Journey Thru Hell to Paradise

by Joanne Simon Tailele (editor), John Mansika (Narrator)

Journey Thru Hell to Paradise is the epic true story of Walter and Barbara Pienta. Born in Poland, World War II cam crashing down on their young lives. From Russian slave labor camps to carrying messages for the Polish Underground, this unbelievable tale of survival, young love, and devastation is witness to the hand of God watching over them.
After WWII, Walters served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Then he brought his love to America and another chapter of their lives included creating parts for the first stealth bomber, Barbara's incredible talent as an artist and the conclusion of a love story for the ages.

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2016

About the author

I was born a midwest girl in Youngstown Ohio and wrote my first short story at the age of ten in blue colored pencil. It was a mystery called "The Mystery of the Missing Marble." For most of my life, my writing was private, for my own enjoyment and therapy. In 2010, I discovered NANOWRIMO and I challenged myself to write a 50K novel in 30 days. I finished it, but it was awful. After joining an online writer's group through Writer's Village University, I picked away at my story for a full year with the help of the other girls in my group from all over the globe. It took me another year of edits and rewrites when I joined a local writer's group before I felt it was ready for the public eye. ACCIDENT is my first novel and is the reincarnated version of the original Accident through NANOWRIMO. It is now available as both a print copy or ebook through Amazon.

My second publication, a novella, Town Without Mercy is a mother's struggle to find out why her daughter opened fire on a crowd of people during a 4th of July celebration. Written through the eyes of the parent, it is all of our worst nightmares. Was it nature or nurture that turned her daughter into a killer?

To coin a phrase from Jodi Picoult, my writing idol, my stories are "moral fiction, not because I plan to change anyone's mind on a subject but because I hope to cause you to think about modern day issues that most people would prefer to shove under the rug."

I currently reside on Marco Island on the SW Gulf coast of Florida with my husband. Proudly the parents of 8 his and hers kids and 9 grandkids, we spend out time boating and enjoying the white sandy beach of Marco when I am not writing or selling real estate.