Mike Wil

A chance encounter with a wise woman transforms the life of a teenager. Years after searching, 17-year-old Brooke Ashton receives a devastating letter regarding the biological father she's never met. Losing hope, she journeys into the forest where she enters the realms of darkness, light, body, mind, and spirit. Trained by a wise old woman named Esiw, Brooke is led toward a final confrontation that will save or destroy her. An inspiring quest for faith, courage, love, and redemption, A Golden Heart is an experience that will change your life and unlock the power within you.

Mike Will Downey is a writer and music publisher in California. He won the Minnie Hite Moodie Writers Award while a journalist for two years in Ohio. Growing up on a farm, he overcame a speech impediment, learning disability, and bullying. Downey helps many charities and completed a mission trip with Save Our Youth in Juarez, Mexico. He founded the Colorado-based sports startup PlayCoed.com and worked in community relations with the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rockies, and Denver Broncos. He has a B.S.C. from Ohio University and attended graduate school at the University of Denver, completing the Harvard ManageMentor Program.