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In Search of the Songbird

In Search of the Songbird is the story of finding love in mid-life and discovering that sometimes when we are at our lowest ebb in life, making a drastic change can bring renewed strength.

After being widowed, Jessie gives up her city affluence to embrace life on a remote mountain in Virginia. Alone on Ashley Mountain, Jessie discovers the world of nature and allows the isolation and beauty of the setting to heal her emotional scars. Surrounded by green mountains and rippling creeks, Jessie meets Luke, finding a vintage love that strengthens and affirms.

In Search of the Songbird is a new 2007 release.

Excerpt from In Search of the Songbird

Feathers on the Wind ~

Early one summer's day, Luke and Jessie took a picnic lunch to the waterfall on the mountain. It was their favorite spot with its velvety greens and misty freshness. After lunch, Luke asked Jessie to walk with him to the edge of the mountain for a full view of the magnificent panorama.

As they approached the ridge, Luke said, "Down in the valley you get the feeling you're living right at the foot of God and, from up here, it's as if you can see his whole world below. And a grand world it is." Then he cupped both her hands in his and searched her eyes so deeply and with such expression that she felt almost intimidated. "At our ages," he said, "life is short, and not everyone is given a second chance at love. The truth is, I love you, Jessie, and I want you to be my wife."

In all her thoughts of a better life, Jessie had not conceived of marriage again. She wasn't even certain she could handle marriage. After all, she was happy on the mountain and finally at peace. Jessie stared at him, feeling a mixture of enchantment and anxiety. She loved him. She was sure of that , but marriage? "I don't know what to say, Luke."

"Say yes," he coached, smiling warmly.

"What about your family? Would they accept me as your wife?"

"Let me tell you a story that my great-grandmother, Spirit of the Light, once told me," Luke said. 'Many year ago, there lived a beautiful Indian princess who was betrothed to a young brave from her tribe, but she was secretly in love with a brave from a rival clan. It was said in those days that deep within the soul we long to capture the songbird's sweet melody and make it our own. But not until the heart takes wings and soars do we discover that the music has been inside us all along. We've only to open our spirits to set the songbird free.

As the wedding day approached, the princess and her brave realized there was only one way for them to be together. One morning they climbed to the highest mountain peak of the Great North Mountains and as the songbird's melody passed from their spirits and drifted toward the sun, they soared together from the mountain peak. As their spirits blended on the cool breeze, they became feathers on the wind.'

"You have a choice, Jessie. You can put off living until you have some guarantees, or you can set the songbird free."

Jessie's eyes filled with tears, spilling over the rims and rolling down her cheeks. This was one of those life-changing moments that she had feared all her life.

"What's your choice, Jessie?"

"I want to set the songbird free."

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