Blindsided!: A Life Changing Joan Freed Mystery Adventure

By Alexie Linn

The body wedged in the doorway, floating on a pool of glass shards and red liquid, was very much alive.  But the body laid out under a Palo Verde tree in my retention pond was very much dead.  The live body wedged in the doorway was blinded in the line of duty, living a demoralizing life of forced retirement with no enemies and no hope.  The corpse under the Palo Verde tree was a county code enforcer with a plethora of enemies – and I was the targeted fall gal for the murder.

This is the story of Max – the bored blind guy; Irene – the blind guy's worried wife who retired from school teaching to help Max; and me – Joan Freed, the rebel life coach – plus a few more characters.

We met by accident – literally.  After the clean-up, Max and Irene shared Keurig coffee and Biscotti with me – my first for both, and we talked a little about ourselves – like you do when you meet new people.   Max was the precise picture of what crushed self-esteem in men would look like – in my opinion.   Irene still had enough stamina to pull me aside and ask for help in turning their devastating grief into good grief.

While I think the second body – the dead one – was a tad overkill to trigger Max into personal growth, expanding horizons, and his own success mindset, it worked – and I survived to tell you about it.  What would you have done?

A cozy mystery set in the desert southwest that started as two women on an adventure.  Then came corruption, murder and mayhem, followed by life beyond biscotti – all from a bump on the head.

Get on the journey train and enjoy the ride today.  Get the book, read it, laugh, cry, and love. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexie Linn
• Release date: May 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9798201176877

Alexie Linn

Alexie Linn was born and raised in the 'mild' Pacific Northwest -- where the snow drifts are never higher than the barn roofs.  Her first year of married life was lived in Alaska, in a tent and a homesteader's cabin -- where she got closely acquainted with sourdough and beans.  She escaped to the desert southwest, became a widow, and life then began. Alexie is a papered Life Coach, Nutritional Therapist, and Counselor with a vivid -- sometimes outrageous imagination. She's also a slave to Joan Freed, the rebel life coach who, somehow, manages to come out on top of her mysterious and chaotic adventures.

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