You should cry at a funeral, right?
When Tom Lewis and Emma Cairnes meet dry eyes across the room, they realize they share the same awkward problem.
Neither has cried in years.
It should be a match made in heaven except, you know, all those pesky secrets from their past keep getting in the way.
But when their support system contains a feisty seventy-nine-year-old with a blue rinse, and an unusual Elvis impersonator, overcoming their fears is challenging. With walls this high between them, it’s going to take a lot more than attitude and gold sunglasses to break them down.
It’s going to take a good, hard, ugly cry, and a sledgehammer.
Or, perhaps, losing the love of their life.
That might make them cry.
“A REASON TO GRIEVE manages to adroitly combine humor, sadness, and most every emotion in between in this love story that begins with a funeral–actually, several funerals–and ends with….well, I’d better not give too much away. Regardless, A REASON TO GRIEVE is an enjoyable glimpse into the lives of two people brought together by common, life-altering conditions. Add an appearance by Elvis, and how could it not be a good read?!“
“I felt multiple emotions while reading this book. I laughed hysterically and fell in love with Doris. The author did a fantastic job at connecting the reader to the characters, even the ones who had smaller parts. This is a unique story done well, and although I typically don’t read books of this genre, I’m glad I was able to experience something new and intriguing”
“It’s not every day that the primary characters in a novel meet up by way of a funeral-a funeral for someone that neither of them know. Yet that’s how Tom and Emma find one another, an unconventional romance that added buoyancy to what could have been dark, a great balancing act that made for an interesting and unique experience.“