Jane Collins-Philippe – författare

Claudia Stone is useless. No matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries to grab the reins and steer a course, her life is not her own. From an early age she learned that there are those who know better than she how to make things happen. Trouble is - the happenings are not of her choosing. Despite the recurrent blows and losses, she struggles to gain some autonomy. But her efforts are futile. Claudia has no control over her life, the only power she possesses is the power to end it. As it turns out, she's lousy at that too. Then, one day, by a stoke of luck - or is it destiny (?) Claudia Stone discovers a hidden talent. Once transformed into 'Esmeralda the phone sex queen,' the gateway to a exciting new world opens. At last, Claudia's long-held dreams and ambitions seem approachable. The war appears to be over. Little does she know, the battle has just begun.

A long road trip. A quarrelling couple. On a lonesome highway a tire goes flat and without a sound an infant disappears.Is it a kidnapping? Or an act of god?Not far away, Gracie Fortune is acting strange. She sees dancing fruit trees and encroaching horizons over which she's tempted to go. In desperation she's begun making demands of her wayward god. But when her prayers are answered all hell breaks loose.