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Twinkle
By Patricia Leavy
Series: Social Fictions #2
Published by BRILLSENSE on 12/03/2020
Pages: 162

Twinkle follows Tess Lee and Jack Miller after two years of marriage.

Tess is a wildly successful and world-famous novelist. Her inspirational books explore our innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Jack is a federal agent. After spending decades immersed in a violent world, a residue remains. As they both heal from past trauma, their epic love, fostered by their ability to truly see one another, has brought them true happiness.

However, when an anonymous threat is made against Tess's life, everything changes. Will they learn to lean on each other, or will they fall apart into the darkness?

Their friends are along for the ride: Omar, Tess's sarcastic best friend, who calls her Butterfly; the female president of the United States, who Tess visits regularly to discuss politics and bake cookies; Joe, Jack's friend from the Bureau, who understands the sacrifices he's made; and Bobby, Jack's younger friend, who never fails to lend a calming presence.

Twinkle is a novel about the nature of doubt, the struggle to feel worthy of love, the relationship of the small part to the greater whole, and the ways in which love - from lovers, friends, or the art we experience - can help us move from trauma to healing and redemption.

Written as unfolding action, Twinkle is a poignant novel that moves fluidly between melancholy, humor, and joy. It can be read entirely for pleasure, selected for book clubs, or used as supplemental reading in a variety of courses in communication, psychology, social work, sociology, or women's studies/gender studies.

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Shooting Stars
By Patricia Leavy
Series: Social Fictions #1
on 06/10/2020
Genres: Education, Fiction, Family Life, Literary Fiction
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 155

Tess Lee is a novelist. Her inspirational books explore people’s innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Despite her extraordinary success, she’s been unable to find personal happiness.

Jack Miller is a federal agent. After spending decades immersed in a violent world, a residue remains. He’s dedicated everything to his job, leaving nothing for himself.

The night Tess and Jack meet, their connection is palpable. She examines the scars on his body and says, “I’ve never seen anyone whose outsides match my insides.” The two embark on an epic love story that asks the questions: What happens when people truly see each other? Can unconditional love change the way we see ourselves? Their friends are along for the ride: Omar, Tess’s sarcastic best friend who mysteriously calls her Butterfly; Joe, Jack’s friend from the Bureau who understands the sacrifices he’s made; and Bobby, Jack’s younger friend who never fails to lighten the mood.

Shooting Stars is a novel about walking through our past traumas, moving from darkness to light, and the ways in which love – from lovers, friends, or the art we experience – heals us. Written as unfolding action, Shooting Stars is a poignant novel that moves fluidly between melancholy, humor, and joy. It can be read entirely for pleasure, selected for book clubs, or used as supplemental reading in a variety of courses in communication, psychology, social work, sociology, or women’s studies/gender studies.

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Twinkle and Shooting Stars by Patricia Leavy | Double Book Spotlight

About Patricia Leavy

Black-and-white author photo of Patricia Leavy smiling with long straight hair and a floral-patterned blouse against a light background.

Patricia Leavy, PhD, is an award-winning, best-selling author whose work spans both fiction and nonfiction. A former Associate Professor of Sociology at Stonehill College, she also served as Chairperson of Sociology & Criminology and Founding Director of Gender Studies.

She has published more than fifty books, and her work has been translated into multiple languages. Her writing has earned more than one hundred book awards and honors. Among her recent accolades, The Location Shoot was named a First Place Winner in Women’s Fiction at the 2024 Best Book Awards and was featured by Ms. Career Girl and She Reads among recommended contemporary fiction titles.

In recognition of her contributions to scholarship, creativity, and the arts, Patricia has received career achievement awards from numerous organizations, including the New England Sociological Association, the American Creativity Association, the American Educational Research Association, the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and the National Art Education Association. In 2018, she was honored by the National Women’s Hall of Fame, and SUNY-New Paltz established the Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice in her honor.

Patricia lives in Maine and serves on the board of the London Arts-Based Research Centre. When she is not writing, she enjoys movies, art, reading, and travel.