Samantha searches for her new identity after her three kids have left the nest and she's forced to reconsider the next years of her life. Samantha heads to Italy to meet her husband Michael and soon discovers he has secrets and an agenda of his own that could change their lives forever.
Life has had its way with them and nothing is quite what they’d imagined it would be. Over seven days in one of the most romantic countries in the world, Samantha faces the past she thought she had overcome and begins to redefine her role as a woman, wife and mother.
“In this debut novel, two empty nesters in their 50s struggle to save their marriage as secrets come to the surface… In the sun-kissed Tuscany region of Italy, Samantha is reexamining her life and her 25-year marriage to Michael. The ensuing narrative gives Samantha’s choices the gravitas they deserve as she vacillates between different paths to take... revealing the difficulty of navigating a troubled relationship.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“A true page-turner! Haven’t felt like this about a book in forever – or since 50 Shades!”
– Anna Stone, Principal, Stone Partners
“A book not only for empty-nesters, but for everyone who needs to feel that we are not alone on this journey… this dance...our lives.”
– Pamela Robins, Author, Meditating With Animals