SHARING LOVE THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC

“When women reach a certain age,” says Samantha Hoffman, “the struggle begins. They begin looking in the mirror with scrutiny, begin tucking nervously on their clothes and question their ability to follow their dreams.”

For some, the struggle only involves a little bit of self doubt, but for others it includes all-out tragedy, disappointment and failure. For women, knowing they are not alone with their struggle allows them to feel fortified and empowered.

In Hoffman’s debut novel, A Contented Mind: Love, hope and the complicated mess of redefining one’s life, she encourages women to do what is right within themselves. When a troubled fan breaks into bestselling novelist Meg Scott’s home, she reacts like a character from one of her novels. She packs up her Irish setter named Bob, her violin and leaves her secluded home behind for a beachfront property on the West Coast.

Hoping to overcome a forty year battle with depression, Meg turns her life upside down when she auditions for a rock band and finds inspiration in her neighbor who is also the band’s drummer. Just when her dreams are within reach, Meg’s world is once again turned upside down. Finding her inner strength, and the courage to use it, Meg rips apart the lies used to reshape her world and, in doing so, discovers those you trust can’t always be trusted.

In an inspiring story for those approaching a certain age, A Contented Mind reminds us:

Love, when formed at the most basic level, is magical and does exist
With the support of friends, anything is possible
When searching for the meaning of life, the answer usually lies within ourselves
It doesn’t matter what others think, do what is right within yourself
Use the energy found inside your mind, heart and life to live the life you’ve always dreamt

“Society, or parts of it, are searching hard for meaning,” adds Hoffman. “A Contented Mind delves into that quest, finding those answers, and realizing that, for the most part, those answers were hidden inside of us all along.”

Samantha Hoffman is living her dream of pursuing writing as a career. She has written numerous columns on health and spirituality for a local paper. A Contented Mind is her first novel. She has completed its sequel and is hard at work on her next novel and a children’s chapter book series called Dainty Delaney. She currently lives in Michigan.

Website: www.bysamanthahoffman.com
Blogsite: www.sanesamantha.com

A Contented Mind is available through www.Amazon.com, www.BarnesandNoble.com, Sony Reader Store, Apple iBookstore and all major bookstores.