Author Description

Years after being suddenly uprooted from her privileged life in Costa Mora, an island on the Pacific, Leilani's life is about to change drastically. What happened to her father, and why was her family forced to flee? For fifteen years, these questions have not been fully answered. When she saves a man from a mugging, she's reluctant to pursue the mutual attraction that develops between them But things are about to change. Leilani realizes the past is impossible to run away from. A stranger from her old country arrives and Leilani's mother is forced to reveal the truth behind her family's flight-- the shocking, shameful secret about her father's role in a deadly political web. Is her father still alive? Is he a hero or a villain? Can she deal with the truth? Though shattered by the news, she's suspicious of the stranger's motives for coming forward nearly twenty years later. A standalone novel, Welcome Reluctant Stranger is Book 3 in the family saga Between Two Worlds (BTW) about three strong women coping with contemporary social and family issues.