_ Contemporary Women's Fiction:
“I started writing contemporary women's fiction in October of 2009 after some great conversation with fellow indexers at an indexing meeting, one of whom had already published several novels. I was told, ‘The quickest way to get published is to write a Harlequin.’ Well, Harlequin didn’t want the kind of stories and characters I write, but thankfully other people do!”
“I started writing contemporary women's fiction in October of 2009 after some great conversation with fellow indexers at an indexing meeting, one of whom had already published several novels. I was told, ‘The quickest way to get published is to write a Harlequin.’ Well, Harlequin didn’t want the kind of stories and characters I write, but thankfully other people do!”
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Sometimes people just connect. That is the way librarian Kate Murray feels when she meets Maggie McCallum, a lonely, troubled young teen. And when she meets Maggie’s father, Dr. Michael McCallum, a few days later, Kate fears she may fall hard for them both. But there is a mystery in this family: a missing mother and wife whose death left both daughter and husband burdened with guilt. It takes a shared interest in Shakespearean theater, a horrendous thunderstorm, and a willingness to let go of the past for these three to become a family.
Sometimes people just connect. That is the way librarian Kate Murray feels when she meets Maggie McCallum, a lonely, troubled young teen. And when she meets Maggie’s father, Dr. Michael McCallum, a few days later, Kate fears she may fall hard for them both. But there is a mystery in this family: a missing mother and wife whose death left both daughter and husband burdened with guilt. It takes a shared interest in Shakespearean theater, a horrendous thunderstorm, and a willingness to let go of the past for these three to become a family.
A Chance For Life is currently out of print due to the publisher's closing. Please contact me about purchasing a copy, and stay tuned for a new edition and the sequel ...
Abandoned at birth and shuffled from foster home to foster home, Sam Merrin has never wanted children of her own. Nevertheless, she feels passionate about giving the unborn the same chance at life she had been given when something, or someone, had led her own mother to both give birth and leave her on a church doorstep rather than have an abortion or simply throw her away.
Sam's convictions will be put to the test, however, when Cassie, a cynical pregnant woman, gives her an ultimatum: either Sam legally adopts her baby or else Cassie will get an abortion. Can Sam give up life as she knows it for another woman's child she never wanted? How can she not, though? When you're passionate in your beliefs, sacrifices are sometimes required, and Sam soon realizes she must be willing to make a huge one if Cassie's baby is to have A Chance for Life.
As unexpected motherhood becomes a reality, Sam learns the depth of a mother's love and how to accept the love others are so ready to give.
Abandoned at birth and shuffled from foster home to foster home, Sam Merrin has never wanted children of her own. Nevertheless, she feels passionate about giving the unborn the same chance at life she had been given when something, or someone, had led her own mother to both give birth and leave her on a church doorstep rather than have an abortion or simply throw her away.
Sam's convictions will be put to the test, however, when Cassie, a cynical pregnant woman, gives her an ultimatum: either Sam legally adopts her baby or else Cassie will get an abortion. Can Sam give up life as she knows it for another woman's child she never wanted? How can she not, though? When you're passionate in your beliefs, sacrifices are sometimes required, and Sam soon realizes she must be willing to make a huge one if Cassie's baby is to have A Chance for Life.
As unexpected motherhood becomes a reality, Sam learns the depth of a mother's love and how to accept the love others are so ready to give.
Second Chances (Working title for the sequel to A Chance for Life; not yet published)
Fifteen years ago, Cathy Day abandoned her son at birth, forcing him upon another woman who reluctantly agreed to take responsibility for him. She has since turned her life around, devoting herself to serving the inner city poor. But can she ever forgive herself for what she was before, and can she ever allow herself to believe she is worth loving? (Click "Download File" to read sample chapter.)
Fifteen years ago, Cathy Day abandoned her son at birth, forcing him upon another woman who reluctantly agreed to take responsibility for him. She has since turned her life around, devoting herself to serving the inner city poor. But can she ever forgive herself for what she was before, and can she ever allow herself to believe she is worth loving? (Click "Download File" to read sample chapter.)
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Dini (2006-2013)
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