In January of 2025, I was approached by a man named Joe Potelicki at a writing workshop I was presenting in Navarre, Ohio. He told me a friend of his had written a manuscript about his service in the Marines during the Korean War – and about his incredible and surprising love story. Joe also told me that his friend, William “Bill” McDonald, sadly passed away before completing the manuscript. Joe asked if I’d consider finishing the manuscript in place of his dear friend.
After a few emails back and forth with Joe and his wife, Gayle, we decided that rather than finishing Bill’s first-person account, I’d take the facts of his story and turn them into a novel. This is Bill’s story and it has been my great joy to bring it to life.
This is a story for readers who enjoy military history, romance, and biographies. Writing this book has been a true labor of love, and I hope those who read it will sense that within its pages.
A Marine’s Story: Of War and Enduring Love is now available on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yx3878ex
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