What is Heaven's Valley about?

Mandy Amsel is an outspoken boisterous young woman, a junior in high school, and she just got herself a new car. Her best friend, Kendra Darlin, is a bashful yet adventurous young artist, with a dream to illustrate cartoons, and to marry her high school crush; that is of course as soon as she is brazen enough to pursue him. Together, they head out for a night of loud music, and sugar induced euphoria without parents, or rules, or even a care in the world.  

Jonathan Mason, a thirty-five-year-old columnist for a local art magazine, had just landed himself a publishing contract for his very first novel, and so to celebrate, he sets out for an evening on the town with his mistress. It is a night of drinking and reckless driving that would bring their disparate worlds to a crossroads. How can one go on as a survivor after losing all they had ever known and loved? How can one live with themselves carrying the heavy burden of guilt, having become the root of their woe? How can anyone forgive, or forget what happened that night when Hell found Heaven’s Valley? 

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So I have unintentionally started a new novel last week. A powerful story that follows a young girl as she struggles over the loss of her best friend in a tragic car accident, and the man responsible for the death as he tries to reconcile with the families of whom he has damaged as a result of his reckless actions. A tale about love, anger, loss, and the greatest challenge to those whom have lost everything; forgiveness.
More info on that project as it develops. The working title is Heaven's Valley.
In other news, I'll be taking a break from the Chronicles stories to really focus on the development of my upcoming historic fiction, Goddess in Flames. I'm hoping to have a few more short stories ready to post in a week or two. I want to creat at least ten Chronicle stories which are all set in the world of GIF, but it all boils down on the spare time I will have available to me from now and until the deadline of my historic fiction. However, that is not to say that once I free up some space in my schedule after I finish the book, that I won't continue to write more Chronicle stories. I have tons of ideas for that. I may even release a book later that will contain all of my short stories that were set in that world.
This week I am also beginning an all new pinup sketch. I'll post the snap shots of my progress here on my blog.
Speaking of art! Next week on the 5th of February, I will be heading out to Tampa Bay to draw live caricatures at the Florida State Fair, which starts on the 6th. I hope to see you all there!


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