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I am so grateful. I just released Lavender Blue in paperback & eb0ok.

Curl up knowing you are loved.

- Pamela Tchida, Author

Lavender Blue

Four generations of women.

One train ticket stub dated 1961.

And love no one imagined.

Book Summary

Joy Brooks has poured everything into transforming her family’s once-dysfunctional manor into a women’s wellness retreat—lavender yoga at dawn, herb-infused culinary classes, and guests who lingered as if they had nowhere else to be.

When former architect Ben Van Gorman arrives to manage the estate, his steady hands can’t hide eyes shadowed by tragedy. As sparks rise between them—unspoken but undeniable—Joy finds herself juggling more than her heart: a daughter with firestorm anger, a granddaughter on the cusp of womanhood, and a mother whose memories are slipping away. As the seasons turn and Joy’s risky investments collapse, threatening everything she’s built, decades of family secrets surface: moonlit passion in the stables, a lover who vanished by dawn, and a single 1961 train ticket stub.

Can Joy and her family mend their fractured history. Can Joy and Ben save the estate? And will Joy and Ben dare to open their hearts before it’s too late? Lavender Blue is a slow-burn, tender love story that weaves generations of wisdom, the intricacies of family, the art of aging, and second chances in all stages of life.

Lavender Blue Chapter Excerpts

I CAN FEEL AGAIN

It was a still, white-draped afternoon. The grounds lay deep under soft snow, the sky glowed a satin blue, and the sun hung low and full in the west. As the old oaks glittered with dripping icicles, smoke curled from the manor’s chimneys in a lazy dance. It was Christmas Eve. Classes were on hold until the new year, and the manor was unusually quiet, except for the classical holiday music playing from above. Joy tried to outwait the silence as she stood in the foyer. She usua

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THEN THE OWL CALLED

The grounds carried moist dirt and wet bark from the evening’s rain shower. The old oaks were swinging slightly in the breeze, and except for the soft rustling of the leaves, everything was still. This calmed Joy as she walked toward the stables. She lightly knocked on the tall wooden door. Ben answered barefoot and shirtless, his belt unfastened for the night. If he noticed her glance, he gave no sign. She quickly looked up to meet his eyes. He opened the door wider. “Comin

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FROM THE AUTHOR

I turned sixty in 2021, as the pandemic shut down the world and my mother, my best friend, was diagnosed with dementia. I immersed myself in research on the illness, aging, and wellness— driven to find answers to help care for Mom. And thirsty to better understand the unfolding journey of getting older. I’ve written much of my life. But after the profound loss of Mom in 2023, I opened a blank page. Lavender Blue is a tribute to Mom’s unwavering kindness and unrelenting tenaci

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I am so grateful. I just released Lavender Blue in paperback & eb0ok. Curl up knowing you are loved. - Pamela Tchida, Author Lavender Blue

Lavender Blue Chapter Excerpts

I CAN FEEL AGAIN

THEN THE OWL CALLED

FROM THE AUTHOR

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I am so grateful. I just released Lavender Blue in paperback & eb0ok.

Curl up knowing you are loved.

- Pamela Tchida, Author

Lavender Blue