“Checkered Fences” is Alma Hudon’sfirst novel. She was encouraged to write by her high school teacher, Mr. Walker. He saw much potential in her and encouraged her to continue writing. At each high school reunion, he would ask, “Are you writing?” Hudson enjoys writing urban stories that affect the lives of everyday people.

Key To My Heart is a heartfelt story about former lovers reuniting. You will find this story thought provoking as well as entertaining. If you have read my previous titles A Special Summer and When Love Comes Around you were introduced to Ava Peretti. In her story, Key To My Heart, sensitive topics such as family secrets, infidelity and an age-old saga.

Anna Sinclair, a New York senior editor, goes home for her annual vacation to the island of her birth where issues of family dynamics, social climate, political views, cultural identity and class values collide.