"Abandon thought and let the dream descend." - "Past the Point of No Return," The Phantom of the Opera music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. December 23, 2009 Happy Holidays everyone! My first novel Just Be is now available on amazon.com Make sure to head over to the store section for a direct link December 3, 2009 Just Be has arrived just in time for your holiday shopping. What better gift to give to someone than the gift of adventure, mystery, and laughs all in one book? Head over to the store section to find out where you can purchase a copy, and be one of the first people to get your hands on a copy of the novel. August 16, 2009 Go on over and read my latest blog entry and catch up on some new music in the playlist section July 5, 2009 New Blog up for you all to read. Also you can now follow Rfreitasbooks on twitter and become a fan of Rfreitas books on Facebook. Go to the links page to find out how.Want to sign up for the Rfreitas Books E-list and recieve newsletters about the latest happenings before anyone else? Get yourself a subscription by heading over to the contacts page The Playlist section has been updated with 50 new songs. Go check it out. You know you want to. Rachelfreitas.com is officially launched. First Book Just Be to be released Fall 2009. Stay tuned for updates and a whole lot more. This is only the beginning. Synopsis of Just Be . . . Half of the picturesque, New England town of Portview is keeping a secret. A secret that has effected nobody more than a sarcastic, moody, 16 year old girl. Ivy Woodman thinks her summer will be like all the other ones in recent years. Stuck attending summer school, working a minimum wage job, and babysitting her little brother. But, everything changes when she meets Christian Archer, someone she detests from their first encounter, is shrouded in as much secrecy and mystery as her, and whom she feels inexplicably drawn to. Shortly after Christian's arrival in town, teenagers start turning up dead and Ivy finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery, where everyone, even herself, is suspect. Ivy has been told of her destiny, yet she knows fate has other plans. Is Christian there to help her? Or is he the root of everything wrong in her life?