Elizabeth
Their life wasn't perfect but close. Count your blessings was the warning that kept replaying in her mind. Would she be tempting fate to pursue what her heart longed for? The daughter she never had. A little girl she could dress in frilly clothes and shop with as she grew older. Someone she could share girly secrets and desires with like she had with her mother. Someone she could bond with like her husband bonded with their two sons. The only thing she needed to do was convince her husband Paul. If he says yes, she could have what she had prayed for and not been given--a girl.
Eleven months later, she sat in the Bentwood rocker in the nursery and cradled the empty yellow baby blanket in her arms. She rocked gently, tears streaming down her cheeks, as she repeated the one word that had once brought her so much joy---Elizabeth.
Bereft of her most precious possession, Randi no longer seemed to know or care who she was. How could she be a mother, a wife, a woman without her Elizabeth? Life had lost its meaning and she had lost her way. Could she go on? How would she ever find her way back from the darkest hour of her soul?
About Stephen Leitschuh (The Villages, Florida Author)
Stephen Leitschuh was born in Minnesota. He currently lives in Florida with his wife and several rescue dogs. He comes from a large family of ten. He served as a Marine in the military and did a tour of Viet Nam during the hight of the war.
His novel "Esther and Me won 2nd place at the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards for Romance Fiction. In the last two years he has had four of his novels up for awards. His short stories have been published in several anthologies and have won acclaim.
Steve draws his ideas from his life experiences. Steve writes about life, marriage, divorce, children, and the conflicts they bring. His novels and short stories bring to life the emotions we all experience and how we deal with them.
