Would You Still Love Me?

She fell in love when she first saw him on the television screen.  From that moment on, Nicole vowed to become an actress.  Decades later, when Gary and Nicole meet by chance, Gary doesn’t fall in love with the real Nicole Graham, just a sanitized version of her.  Since childhood, Nicole has had a cross to bear that nobody knows about except her mother, Reba, but she can’t tell anyone….anymore.

Through years of diaries and letters hidden in a secret trunk, Gary learns the truth about his beloved.  As he reads the story of her life in her own words, Nicole clings to life after being involved in a near-fatal plane crash.  But will he still feel the same about her, even if she survives?  Can he forgive her for all the lies? 

This book was written in memory of one of my favourite actors, and to remind us that not all illnesses are worn on one’s shirt sleeves.