A writer's journey...

Tessa came to me in the summer of 2012 and demanded I tell her story. How could I resist? For one, she was insistent, but it was really her charm and passion for life that infused me to action. Tessa has a intrinsic taste in classical music and was driven for a career in the arts when most women were getting married. She even performed in 1962 production of The Nutcracker in New York City . People who have read Hart's Choice are so touched by Tessa's story, they are moved to tears. It's even be said to me that maybe she lived in my house and that's why her life is so vivid on the page. You believe what you want to, but all I know is that this is one story that really touched my heart (and yes, I wrote it, but I'm just telling you how I feel). If your reading time is limited, or you're l ooking for a shorter read that will also touch your heart, Hart's Choice may be the book for you.  At only 17,000 words, it's an approximate two-hour read...

Today through Tuesday, April 23rd, be sure to  grab your FREE copy  on  Amazon  and tell others about it! For the lucky ones, there is a love so powerful that when it comes along, it changes everything. As teenagers, just a chance meeting at a county fair, would change Barry and Tessa's lives forever. Yet with a summer romance that didn't fully blossom and ended without warning, two hearts were torn apart by time and circumstance. Tessa pursued her love of dance and found herself a ballerina in the 1962 production of The Nutcracker in New York City. But she still thought of Barry.   Reunited nearly a decade later, only to be ripped apart by war and loss, Tessa wonders if they will ever be together and dreams fulfilled. 18,000 words

September is World Alzheimer's Month, and I thought what better time would there be than this to release my novella HART'S CHOICE .  Proceeds from the sale of this book are going to the Alzheimer Society of Canada--but not just for the month of September, ongoing. Here's my author note regarding HART'S CHOICE : When a character calls out to you from the realm of your imagination and insists you tell their story, it’s like magic.  Nothing can beat the rush that comes with the exploration of new characters and their world.  True fun also comes into play when these revelations take you in an unexpected direction from what you normally write. This happened to me with Tessa of HART’S CHOICE.  What had began as a short story became a novella and has the potential of one day becoming a full length novel—a project I may revisit. My wish is that all can enjoy this story of life, with its highs and lows, celebrations and losses.  I hope you find this stor...