THE CHAPELS ON THE HILLS
by Virginia McCullough
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BLURB:
When
tragedy struck, Sonia and Aaron’s reason to be together seemed to slip away,
along with the love they once shared. Both believe they’ll find closure at an
event dedicating a music pavilion to their son, allowing them to say a final
goodbye and freeing them to commit to new relationships. But instead of finding
peace, memories of the life they shared with their son, Matt, stir up
unexpected feelings, prompting them to relive both sweet and painful times of
their shared memories of the life they shared…
And they can’t forget Matt’s special
gift…
By age five, Matt’s cello teacher
declared him a child prodigy. But life with a prodigy can become complicated
and even strains Aaron and Sonia’s marriage. Sonia is forced to balance her
commitment to Matt and his music with running Chapel’s Botanical Garden, a
business she created to save Aaron’s family’s land. Aaron’s law practice leads
him to high-profile cases all over the country. Aaron is concerned about music
dominating Matt’s childhood, but he eventually understands his son’s gift is
already leading him to a life far away from their home in Lady’s River,
Wisconsin.
When Matt is taken from them
unexpectedly, Aaron and Sonia turn in different directions, eventually going
their separate ways. It seems to be working…or is it? For Sonia and Aaron, only
a trip through the past will allow them to redeem the future—perhaps even find
a shared future again.
He
had to make a decision and stick to it. For days, Aaron had shifted back and
forth between a firm choice to attend the dedication of the pavilion and an
equally strong conviction to skip the event altogether. Nothing worked harder
on the knot of tension in his gut than indecision.
He
picked up the announcement and scanned it once again. It had Sonia’s
fingerprints all over it. Well, not literally, but the neat, easy-to-read
embossed lettering matched her taste. Aaron no longer followed the Unity Flight
Family Group’s activities as closely as he once had, but when he’d first heard
their plan to build an open-air pavilion on the site of the plane crash he’d
known instantly it had been Sonia’s idea. The dedication of this final memorial
also marked the five-year anniversary of the day they lost Matt forever.
Aaron
pushed his chair back from the desk and made his way to the window that spanned
the outside wall. On a clear day, he could look down from his twentieth floor
office and see the Chicago River below, but that afternoon heavy rain pelted
the glass, blocking the view he usually found comforting. He’d lived most of
his fifty years in a small town where a river served as the one constant, a
reference point for home. Maybe that explained why he’d been drawn to the river
in his adopted city, the place where he’d resolved to start over and build a
new life.
Absently
slapping the announcement into the palm of his other hand, he rationalized that
he could use the weather as an excuse not to go to the dedication ceremony. Or,
he could beg off because of scheduled weekend depositions
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bestselling author Virginia
McCullough’s fiction titles include Amber Light, Greta's Grace, Island Healing,
Book 1 of her St. Anne's Island Series, and The Chapels on the Hill. The Jacks
of Her Heart, which releases in May 2015, offers a lighter take on romance in
middle-age. Her novels offer hope, healing, and plenty of second chances—and
her characters always share some fun and laughter along the way, too.
A lifelong writer, Virginia
has written over 100 books as a ghostwriter or coauthor. Her clients include
well-known doctors, lawyers, professional speakers, and individuals with a
story to tell. She’s come to see that her nonfiction work also offers readers
hope and healing. Virginia coauthored (w/Lynda McDaniel) Write Your Book Now
and Storytelling Toolkit, both available on amazon.com. She currently lives in
Wisconsin. Visit Virginia online:
Website: http://www.virginiamccullough.com/
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