I wanted to come on here and tell you why I wrote Silver Linings.
After watching the Women’s World Cup in 2023, my love for soccer (football) was restored. I played throughout my childhood as a striker myself but just lost the love I had for it as adult responsibility took over the forefront of my thoughts.
Now as an aspiring author, I wanted to write something that showcased my love for the game, along with a story that could actually mean something.
The Idea was for this novel to always be a romance. I love Love.
But it developed into so much more than that. My own personal traumas are in this book.
I was going through a really hard time before soccer came back into my life. Really just struggling with what the point (of life) was. In a way soccer saved me. Not in a “I was gonna end it way” but in a way that helped me stop going through the motions. In a way that helped me realize how beautiful life actually is.
Watching those athletes fulfill their dreams on the highest stage instilled hope in me that I didn’t realize was missing. It gave me a drive to be better.
And I can never thank those women enough for that.
The only way I could think to give back was to share this book with you all. Something to connect to. Something to hopefully add some perspective to the readers life. To show them that they aren’t alone.
But even if you don’t read it, I hope that you keep experiencing, keep living, keep loving.
Love R.
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