Contemporary Fiction
Date Published: December 1, 2014
Publisher: Pacific Books
If one person can make a difference, just think what three can do.
Clint Westerly was a success until a fateful choice he makes tears his world all apart. Tanya Wilshire is broke but hell-bent on committing to her mother's final deathbed request. 84-year-old Seamus Harrington needs to right an ancient wrong before time runs out.
Filled with grit and determination, these three people with three different problems, an unlikely trio of unexpected allies, converge in a small Irish town to form a Triangle of Hope against all odds. Together they take a courageous stand that will forever change their world and that around them.
Praise
If you love feel-good reads with happy endings, then TRIANGLE OF HOPE is for you. "If an author can make you cry for his characters then want to hug them close and then want to do an Irish Jig with them to celebrate overcoming that much pain then you know you have read a book that will stay with you forever."- Wanda Hartzenberg, Wanda's Amazing Amazon Reviewers
It is a "fantastic read that will pull at your heart." - Lauren Alumbaugh, Goodreads librarian
SEMIFINALIST FOR THE 2015 KINDLE BOOK AWARD IN LITERARY FICTION
Excerpt:
His impending
death hung in the air like thick smog, smothering everything in its path,
obscuring a parade of ups and downs, the unevenness of thrills and chills that
defined his life’s existence. It was eerie and scary, but also rather
comforting, much like being in a warm bed on a cold night, like shivering while
being filled with excitement at what was going to happen next. The news could
very easily have been broadcast to those of his past and present, but he had
made certain that all the speakers had been turned to mute. He had made the
firm decision to meet his destiny without any chance of intervention by anyone.
He was all alone in this, his final act.
The hotel room was
a bit dark with all the lights switched off, but outside the window the sky was
as bright blue as Cinnamon’s eyes had been. At least that’s the way it looked
to Clint Westerly. For some reason his mind had suddenly flashed on Cinnamon of
all things. Cinnamon had been the perfect cat. Paul Newman eyes, he had called
them, which sparkled in the sunlight and glistened in the dark. Such beautiful
eyes. Such a wonderful cat. Such a pity that eighteen years was all the time he
had had to frolic through the world. Cinnamon had been the perfect cat, the
perfect companion. The little cat had been much more than a friend. He had
actually been like a son to both him and Sheila. Anybody who knew them would
surely concur. That’s just the way things were in their wonderful world.
Their world. What a crock! What world? Everything
gone now, vanished, disintegrated into thin air, the tiniest particles
vaporized into non-existence. Not a remnant remaining except for the tortured
thoughts brought about by that one memory that refused to disappear no matter
how painfully the ever increasing toll that it took on his physical body and on
his ever working brain, overwhelming him in the process, the remembrance
bringing him to his knees, shutting out all other thoughts as well as the rest
of the world. Darkness and clouds made up the present, and there would be no
future. How could there be? Not with the ever painful memory tearing at his
innards, wreaking havoc with the person he had once been. Obliterating the
world he had once known. Snuffing out all that he had loved, all that had made
up the world in which he had once so happily lived.
He took a big swig from the large snifter of
XO Remy Martin he held in his right hand, the cognac warming his throat at it
snaked its way into his stomach, his left hand resting on the windowsill. There
was so much beauty in the world. Just look at the trees gently blowing in the
breeze. Look at how the leaves seem to glisten as they sway in the gentle
breeze. See how the clouds out on the horizon take on the never-ending shapes
of the imagination, slowly changing shapes and colors in an endless
kaleidoscope of wondrous features, a galloping antelope, a smiling child, a
mighty elm. All one had to do is look, and wonderful scenes could be seen and
imagined, constantly evolving from one glorious image to the next.
Remember the
giggles of little tots’ faces, the tail wagging of puppies, the sound of rain
on the roof, the softness of a newly made bed, the warmth of a fire on a winter
night, the smell of coffee in the morning, the moonlit sky, a beautiful sunset,
the sound of waves crashing against the shore, the first gulp of water on a
thirsty day, the move-it-forward power of a smile from a total stranger.
Yes, life could be
so good…so why did it have to end this way? He had had it all, the most
wonderful wife in the world, a job he loved, the house of their dreams, and the
financial know-how that had provided them the opportunity to partake in the
pleasures that good food, drink, and leisure activities of their own choosing
afforded the most fortunate, which, of course they had been. Laughter had
reigned in their little world. It had been dancing, prancing, and singing all
the way, not caring who was looking or who saw. It just did not matter. All
that mattered was that they had each other, and, of course, little Cinnamon.
About the Author
Michael Meyer is the author of mysteries, thrillers, humorous fiction, and non-fiction: Love and romance, laughter and tears, thrills and fears.
As a recent retiree from a forty-year career as a professor of writing, he now lives in Southern California wine country with his wife, Kitty, and their two adorable rescue cats.
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Thank you for introducing your readers to my latest book, TRIANGLE OF HOPE.
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