In the tradition of Eric Jerome Dickey and Terry McMillan comes a tale about two would-be lovers shattered by tragedyOne minute Veronika is planning a wedding. The next, she’s listening to a disgusting voice mail message that changes her life. Emotionally broken by the experience, she leaves behind EVERYTHING and settles down at a bed and breakfast that feels like what a home should. Provide for your family. Work long and hard. That was always Michael’s definition of a man’s responsibility. But then Michael’s wife died and everything changed. What did he have left to work for? Who did he have to share the fruits of his labor with? Now, mostly healed, he wants to start anew. And based on the advice of a most unlikely person, his heart is set on Veronika. The only problem: “love” is not a word she believes in anymore.BED AND BREAKFAST is a mix of eroticism, love, and raw emotion told from the perspective of an intriguing and complex woman.ABOUT THE AUTHORColin Sheffield is the pseudonym for a traditionally published author with eight novels to his credit.