New Contract with Publisher

With Covid, the lockdown, me having three back surgeries in a row then getting Covid, rebound Covid and long Covid…I’ve been a mess (like so many others) …but I’m back. During all this, I wrote a book called “Unrequited”. It’s Book 1 in The Widower Whisperers Series. I plan on talking more about it…how I came up with the concept of the Widower Whisperers, who was inspirational and all the wonderful people who have helped me through all this to make it possible. Today, however, I’d like to share an excerpt that I shared on Facebook yesterday just to give a little hint what the story’s all about. I hope you enjoy.

So, I posted here last March that I’d gotten a contract on my manuscript, “Unrequited” Book 1 in The Widower Whisperer Series. Gosh, it’s been a long process. It’s currently in proofreading then will come back to me for one last go around. Once we have a release date, it will be available for pre-order. I’ve been asked about sharing some excerpts and snippets to set the mood…

His head was bent but Elaine could see the trace of a tear escape from the corner of his eye. She stretched forward and ruffled his hair. “Could we get back to Sally?”

“Yes, let’s,” Thomas mumbled without looking up.

“I was just reading an article about her and some of her girlfriends starting a business called the ‘The Widower Whisperers’. Ghastly name I know and doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but catchy.

“They evidently help widowed and divorced men…newbies, they call them, get back into the swing of life and train them how to do the things their wives did for them, as well as getting them ready to start dating…I think they even have a course called ‘Women 101’. When I first saw their ad about four months ago, I kind of thought it was a ridiculous idea and had no clue Sally was involved. But it looks like they’re doing really well and have so many male clients that they’re going to branch out to females soon.”

“That’s charming and I wish them all the luck in the world, but it has absolutely nothing to do with us.”

“Well, if you think about it, it really is a good idea. It’s hard for most people to start over. You know what it was like after you and Gayle divorced. I remember what it was like dating after Jake died, before I met you. It was horrible. Men were absolute idiots, thinking they were suave and debonaire. You’d go to dinner, and they’d be putting down the ex, drinking too much, start trying to hold your hand and talking about back rubs…” She shivered and ran her hands over her arms. “It was creepy, and I don’t imagine it’s gotten any better as we’ve aged.”