A Bowl Full of Grapes

by Jack Sprouse

Overview

Rick Bennett and Elizabeth Meadow fell in love in their senior year of high school and knew they could never live without each other. But they both had dreams. Elizabeth planned to find a cure for breast cancer, the terrible disease that took her mother when she was only ten. And Rick wants to teach college students. Each has a passion for their dream as real as their passion for each other. When, after graduating from college, Elizabeth asks Rick to wait for her to finish her post graduate work and get settled in her career before they get married, Rick makes the hardest choice of his life. He breaks up with Elizabeth, telling her if she ever decides she is ready, he will be waiting, but he has to move on with his life. Both devastated, the two go their separate ways, only to discover, too late, that they were both wrong. Can fate intervene to reconnect them, or are they doomed to pay for this mistake forever?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161462072
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	07/28/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	459 KB

About the Author

Jack Sprouse is from Dallas, Texas, although he now lives in Lewisville, a few miles north of Dallas. He studied American History at Texas Tech, in Lubbock, and his fields of greatest historical interest are the American Civil War and World War II. He served in the United States Navy as a crewmember on an ASW (anti-submarine-warfare) patrol aircraft. Writing fiction is his passion.

Sprouse just loves making stuff up (his mom used to punish him for doing that when he was a kid). He has written two books of historical fiction (Adventures in Time Book I: The American Civil War and Adventures in Time Book II: The American West—these are both Walter Mitty type stories in which he places himself back in time as a war correspondent following historical events and interviewing the major players in those events; two books of original poetry, The Quiet Place and Dreams of a Forgotten Man—both books contain approximately fifty original poems on various subjects: Life, love, friendship, relationships, war, conflict, tragedy; and several novels: The House Wren, a saga of a fictional Texas family; On Neptune’s Wings, a love story set in the 1960s against the backdrop of a US Navy Patrol Squadron; Magnolia Road, an improbable love story between a girl from Vermont and a rancher from Colorado. She is purposeful and dedicated to her chosen calling in life; and Clare, about a twenty-four-year-old woman who faces life with quiet confidence and inner turmoil; experiencing love, hurt, uncertainty, sexual harassment in the workplace, and tragedy. He is currently working on several ideas for new books.

Editorial Reviews

A poignant and touching story of two people who were meant to be, despite their divergent dreams, this is one you won't want to miss.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

A Bowl Full of Grapes is both a love story and a family saga, filled with suspense and surprising plot twists. With charming and well-developed characters, this is a moving and heartwarming story mainstream romance fans will love.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy