Into the Heat, My Love Affair with Trees, Fire, Saws & Men

Following a harrowing relationship, a middle-aged woman moves to a cabin in the heart of a forest in northern New Mexico. She finds solace living with the company of her woodstove.

In short order she finds herself gathering branches after every high wind, splitting logs in blizzards, and learning a chainsaw is the ultimate tool for staying in the now. This is a story of muscled capability.

But plenty of insights travel between past loves and bygone days, and every woman who’s ever doubted her choice of men nods knowingly at the author’s resolve to move on. Trusting her intuition becomes a solid navigational device.

Into the Heat is about withstanding the rigors of rugged terrain, both inner and outer. Mostly it’s about the joy of hunkering down in front of a warm fire on cold winter nights.