Gina Gates

About the Author:

Gina was born and raised in Texas, but rarely rode horses and admits to never owning a cowgirl hat. Growing up as a typical baby boomer, Gina graduated from college, got married, and became a traditional stay-at-home mom. She continued in that domestic bliss until her children informed her that they could drive and cook their own food. Since then, they have underestimated her wisdom and consider her way too old for romance. She loves them anyway, mainly because they've given her so many adorable grandchildren that she's losing count.

At an early age, Gina loved to write and was said to have "a taste for words". For almost twenty years, she has dabbled in the publishing field as a copywriter, book editor, and author. Someday, she'd like to write a novel or two, if fiction ever becomes as exciting as her real life. For now, Gina is living yet another adventure somewhere in the southwest, waiting for true love. ♥

"Contrary to our past mishaps, misconceptions, and discouragements, I think it's imperative to realize that destiny has not let us down before. We have to think of destiny as more of a process than a one-stop destination. That's why I'm so hopeful about my future with you."

These are the real words of a real woman, and her faith in a storybook ending yet to be written. Once upon a time, Gina was a happy, contented wife and mother. After devoting years to a marriage that was supposed to last forever, she became another sad statistic of mid-life divorce. Suddenly, the autumn of her life looked much different than she had ever expected. Through her pain and disillusionment, she stumbles towards reinvention and emerges with a new assessment of relationships. She discovers her true desires and a redefined passion about the second time around.

Gina is just as much a feminine, incurable romantic as an intelligent woman who clearly knows what she wants. And what she wants is the man of her dreams. She searches for him in her heart and finds him in her writing. Her intimate journal reflects on lessons learned over a lifetime, afire with a tender longing for the kind of romance she's never experienced.

It's not just about falling in love...it's about Falling in October. ♥