Summer’s End will be featured in Indie Book Connect’s monthly book box!

Sally Henson joins forces with Indie Book Connect.

Book lover, send yourself a surprise gift every month with Indie Book Connect’s book box.  I love to come home and see that beautiful box, tattered and marked up, waiting for me to scoop it up and run into the house.  The groceries can wait.  I grab my scissors and slice through the tape with the care and precision of a scalpel.    My chest swells.  I moisten my lips and gently unfold the flaps.  Breathe, I forgot to breathe.  I peek over the top and gasp with delight.  My eyes dart around the room to make sure no one is here to see my gem.  Air whooshes out my lungs and across my lips.  I swallow and savor the thrill of anticipation dancing beneath my sternum.  I can’t, not yet.  The groceries, the milk, there’s no time to enjoy.  So I force myself to hide the gorgeous torn up box in my closet.

I love to come home and see this beautiful box, tattered and marked up, waiting for me to scoop it up and run into the house.  The groceries can wait.  I grab my scissors and slice through the tape with the care and precision of a scalpel.    My chest swells.  I moisten my lips and gently unfold the flaps.  Breathe, I forgot to breathe.  I peek over the top and gasp with delight.  My eyes dart around the room to make sure no one is here to see my gem.  I’m not ready to share it.  Air whooshes out my lungs and across my lips.  I swallow and savor the moment as the thrill of anticipation dances beneath my sternum.  I can’t do it, not yet.  Homework, groceries there’s no time to enjoy such a gift.  So I force myself to hide the gorgeous torn up box in my closet.

Later, after the chores of the evening are complete, I lift my prize out of the closet and hide in the bathroom to unravel what I began earlier.  The thrill of waiting has me on the edge of the tub.  My mouth feels like I’ve been out in the desert heat all day.  I peer inside the box and pull out another beautifully wrapped present.  Slow and steady, I unfold the flap.  My pulse races through my veins and my breath quickens.  Angels sing and a bright light fills my eyes.  Books and candles, and bookmarks, Oh my!

This is only a glimpse of how it feels, what it’s like to receive your Indie Book Connect box of goodies!  You can get your book box HERE!