“You have to be careful what you wish for.

When she isn’t writing, or wandering somewhere outdoors, she can often be found curled up with a good book and a kitty on her lap. Sometimes she writes urban romance and sometimes its aliens crash landing near a roadside bar. She writes about artists, musicians, loners, drifters, dreamers, hippies, bikers, truckers, hunters and all the other folks that she’s met and fallen in love with over the years. Hard times, troubled times, the lives of her characters are never easy, but then what life is? The story is in the struggle, the journey, the triumphs and the falls. Layla got hooked on writing as a child, starting with poetry and then branching out, and she hasn’t stopped writing since. In addition, she loves to travel and visit museums, historic, and haunted places. She loves hiking, fishing, swimming, martial arts, camping out, photography, cooking, and dabbling with several artistic mediums. LAYLA DORINE lives among the sprawling prairies of Midwestern America, in a house with more cats than people. Can they pull themselves together fast enough to take advantage of it, or will Dare’s desire to be ‘normal’ unravel all their lives? When Sionn’s temper reaches breaking point, he sets Dare on a quest to ‘fix’ himself, in the hopes of gaining the love of the man he adores.īut Fate has a funny way of twisting things.Īnd ‘normal’ is just a state of mind, isn’t it? While Dare struggles to change, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested, and the band is offered the chance of a lifetime.

Too bad it’s impossible to keep anything secret when you live with your three best friends. But he wonders if such talent is worth it, when the rest of his life is such a mess.Īll Sionn ever wanted was Dare’s attention.īut that won’t happen as long as Dare has his ‘musical dreams’, so he keeps his attraction a secret. When he comes back to himself he has the notes and lyrics for the songs his band plays. Since childhood, it’s rolled through his mind, drowning out the rest of the world. Dare gets lost in music only he can hear.

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