Before I Die

"Before I die, I want to fall in love again” begins the story of a 50-something woman's quest to experience, just once more, that head over heels feeling of young love. The only problem is her husband.

Linda Laverly wants to fall in love again—to experience deep in her soul that head-over-heels, I’m-crazy-about-you feeling just once more. Time is running out, she thinks; her sister died at fifty-five, and Linda is just one year shy of that milestone. So she leaves Brian, her predictable, dependable, faithful, but unromantic husband of thirty-two years to try to find a spark again. Is her quest worth risking her family, her job, her reputation, her faith? As she wrestles with issues of aging and self-image, anger and betrayal, she finds the love she’s longing for where she least expects it. But if she’s to have it, she must make the one sacrifice she isn’t ready to make.

A writer with a passion for teaching and speaking, Michele Huey writes an award-winning weekly newspaper column and mentors budding writers. Her debut novel, The Heart Remembers, enjoys a 5-star rating, as does her short story, “Gracie’s Gift,” Volume One of her Fifth Wheel series. She’s an avid (sometimes rabid) Pirates fan and grandmother; loves baseball, Italian food, and hiking; and makes the best homemade pizza around. Michele and her husband, Dean, live in western Pennsylvania and have three grown children and five grandchildren.

Visit Michele online: www.michelethuey.com