Brie's Story

A family is formed on a French vineyard through missions performed by a pilot who rescues stranded souls from around the globe.
Brie's Story is a novel of discovery, personal triumph and heroism. French Bleu, a vintage-jazz nightclub in Paris offers a reprieve to its inhabitants from death, illness and captivity. Olivier is a pilot who rescues stranded and desperate souls from famine and war torn areas of Africa, while Daniela, a young nurse from Cleveland seeks that which is amiss in her own life. Brie, a strong woman from Savannah must find a destiny which awaits her own ambition. She celebrates a milestone birthday after encountering an illness, bringing grace and experience in her search for something more. From the cooking school in the Loire Valley where these three lives meet, to the streets of Paris where fate brings blessings from angst and longing.
This story revels in realism. Francis and Hawa enter the family in their own unique fashion and dreams of the future capture these two on a path usually reserved for the brave souls amongst us. How long will they keep a secret? How far will they travel? And who will they save from global disasters? Could this story be a YA series? A brave and tender beginning is the commonality from two different worlds which cross continents.
Brie's Story is the first of three novels titled Into the Vines. Someday is number two followed by the third The Pilot Log.