Excerpts:

They had all been prepared for this moment by their father. He wasn’t the kind of man to shield his pain or keep secrets. A rarity, some might say. Once he knew the diagnosis was definite and there was nothing else the doctors could do, he gathered them all with courage to walk them through exactly what would happen – right down to his final
moments.

“3-6-9… The goose drank wine. The monkey chewed tobacco on the sweet Caroline, the line broke, the monkey got choked, and they all went to heaven…”

Soon, both of them fell asleep. In her dream, Emily found herself swimming in a big ocean. A dolphin swam beside her. She reached out and touched its smooth, wet skin. When she looked into the dolphin’s eye, she saw her father’s face reflected there.

Michael felt the smoothness of his freshly shaved face with his hand. He preferred to shave as little as possible but had to admit the smooth face was a younger look to the haggard beard he used to sprout when he was drinking. Moments like these made Michael reflect on the past— feeling grateful for the new person he had become, though he occasionally winced at memories of what he used to be.

But it wasn’t just the puma’s physicality that haunted her—it was the feeling it evoked. To Emily, it wasn’t just an animal; it was something more. Something sacred. She began to think of it as a benevolent angel, a protector sent to guide her through these turbulent times.

!!! The cover is not AI! Sorry if it’s not great but it’s all I can afford for now. The book is great though. Click on image to purchase a copy.