Juliet hasn’t seen Damon in nearly three years, or heard from him after the devastating letter his new 'soul mate' sent her. When the chance of a new life in Chicago appears, free of her shattered family and haunting memories, Juliet resolves to let nothing get in her way. But whispers of love resurface and she must choose between her heart and a destiny that something doesn’t want her to find.
“There’s some kind of malevolent force in the universe that throws curve balls at you when you’re about to start some great thing, head down a really important road.” Hap's words to Juliet echo through the past and her potential future as she strives for acceptance at the prestigious MacLaren School of Art, as well as works toward a summer internship that will take her far away from all the places full of painful memories that surround her at home. But when curve balls named Al and Josh and Adam pull her in other directions, she must decide where-- and with whom-- her future really lies.
Maria Keffler lives in Arlington, VA near (but not in) the cemetery with her STEM-y hubs and three darling cherubs who all wish they were only children. Maria is a co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, which helps individuals, families, churches, and organizations navigate transgender ideology. Ms. Keffler is also a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, a watchdog group in Arlington, VA, which works to safeguard parents’ rights and children’s safety in public education. An author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology, Ms. Keffler has fought to protect children from unethical activism and dangerous policies around sexuality and transgender ideology since 2018. She is also an award-seeking novelist/blogger, and is writing her next book, as well as working on a simple formula to predict prime numbers to infinity. She lives in Arlington, Virginia (USA), with her husband and three teenage children.