Henderson Sands: Large Print edition

Publisher Marketing: Henderson Sands (Large Print Edition) ... Since childhood, Harriet Henderson, a New York waitress, remembers fearing and disliking the opposite sex. Recurring nightmares haunt her anytime she comes close to becoming involved with a man. With Val (Thorvald) Sands, the nightmares have not come, not yet, possibly because she finds him the most intense, most handsome, vital man she has ever met. Undeniably he holds a strange fascination for her. But as for seriously considering the endearments he lavishes upon her each evening while they stroll the decks of the ocean liner cruising the Mediterranean, she accepts his smooth words with a grain of salt. A shipboard romance. Once the ship docks in New York, she will never want to see him again. Then fate steps in, and Harriet finds herself stranded alone with Val on an exotic Mediterranean island. They nickname the island, Henderson Sands ... Besides saving her life, Val proves himself an excellent hunter and ingenious trapper, building his own weapons and tools from nature's own resources. On the ship he seemed human; on the island he is a gentleman's version of a Viking warrior. He appears to be enjoying himself, tackling with gusto the task of creating a habitable dwelling for them. Harriet cannot deny her attraction, yet how can she permit herself to find him devastatingly appealing? Isn't he like most men, fundamentally interested in - she refuses to think further. And then the nightmares return ... This story appeared in the novel "Roses in the Dark" by the same author, as part of four interwoven romances. Contributor Bio:  Freda, Paula Paula Freda, homemaker, mother of two grown sons, grandmother of two wonderful grandchildren, and former off-the-desk publisher of a family-oriented print small press, (1984 thru 1999), The Pink Chameleon, that she now publishes on line, was raised by her grandmother and mother, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even before she could set pencil to paper, she would spin her stories in the recording booths in the Brooklyn Coney Island Arcades for a quarter per 3-minute record. She states, "I love the English language, love words and seeing them on display, typed and alive. A romantic at heart, I write simply and emotionally. One of my former editors kindly described my work, '...her pieces are always deep, gentle and refreshing....'" Among the print publications in which her work has appeared are D'Youville Poetry Anthology, Clover Intl Poetry Competition, Small Press Writers & Artists Org. (SPWAO) Showcase II 1984, Nom de Plume, Labyrinth (1984), Harlequin Digest (a quarterly sent to Harlequin book subscribers during the 1980s), The Sacred Heart Messenger, Standard, Affaire De Coeur, Mid Island Times (hometown newspaper). On line, Peridot Books, The Romantic Bower, Romance and Beyond, and Alternate Realities. During February 2001 she taught an online class on writing at Topica.com. From 1985-1994 she coordinated writers clubs at two of her local hometown libraries. She further states, "I love writing, despite that I still have much to learn, and am grateful to any editor who takes the time to help me improve my skill. Although I've no fancy that I will ever be famous, or even want to be, my hope is that my writing will bring entertainment and uplift the human spirit. If someday in the future, someone reads my work and feels the better for it, then I have fulfilled myself." Her e-books & paperbacks are available through Amazon.com & several other online publishers.