1106 Grand Boulevard

1106 Grand Boulevard

Product DescriptionWill Billie Jean find true love and happiness?All her life, Billie Jean Sloane, a charismatic, exquisite, small-town beauty, has been desired and spoiled by men. At sixteen, following a tragedy involving her first husband--the love of her life--she is heartbroken. Unable to forgive or forget, her parents take drastic measures to keep them apart.The vain, yet innocent, Billie Jean--one of seven siblings--is swept from her humble beginnings at 1106 Grand Boulevard in the Midwestern town of Hamilton, Ohio to a luxurious life-style in Phoenix, Arizona and other fascinating locales... through a World War II marriage and a Mafia scare in Sacramento, California... to vicious seduction at Lake Tahoe... to the fabulous wealth of the San Francisco Sinclairs, real estate and jewelry tycoons. Then back to her hometown to search for her first husband.This story takes you through Billie Jean's seven marriages and sixty-four years--1933 to 1997--of happiness and tragedy. Always searching for her first love and her childhood, the enchanting child/woman captivates many men along the way, each wealthier than the one before ... each sending her scurrying back to 1106 Grand Boulevard, a trail of broken hearts in her wake.1106 Grand Boulevard is the story of passions that last a lifetime; of family love and betrayal; of spousal abuse and sadistic child abuse; a story of Billie Jean's desperate search for happiness, self-worth, and maturity ... a story of people needing people and people using people.Review1106 Grand Boulevard reads like Harold Robbins's The Carpetbaggers, but with a beautiful woman in the lead. -- Paul Kyriazi, Hollywood movie director (Omega Cop), author of How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle, Hard Rock LoversBetty Dravis is a dynamic writer! It was hard for me to put this book down! -- Katherine A. Becker, Hamilton City Council personEdge-of-your-seat suspense. Dravis grabs the reader up front. A pageturner story that tugs the emotional heart strings. -- David E. Meadows, author of the best-selling Joint Task Force and Sixth Fleet seriesAbout the AuthorBetty Dravis (nee Barger), the author, was born in Hamilton, Ohio where her natural writing ability was nurtured by s great school system, caring teachers, and a loving family. She is a sensitive writer, adept in many genres.This is her third book. Dravis, a former newspaper publisher and long-time California journalist, also hosted a Cable TV talk show. She has five surviving children, one angel in Heaven, nine grandchildren, and two greats. She resides in San Jose, California, where she is currently writing a horror novel and fine-tuning two more children's books. She is an honorary Kentucky Colonel, a member of Romance Writers of America and Sigma Delta Chi.