About
Tori is the author of the Coming Home series that include titles: A Second Chance at Goodbye, Ethel's Song, and Love, Made from Scratch. She is a contributing writer for The Georgia Connector and Walton Living magazines. Her short story, Zippee's Greates Adventure, was published in The Chicken Soup for the Soul - My Very Good, Very Bad Cat.
Description
<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>
Story Behind The Book
While writing my first book, Coming Home- A Second at Goodbye, I knew that Aunt Ethel and Madison needed their own story. I enjoyed creating the foundation for these two characters and providing the tease at the end of Coming Home- A Second Chance at Goodbye when Anne and Maggie ask Aunt Ethel how long she was going to make Madison wait for her.
Madison's backstory was built in Coming Home- A Second Chance at Goodbye, with is ex-wife Liz. Ethel's Song allowed me to develope Liz's character. Aunt Ethel's life had been consumed with caring for family and Ethel's Song provided an opportunity to focus more on Ethel the woman.
While Anne and Maggie's story was about new love, Ethel's Song is about mature love and finding the courage to fight for your dreams at any age.
Reviews
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="3">"This second installment of the Coming Home series could easily stand alone. Tori has a way of creating characters that could easily be your neighbor." Idgie at The Dew </font></p>
