Anita McAndrews’s “Marco’s Gift.” The Taboga Island unofficial leader, Marco, inherited a religious “stone” from his father and is called the Devil Man with the stone embedded in his arm. Marco is torn by opposing worlds: one steeped in religious superstition, and the other riddled with social, political and economic problems. Then, Elizabeth, an art dealer from Boston arrives and begins searching for paintings that she believes are hidden somewhere on the island. She trusts no one. She will not permit herself to trust another human being. She carries her own “stone,” the fear of love. Then, she meets Marco.
There are several questions that people ask each other when they get together:
“How’s work?”
“How is your family?”
“What are you reading?”
And chances are if you’re not listed on Goodreads…it might not be your book.
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Personal interaction/online discussions with your readers
Reviews from readers that might help you with future manuscripts
An author “dashboard” that allows you to track statistics on who is reading your book
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