| Tapestry May, 1995 |
| Tapestry was my first published book, but actually the second book I wrote. Tapestry is the story of first love/only love. Laura loved her next-door neighbor ever since she was a child. The Seven Years War separated them, however, and in the intervening years, Alex lost his youthful enthusiasm for life, while Laura grew into a woman who was more certain than ever of her feelings for Alex. He returned home from the war horribly scarred, and it is his attitude about his disfigurement and his resultant reclusive life that poses the greatest threat to their happiness. But then, fate steps in and separates them once again. A reviewer once stated that Zebra was to be commended for taking a chance on a book that wasn't a formulaic romance. Tapestry certainly wasn't what most people expected. I was in the process of writing my first book (Above All Others) when it felt as if a veil lifted. I could see Alex and Laura. I had just experienced a very painful loss of my own and perhaps all those tears I cried while writing Tapestry were cathartic. (Believe it or not, when people tell me how much they cried while reading this book I consider it a great compliment.) However, it is very sad in parts; I'll be the first to agree. Want to know a secret? The hero of Tapestry was named after a young man I secretly adored when I lived in Paris as a teenager.
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