“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.”
—George Eliot
(English novelist, 1819–1880)
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ISBN 978-09834829-2-5 • 110 pages
Cottage in the Clouds
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In this captivating autobiography, author Violet Lee Hunt recounts the travails of two senior women determined to make a better, happier life for themselves, as they experience the trials and joys of building a mountain home over the course of three years in Estes Park, Colorado. A daughter’s touching, personal story of her deep-bonded relationship with her 96-year-old mother and her subsequent confrontation with the final stages of her mother’s life, as they experience moments of great happiness and profound loss on their journey of personal growth and self-discovery.
“Lovely, touching memoir about the varied joyful and sad processes of aging. . . . A must-read story that will surely resonate with anyone who struggles with their own aging parents and their weakening ability to live a normal functioning life. Thank you, Violet Lee Hunt, for having the courage and strength to open yourself up to tell your own personal story, so that others can observe and learn from your incredible example of love and strength in the face of long odds!"
ISBN 978-09834829-3-2 • 108 pages
Injured Cougar
A Romantic Fantasy
After working forty-five years in difficult, high-stress jobs, a senior woman has reached a crossroads in her life. She finds herself in retirement and in a round-the-clock care-giving role tending to the needs of her elderly mother. She herself though is not physically strong and soon enough suffers from a bad fall and must have replacement hip surgery. This thrilling romantic fantasy tells of her personal self-discovery while recovering in the hospital and the mysterious surgeon who befriends her.
“A wonderful flight into fantasy! Contrary to the American media’s stereotype, Ms. Hunt proves in her book that senior women today can be extraordinarily passionate!”
“Ms. Hunt’s writing flows so easily that you cannot help but be swept along. It is very colorful and engaging. What a good read!”
Lavendar Muse
Three Short Stories About Women Who Find True Friends in Former Strangers
This collection of three short stories centers around the strength of three women and how strangers thought to be true friends helped them. The stories take place shortly before or after the new millennium. The heroines in each story range in age from their early twenties to their early sixties. The stories in this collection are titled, “Red Hats and Satin Sandals”, “Bluebeard and the Heiress”, and “Sea Cabin Sisters.” Ms. Hunt’s books are filled with spark and excitement, with many of her stories centered around the love lives of couples, unrequited love, as well as love gone sour. The characters in her stories are tinged with vacillating elements of sadness and glory, full of confidence, yet vulnerable to the varied passions that love’s wind blows.
ISBN 978-09834829-0-1 • 158 pages
Patterns of Deceit
Four Couples’ Stories of Love Lost
Love is what makes the world go ’round. But what happens when love sours? In this collection of short stories, author Violet Lee Hunt delves into the love lives of four couples and describes what happens between them and how their love ends. The stories in this collection are titled, “The Enigma”, “Solid Gold”, “Cornflower Blue”, and “Serpentine Wiles”.
ISBN 978-09834829-1-8 • 112 pages