FOR THE LOVE OF MICHAELINA: How a Young Poet Finds Her Destiny

Unbeknownst to her, she has a loving family, just not the traditional type, and they have been secretly watching out for her for her entire life. How she uncovers the truth about them is the crux of the story. That is what happens to a young poet named Mikki, forcing her to make a life-changing decision that ends up being her saving grace. What about true love? When her childhood friend, Riley, returns from the war and is back in her life, Mikki learns that sometimes life's lessons are best realized by the insignificance of time; and even though Riley has not been a part of her life for a long time, it seems as though he never really left at all. Mikki journeys into her family's past through the eyes of her grandfather's secret Brotherhood and his found writings, along with the discovery of his tragic accident. Even though the story flashes back and forth over gen