Violet Pearl Moretti manages to suppress the battle within her heart for years by wearing the faces of different characters, starting with the vaudeville stage. Brooklyn, New York of the 1930's sets the stage for the first few chapters of this historical novel. Violets outgoing personality is a cover-up for the insecurity she feels inside. She dreams of being a Prima Ballerina, but her father yearns to see his daughter star on the big stages of Broadway. Our Violet wants to go to the show and not be in it. A history of mental illness and a invisible spirit constantly nip at her heels to try to bring her down. Will Violet Pearl find peace and happiness before tragedy strikes again?

Violet Pearl Moretti is the woman behind the mask. She hears an eerie voice from nowhere. It speaks to her alone. Why won't it leave her alone? Violet's colorful life weaves in and out of three decades starting with crazy acts on the vaudeville stage set in Brooklyn, New York. It's a flight from emotional issues that plague her psyche. Her scantily dressed mother wakes her up in the middle of the night, with little sister dangling in their mother's arms. She drags them out into the frigid, dark night. What's a twelve year-old-girl to do? The mask is plastered on Violet's face so nobody can see the utter turmoil in her heart. Things start to unravel when her ultimate dream is shattered. The pitfalls of dating initiate more jolts to the depths of her soul. Then, a fascinating love story begins when her knight without the shining armor dances into Violet's life. She's terrified to let her emotional issues escape. Tensions, frustrations and temptations of all kinds mount up in her adult life. She's an outward success but an inward failure. Who is she really? This book is based on a true story, about the author's mother. 

Penny Haavig grew up in New York but currently resides in Minnesota, where she enjoys spending time with her husband, Tom. Penny's heritage goes back to the vaudeville stage. She directed several local children's theater performances. While living in upstate New York, she had a small part as an extra in the movie, The Way we Were. She volunteers at Love, Inc., an organization that helps people with emotional and physical needs. Penny loves horses, and still rides two to three times a week.