Lonely Millie

by C.C. Alma

Even though it’s a sunny Saturday in September 2018, Millie Garcia has no birthday plans except to visit her mother’s gravesite and to hang out with her Pekingese. She feels sad about her diminished social life, but she is determined to be positive. She likes new beginnings. What could be a better beginning than her twenty-ninth birthday? Now is the time to make changes; so she vows to break through her safe, small, boxed-in existence. Starting today, she vows to face life with confidence and courage.

Then she runs into Daryl at the cemetery. He has a sexy swoop of hair over one eye, a nice personality, and a life just like Millie’s life. He also lost his mother recently, and he also seems lonely. Could this be a part of her fresh start? She likes him, so she wants to make something happen. Should she be more cautious?

The next couple of years are full of challenges. She discovers more about Daryl, makes new friends, and learns shocking hard truths. She screws up—now she needs to pull up from her misery and find a way forward. Again.

195 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2022

About the author

Hello to anyone in the universe who might be reading my bio! I was born in San Francisco, California, an American city on a small blue planet on the edge of the Milky Way. My people came to the United States from the Philippines, who came to the Philippines from China and Spain — before that, it's a complicated mystery with too many ancestors involved.

Like most people, I must work to eat. I am an assistant at a foundation. I write fiction in my spare time because my life dream is to tell stories that entertain and inspire others. I see lots of weird, wacky, and wonderful things going on in all our lives — and I want to do what I can, with whatever talent I have, to explore these in story form.

I am the author of the novel The Earth Girl and Queen Eliza and several short stories that are collected in the anthology Stories in the Okay Future.

I grew up in Virginia, but I now live in Northern California.

Reviews

[Shawn Mecham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lonely Miliie... Yes.

I enjoyed this book. Millie is alone, then not, then is again, then not... Most, if not all of us, have had times of hurting isolation. The author does a good job of reminding us how that feels and also how finding someone is not a guarantee of bliss. Happy ever after is not promised to Millie or anyone, and slowly Millie learns how to build happiness and community for herself.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

I really don't know what to say about this book, other than it was pretty good. It's a story about a lonely woman that meets a lonely man. They end up married and are still lonely.

[Pam Warner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful story.

[Carolyn Bartkus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meet Millie

Get to know Millie and her group of interesting friends. Life takes a funny turn for her. See if she learns about how to live!!!

[patti voss · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun book

I enjoyed getting to know the characters. It was interesting to see how other people handled the pandemic. Looking forward to more books by this author.