Irreplaceable

Publisher Marketing: Alex Voorman, a cerebral thirty-year-old archaeologist, is married to the woman of his dreams a beautiful, ambitious botanist named Isabel. When Isabel is killed by a reckless driver, Alex reluctantly consents to donate her heart. Janet Corcoran, a young, headstrong mother of two and an art teacher at an inner-city school in Chicago, is sick with heart disease. She is on the waiting list for a transplant, but her chances are slim. She watches the Weather Channel, secretly praying for foul weather and car accidents. The day Isabel dies, Janet gets her wish. Flash forward a year. Janet sends Alex a letter. She'd like to learn something about the woman who saved her life. But Alex isn't interested in talking to the recipient of his dead wife's heart. Since Isabel's accident, he's still grief-stricken. Meanwhile, a local blues musician named Jasper, the man responsible for Isabel's death, attempts to atone for his misdeed. "Irreplaceable" is the story of what happens after the transplant not only to Alex but within the concentric circles of family that spiral outward from him and from Janet. Stephen Lovely takes us vividly inside the lives of these characters to reveal their true intentions however misguided and gives us a stunning debut novel of loss and love." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/13/2008 pg. 34 (EAN 9781401322823, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 80 (EAN 9781401322823, Hardcover) Booklist 01/01/2009 pg. 46 (EAN 9781401322823, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2008 pg. 1274 (EAN 9781401322823, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Lovely, Stephen Stephen Lovely is the director of the Iowa Young Writer s Studio and a graduate of Iowa Writers Workshop. He lives in Iowa City with his girlfriend, a photographer. They have 3 dogs and 3 cats. Stephen enjoys reading, gardening, operas, and for some reason he s at a loss to explain football. Contributor Bio:  Gigante, Phil Phil Gigante is an APA Audie Award winner (The Dark Highlander, The Stainless Steel Rat, and The Watch That Ends the Night), and winner of over a dozen Audiofile Magazine Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than 250 books, and was twice named a "Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense" by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of Romance, Science Fiction, Militaria, and Mystery/Suspense, as well as "Favorite Dual Narrator" (with Natalie Ross). Phil also works in film, TV and radio, and is the Producer/Director of Gigantic Productions theatre company. He makes his home in the Midwest. Contributor Bio:  Eby, Tanya Tanya Eby is a narrator and novelist who has narrated more than fifty "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestsellers, earning two AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has a BA in English language and literature from Grand Valley State University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her children.