Fragile Hearts is the story of twenty-one year old Morgan Weston who is confined to a wheelchair. A car accident at the age of fourteen left her not only physically challenged, but emotionally fragile. There are mysteries to unravel regarding the car accident that killed her only sister and her sister's boyfriend. Because Morgan's parents love her, they are forcing her to enroll in college and live on her own for the first time.Enter now, Tyce Brandon. Tyce has his own secrets.Over several months, Morgan and Tyce become friends. Tyce is drawn to Morgan, but is he confusing love for pity, or even worse, guilt?Fragile Hearts is not only a love story between a most unlikely couple, but also a coming of age story for a sheltered young woman. Will the mysteries revealed drive these young lovers apart, or is forgiveness the key to sealing a love begun in the depths of despair?Some profanitySweet love scenesVerna Clay writing under the pen name of Colleen Clay Colleen Clay is a pen name for Verna Clay. I chose to use this name for my debut YA novel, "Fragile Hearts," because Verna Clay is associated mostly with my contemporary and historical westerns.As for my own personal taste in leading characters, I prefer my heroes and heroines to be utterly mismatched. To me, a hot guy and a glamorous gal getting together is boring. As a result, one of my leads is neither popular nor physically gifted. Both characters, however, are multifaceted, sometimes hurting, but always honorable by the end of the story. My storyline contains obstacles intended to build character in my characters.
