Haunted from childhood by visions of a mysterious woman she calls, Blue Eyes, artist Samantha McBride is thrilled when a friend informs her that she's seen a woman who bears the beautiful face she has immortalized on canvas and dreamed about for so long. Thrilled by the possibility that Blue Eyes might be a flesh and blood person, Samantha sets out to find her, certain the woman must be her destiny. When Tess Richmond becomes aware that a private investigator has been hired to investigate her, she plans to teach the woman a lesson she won’t soon forget, never even suspecting the terrible mistake she's about to make and the fragile heart she'll decimate in the process. Samantha's first meeting with Tess ends in an act of heartbreaking cruelty that leaves her shattered, her faith in a beautiful destiny destroyed by Tess' misplaced revenge and hatred of the father who abandoned her. When Tess realizes her mistake, she wants to make amends, but can she ever rebuild the trust that was lost, or the love that was denied?
Verda Foster has worked in and around the art and craft industry for twenty years, and you can often find her judging at one of the many ceramic and craft shows held throughout Southern California. She has been teaching the art of painting statuary for thirteen or fourteen years, and enjoys seeing a student's eyes light up when they see a piece of white-ware come to life in their hands. Her first book, The Chosen, was published in September of 2000.
These had potential to be a really good novel but I have to say I am dissapointed. I have read some other books by this author and this will have to be my least liked. It was unoriginal, and some phrases were just so terrible I kept rolling my eyes till they started to ache. I am giving it 2.5 stars because I really expected more