In this collection of stories, Sullivan takes you into the lives and psyche of her characters. She shares the soft pain as a character watches a loved one slip into dementia. Through her characters, you question what is or isn't abuse; is the value of a gem more important than the memory of the person who gave it? Ultimately, through her characters and stories, Sullivan invites you to examine your own experiences, decisions and memories.

In this second collection of stories, Sullivan writes about the human condition as it plays out in the northern California countryside. Her characters encounter disaster and fulfillment, self discovery and delusion, love lost and found, with dogs, horses and the elements coming onstage amid vineyards and hillsides of oak. Tension mounts and roles reverse as a rattlesnake strikes. Freezing temperatures threaten a vineyard and a marriage. A hiker disappears. A pilot's career is at stake when a man dangles below a hot air balloon. A horse stampedes toward a child testing a father's love. Always...