Title: When All the Balls Drop
Heidi Siefkas is an author and adventurer. Originally from small-town Wisconsin, she lives in Kauai and also calls the Midwest and South Florida home. Heidi is currently crafting a sequel to this memoir, embracing both her wanderlust and love of writing by documenting her many travels. You can connect with Heidi at www.heidisiefkas.com, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
Heidi will be awarding an autographed copy of When All Balls Drop to five randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the tour (US ONLY). A Grand Prize of a $50 Amazon/BN GC will be awarded to one randomly drawn winner! Get commenting, get talking and let's see what you think!
Author: Heidi Siefkas
Series: N/A
Pages: 270
Date Published: September 2014
Publisher: Wheatmark
Format: Paperback
Genre: Contemporary/Inspirational Fiction
Source: Goddess Fish Blog Tours
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Synopsis:
Heidi Siefkas was a happily married, globetrotting professional who seemingly had it all—until a tree limb in New York’s Hudson River Valley struck her down, breaking her neck and leaving her unconscious. Suddenly, life as she knew it stopped. She lost her independence. She lost her career. She watched her marriage disintegrate as she confronted a trail of devastating lies about her husband’s double life.
She had lost all that mattered, but she was a survivor. She fought to restore her health, repair her broken heart, and rebuild herself. Along the way, she gained clarity about her core values, ultimately coming to a deeper understanding of what it means to have it all.
She had lost all that mattered, but she was a survivor. She fought to restore her health, repair her broken heart, and rebuild herself. Along the way, she gained clarity about her core values, ultimately coming to a deeper understanding of what it means to have it all.
~Try an Excerpt!~
Returning to My Roots
Passing the hours in a dazed state on the fifth floor of St.
Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, I thought of another St. Francis Hospital. In
the mid-1970s, I was born in St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin,
nearly three thousand miles away. Suddenly, I was given a second chance at life
in a hospital with the same name as the one where I was born. What a rare
coincidence!
Not having lived in Wisconsin since my undergraduate studies
in Madison, perhaps I needed to revisit my roots.
My childhood home was a hobby farm in rural western
Wisconsin. We lived nearly three miles outside of the small town of Galesville
in Little Tamarack, a valley of dairy farms and apple orchards. Our cedar-sided
two-story house and its twenty acres were nestled in the heart of the valley. A
former orchard served as a pasture for our flock of sheep. Large maple, oak,
and pine trees completely hid the house atop a small hill. The rest of the
property was peppered with red sheds. One served as the stables for the sheep,
another as my playhouse, and the largest for my mom’s antique shop called The
Little Red Shed.
~Meet Heidi!~
Heidi Siefkas is an author and adventurer. Originally from small-town Wisconsin, she lives in Kauai and also calls the Midwest and South Florida home. Heidi is currently crafting a sequel to this memoir, embracing both her wanderlust and love of writing by documenting her many travels. You can connect with Heidi at www.heidisiefkas.com, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
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ReplyDeleteSounds great, I can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an inspiring read. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the release!
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Nice excerpt. Sounds like a good book.
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