Legacy of a Wallflower
A heart-wrenching story of love and loss set in the mountains of rural Vermont.
Flashing
blue lights and a pink sandal in the middle of a rural Vermont road
mark the end of a dream for Mina Mason. The tragic accident halts her
elopement to Sam Miller and takes her family—all except her peculiar
mother. Left as the sole caregiver to her aging parent amid piles of
hoarded possessions with no respite in sight, Mina breaks her engagement
to Sam. He deserves the normal life he’ll never find with her.
Half
a world away, Sam’s life as a military sniper turns out to be anything
but normal. The ruthless chaos of war leaves him drowning in a haze of
booze and blood. Nights are a blur. Days, he does his job, mission after
mission. Until the day he squeezes the trigger and not only destroys
his target, but any hope for inner peace as well. Haunted and adrift,
Sam returns just as the world Mina’s dedicated herself to crumbles.
He
offers strength; she offers healing, but Mina and Sam must learn to
trust each other with their secrets or lose their second chance at a
life together.
Praise for C.L. Howland
"Howland's
debut novel is a coming of age story that keeps readers hungering for
the next page, the next chapter, indeed, the next book." — Marisa Miller
"Clear depictions of Vermont rural life: tough upbringing in beautiful natural surroundings. Highly recommended!" — Charlotte R. Williams
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cried when those I loved left this earth. 
