I Prefer The Sunrise

By: Anna Rae Aberle

Heartache is the only reality Alicia knows. But will she continue to careen self-destructively or can she learn to translate tragedy into triumph? The debut novel, I PREFER THE SUNRISE, by Anna Rae Aberle, is a poignant, compelling story about how life's challenges can either tear you down or lead you to triumph over adversity.

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I PREFER THE SUNRISE opens with a stunned, grieving Alicia Riverdale, revealing raw emotions as she recovers from a miscarriage and questions her miserable relationship with Joe; the man who never even wanted their child. Alicia, who has yet to put her college degree to use, has no direction and still follows Joe from her hometown in Colorado to California in misguided feelings of commitment. But resentment runs rampant in their relationship. Once she begins a fulfilling profession where she meets aspiring author and love interest, Gregory Vincent, Alicia finally disentangles herself from Joe's angry and bitter ways. But when Gregory dies tragically, her happiness abruptly squelched again, Alicia plummets further into grief and alcohol addiction leading to subsequent losses of her job, her closest friend, her home and ultimately, her dignity.
The story follows Alicia's full descent into depression and alcoholism until she appears in state of desperation at the clinic of veterinarian Dr. David Dexter with her training-challenged new puppy. The handsome and engaging Dr. Dexter not only comes to her rescue with her misbehaving pup, but he charms her with hope of a new start and an end to her suffering and misdirection. Buoyed by the budding relationship with Dr. Dexter, conflict surfaces clawing at Alicia's ability to fall in love again because of her tattered past.

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