I know this will sound crazy, but it’s my way to say thank you!

I listened to you. It wasn’t easy. I’m going to be very open and unfiltered. First, it was the pandemic. As my friends would say, “Are you sure you want to be in Istanbul, Turkey, at a time like this?” It’s not that I’m a negative person; I would say I’m realistic. And even though we had never lived through anything like this, I knew it was serious from the get-go. 

I self-isolated, as I mentioned in my second memoirAnd I took 2 shots and 2 boosters. And although I lost friends and others lost family members, it was not my time to go.But I lost my ability to write. I even lost my ability to read. 

To be perfectly straight, I fell apart. It was such a foreign experience that I didn’t know what was happening until I finally saw a doctor. Out came the totally evil and frightening word XANAX. I was so afraid of addiction–it runs in the family–that the first batch went down the toilet!

I know I should have packed my bags and returned to…wherever home should be for a girl who lives like a gypsy. But I stuck it out. 

It was the best of times. I was in love. And the worst of times. I was afraid that love would be the death of me.

I have never been as open or afraid of anything in my life. But I knew that for an author like me, I needed to write it out. Once I began, I did my research, I kept my head together, and I completed the book. 

I thought of my mother a lot while writing this memoir. My dad was in the military and away during WWII. I can not imagine what it was like for my mom with a young baby and four years without a husband. My mom was always my rock. So I prayed to her daily to give me the strength I needed to get through all this. I could feel her presence all around me. And that helped a lot.

And I covered all the religious bases I could think of! Prayed to all the Gods, and this was the result. I began to write it all out. 

 DESTINY’S DAUGHTER

Is now live on Amazon click any of the links DESTINY’S DAUGHTER . I would love you to read and review. Here’s the summary:


From my early years as a military brat, I had perfected the art of starting over. But nothing had prepared me to see Russian warships on the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul on their way to start a war with Ukraine.

I retired from my sales career in Mexico in 2019 to travel and find a place where I would write and continue my creative dreams. I thought it might be Bali. But fate intervened, and after four months of travel, I fell in love with a young Turk and the historical romantic Istanbul.

This mysterious and exotic city turned out to be a writer’s dream. Until a worldwide pandemic, lockdowns, deaths, and panic attacks made me question if I had lost complete touch with reality. My emotions took over, and anxiety replaced creativity.

Looking back on my life, I shouldn’t be surprised to find myself close to a war zone. I am, after all, a product of my military father.

I am Destiny’s Daughter

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