The best way to transition into the new year is with a positive bang! This year, I transitioned into 2024 with a triple bang: (1) my niece’s engagement party on New Year’s Eve where our entire family came together in celebration, (2) my father’s special birthday – 91, and (3) the January 11 release of After the Verdict, Book Two in the Search & Recovery International Series. Wow! What a start!
The Engagement Party
My niece is marrying a very special man who we all adore. The celebration was amazing and we created beautiful memories. We are all looking forward to the wedding later this year!
My Dad’s 91st Birthday
My dad, an incredible man, a “beautiful and kind soul,” the best father and grandfather (our Popsy), an amazing doctor, phenomenal role model, and blessing to anyone whose lives he touches, turned 91.
At a young age he decided to be a physician because he cared about people and wanted to help them. And that is exactly what he’s done. He’s that rare breed of doctor who made house calls, stayed later, or arrived earlier because someone was sick or injured and needed to be seen now, not in a week or two when an appointment opened up.
My dad started practicing at a time when the General Practitioner was the family doctor who did everything. He delivered more than 500 babies, set broken bones, and assisted in surgeries because his patients refused to have one without him present. He made diagnoses the specialists couldn’t figure out and all without Google. As he came out of the anesthesia a number of years ago, some of the first words out of his mouth said it all, “I love my patients.”
My daughter, Victoria, is a physician today because he was her role model. My son, J.C. is a radiation health physicist because he was his role model.
Happy Birthday, Dad!
After the Verdict
After the Verdict, Book Two in the Search & Recovery International Series will be released in 2 days. I am so excited! It is available for preorder at: https://amzn.to/4a7UVOv
As with Search Beyond Lies, there will be a Fact or Fiction Series associated with it. Although Search Beyond Lies was inspired by a real-life tragedy, After the Verdict was inspired by a real place – the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, real people, and historical events. Stay tuned…
A missing groom, a murdered attorney, a massive snowstorm—what else can go wrong with what was supposed to be a storybook wedding?
Gutsy Colorado lawyer Briana Bertelli has just successfully prosecuted a serial killer…or has she? Betrayed in previous relationships, she’s vowed to remain single and dependent on no one but herself. All goes according to plan until her best friend’s wedding rehearsal.
Highly decorated, retired Special Forces veteran Kale McLaren has seen much death and is ready to experience a new life.
Now the Chief Operating Officer of a global special ops organization, he’s looking forward to a relaxing weekend at a friend’s wedding. The last thing he expects is to be brought face-to-face with death and the most intriguing woman he has ever met … Briana.
With the highest of stakes and time running out, can Briana and Kale combine forces to discover what happened after the verdict?
The Series
Search & Recovery International is a series with high stakes and heart-pounding action with a spark of romance.
Haunted by the mysterious death of his father who was killed while on a military assignment, Kale McLaren will stop at nothing to uncover the truth about what happened to his dad. Everything he’s done, from his service as a member of Special Forces, to the creation of Search & Recovery International, an independent search and rescue firm, has had that goal.
Determined to ensure that others find the closure that so far has eluded him, Kale recruited former Special Forces team members to establish a unique company with an unbeatable track record. With members who are experts in their field, Search & Recovery International’s services are requested world-wide. To date, they haven’t lost a soul. Will this track record continue? And will Kale uncover the secret behind the death of his father?
Book Two in my Search & Recovery International Series, After the Verdict, is available for preorder at: https://amzn.to/4a7UVOv
You do not need to read the first book in the series, Search Beyond Lies, in order to enjoy the second. you can find the first in the series, Search Beyond Lies at : https://amzn.to/3ueVmTO
Search Beyond Lies is a work of fiction, inspired by true events.
On July 5, 2018, Brian Perri was reported missing on Mount Meeker, one of the most dangerous mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park. A selfie revealed his last known location was the summit. Search Beyond is a work of fiction, whose inspiration lies in a rare type of friendship J.C. Fischer and Kimo McEwen had with Brian where they put their lives on hold and jeopardized their safety and well-being to search for him.
The search was covered by news media far and wide. J.C.’s pleas for volunteers brought in many from along the entire Front Range. Why did so many come forward? It was J.C. and Kimo’s care, concern, persistence, loyalty, and dedication to finding Brian that exemplified true friendship—and that is a contagious type of friendship experienced by very few.
© 2024 Karen VDH Fischer
What a wonderful way to begin a new year! SO much to celebrate!
There is!
Wow, lots going on in your life, yep 2024 started with a bang!
It definitely started with a bang! I’ll need to hold onto my hat!
What a grand tribute to your dad. Maybe you should consider writing a book about his life, sounds like it would be inspirational and entertaining. May the best come to you with your new release. Cheers
Thank you, Marilyn! What a great idea! Such a book would be inspirational and entertaining!