One-Way Ticket Home: A Novel Based on a True Story

Days before boarding the plane to Italy for her daughter’s wedding, Julie Whitaker receives an unexpected phone call from her past. The memory of Mark Jennings, a handsome and charming Top Gun pilot, had haunted her for decades. Their fairy tale wedding was everything she’d ever dreamed of, but it quickly turned into her worst nightmare.Starting a new a life without Mark proved to be much harder than Julie had imagined. But in her darkest hour, God revealed Himself in a miraculous way, giving her the strength she needed not only to battle depression, but to face a diagnosis of breast cancer that threatened to cut her life short. Now, amidst the splendor of the Italian Alps, on the eve of her daughter’s wedding, Julie’s thoughts are catapulted back to Mark and the reason for his call. After thirty years, will Julie have a chance to see him once again? And would she even want to? Based on true events, One-Way Ticket Home will take you on an unforgettable journey of love, loss, hope and forgiveness. With grace, candor and an indomitable wit, K.C. Hardy reminds us that it is often in our darkest hours that the strength of the human spirit shines the brightest.

K.C. Hardy is a mother/daughter writing team. Kristie Hardy, whose life is the inspiration behind this book, holds a B.S. in Education and is a former teacher and private investigator. Kristie is a thirty year metastatic breast cancer survivor who lives with her husband in San Antonio, Texas. Cate Hardy, Kristie's daughter and co-author of One-Way Ticket Home, is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, with the loves of her life: her husband and two children.