An Odd Novel Connection

There's a definite connection between my historical best-seller, When Winter is Past, and the contemporary novel, With Summer's Songs. Tara in With Summer's Songs inherits the stone farmhouse from When Winter Is Past, and Sean finds Beth's journal for Tara to read. The journal helps her see the mistakes she's made and correct them. But since the tie between the two is so thin, I don't call them a series or consider With Summer's Songs to be a sequel.

In With Summer's Songs, Tara Kildare’s sister gives her a cruise so she can escape her troubles for a while. Her husband had become abusive but was killed in Iraq. Now his parents are trying to gain custody of her son, Ricky. On board, she meets Officer Sean Murphy, an optimistic Irishman. Her lawyer is telling her a husband might help her keep Ricky. But with her trust of men so low, does she dare give Sean the chance he seems to want?

Not only is With Summer's Songs in print and e-versions, but it is also on amazon audible. When Winter Is Past will likely be the next book I put on audible after The Farmers Series comes out. Promise is finished and will be out as soon as amazon approves it. My narrator only lacks two more chapters in completing Peace, and I've selected the narrator to produce Pardon. I plan to start When Winter Is Past as soon as Peace is released. I find that keeping two audibles in the works is about right for me. The process is slow.

If you've read and enjoyed When Winter Is Past, you'll need to read With Summer's Songs. If you haven't read When Winter Is Past, you may want to do so. The two novels, although so different in many ways, have a unique connection that most readers will enjoy.

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