This book moves with compelling energy from the forests of north-western Ontario to the capitals of Europe to the tribal villages of Africa...and from there to South America, China, and into the mysterious world that existed behind the Iron Curtain when few Westerners dared, or got the chance, to visit there. It is an absorbingly personal document, with the power not only of insight and innocence but of deeply conveyed sensuality -- toward sun and seawater and mountain air; the music and hustle of cafes and cantinas; the tastes and smells of exotic kitchens and markets. There is an urgency here, bred of complex desires and a craving for experience and knowledge. Through her search, Petrone reveals not just the graces but the hard edges and uncertainties of a woman's ventures into foreign landscapes and into the foreboding terrain of the self.

Wind Shadow Chronicles is a profound and imaginative fantasy book-series that challenges the proverbial questions of faith, science and morals. It meticulously depicts a dark and unforgiving world where hope must be restored. The story moves with tenacious pace, unveiling heightened mysteries and revelations that capture a reader’s imagination. The first book, Secrets of the White Lake takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a mysterious aurora hovers in the sky like a beacon, silently, eloquently. To some the mysterious lights were nothing more than a natural phenomenon while others saw religious manifestations. But for an old Indian shaman it was a prophetic sign that his seventh year has passed. Reluctantly, he must return the children back to a ravaged world—this is their journey home.

Embrace the Moment is a book about an elementary teacher who had a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 49 and lived to tell her story. It was August 11,1996 the day Sharon Leitheiser's life came to a screeching halt. The pain in her brain came so fast she didn't feel it coming before her lights went out. She awoke in the hospital after brain surgery and was left with aphasia, a word finding problem resulting from her stroke, and short term memory problems. Embrace the Moment is not only a story about her slow recovery from the stroke and its aftermath of depression, but also a story about her family who was in crisis due to alcoholism and drug dependency. It is a story about spiritual growth and commitment to family and what she learned along the way. Sharon was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana and graduated from Montana State University. She taught for many years in Geraldine, a farming community outside of Great Falls, before she and her family moved to the Seattle, Washington area, where she began teaching again. She retired after her stroke, but did not retire from life and still continues to inspire people with her writings and her story. She believes in making your own dreams come true.