
reconstruction from Hurricane Charley in southwest Florida. You can order any or all of Sally's novels by phone
or contact one of the retail locations that carries her novels.
Trevor Lane has a problem. Down on his luck, his only hope of survival may be a Charlotte
County sheriff’s deputy. But Trevor has secrets. The kind you don’t share with cops. He also has wants and needs
this man may be able to help him with. If he can learn to trust again. Jarrett Daniels, born and raised in
Punta Gorda, Florida, is drawn to the injured boy he finds unconscious behind a strip mall in Port Charlotte. But the last
time he followed his heart, it destroyed his life. Can he open up to the possibilities that Trevor Lane presents? Can he learn
to trust his instincts again? Will the house on Olympia Avenue in Punta Gorda become a home again or a cage
for two damaged souls? Explore the possibilities of Charlotte County, Florida, with an author who has been a resident of the
area for over thirty years. |
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Sometimes the dream we had when we were kids turns out not to be what we thought it would be. Or maybe what we should have at all. Trevor Daniels, talented musician, composer and lyricist, has escaped the horrors
of his youth. Hasn’t he? But has he put himself
into another type of nightmare? Take the rollercoaster
ride of fame, fortune and grueling hard work that is the music business with this damaged young man from Punta Gorda, Florida,
and find out what makes a true Punta Gorda Dream. “Sally
Simon has exceeded hopes generated by her first novel, Country Pride and Joy. In her continuing adventures of Trevor
and his adopted clan, Simon paints a realistic portrait of life as an American Idol. Simon’s compassionate telling of
Trevor’s tale makes the book a disturbing yet magnetic work.”
----James Abraham, independent book reviewer |
Live was good for Trevor Daniels.
Enter one Matt Fisher,
artist, adding dimension and interest to Trevor’s placid life, and to the life of Trevor’s beloved daughter, Joy. And then, on August 13th,
2004, life for the Daniels family and all of Charlotte County, Florida, takes a sharp right hand turn.
Some things will never be the same again. Come join the Daniels clan and its
affiliates as they face the storms of the summer of 2004. Not all endings are bad, and not all beginnings are good, but as
always, it’s what you bring to any journey that counts in the long run. |
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Sally Simon is a proud member of the following organizations:
Peace
River Center for Writers
North Port Area Women's Club
Charlotte
County Arts and Humanities Council
