Holland, My Heart

Holland is a twenty-seven-year-old business badass who has taken a year off while she grieves the sudden loss of her husband and brother-in-law. (His wife Ximena only took a few weeks off work. How dare she be more stable than Holland?!)

Her mother-in-law Naomi introduces Holland to Kai, the CEO of a corporate consulting firm. Both Holland and Kai are smitten at first sight; however, their age difference (she's half his age plus seven years, absolutely reasonable, he thinks) and her grief stand in their way. 

Not to be deterred, Naomi gives them another little push when she asks Kai to hire Holland. Holland brings the heat to Kai's company and his heart until he takes her on their first date-to Palermo, Sicily.

Loosely based on the Bible book of Ruth (but with f-bombs, drunken confessions of adoration, and a spicy sex scene), HOLLAND, MY HEART is the first in a collection of biblical women's stories retold as contemporary romances. Next in the collection will be based on 1 Samuel 1-2 with an eye toward Deborah (both a prophet and a judge), Eve (yes, that Eve!), and the five daughters of Zelophehad (who raised the case of a woman's right to inherit property).