Do you believe in Fate?
I must admit, I do. Fate brought me and my husband together.
I can’t say it was love at first sight. Not even close. He was a
client at the bank I worked at and curled at our local curling club. He was a
social curler. I had, and still have a bit of a competitive edge. A bit, is an
understatement. I want to win while I have fun.
So why wasn’t it love at first sight? Well, his wife had a big
say in that. Now before you ruffle your feathers, allow me to assure you, we
did not break up a happy, unhappy or anything in between marriage. A greater
being had other plans for his wife which is truly a shame. A friend, she was a
remarkable woman. My husband visits her regularly at the local cemetery to
chat.
A few months after his wife passed, the social put us on a team
together. During one of our games, he fell and banged his knee on the ice. My
first response was ‘Are you okay?’ Honest, I was sincere asking him that. I do
have a bit of a heart. But the moment he said he was fine, I burst into
laughter. He responded to my laughter with a joking ‘I hurt my %&@$% knee.’ I think he was looking for sympathy. Nope, I
wasn’t going to allow him to get all sucky. Instead of sympathizing, I howled
with laughter. I can be so mean. Then he laughed at me laughing at him. I think
deep down, we both knew, then and there, we had something special. A strong
friendship, plus.
I found myself a gentleman who still believes in chivalry. What
are the chances? I’m not overly romantic, but I do like being treated like a
lady. Hubby opens doors and assists with my coat. Sorry ladies, he does not
have a brother. I’ve been asked that more than a few times.
Best friends, we make each other laugh. Even going through
emotional storms, we bring smiles to each others faces. I think storms make a
person stronger. They make you dig for your emotional strength. We still joke about that day on the ice.
Fate brought my characters, Stewart and Natasha together. A
chance meeting at a river. It was love at first sight, but I wasn’t kind to
them. Instead, I test their fortitude with twists and turns and chuckles along
the way. I do not allow them to wallow in self pity. The saga is not a
fairytale romance. Life isn’t like that.
Stewart possesses my husband’s wit and his intelligence. Don’t
tell my husband that. It will be hard to live with his expanded ego.
I remember when I finished one of my first drafts, I gave the
electronic manuscript to my husband. An avid reader, I was half expecting him
to say, ‘hmmm, not really my thing.’ A polite way of saying, ‘I don’t like it,’
without the risk of pissing me off. A
happy wife and all that fun stuff.
Instead, his response was, ‘This is good, but you can’t end it there.’
The four-part continuing saga took me over 10 years to write.
The saga grew, new characters were added and developed. Crises and, well …
you’ll have to read it for yourself.
It began as one big book, taking the Donovan family through
generations. Too big, around 1200 pages, I decided to break the plot into 4
parts, each ending with a cliff hanger. Natasha’s Dream, Natasha’s Diary,
Natasha’s Hope and Natasha’s Legacy, making The Natasha Saga.
Speaking of reading it, I received an amazing review through
goodreads. It’s a long review so I’ll just given a wee snippet of it. The review is from Holly:
‘Sometimes I get the rare chance to read a book series or in
this case, a saga that leaves me speechless and deeply moved. This series has
touched my heart and soul at the deepest level. …Heather Greenis has done a
brilliant job as a master storyteller with this saga. Her amazing skills as an
author have resulted in a story that will touch each and every reader in the
deepest way possible.’
This review tells me, ‘mission successful. I accomplished my
goal.’ If you decide to read it, I hope you enjoy the plot.
Where can you find me you’re asking. We-ell, allow me to point you in the right
direction…
Find my books at
searchBy=author&qString=Heather+Greenis
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