Unplanned Connections

After tragically losing his family, pilot Ron McQuillen is determined to end his life. But his plan is interrupted by Mike Schwartz, a mysterious stranger who desperately needs his help. Ron reluctantly agrees, not knowing that Mike will irrevocably change his life. He learns that Mike shares a loss with him. But Mike’s burden includes Naomi, his sister-in-law who holds him responsible for the death of her sister - Mike’s wife. As the two men fly from city to city, Ron finds his life taking unexpected twists and detours. His attempts to leave Mike behind result in his inadvertently helping strangers and doing good. When he learns new details about his family’s accident, he is left with heart-wrenching choices. Will he exact revenge or have unplanned connections intervened, allowing him to heal and forgive?

After tragically losing his family, pilot Ron McQuillen is determined to end his life. But his plan is interrupted by Mike Schwartz, a mysterious stranger who desperately needs his help. Ron reluctantly agrees, not knowing that Mike will irrevocably change his life. He learns that Mike shares a loss with him. But Mike’s burden includes Naomi, his sister-in-law who holds him responsible for the death of her sister - Mike’s wife. As the two men fly from city to city, Ron finds his life taking unexpected twists and detours. His attempts to leave Mike behind result in his inadvertently helping strangers and doing good. When he learns new details about his family’s accident, he is left with heart-wrenching choices. Will he exact revenge or have unplanned connections intervened, allowing him to heal and forgive?

Peter holds a Commercial Pilot license but spends most of his time on the ground where he can write, play guitar, piano, and for better or worse, do his own yard work. He wrote Unplanned Connections while completing his Master's Degree at Kent State. The whole time his wife thought he was studying. His interest in relationships and how people interact, especially in tough situations, often leads him to write about characters dealing with unforeseen circumstances which impact their lives and those around them. Peter generally writes in the evenings when the house is quiet. He is a member of the Writers Alliance. He has lived in the Midwest much of his life and resides in Ohio.