Are You Free? : Till Death Do Us Part?

The Morettis are a Sarasota family of Cafeteria Catholics, (rejecting some Vatican doctrines - mainly pelvic issue ones). Widower Dante goes to his first Confession in decades. He confesses gossip: telling his two daughters of his brother Nick's fling with the caterer for his wedding vow renewal with Nick's then-wife Rosemary. An unusual Penance surprises Dante. Tantrums of Nick's ex-wife Rosemary impact events. Dante wants another good woman to love, but dating yields only stories that amuse his girls.

Dante's gossip is repeated, changing with each teller. Floridians talk about freedom (yet yearn to mate). An undreamt-of source for finding love and fulfilling Dante's Penance offers challenge and hope. Her name is Abigail.

Soon they're doing everything in a pandemic. How could anything go right?

Are You Free? offers a witty rumination on family, religion, and the search for love in many forms - grief, longing, regret, surprise.

Carol DeChant has published in Chicago's Tribune and Sun Times, and the Miami Herald. Her non-fiction books include Momma's Enchanted Supper and Fifty Great American Catholic Eulogies. The latter won First Place in the Independent Book Publishers Association's Audio Book of the Year contest. Are You Free is her first novel. She lives in Sarasota, FL.

Check out her website to learn more about Carol: www.caroldechant.com