Retreat

by Kathleen Shoop, Denise Weaver, Phil Giunta

A compelling new read from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat. From the Lehigh Mountains of Pennsylvania, to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, across the Atlantic to Ireland and Italy, and south of the equator to Belize and Africa, our heroes are in search of the illusive inspiration to create a life of their dreams. The quest leads them through forests and jungles, by carriage and train and plane, into libraries and flower shops, and even a convent and a monastery. Retreat celebrates the 10th anniversary of Mindful Writers Retreats and explores a variety of definitions of retreat through fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. This collection has it all and we are grateful for your continued support throughout the years. You help make the writing process worth it! 



Lorraine Donohue Bonzelet 

Gloria Bostic 

Deborah Hetrick Catanese 

Jennifer D. Diamond 

Judy England-McCarthy 

Phil Giunta 

Kimberly Kurth Gray 

Hilary Hauck 

Cindy Hill (Moldovan)

Donna Lucas 

Amy Morley 

Carol Schoenig 

Kathleen Shoop 

Melinda Tauler 

Lisa Valli 

Denise Weaver 

Michele Savaunah Zirkle



Proceeds benefit House of Ruth, Maryland.

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 21, 2025

About the author

Bestselling author, Kathleen Shoop, holds a PhD in reading education and has more than 20 years of experience in the classroom. She writes historical fiction, women’s fiction and romance. Shoop’s novels have garnered various awards in the Independent Publisher Book Awards, Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Indie Excellence Awards, Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the San Francisco Book Festival. Kathleen has been featured in USA Today and the Writer’s Guide to 2013. Her work has appeared in The Tribune-Review, four Chicken Soup for the Soul books and Pittsburgh Parent magazine. She lives in Oakmont, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.