On an art college trip, I turned on the hotel TV - and there it was. Amanda and Sam’s wedding on Another World. Larger-than-life characters, wanna-live settings, all playing out with the raw intimacy of a stage play. I was hooked.
Maybe you raced home from school to catch Guiding Light - or stayed home when you definitely shouldn’t to watch Sunset Beach.
Romance, tangled family trees, mystery - daytime drama has always thrived on excess. But my novel? It plays with the boundaries, the tension, the desire that was always just out of reach. It’s not just a soap opera - it’s what happens when the heat rises between the lines.
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"You're a married woman, and not only that…"
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Don Diamont as Brad Carlton
Jerry Douglas as John Abbott
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"We've figured she’s earned our trust."
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
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Jerry Douglas as John Abbott
Thad Luckinbill as...
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"Mom, you won’t regret this. None of you will."
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
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6:45 PM to 9:30 PM Williamson's Tavern 1 Groveland Court London
I will be attending with other writers at The London Writers' Café.
6:45 PM to 9:30 PM Williamson's Tavern 1 Groveland Court London