About Kindness of a Stranger
Discover the power of second chances through a simple act of kindness.
Mike Hatfield’s life takes a devastating turn when he loses his job, family, and home in an unexpected upheaval. Plunged into the depths of despair, he finds himself living in a cheap motel room, alone and contemplating suicide. Armed with sleeping pills and a bottle of whiskey, he takes the haunting step toward oblivion. Thankfully, a higher purpose intervenes.
Kitty Madison, a privileged and wayward teenager, runs away from her affluent upbringing to navigate the harsh realities of homelessness at just sixteen. Fate brings her to a chance encounter with Mike outside a diner where he extends a simple act of kindness, inviting her to breakfast. Little does Kitty know that meeting would alter the trajectory of both their lives and become a lifeline she never knew she needed.
As Mike endeavors to rebuild his life through new job prospects, the chance meeting with Kitty lingers in his mind. Just as he is finally moving forward with his life, fate intervenes once more, as the police arrive at his motel delivering news of Kitty’s brutal attack and hospitalization. Mike becomes an unexpected pillar of support, offering not only friendship but a home to Kitty during her recovery. Yet, as their friendship blossoms, shadows from Kitty’s past threaten to shatter the fragile harmony they have built. Will the truth tear them apart or allow them to build a stronger future?
Kindness of a Stranger invites readers to contemplate the profound influence one person’s compassion can have on the lives of others, reaffirming the belief that even in the darkest of times, a glimmer of hope can emerge from an unlikely source.
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I was born in Shakopee, Minnesota. My father was in commercial radio so the family moved around Southern Minnesota and Iowa until he got a job with the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. We moved to Virginia where I graduated from high school and began working for the U.S. Secret Service in 1976. That’s where I met my future wife and we were married in 1983. We have been married for over 40 years and raised two wonderful boys in Southern Maryland. My hobbies include grilling out, bonfires, fishing and target shooting. I retired from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division, at the rank of Lieutenant, in 2016. While working for the Secret Service, I was privileged to meet every president from Gerald R. Ford to then candidate Donald J. Trump.