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.
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Excerpt One:
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.
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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/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VEMcCullough
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