Letters for Lucien (Coming Jan 2024 from The Wild Rose Press)

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Mature newlyweds Mathew and Sunny Ellis are living every parents' worst nightmare--that of burying a child. Three weeks after the death of his newborn son, Mathew returns to his successful accounting firm, praying his career and a normal daily routine will put him on the path to true healing. Meanwhile, Sunny, a former NASA atmospheric researcher, has retreated into herself. She's become a ghost-like figure, drifting silently around the home they share in a desirable Houston neighborhood. Mathew fears he's lost Sunny forever. Sunny's pain runs so deep, she's not sure she wants to be found. 

Letters For Lucien opens by revealing their tragedy, then backtracks to highlight the blissful months of Mathew and Sunny's whirlwind courtship, leading up to their heartbreaking loss. Neither are aware that the other is secretly writing letters to their unborn son--letters that reveal the greatest joys of finally finding love after 40, as well as their darkest fears of impending parenthood--especially at their age. Sunny's father, Huck, has also penned letters, as has Mathew's best friend and surrogate father, Leo. When Sunny discovers some of the letters, she finds herself at a crossroads. Will the honest words of the loving men in her life be enough to bring her back? 

Letters for Lucien contains heart-warming moments filled with romance and humor, as well as those which are gut-wrenching, guaranteed to make readers ugly cry.All Rights Reserved

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