About
Carole Schossow was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. Carole was born into a loving, Christian family. Her father, mother, five sisters and three brothers have all preceded her in death.
Although she enjoyed a long career in the banking industry, Carole has enjoyed this mission of writing poetry at this stage of her life as, “icing on the cake”.
The love of her life, Pastor Lyle Schossow, now deceased, is the greatest inspiration for her writings. Lyle’s true commitment and service to God, and her commitment to God, as well, make this journey one of great passion for her.
God has given each of us a mission in life. It may not come until we are much older, as mine has, but I am so thankful to Him for this blessing.
As my late husband would say, “Keep the faith!”
Description
<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Carole’s poems took a different turn with the passing of her husband and the grief which she personally experienced. As God’s vessel her wish is to share her experience of God’s comforting presence to others who have also lost a loved one, assuring them that His comfort is there for them if they will only turn to Him.
