The Joy of Falling

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Eva and Angela must learn to live again. One step at a time.

It has been fifteen months since Eva and Angela lost their thrill-seeking husbands in a scuba diving accident. Both women are trying to navigate their way through the grief, but neither one is making much progress. Angela is barely making ends meet, angry at her husband for leaving her to raise three children on her own. Meanwhile, Eva is stuck, unable to move forward after losing the love of her life and her source of inspiration.

But then Eva gets a life-changing phone call. Before Brent and Wes died, they had signed up for a race of a lifetimean ultra-marathon in beautiful New Zealand. Eva begs Angela to run the race with her in their husbands place, and Angela finally agrees, hoping to finally understand her husband's choices.

Training is exhausting, and the race is even more demanding. Their journey grows more complicated by the presence of two menMarc is Brents best friend who is running the race with Eva and Angela, and Simon King is a writer who is covering their inspiring story. With every step, Eva and Angela must ask themselves questions that they havent had the courage to ask before. As the women literally put one foot in front of the other, they wonder: Is it possible to find their way forward in hope

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'Harrel (The Secrets of Paper and Ink) delves into pain and grief in this fine inspirational. . .Harrel's honest portrayal of two women struggling with grief, healing, and moving forward with their lives will appeal to any fan of inspirational fiction.' * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

Lindsay Harrel is a lifelong book nerd who lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training. She's held a variety of writing and editing jobs over the years, and now juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with writing novels. When she's not writing or chasing after her children, Lindsay enjoys making a fool of herself at Zumba, curling up with anything by Jane Austen, and savoring sour candy one piece at a time. Connect with her at www.LindsayHarrel.com.