Lost and Found: Stories of Resilience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798891328167)

Four stories of women and men facing heartbreaking or dangerous situations, sometimes of their own making, sometimes not, and the courage and resilience needed to overcome them. Note: these are adult situations with adult language.

"A Chance Encounter"

A late spring snowstorm and a minor traffic incident bring Ryan Boyd and Sara Roberts and her three children together. The relationship develops and things begin to look promising, until...

"I Love You, Mom"

Police sergeant Shannon Stevens, her husband, college professor Dennis, and their daughters, sixteen-year-old Abby and ten-year-old Zoe, are an African-American family living the middle-class dream-until Jamie Douglas, an abused, white, runaway thirteen-year-old, enters their lives as a foster child, reigniting a painful loss from Shannon's past.

"Three Sisters"

Sister 1. Amanda Morris is the poster girl for "Rich Bitch," until she meets Chris Will. Sister 2. Carrie Morris from "Manda's" past. Sister 3. Hailey Will, Chris's younger sister. Amanda's problems stem from guilt upon guilt, until her path crosses with Justine and she finds out what real trouble is. Carrie, Hailey, and Justine create the perfect storm for Amanda.

"Lost and Found"

Twenty-eight-year-old Gina Keller and sixty-four-year-old Mark Newman suffer devastating losses; her one-year-old daughter and his wife of thirty-three years. Fate brings them together as they search for the final solution to their pain, but helps them decide they could and should go on. This new father-daughter relationship, opposed by her mother and his sister, is further complicated by the arrival of his son, Craig.