Soul Garden

Great. Just when I thought my life couldn't get any worse I got killed by a car that jumped the curb. I awoke to find myself in Heaven. It wasn't much to look at it. White, puffy marshmallow clouds everywhere and not much else. At least I'm not alone. Meet Guide. His name, not his occupation as he tells me. But as it turns out, he's actually a pretty good guide. I am not happy. However, Guide assures me that in time I will become more comfortable being here. And apparently I have some work do. Guide tells me that I didn't tend to my earthly issues very well while I was alive; I have to deal with them now. Guide assures me that I will reap what I sow; my garden will gain beauty and vitality as I help not only myself but the dysfunctional members of my family. Seems some of my issues have to do with them. Go figure. As my family members start to arrive in the garden, I begin to learn more about them dead, then I did when they were alive. How is it possible for one family to have so many skeletons? And some of those skeletons are huge! My father isn't my father. My mother is a drug addict. And my sister, well, I don't even want to talk about what she did. Can I find the courage and the strength I need to forgive my loved ones their trespasses? I hope so. Let's face it, killing them isn't an option! The Soul Garden Series is intended for adults. This book contains mature subject matter, adult situations and strong language that some readers may find offensive.

Sweet faced, six-year old Charlie arrives in the Heavenly garden. He is unlike any previous visitor, Gardener and Guide, the garden caretakers, have had. First, he is a child. Never has a child been to the garden. And second, Charlie was abused and murdered. It's easy to fall in love with the clever little boy, who will never have a chance to grow up. But Gardener and Guide need to do the right thing and help Charlie move on to his own version of Heaven. Even if doing so, nearly destroys them. But if that isn't enough to test them, the arrival of Charlie's murderer may finish them. Insisting she's innocent, Linda thinks, since she's in Heaven, that's proof of her innocence. But Linda's visit to the garden is not going to end the way she wants. An unexpected visitor is going to make sure that Linda knows she is going to get what she deserves. Journey's is the second volume in The Soul Garden series. Join Gardener and Guide as they struggle with the raw emotions of helping to heal a battered child and dealing with the person responsible for ending his tender young life. The Soul Garden Series is intended for adults. This book contains mature subject matter, adult situations and strong language that some readers may find offensive.

Heaven offers Gardener and Guide the opportunity at earthly lives. Is leaving the garden and living earthly lives once again, the next adventure for the Heavenly garden caretakers? But there are no promises of a happy life. Free will and Fate decide the destinies of all humans. There is no guarantee that they would even find each other. And for as many reasons as there are to go; there seem to be more for staying. There is still work to do while considering the possibilities. A new visitor is arriving. Amy has some terrible secrets. Ending her own life is only one of them. Amy doesn't want to move on, she's very happy living out her eternity in the garden. Gardener and Guide have to work hard to get Amy to tend to her earthly issues and to move on. Max and Sunny also need some help. Max lived a successful financial life but his personal life left him empty. Sunny had it all, money, beauty and a happy family. What these two missed out on was a life together. The way it should have been. Can Max find the forgiveness that Sunny craves? Can they reconcile would could have been, with what was? Fate has decided that it's time to teach Guide and Gardener a lesson. Gardener has angered once too often. She hurls them into earthly lives that aren't their own. Against their will they are forced to live out someone else's existence. Struggling to find their soul mate and get back to Heaven, Fate has further complicated everything by allowing only one of them to retain their Heavenly memories.

Fate is furious with Gardener and Guide. She is tossing the two of them in and out of earthly lives. Fate adds a twist by allowing only one of them to retain their Heavenly memories. She is doing what she can to keep them apart. They can't get back to their garden and are frantic to find each other. But Free Will has consequences. And those consequences affect not only them but the lives of the people that they inhabit. Fate seems determined to stop at nothing to separate Gardener and Guide. With no way of stopping her, both of them will have to rely on their love, faith and trust in each other to do the right thing. But how you do stop Fate when she seems unstoppable? The Soul Garden Series is intended for adults. This book contains mature subject matter, adult situations and strong language that some readers may find offensive.