Costa Jill

Jill's Free To Bloom book signing

I’ve gotten some wonderful feedback from people (mostly friends) who’ve read my book Free To Bloom. Some have written reviews on Amazon for me which I appreciate tremendously. Others have sent me emails or given me their thoughts in person. I thank you one and all for your good reviews helping me get the word out. Here are some samples:

Finished your book and loved it- really. Open, daring, intimate. Your quote at the beginning (And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin) and at the end (Let there be spaces in our togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between us. Kahlil Gibran), are my two all time favorites. N.S.

Jill.  Keep on writing!  I just finished reading Free to Bloom on Kindle.. Seems that I had read somewhere that a successful author writes as though no one else is going to read the words that come from the head and are ultimately put on paper.  You are on a roll and providing pleasure for others.  It must feel good! S.P.

I loved reading this book. It made me feel as though I were right there with Danielle, experiencing her life in Costa Rica and sharing her transitions from the end of a marriage through new relationships. It’s the story of a woman who lives life with creativity and feeling. L.C.

My friend recommended Jill Green’s book Free to Bloom. I absolutely love it. The story is cohesively written and each page enticed me to continue reading until I finished the book. J.M.

I just finished reading Free to Bloom today and really enjoyed it! I read a lot and know what good writing is and think Jill Green is indeed a good writer. Her chapters were well constructed, interlaced with romance and heartbreak, scary moments of nature, ending with personal victories and gaining a tough independence. I would definitely recommend this book to those who love adventure and discovering what life would be like living in the tropics of Costa Rica. It’s a good read! K.P.

“Oh, Jill it made me cry. I loved it. L.A.

“I loved it all, but my favorite story was the last one, Fault Lines.” K.Q.

My son Ray, Alyssa and Nicki

I would like to honor and thank my son Ray, my computer guru and major spark of life behind the publishing of my first book Free to Bloom. Without his constant help it would never have happened. He even was willing to take control of my computer and fix things from afar. “Mom, just keep your hands off the keyboard.” Then I’d watch the little cursor fly around the screen seeking, clicking and fixing in nano seconds. “Ok, mom, all fixed,’ he texts.

And it’s not like he has a lot of time to spare. He has more or less recovered from a debilitating reoccurrence of Meniere’s disease in which he was bed ridden much of the time. He changed his life by following a controversial, but very successful health program for him. He brought his business as CEO of Gator Country Multimedia back to life, changed his diet and lost 100 lbs., meditates several times a day, and takes time almost everyday to walk alone in the woods for balance and perspective, and still finds time to be a wonderful father to Alyssa and great husband to Nicki.

I’ve always said that he’s the best adjusted member of our family, even though on top of everything else he was born profoundly deaf and grew up with all the challenges that entailed.

Ray, I honor you, love you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for being the “spark of my life”.