Local Author's Second Book Due Out in Fall of 2005

Eleanor Burks's second book Assaulted By a memory is due out in fall of 2005. It is a southern mystery about a middle aged woman named Vera Jefferson who is traumatized by the return of a suppressed memory from her childhood. she was sexually abused as a child, and the memory is changing her life. As she struggles to regain control, she quits her job in real estate and begins a new career while contending with her hate filled mother.

A sexy magnetic man enters her life at this untimely moment and creates an unwelcome jealously.

Someone is seen living in the woods in front of Vera's house and Vera is terrified.

Will Vera adjust to her returned memory and welcome her potential suitor and will the stranger in the woods prove to be friend or foe?

Eleanor's current book Mystery Time Stories continues it's success. She has received rave reviews and Eleanor has been the featured author at bookshaven.com for the fourth month in a row. Eleanor's book is available at many retailers including amazon.com.

Currently Eleanor is working on her third southern mystery book and finishing up on the first in a series of children's books.

Eleanor says she has had a passion for writing since childhood and plans to continue her work for years to come.

The Tribune 2005