Whispers of the Heart

Book Description

Cass decides to spend some time in retreat, to heal her heart and recover.  Slowly, she pulls herself back on track, ready once more to face the world, and again, her world is turned upside down.  An unexpected telephone relationship grows between Cass and Trevor, a friend of the family – a relationship that could change her life, forever.

Author's notes:

What can I say?  This was the book that changed my life, and launched me into this new world of a published author.  Writing this book was a lifelong dream of mine, and even if I never wrote another word, my dream would be fulfilled.  But it's like opening a box of mixed chocolates -- you can't just stop with one.  You have to keep going and going -- sampling each new flavor because you may just discover something that tops the first bite! 

I loved Cass from the very beginning.  I wanted to portray her as smart, savvy and confident.  But even a woman in charge grieves over the loss of her husband and best friend, and I thought how she strives to pull the broken pieces of her life back together and go on, could make a great story.  Danny is the man that every woman dreams about having in her life.  And Trevor has a touch more reality -- loving, but flawed.

I wrote the first draft of this book in about 5 months, then revised it for about four more.  I submitted it to AmErica House in October of 1999 and got the publishing contract in February.  And the rest, as they say, is history!

Tally:  Whispers was accepted by the first publisher I submitted it to.

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