I’m delighted to announce that my latest full-length novel, Miles Left Yet, is now available.
With Miles Left Yet,
I move into yet another new genre, this time boomer lit.
Love Has No Age Limit
A road trip for a motley crew from
the Granite Ridge Retirement Community—in a vintage Mustang convertible, no
less—quickly turns into an adventure of second chances, fresh starts, and the
discovery that love is never a landmark in the rearview mirror. No matter what
the odometer reads, as long as there’s gas in the tank, there are always still
new roads to explore...plenty of miles left yet.
Why boomer?
In so many ways, it’s really a natural fit. This period of
life (retirement or shortly thereafter) is often referred to as the “second YA.” It’s a time of
redefinition, of finding and figuring out your place in the world now that the
nest is empty and careers are coming or have come to a close. As many of you
know, YA is the first genre / age group I published in—defining eras of life
are extremely attractive to me as an author. It lends itself to great character
development.
Miles Left Yet also
allows me to indulge in a new kind of
narration. A character has different revelations, different observations, a
different sense of humor depending on their stage of life. A seventeen-year-old
doesn’t have the same worldview as a seventy-year-old. In this book, my characters
are more fully rounded—in many ways, my narration is richer because of their
experiences and backstories.
I’ve got a bird’s-eye
view of this time of life. I live
with a boomer who is also my first reader and had a big hand in shaping these
characters. One of the most powerful experiences in life is seeing yourself on the
page—hearing your own thoughts being spit back at you, knowing someone
understands somewhat the reasons behind who you have become. It was incredibly
important to me that readers in this age group would find the characters to be
authentic, and that readers of all ages would enjoy the heartaches and joys of
my characters’ lives, which are no less now than they ever were—still full
of verve, curiosity, and new beginnings. Nothing has come to a close in this
stage of life. Instead, new chapters are just beginning.
