A dreamer and an idealist, this author writes about people finding connection in a world that can seem lonely and magic in a world that can seem all too mundane. She invites readers into her characters’ lives and worlds when they are their most vulnerable, their most human, living with the same hopes and fears we all have. An avid traveler who has lived in big cities and small towns on four different continents, she has found that time and distance are no barriers to love. She invites her readers to reach out and share how her characters have touched their lives or how the found families they have gathered around them have shaped their worlds.
The story unfolds in a small town where army veteran Troy and veterinarian Dmitri share an instant, undeniable chemistry. Troy's striking appearance, quick humor, and love for dogs captivate Dmitri, who is torn between his desire to escape Red Deer and his growing attraction to Troy. As their connection deepens, Dmitri grapples with his feelings and the possibility of a future with Troy in a place he once wanted to leave behind.
"It just figures that the first guy I’m bringing back to my place is cute, single, and totally off-limits..." Sean Johnson has spent his life waiting to get the hell out of West Virginia. His plans got derailed when his dad shipped him off to “pray the gay away,” but he’s over it, ready to prove that he’s a grown-ass man who can take care of himself. Of course, he’d have a better chance convincing himself if he could stop lusting after his grumpy roommate. Army veteran Cooper Hill returned to Vermont minus one leg and one career, but determined to build a new life. When an army buddy asks Cooper to keep an eye on his nephew, a junior at the local college, Cooper can’t say no. He’s expecting a sheltered kid. What he gets is a gorgeous young man whose brilliant poetry gives voice to everything Cooper’s been trying to express. He wants Sean more than he’s ever wanted anything. And somehow, miraculously, Sean wants him too. But wanting each other isn’t the same as being good for each other . . . especially when past pain threatens to write its own verse in their song.A stand-alone novel in Sarina Bowen’s True North world, Heartsong contains first love, found family, kisses around the campfire, and two caring men who discover they make beautiful music together.