Jennifer Collins
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: General Fiction, Womens Fiction
Jennifer Collins, PT, EdD, MPA, is a retired physical therapist and college professor whose career spanned more than forty years. Comfort in the Wings: A Novel Inspired by Love That Will Not Die, her debut novel, emerged from the author’s own devastating experiences. While still mourning her mother’s death from cancer, two of Collins’s children suddenly, unimaginably died within months of each other. A short time later, her only sibling and father died. A drive to make her own experiences and those from others openly spoken of became a compelling force for moving forward, bringing a seldom heard voice to fiction. In addition to writing, she considers it a privilege to now be running a family business alongside her eldest son. She splits her time between her long-time family home on twelve acres in upstate New York and her condominium on a barrier island in Florida.
Jennifer Collins' books
Genres: Business
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 12-15, 18+
Have you ever wondered about the lives of people we fleetingly encounter every day? The person plowing your driveway. The cosmetologist styling your hair. The financial analyst guiding your retirement planning. What roads did they travel? What compass directed them? The authors of Unlikely to Unstoppable, professional researchers, insightfully curated thirteen brief, personal accounts of individuals reflecting on memorable moments of first steps, corrective actions, and candid assessments of the choices made. Each ponders the meaning of success and whether they’ve actually achieved it. Some identified their paths from an early age, others meandered, trusting their guts. All struggled. Readers will encounter humor, inspiration, and a human connection with these “everyday entrepreneurs” that might just motivate us all to become unstoppable!
Genres: Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Bridges Between Our Hearts is the third book in the “Love That Does Not Die” trilogy -stories of life’s joys and tragedies from one woman’s perspective. Larissa’s emotional and geographical journey reveals healing in unexpected places, as well as joy in precious moments connected to friends and family. Challenges in the world around her and changing family configurations create emotional chasms she never imagined, yet she resolves to live life to its fullest. Faced with choices between connection or further loss, opportunities to build bridges emerge – allowing Larissa to see clearly that love does not die. Quite the opposite.
Genres: Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Bridges Between Our Hearts is the third book in the “Love That Does Not Die” trilogy -stories of life’s joys and tragedies from one woman’s perspective. Larissa’s emotional and geographical journey reveals healing in unexpected places, as well as joy in precious moments connected to friends and family. Challenges in the world around her and changing family configurations create emotional chasms she never imagined, yet she resolves to live life to its fullest. Faced with choices between connection or further loss, opportunities to build bridges emerge – allowing Larissa to see clearly that love does not die. Quite the opposite.
Genres: Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
Resilience has brought Larissa Whitcomb a long way toward surviving recent losses of those closest to her. To move from surviving to thriving, she reframes her grief and seeks new directions. Encouraged by family and friends, a trail of letters and old postcards lead her to a picturesque beach house on Hutchinson, Island, Florida. Walks beside the ocean and river fill Larissa with wonderment at the messages and treasures that emerge from the water. As she processes shifting emotions, Larissa is driven by an instinctive, unwavering commitment to search for the son she reluctantly surrendered for adoption. Can the natural surroundings bring her the wisdom and insight to live life to the fullest, regardless of what she has lost—and what she might find? Readers are invited along for another journey of hopefulness after grief, and finding joy in everyday wonders.
Genres: Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
This inspirational story of a woman struggling with seemingly insurmountable loss will appeal to all readers who have faced similar challenges and who struggle to remain open to living, healing, and even thriving. Larissa Whitcomb flounders in the wake of unimaginable losses, her children are gone. Forget about coping; she can barely function. Her once fulfilling life evaporates, and she isolates herself from work and friends. Aware, however, of the dangers of her bleak existence, she reluctantly agrees to embark on a unique business opportunity. A trip that brings her back to the area she grew up, New York’s picturesque Finger Lakes, and relationships left behind. It becomes Larissa’s journey of grieving. She will be challenged by unwelcome encounters, confronted by emerging secrets and emotions, and startled to find joy in the most unexpected places. Can her battered heart open to new possibilities? With honesty and compassion, Collins writes from...