A Sad Soul Can Kill You

After reconciling with her mother and grandmother, Tia Sparks has made a new life in Chicago with Lorenzo, her husband of thirteen years. Still, overcoming the trials and tribulations from her past has not prepared her for this latest set of disheartening challenges.

Lorenzo has been harboring a secret for years and it’s threatening to physically destroy him. It’s turning him into a man that Tia no longer recognizes. With her frustrations continuing to mount, Tia makes a decision that she quickly finds herself regretting.

Catherine Flowers was a registered nurse for sixteen years before deciding to change careers and pursue her life-long goal of writing. In 1987, she published two articles in her community’s newspaper, The Milwaukee Courier, and her poem, "Without Feeling," received an honorable mention from World of Poetry in Sacramento, California.