Pepper writes stories that span the gamut from humorous to heartfelt, however the common theme is crossing boundaries. Pepper's unique stories often tackle taboo topics such as mental illness and homelessness. Readers will find themselves questioning their own sense of right and wrong, attraction and desire.
In addition to writing, the author is also an artist, an introverted recluse, a self proclaimed empath and a foodie. Pepper Pace can be contacted at: 
pepperpace.author@yahoo.com

Hayden Michaels had given six years of her life to MyKell before he informed her that things hadn’t been right for a while. He had met someone else. And that’s when she opened her eyes and saw the mess that she was; financially, emotionally and physically. Never able to maintain the discipline to carry through with any weight loss goal, Hayden makes a bold decision. She will throwaway an entire year of her life; moving towards her goals with no thought of pleasure or pain. 

As she recreates herself Hayden meets situations and people that help her to realize her worth, namely a man who has been written off by society. But the question becomes whether Hayden can accept the faults of someone else without allowing herself to go backwards?

The Throwaway Year

"Wow," she texted back.  "That's a very good one."  She waited a few moments, but he didn't text anything else.  Oh crap, my customer!


"Sorry about the hold ma'am…" Oh what in the hell had they been talking about?


By the time Hayden arrived at her second job, she was very frazzled and knew that she was acting as awkward as she felt.  "So, I got us Italian wedding soup… with the meatballs," she said.  Then she hurried into the canteen where Brian was waiting with her expensive water and his can of soda.


She bumped her cup of soup and if Brian hadn't grabbed it, she would've lost the entire thing instead of the small amount that splashed onto the table.  "Oh damn!"  She jumped up to get paper napkins.


"Hold on, I still got napkins over here from cleaning the table."  Brian wiped up the mess.  "Sit down, I got it."


She took her seat again and reached for her bottled water and tipped it over instead.  Luckily she hadn't opened it yet.  "Oh damn!"


Chapter 25: Is There Something More?