Empty Shells-A Novel

Maria hasn't spoken to her mother in two years, two months, and ten days, but who's counting?

Natalie spent 18 years touring with an Off-Broadway production of West Side Story, leaving Maria mostly alone. Maria learned to be okay with it, knowing Natalie was a demanding narcissist. Who needs a mother like that, right? But something has changed.

When Maria's life takes a nosedive, she finds herself unemployed from her dream job, broke, and hours later, receives an off-beat surprise; An all expense-paid vacation to a castle in sunny Venice, Florida from Natalie.

What is Natalie's hidden agenda for this reunion? Maria knows her mother well, and once an actress, always an actress. But is she acting this time, or playing a manipulative game? Will Maria give the ultimate gift a child can give before it's too late?

Empty Shells is a story of a mother and daughter's dysfunctional relationship that will leave you turning pages long into the night. A story that holds a hint of romance, laughter, tears, and forgiveness. You'll remember it long after the last page is turned.