The Other Side of Sheila
After thirty-six years of caring for everyone else, psychologist Sheila Howe walks away from her marriage—and toward a life, and a love, she never expected.
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The Unruly Hearts Series
Life can be so good when we listen to our unruly hearts.
Three novels for women over forty—one story that starts it all, and the characters whose lives and loves continue the journey.
Where it begins — The Other Side of Sheila
The Unruly Hearts Series
One novel opens the door. Two more walk through it.
It all begins with Sheila. The novels that follow tell the stories of characters readers first meet in her world.
The Headmaster’s Secret
A guarded headmaster and a formidable lawyer risk reputation, family, and the futures they thought were settled when an improper attraction refuses to remain secret.
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Evie’s Younger Man
She is an English professor and a widow. He is a former Marine and twelve years younger. Neither of them planned to fall in love.
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About the Author
Patricia Starrs
My work with clients as a psychotherapist, as well as my own life experiences, inspired this series. My hope is that women over forty will know that life can be so good when we listen to our unruly hearts.
As the mother of four children and grandmother of five, whose long-term marriage came to an end, I have wrestled with many of the questions in these books. I’d love to hear your stories too.
Notes from Patricia
The journal is coming soon.
Essays on love, later life, and the ideas behind the novels. The first note will arrive through the newsletter.