Women’s Fiction Romance

THE BECKER FAMILY SERIES: Heart, humor, and happily-ever-afters

Pathway to Home – BOOK 3

“A charming story that will delight everyone who loves a good clean romance.” -Readers’ Favorite

An unexpected revelation sends her on a journey…

After her mother’s death, Mira Gordon learns a shocking secret. Could it be true she has a family she never knew existed? She is compelled to put her sorrow and her dream of owning a pastry shop on hold, in a venture that will take her from Key West to Kansas City. What Mira discovers will change her life forever.

Aiden Stewart, a widower and firefighter, struggles to reimagine the future while single parenting his young daughter. When he meets the lovely but determined redhead from the Keys, she catches his eye… and tugs his heart. But Aiden senses there is more to Mira than she’s telling him, and fears the possibility of a new heartbreak.

Can Mira and Aiden move past the pain of grief to claim a new love?

Book 3 is a Five-Star Readers’ Favorite and can be read as a standalone, although reader enjoyment is enhanced by reading the series in order.

Winner-Eric Hoffer Book Award Romance Category

Short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize

Finalist for Best Fiction in the Missouri Writers Guild President’s Contest.

Pathway to Home by Pat Wahler

Along the Road – BOOK 2

“Readers who enjoy wholesome romances with a splash of drama and humor will love this novel.” -Readers’ Favorite

“The reader will not be disappointed by this uplifting love story full of many unexpected twists and turns.” Eric Hoffer Awards

Kat Becker is a starry-eyed optimist with a dream. She’s convinced a move to Nashville will turn her into a singing sensation, and nobody’s going to stand in her way. Not even the cute but grumpy ER doctor she meets after a fender-bender.

Dr. Dan McDonald is a hard-headed realist with a past. He knows first-hand how Music City can shatter a heart. It’s his duty to warn an appealing but quirky patient of the aftermath for anyone foolish enough to pursue such a fantasy. Two people couldn’t be less likely to join forces, let alone fall in love… until one tiny lie changes everything.

Honors:

Five-Star Readers’ Favorite and can be read as a standalone, although reader enjoyment is enhanced by reading series in order.

Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Romance Category – Honorable Mention.

On a City Street – BOOK 1

“I found it really hard to put the book down and loved the twist ending.” -Readers’ Favorite

Heartbreak sends veterinarian Carolyn Becker from suburbia to St. Louis. She plans to start a low-cost animal clinic…and bury the past.

But new beginnings can be complicated. A mysterious man, a troubled teen, and an injured dog trigger unsettling questions; unraveling Carolyn’s well-laid plans.

Has she jumped from the frying pan into a fire?

Book 1 is a Five-Star Readers’ Favorite and can be read as a standalone.

Honors:

Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Finalist

Eric Hoffer First Runner Up in Romance

Semi-Finalist for the CIBA Chatelaine Award for Romantic Fiction

The Missouri Writers Guild Show-Me Award – Third Place