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Messed-Up Choices Jenna won't admit her family may be in crisis. She is a strong woman, and she marries her life's love. When depression and suicidal thoughts strike her husband, precipitated by a business crime Jenna is certain he didn't commit, it affects them both. Furthermore, they've both changed, and Matthew has made numerous disruptive choices. His distressing choices have affected her mentally and emotionally. He was a good husband for many years; however, even before his depression, his moods had changed. He became verbally abusive to her and her confidence has slipped, as well as her outlook on the future of their marriage. Jenna needs to reassess her prospects, and Matthew needs to understand what he has done. Great friendships for both Jenna and Matthew bring welcome reprieves to life's every-day situations, lightening their lives and bringing hilarity into their relationships. Flashbacks dropped into the storyline show past escapades and what brought them all to this point.The resort where her Calgary parents winter is Jenna's refuge. The lightheartedness of the residents brings relief to her very soul as Jenna navigates her way through the debris of Matthew's inner turmoil. The residents from across the United States and Canada in this Palm Desert resort in the Coachella Valley have become lifelong friends. Even as life's realities on aging become more evident, their humour and fun-loving attitudes continue to flourish. They attempt to regain what they had prior to his breakdown. However, there are so many obstacles to that happy scenario as more personal issues arise -- such as did an unstable Matthew just buy a gun? Jenna worries it wasn't simply for protection.

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Moira Darrell was born and lived in a small town in Saskatchewan; however, she now lives closer to the mountains in Alberta with her husband and kitty, Caylie Ceilidh Pretty Lady. Some family members are close by; others so far away that it brings tears to her eyes. Such is life. She has been a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a legal secretary (22 years), a school admin secretary (12 years), a poet, a hand-sculpting potter in many techniques, dabbled in drawing, painting, and she has her second level of Reiki. Moira is the author of MESSED-UP CHOICES and SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES. As a teenager, she loved writing in Composition class and has written several poems, some of which found themselves in her books. Moira is especially interested in the emotions of her characters, the friendships, the relationships, all influenced by people, events, and emotions in her own life. Not that any of these events necessarily happened to her, but the emotions still apply. She tends to get totally engrossed in the character's emotions as she writes and re-reads segments of her books. She laughs, feels sad, gets a tear in her eye, has anger at a deceit and delight in the happy parts of each book. These emotions and characters do grab her and pull her along with them. And this is what she wants to do with her readers. She wants her readers to be pulled along by her story and the people in her books.Moira Darrell writes about family drama / friendships / and relationships - throwing in as much humour as the story allows. She actually dislikes the word 'characters' because the people in her books become like friends to her. Didn't we all have imaginary friends when we were younger? Well, apparently, Moira Darrell still does. Moira loves nature and nurture, has had many pets - two closely resembling the animals in MESSED-UP CHOICES, and has loved them all. As she appears in ""SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES"", Moira currently does have a kitty named Caylie Ceilidh Pretty Lady - really. Her English Springer Spaniel, Snickers, now passed away, knew the hand commands described in SELENA AND HER MYSTERIES and now is part of her book, MESSED-UP CHOICES. Ringo, another English Springer Spaniel mentioned in MESSED-UP CHOICES, was her dog. He was a handful and a very overwhelming addition to her young family!!Moira has volunteered for various groups throughout her life, such as community associations, city zone board, a women's shelter, a housing project, pottery groups and a city arts' committee. She believes in giving to charity by time or donation if you are able.She attempts to live her life to the best of her ability. ""Instead of worrying about what was or what might be, rejoice in what IS.""

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