When grief leaves Claire alone, it’s the scent of lilacs—and a small boy with big blue eyes—that begin to heal her heart.

Six weeks after losing her beloved husband, Claire is adrift in a world that no longer makes sense. Her days are orderly but hollow—until an unexpected visitor appears in her backyard, drawn by the lilacs Claire planted years ago.

Tommy, a precocious seven-year-old with a difficult home life, stirs something in Claire that she thought was gone for good: purpose, connection, and love.

As their unlikely bond deepens, Claire must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect this child from a mother who seems more broken than whole.

Woven with tenderness, quiet courage, and the unshakable power of human kindness, All You Need is Love and Lilacs is a heartwarming story of chosen family, second chances, and the beauty we find in unexpected places.

Love doesn’t always knock. Sometimes it sneaks in barefoot and steals your lilacs.

I read this in one sitting because it drew me in and I quickly felt like I was on an adventure with friends. Your characters were open and honest and full of feeling. All the plot pieces just fit together. The relationships at many different levels were all tied together by love.
~ Laura, California, Amazon reviewer

Your way with words made me live within the story quickly. The words of the song...especially poignant in the times in which we are now living!
~ Martie, New Jersey

This novella reminds us that love is much, much more than mere romance: New love, old love, sibling love, couple love, inter-generational love… So much love is packed in to this novella that the reader is bathed in the overflowing glow of love by story’s end. Thoroughly enjoyable! ~ Laura, California

I cried happy tears when I finished. We all need happy endings. ~ Susan, New Hampshire

I read this in one sitting because it drew me in and I quickly felt like I was on an adventure with friends. Your characters were open and honest and full of feeling. All the plot pieces just fit together. The relationships at many different levels were all tied together by love. ~ Laura, California

Your way with words made me live within the story quickly. The words of the song...especially poignant in the times in which we are now living! ~ Martie, New Jersey