Contemporary Romance: Meet Allison Denman of Wish You Were Here

Beth VogtContemporary Romance, Life, Reality 21 Comments

“Why can’t life be black and white, God? Why won’t you give me a happy ending?” She drew her knees up, resting her chin on her folded arms. “I’m trying to do the right things–shouldn’t that guarantee me happiness?” ~Allison Denman in Wish You Were Here

In less than two weeks, Beth K. Vogt is going to share my life with all her readers.

Oh, sure, to those of you who read Wish You Were Here, I’m only a fictional character — a figment of Beth’s imagination.

But how would you feel if the first time someone met you was when you were standing just inside the doorway of the church, waiting to walk down the aisle to say, “I do?”

And how would you feel if this new person could read your thoughts? Beth knew each step I took toward Seth Rayner on my wedding day was punctuated with the thoughts “I do. I can’t. I must.

It’s difficult enough to wrestle with doubts. Try facing with them while you’re wearing a wedding dress that’s all wrong for you. While you’re trying to forget kissing the groom’s brother–who just happens to be standing next to him because, of course, he’s the best man.

Not that he’s the right man for me.

I just want to do the right thing, you know? Have you ever wanted to do the right thing? And then … all of a sudden … the right choice seems wrong.

I dated Seth Rayner since I was 17 years old. He was — is perfect for me. He makes me feel safe. Secure.

How can one kiss … a mistake … make me question all my hopes and dreams — all my plans?

In Your Words: Have you ever experienced having a mistake turn into the right thing?

 

 

 

Comments 21

  1. What a clever and creative post, Beth! I love it. You planted us deep inside Allison’s head and now we HAVE to read the book to find out what happens. Well done! I’m going to Amazon to buy a copy right now.

  2. Agree with Michelle – very clever! Mistakes … well, they have led me to new opportunities. Even the big mistakes (my son’s father) gave me wonderful gifts, so I don’t regret that nightmare one minute. How can I regret it when it produced such a wonderful son (and now two grandchildren!)?

  3. Very fun post, Beth. 🙂 So nice to “meet” Allison. I’ve made plenty of mistakes. Just need to take some time to remember which ones yielded a good result. 🙂

  4. Absolutely! I told my husband when he expressed interest in me that he would be a mistake, as I already had figured out who I was going to marry. He actually thought that was funny. That I said that. Cocky. Irritating.

    And he’s been my husband almost 17 years. Guess he knew a thing or two and I’m glad I married what I considered a “mistake” at first. 🙂

  5. Can’t wait to meet more of Allison!

    Yep, kissing Eric was a mistake at the time…but after one hundred years of marriage – well no, not really, but sometimes it seems it’s been that long – I can say that it was the right thing…the best thing that I’ve ever done.

  6. Any mistakes I’ve made have led me to be the person I am today. Hopefully I’ve learned from them and grown. I can’t think of any that ended up being “right,” but I sure loved reading Allison’s story about hers. 🙂

  7. I like Allison already, thanks for letting us get a peek at her. I can’t wait to get to know her more, sounds like a character I can relate to.

    Mistakes, oh yes, I’ve made them. Thankfully God loves pulling what I like to call a “Genesis 5020” and turn it around for His glory.

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