Home of author Cheri Krueger

Welcome, Readers!

When not writing, I can usually be found reading, traveling, or indulging my Scrabble obsession. Married with two grown sons and a grandson, I live in the beautiful San Joaquin Valley where we enjoy local music, craft beer and hanging out with our dog, Sadie.To contact me, please email [email protected]

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Thanks, Universe

Wilma Azevedo became a mother in her forties, after years of trying. Her rebellious daughter Pauline became a mother at fifteen. Deeply depressed, Pauline rejects her newborn daughter and Wilma becomes more mother than grandmother to the baby she named Jewel: precious and valuable.With her mother's blessing, eighteen-year-old Pauline accepts a job at a friend's estate in Portugal. While Wilma raises her granddaughter, free-spirit Pauline embraces an exciting new life with her found family in Portugal, and she has no intention of ever returning to California.But when Pauline sees her chance to earn forgiveness, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for both of her families.Across fifteen years and two continents, three generations of mothers and daughters navigate fraught relationships, and define 'family' on their own terms.This book can be read as a standalone but if you want more of the Azevedo women, read the sequel "An Artist's Heart" to see what happens to Jewel as a young adult.

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An Artist's Heart

Grieving the loss of her fiancé, 23-year-old visual artist Jewel accepts an invitation to live with friends in Carmel, to paint by the sea, heal her heart, and rediscover her dream of seeing her canvases hang in a fine art gallery.In Carmel, Jewel meets fiery local artist Vince and sparks fly in more ways than one. He is an outrageous flirt, and he's competition, another artist taking up space where she wants to be. Her heart has fooled her before and Jewel is reluctant to get close to Vince despite her undeniable attraction. When she finds the courage to make her feelings known, Jewel learns what Vince has been hiding and decides she is better off without him.Vince is not ready to admit defeat, but he has an obsessed admirer of his own, and she is willing to risk lives to get him back.

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Dragonfly

As a lonely teenager, Angie Lazar scratched a crude tattoo on her hand--a dragonfly, the symbol of change. Change was what she wanted most of all.Now, Angie has no choice but to change her life, and fast, before her husband gets out of jail and tries again to kill her. To keep her daughter safe, Angie trusts a stranger and starts a new life where no one from her past can find them. Or so she believes.She feels safe in this new town, and in her new job, Angie has discovered a passion for brewing beer...and a brewing passion for her supervisor, Jake. He draws the line: no dating employees. But lines get blurred and Jake realizes he was wrong to let Angie get away. Now how to get her back?Angie has a busy life and has no intention of setting herself up for another betrayal. Loving Jake is a terrible idea but pushing him away might be her second worst mistake.Her worst mistake is still looking for her, and Angie is not as safe from her past as she thinks.

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