Heather is a first time novelist, but is ambitious with her promotional plans. She will be pursuing media outlets such as: Print: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia magazine, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Weekly, and Philadelphia News Radio: WURD 900, WDAS 1480, WPHT 1210, and WDAS 1480 Heather is working to build a following on author-reader communities such as GoodReads, and will also be targeting book clubs in her promotions. She will also hold speaker events with book signings at local historical societies, libraries, and other community events.

Family, Food, and Fortitude. With the unexpected news of her pregnancy, Molly’s suddenly responsible husband Corey persuades her to leave her job as a sous chef in a bustling Washington DC restaurant, and move to an old fashioned, run down house in small town Pennsylvania. Stuck with a colicky newborn and a husband who loves the creaky steps, old décor, and even the broken tiles in the kitchen, Molly finds herself trapped in a life that only Corey wants—but is too busy working to enjoy.

A century earlier, the same house was home to adventurous Tish, the middle daughter of the Hess family, who yearns to leave the family delicatessen behind to travel west and paint sweeping mountain landscapes. When Tish meets Ellis, a wanderer from California, their romance carries them through World War I, but cannot survive his return to civilian life and a train crash that claims the life of many aboard. Tied by tragedy to the delicatessen, Tish must forfeit everything for her family.

After so much sacrifice, how can two women living a hundred years apart find happiness in the present, while living a life they would never choose for themselves?