Fixing Delilah (December 2010)
“We all long for what could have been.”
Things in Delilah Hannaford’s life have a tendency to fall apart. She used to be a good student, but she can’t seem to keep it together anymore. Her “boyfriend” isn’t much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a Hannaford tradition.
Over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family’s painful past. Can even her most shattered relationships be pieced together again?
Rich with emotion, FIXING DELILAH is a powerful story of family, love, and self-discovery.
Twenty Boy Summer (June 2009)
“Don’t worry, Anna. I’ll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it.”
“Okay.”
“Promise me? Promise you won’t say anything?”
“Don’t worry.” I laughed. “It’s our secret, right?”
According to Anna’s best friend, Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there’s a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie–she’s already had her romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.
TWENTY BOY SUMMER explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every beautiful moment life has to offer.
[...] 20 Boy Summer is a beautifully written story of love, friendship, summer romances, and dealing with grief. At times I was so consumed with the character’s grief that I felt I had lost a potential love. I admit I cried and grieved anew during the journal and ocean scene. This is a healing title that does not downplay the roller-coaster of emotions after the death of a friend/brother/boyfriend/son. Yet 20 Boy Summer helps us move through our grief to learn how to continue with life and how to savor each moment. [...]