Before The Autumn Fades

BEFORE THE AUTUMN FADES A Heartbreaking Novel of Love, Sacrifice, and the Impossible Choice Liza traded her dreams for security. Now, abandoned at a five-star Turkish resort by the man who promised her a future, she‘s adrift-wealthy on the surface, but drowning in a gilded cage of control and manipulation. When a rip current pulls her under, Klim emerges from the water like a savior. A tour guide with clear eyes and a sacrificial heart, he rescues her without expecting gratitude. He rescues her because he understands what it means to be broken and still choose to save others. Liza escapes with Klim to a modest family hotel on the Mediterranean coast, where she discovers something she didn‘t know was missing: the freedom to be herself. In Klim‘s presence, she is not judged or controlled. She is simply seen. And she falls deeply in love. But Klim carries a secret as heavy as the Aegean tide: he is dying of a brain tumor, and he has refused treatment. When faced with an eighty percent chance of permanent disability, he chose to live fully rather than survive diminished. Liza cannot accept this choice. She sacrifices everything-her inherited land, her past, her security-for money to convince him to fight. But Klim will not be saved the way she wants to save him. In the end, she must learn that true love isn‘t about changing someone‘s mind. It‘s about accepting their right to choose their own fate, even when that choice breaks your heart. BEFORE THE AUTUMN FADES is a meditation on what we‘re willing to sacrifice for love, what it means to be truly free, and whether some bonds are stronger than death itself. Perfect for readers of Danielle Steel and contemporary emotional romance.