| Therapist Rachel Karem is accustomed to helping emotionally wounded individuals navigate the murky waters of dealing with complicated family dynamics, relationship issues, and life transitions. When individual therapy hits a brick wall for five successful professionals, she persuades them to engage in a ten-week group therapy program. But working through these sessions with her clients reveals Rachel’s own brokenness. Widowed, childless, and estranged from her family, Rachel wonders if she will ever have a second chance at love. She is amazed when her own therapist advocates for her to “get back in the game.” To her surprise, Rachel enrolls in dance classes where she learns the Tango. Romantic, passionate, intense, sensual, dramatic, the Tango embodies everything that is missing in Rachel’s life. As she grows more confident in her dance steps, her life becomes more entwined with her handsome dance partner, Michael. But past betrayals haunt Rachel’s emotions, and current rivals for Michael’s affections feed past rejections. |  |
Even as her clients in the therapy group learn to support each other in their quest for personal wholeness, Rachel yearns for a deeper connection within herself to propel her into the next stage of her life. But will it be with or without Michael?
Genre: Romantic Women’s Fiction
Release date: May 15, 2024
Release date: May 15, 2024
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Interview with Darlene
#1. How long did it take to finish writing this book?
From start to finish, less than two years. My first book and many lessons and rewrites.
From start to finish, less than two years. My first book and many lessons and rewrites.
#2. What drew you to write in this particular genre?
Because I didn’t understand the difference between romance and women’s fiction with romantic subplots, I considered it a romance. When I learned the ingredients for both, I recognized the true genre of my novel. women’s fiction, a women’s journey.
Because I didn’t understand the difference between romance and women’s fiction with romantic subplots, I considered it a romance. When I learned the ingredients for both, I recognized the true genre of my novel. women’s fiction, a women’s journey.
#3. Do you have favorite character(s) in this book?
Rachel, the protagonist, because she incorporates all the traits of many therapists. Caring, sensitive, kind, and insecure.
Rachel, the protagonist, because she incorporates all the traits of many therapists. Caring, sensitive, kind, and insecure.
#4. What do you hope your readers will take away with them when they read this book?
First, I hope they will be entertained and touched. Second, I want them to understand that although the characters sprung from my vast imagination, the themes do not. Everyone has the ability to heal, with the right help.
First, I hope they will be entertained and touched. Second, I want them to understand that although the characters sprung from my vast imagination, the themes do not. Everyone has the ability to heal, with the right help.
#5. Share with us a thought, Bible verse, whatever is on your mind/heart.
Weeping may endure for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
God remains our instrument of hope, and with every morning, he offers a unique rising sun and a new opportunity.
More from Darlene
I created the protagonist, Rachel, with a Jordanian background. I’m half Syrian/Lebanese, so I thought I’d share an easy but delicious recipe given to me by my mother:
Hushwee:
1 lb. of ground lamb or lean beef
1 stick of butter
2 cups of white rice
5 cups of water and 5 chicken bouillons
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 table spoon of allspice
A handful or 2 of pinenuts
On medium heat, stir-fry the beef with the butter.
Once it’s browned, mix in the dry rice, cinnamon, allspice, and pinenuts
Put aside
Boil 5 cups of water with the bouillons.
Once water has boiled, spoon in the mixture, bring the heat to low or one above, and cover.
20-25 minutes and should be done.
You may adjust according to your preference and stovetop.
This can be a side dish or the main mean with a nice Syrian salad such as Tabouli or Fattoush.
Bon Appetit
1 stick of butter
2 cups of white rice
5 cups of water and 5 chicken bouillons
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 table spoon of allspice
A handful or 2 of pinenuts
On medium heat, stir-fry the beef with the butter.
Once it’s browned, mix in the dry rice, cinnamon, allspice, and pinenuts
Put aside
Boil 5 cups of water with the bouillons.
Once water has boiled, spoon in the mixture, bring the heat to low or one above, and cover.
20-25 minutes and should be done.
You may adjust according to your preference and stovetop.
This can be a side dish or the main mean with a nice Syrian salad such as Tabouli or Fattoush.
Bon Appetit
 Darlene Corbett | Darlene Corbett views herself as a lifelong learner, a pursuer of excellence, a work-in-progress, and a truth seeker. Serving others as a licensed psychotherapist has been her primary professional position for over thirty years. Now, she includes Author/Writer and Speaker. Her wealth of experience in human behavior prompted Darlene to write her ideas on paper, which set the stage for her book, “Stop Depriving the World of You,” published by Sound Wisdom in 2018. Darlene wrote her first novel, Visible, a women’s fiction about second chances, published by WordCrafts Press in the spring of 2024, and plans on writing two more books in this series. And right now? Also, she’s finishing a contemporary romance, the first in another series. Besides being an avid reader, Darlene loves animals, |
especially dogs, which you’ll see in her novel. Also, she treasures learning another language, yoga, fitness, traveling, and
connecting with her inner circle. She belongs to many organizations, including the ACFW, FHL-CW, and AWSA. She
makes her home in Central Massachusetts with her beloved Shih Tzu and remains excited about the next chapter of her life.
connecting with her inner circle. She belongs to many organizations, including the ACFW, FHL-CW, and AWSA. She
makes her home in Central Massachusetts with her beloved Shih Tzu and remains excited about the next chapter of her life.
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