The Last Note

by Claudette Cleveland

Tired of the cold snowy climate in northern Illinois where they live, the Mystical Marvels, a girl’s musical group popular in the ‘70s, head for a two week stay at a resort in sunny Arizona. Little did they know that when they agreed to perform a new song written by a young Arizonian songwriter that their stay would include an event resembling the shootout at the OK Corral. Things heat up when the group is kidnapped because they had promised to sing The Last Note, a song written by the young composer and sought by an international criminal. The girls show their true grit during a life threatening abduction.

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2015

About the author

My passion in life is creating. Whether it’s writing or painting, I become totally absorbed in my current project. For instance, when writing, I receive a movie in my head filled with special effects including surround sound. Writing then becomes a process where I transcribe my mental movie into words. The story is all quite real for me because I put myself right into the situations that I feel I’m actually experiencing.

My writing goal is to pull you in with me so that you too are hearing, smelling, feeling, tasting and seeing all that is happening as we develop a personal relationship with the characters. My traveling experiences help me to bring an authenticity to the story’s setting and to share the anecdotes of wonderful people I’ve met.

From the feedback I have gotten from you, the readers, I think I am succeeding for many have brought Althea and Tashi from the Beneath and Beyond Trilogy off the page and into your lives. You’ve also found a part of yourselves, an alter-ego if you will, in the character Sara of the Sara Connolly Mystery Series. I really appreciate everyone sharing their insights and feelings with myself and others, making this chapter in my life very rewarding.

The covers of my books are similarly inspired … by visions. Having a degree in art, designing the covers gives me an opportunity to bring my visions to life in another form.