Pre-Devoted

by James Wallace

Australian currency options trader and devout fatalist Sebastian Swift waited his whole life to meet "the one." But when he finally bumped into French surf instructor Josie Moreau on the streets of New York, he had just received the prophecy that he had only nine years to live.
Hardwired to believe that destiny is inevitable, Sebastian ignores the future and embraces the present as their passionate romance blossoms over a brilliant week in New York. But as the power of their love becomes apparent, so do the signs of his dark fate.
Does he love her enough to walk away, or will he tempt fate? How far will Josie go to be with her pre-devoted love?
Pre-Devoted is a thought-provoking contemporary romance about the power of true and eternal love and its relationship with free will.

266 pages, Hardcover

Published September 23, 2021

About the author

James I. Wallace, Ph.D., has spent his career practicing as a clinical psychologist, educational psychologist, and sport psychologist. He has practiced golf a lot, too, with little success. He has earned his knowledge of aikido by serving as the chief instructor (Sensei) of two dojos in Southern California and one in Ithaca, NY, before running the Colgate University Aikido Club in Hamilton, NY, the past quarter of a century. He lives there with his wife, Colgate University Professor Ann Jane Tierney, and he teaches P.E. courses in wellness, as well. They have two young adult daughters, Jasmine and Gemma, striving to live well in Virginia and Colorado, respectively.

In addition to his more recent book, Holy Rollers, Dr. Wallace is the author of a nonfiction book about the physical and mental aspects of athletics, [Book:On Target: Comparative Challenges of Sports & Games|31917960], along with several magazine articles about aikido.