Edna Bell-Pearson

Bell-Pearson's short stories, articles, essays and poems have appeared in anthologies and hundreds of magazines and newspapers nationwide.

She lives in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. Her website is http://www.bell-pearson.com

Bell-Pearson's book,Fragile Hopes, Transient Dreams and Other Stories, portraying the strife and struggles of Southwest Kansans during the 20th Century,was chosen one of 150 Best Kansas Books by the Kansas Sesquicentennial Committee (From books published between 1860 and 2010).

Pablo Picasso once said, "Art is lies that tell the truth."

Although these stories are fiction, they delve deeply into the realty of life on The Great Plains.

WHAT OTHER WRITERS SAY:

Fragile Hopes, Transient Dreams is a saga you'll not easily forget. It is love and trust, hardship and turmoil, life and death from the settlement days forward in Southwest Kansas. Edna Bell-Pearson masterfully brings to life the hard times and the spirited people who lived and died there.--Gordon A. Kessler, author of Brainstorm, Jezebel, Dead Reckoning and Novel Writing Made Simple.

Edna Bell-Pearson's book, Fragile Hopes, Transient Dreams, is a clear and honest story about pioneer life in southwest Kansas. Her steady voice and compassion for her subject breathes life into her characters and reveals the conflicts and struggles early Kansas settlers faced as they attempted to tame the frontier. You won't be disappointed.--Troy Boucher author of Prince of the Plains and The Last Kansas Exit.

CUL DE SAC

While Woodland Circle, a cul de sac in the retirement community of Paradise Village is not "Wisteria Lane," no household is without its secrets, intrigues and hidden agendas.

What our friends do not know is that a newcomer--an author who chose the peace and quiet of Paradise Village to write a book--is writing it all down.

CARIBBEAN SUNRISE

While on a mid-winter holiday in the Yucatan Peninsula--a graduation gift from her parents--Megan Lockridge finds herself stranded on an idyllic tropical beach. Playa Gloriosa provides everything she dreamed of in a vacation--friends, fun and games--and romance. Two incredibly attractive gentlemen vie for her attentions; Francisco, an amorous Latino who arouses emotions she never dreamed she was capable of and Kevin, a handsome New York advertising agent who, she suspects, might turn out to be the love of her life.

Excerpt:

A full moon was streaming through the window when, for no explainable reason, Megan awakened shortly after midnight. She could hear the soft sound of the waves brushing against the sand. Sitting up, she drew the drape aside and reached for her crutches.

Except for a shimmering moonlit path, the sea was a deep indigo blue. Her heart quickened when she remembered another moonlit night, on another beach.

Since the accident, she had tried to put Francisco out of her mind and she wondered now why he returned so persistently to her thoughts. He meant nothing to her. Kevin did; she should be thinking of him.

She became aware that something had intruded on the tranquil scene--a solitary figure strolling on the moonlit beach.

It looks like--but it can't be! Megan thought. What would Francisco be doing here?