Those of you who ordered, and already received River Fork – The Bear in the Storm, please contact me at jm@jmorise.com* See below for the why.

Then I pushed it out to April 30 with a promise of a final review, update and submission to the publisher to meet the deadline.

Well that didn’t work out!

Hubby went to ER. His breathing was seriously comprimised. They admitted him to the hospital. He stayed a week. The problem—his heart.

During his stay at the hopital, I remained at his bedside 9 hours a day. A phalynx of doctors entered his room every other day with more info and concerns.

Of grave concern was his low red blood count—therefore, his O₂ level was low.

The next task…replace Hubby’s Aortic valve. At this time, we are still waiting for his surgical procedure.

Back to my book: I cleverly saved a working copy as a .PDF file and imported it into my KOBO reader, which I brought to read while sitting on a small folding chair, cramped between the bathroom wall and Hubby’s wheeled tray where he ate and stored books to read.

First problem: constant interruptions, doctors appropriating my handy notepad where I made notes for planned edits to be execute once I returned home late in the evening.

Second problem: I was bushed, unable to focus, and missing Hubby’s presence in our now all-too-quiet house.

With my energy drained, my review was not good. I missed simple typos, a mispelled word, and a missing word. But among these, other salient details had been incorrectly represented. Perhaps only I noticed? Or would others notice too? All of this caught my attention while re-reading my paperback copy which arrived May 2nd.

I was apalled! How could this be! OMG!

So, the remedy*, find those customers who ordered their printed book between April 1 to May 3.

How?

If you are one of those lucky customers, you now own a collector’s item (and I appreciate your being one). However, for a remedy, please contact me at jm@jmorise.com . We’ll talk. (The deadline to contact me regarding this issue is May 20, 2025)

J. M. Orise
Author

Note to those planning to order River Fork: The Bear in the Storm, for this interval of time in May only, there may be a short delay in delivery. I appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.