In the third novella in the Single Heart Series, the Coin of Luck in Life and Love finds its way into the hands of a young Latina who has more than her share of troubles. Living in a downtrodden and forgotten section of Seattle, Marci Ramirez labors daily toward her secret goal. She has a burden and a pain she carries inside her, but she promised herself that nothing will get in the way of achieving her dream; not her crippled leg, not the local gang who threatens her, not the unrequited love she holds for the boy she grew up beside. But promises are sometimes broken and just as a bloody end looms as inescapable, a stranger passes the Coin of Luck her way. Too bad she doesn't really believe in luck...Each book in Vi Zetterwall's Single Heart series is a stand-alone novel. Reading the previous ones in order adds to the experience but is not necessary.
About the Author: My name is Vi Zetterwall. I live in Seattle, Washington and have a day job and a private life, but for years I have whiled away spare time dreaming up plots and imagining stories about men and women and their unique romantic interactions. When I started seeing what Amazon was doing and I noticed all the eBooks that were being published as short stories. I thought "Hey, I could do that!" So now I aim to write novellas (20,000 to 50,000 words) or short novels and I find the words just fly off my fingertips. I strive for good plots but I keep them on the short side. People ask me how I am able to write so quickly and I tell them the truth. When I was young, my older sister and I slept in the same bed. What I didn't know is that as soon as I fell asleep, she would get back up and watch TV. So she wanted me to fall asleep fast! I usually fell asleep pretty quickly but one time, when I was about six, I couldn't sleep, and so my sister told me to 'tell myself a story'. Well, she was my big sister! I lived off of every word that flowed from her mouth. I believed everything she said. So, I told myself a story and got to sleep. I did it the next night too. And now, 26 years later, I am still telling myself stories. Every night. Granted, at first they were pretty juvenile but as I got older I started creating more elaborate stories, writing them out word for word in my head. Now, I have dozens and dozens of them waiting impatiently to get out of my head and onto paper...or in this case, Kindles. Each of the books in the series are stand-alone stories so you can read them in any order you wish but they flow better if you read them in sequence and save December for last. I hope you've had a chance to read one or more of my stories. It really means a lot to me. If you would be so kind as to drop me an email and tell me what you liked (or hated) about the book, I will use all your feedback to improve and make the next one better. Or, just write and tell me about yourself or say HI and tell me where you're from. I will put you on my list and send you a notice when my next book comes out and a sneak preview to it as well. Thank you again for giving me the chance to entertain you. If your heart is already full, I hope that my story brought you a little more happiness. And if you are still searching for that one true love, I wish you Godspeed and I pray that my story gave you hope. Vi Zetterwall vzett@single-heart.com www.single-heart.com