Filled with heartbreak and betrayal, triumph and fulfillment, THE PROPER Time is an intimate, richly rewarding novel about going after one’s passion and being successful beyond one’s wildest dreams. Discontinued by her mom at age group seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in the mysteries she reads with her dedicated father-and soon she is writing them herself, gradually graduating to dark, complex crime stories that reflect skill, imagination, and talent significantly beyond her years. After her father’s untimely death, at about The Right Period fourteen Alex is usually taken in from the nuns of an area convent, where she discovers twenty-six moms to take the place of the main one she dropped, and the time and encouragement to go after her gift. Alex writes in every spare minute, gripped by the plots and styles and people that fill up her mind. Midway through college, she has finished a novel-and manages to find a seasoned agent, and a publisher. But simply because she climbs the ladder of publishing achievement, she resolutely adheres to her father’s admonition: Males read criminal offense thrillers by men only-and so Alexandra Winslow publishes beneath the pseudonym Alexander Green, her true identity known and then those closest to her, and creating a dual lifestyle which isolates her. Her secret lifestyle as the mysterious and brilliantly successful Alexander Green-and her very own life being a talented youthful woman-expose her to the envious, the arrogant, and Hollywood players who have no idea who she really is. Always, the right time to open up seems simply out of reach, and would cost her dearly. Once her double life and fame are established, the price of the simple truth is constantly too high.