This first-time author pulls the reader into a web of first love, first loss, and the anguish of what might have been, regardless of the passage of time. Maybe it's those exquisitely painful moments woven into the fabric of life that make it so real, weaving them into a past that can unlock the future. Leaving an abusive home when he's nearly eighteen, Henry Tanner takes a job in the Kansas City Stockyards of the 1950's. Seeking no more than a paycheck, modest apartment, and peaceful existence, Henry finds himself magnetically drawn to the green-eyed, raven-haired beauty that works in the company office. Ellen is captivated by the honest nature and rugged, good looks of the younger man. Destiny can be a deceptive mistress and the secret withheld holds devastating results for the couple, altering their future and changing their lives. Can a simple, cedar box made 50 years ago answer Henry's life-long questions? Can it ease the haunted dreams of so many years? The answers are hidden, waiting to be discovered in a BOX OF DREAMS.