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To be honest, as I have grown older, along with living with cancer, I have come to appreciate more what it means to be living in this present moment. Simply put…Present moment living.

And, as I am now one year into a new decade, and not quite the decade that Augusta Stern inhabits, I recognize how each day does make a difference. Especially when we appreciate that we are experiencing it, with the people we surround ourselves with �� whether they are family, friends or special loved ones, including our beloved pets.

So, it is not uncommon for me to be attracted to stories that introduce characters such as Augusta, as strong…even if it is considered headstrong, independent, fiercely capable and also in her case, recently retired as a pharmacist who heads off to Florida to live in a special retirement community.

But little did she expect to run into the love of her life, Irving who “rejected�� her when she was young and impressionable, who also now happens to live in the same community.

At first, I wasn’t sure I liked Augusta. She seemed rather angry and resentful towards having to retire and having to see Irving, especially believing that he didn’t love her in the same way she loved him. She was always so quick to judge him!

Could we as readers be more patient with him, and want to understand what really may have happened between the two all those years ago? And more importantly, would I become more patient with Augusta?

As readers go back and forth through time, they learn the truth of what really happened between these star-crossed lovers. They also learn about the special “healing gifts�� that Augusta possesses.

And, surprisingly for me, I did become more understanding towards Augusta. In fact her energy made me feel a sprint of it, too. Enough to come up with different questions��

Will Augusta and Irving be able to find an HEA even at 80 and 82 respectively? Can Augusta ever really retire? Should she?

Sometimes we need stories where we find characters that believe in the power of women and medicine and miracles and moonlight and chicken soup that can heal. And, that have stories with characters that just happen to be 80+ years old.

“…this book is a reminder that age doesn’t change who we are, that second chances are always possible, and that it is never too late to try to recapture the lost magic of our youth.��

Be sure to read the Author’s Note.