Our March Guest: DARLENE CORBETT

A huge welcome to our guest author! Darlene, I so enjoyed your article, and "hearing" how you came to be in the publishing industry. Thank you for sharing your story with us. 

Over to you...

 

 

Hello, everyone!

First, I’d like to say thank you, Delia, for offering this platform. Just the title, Brushing Wings, creates a glittering warmth. I think of And he will raise you up on Eagle’s Wings. Imagine that lovely scene

Now about me. God ushered me into the world a month early. I also became a licensed therapist at a very young age. However, he didn’t call me to write until my fifties, with my first book published when I turned sixty-one.

My writing encompassed inspirational non-fiction. And I never considered writing fiction until God whispered to me, “Your next chapter.”

I listened and dipped my toe into fiction. And what a journey it has been. A different dialect from non-fiction. I say dialect versus language because some elements overlap. However, much does not. To me, the craft of fiction writing exhilarates, raises my soul to another level. Not an easy endeavor. Editing can be excruciating, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

After many mishaps, I persisted, and in May 2024, WordCrafts Press released my first novel, Visible, a romantic women’s fiction. The story involves a fifty-five-year-old widowed therapist who runs a group for five stuck individuals, forcing her to examine her own issues. My debut novel received the 2024 Storytrade Award for Contemporary Christian Fiction.

In February 2026, WordCrafts Press published my second novel, Mesmerize, a contemporary romance. Therapy threads through it. How can it not? However, it’s much more and involves storytelling. Here’s the back cover blurb:

Set against the backdrop of Las Vegas, Boston, and Dubai, a dazzling romance comes to life. Can a storyteller win back the love of her life through tales sprinkled with faith and love?

Boston-based Delphina Tulasi, a therapeutic storyteller, has shunned men.

A year after a major betrayal, she accompanies her mother, Lucia, a matchmaker, to Las Vegas to help her run an exclusive speed-dating event.

Alexander O’Hara, a CFO with secrets of his own, accepts Lucia’s invitation to attend. He meets Delphina and becomes mesmerized. They go out on a date in Las Vegas and return to Boston, where their love blossoms.

All goes well until Alex goes on a long business trip to Dubai. A visit from someone in her past confuses Delphina and lures her back to a previous relationship, prompting her to break up with Alex.

After a few dates with her ex, Delphina recognizes the mistake she’s made and becomes determined to win Alex back. She uses her creativity, spins stories based on truth and faith, and sends them in videos across the internet.

Will it work?

I invite you to check out Mesmerize.

https://www.amazon.com/Mesmerize-Darlene-Corbett/dp/1967649413

If you choose to read it, I am honored. Along with Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online bookstores carry my novel.

To learn more about me, please visit www.DarleneCorbett.com, where you can sign up for my short and sweet newsletter.

Thank you again, Delia.

You are most welcome! I'm honored to have had you as a guest, and I pray you sell at least a million books -- they sound amazing.

Readers, I hope you'll take a moment to leave a comment for our guest. If you have questions for her, ask them. Comments? They are encouraged. Most importantly, make sure we let Darlene know what a pleasure it's been to brush wings with her today.