Inbox

As a lonely empty nester, Kate Silva turns to the World Wide Web for companionship. Born, raised, and stuck in a small town, she finds her world enlarging by joining various discussion groups.With her husband gone, her children off to college, her fortieth birthday looming, and total rejection from someone she had come to depend on for happiness, Kate descends into a black hole of self-pity. Feeling ugly and alone, she is on the verge of becoming a social recluse.Then Kate accidentally makes online contact with a childhood friend, and begins to pull herself out of her personal dungeon. Through online dating deceptions, failed face to face meetings, and surprising schoolmate revelations, Kate finds that she'll survive life after forty.

Praise for INBOX:

“INBOX is the story of Kate Redmon, an engaging, delightfully flawed heroine who has a love-hate relationship with her computer, or rather with the world her computer brings to her fingertips. Freshly divorced, empty nesting, and thirty-nine-turning-forty, the high school cheerleader/beauty queen wonders if she's still got it and sets out on a virtual dating quest to find out. Like all true heroines, Kate is aided by her loyal friend Trisha, who dispenses wisdom, Kleenex, and warm lemon bars in times of crisis, and by sexy single friend Barbara who mentors Kate through the twists and pitfalls of negotiating the male dating population while preserving her independence. But when Mr. Right responds to Kate's online dating post, she discovers that independence is the furthest thing from her mind.

“Kate's story is told with wit, honesty, and a deep vulnerability of character that won my heart from page one. Who couldn't love a heroine who decides against a nutritious dinner by herself in favor of a pan of instant cheesecake that she eats while sitting in front of her computer avidly reading her inbox messages? The author's storytelling skill reveals itself in snappy dialogue, a rich variety of characters, and even-paced narrative that keeps you moving yet lingers over romantic and bittersweet scenes that I found myself rereading a second or third time just for sheer enjoyment. INBOX is not so much a beach read as it is a curl-up-in-your-favorite-chair-with-hot-cocoa treat. I can't wait for the author to adapt the novel for the screen so I can invite over some girlfriends to laugh and cry with me over Kate's antics and share a big bowl of buttered popcorn.”
- Judith Ingram, author

“This story of web-based romance reads like a lightweight 21st century riff on Jane Austen…A romance with an above average sense of craft, it's well paced with relatively developed plot and characters.”
-Publisher's Weekly Review

“Much better than average chick lit. I was immediately drawn in. The writing is excellent.”
- Amazon customer

“Great Read. I enjoyed every moment. The characters are real and kept me engrossed in the story. Once I got into the book I couldn't put it down. I want to read more by this author.”
- Amazon customer

“This was an intriguing novel of modern romance, electronic-style… The scenes were hilarious and spot on, making this novel well worth the time to read… The descriptions were terrific. The dialogue could have been a movie script; it was so realistic.”
- Amazon customer