Designing Hearts - Softcover

"This novel is a great representation that change can be sudden and unexpected. However, with the ability to stay true to yourself, anything can be overcome." --Katie Lipko, Johnstown Magazine, August 2015
Four Stars: "Strachan's novel is raw and real, and it has the undeniable potential to tug on readers' heartstrings. This novel would make a great book club choice because the topics tackled are emotional and need to be discussed out loud with a friend. For some, this story about betrayal and new beginnings may hit home fairly hard, but for others they may turn a blind eye to it due to uncomfortable situations dealing with distrust and marital troubles. Nonetheless, it's beautifully written and worth holding on till the end." --Jaime A. Geraldi, RT Magazine

"This book is a must for Nora Roberts fans looking for a stylish midlife romance. Run--don't walk--to the book store or online site to purchase this hopeful, gorgeously written novel. You'll be reminded that life's difficult journeys and unexpected turns can yield extraordinary abundance and unforeseen happiness." -- Richard J. Levy, author of Thoughts Make You Wealthy

"A very entertaining and upbeat story about surviving divorce, helping others through the use of feng shui and finding true love. Jill is good company, and we're rooting for her to get her second chance at love, especially when that chance seems to be someone as dishy as Denny. I found Jill's relationship with the students in her class and her guidance on the road to health, wealth, and happiness to be particularly charming." --Lyn Farquhar, co-author of the Mae December mystery series as Lia Farrell and author of The Cottonwoods

Jill Hennessy is the envy of women everywhere. She has a flourishing interior design business, a handsome celebrity talk show host husband, and two successful adult sons. Then, suddenly, the entire world knows her "perfect" marriage is a lie. Jill learns the truth via a televised news flash exposing David's affair with his young assistant. Her illusion of being in control of her life is shattered, and she can finally see the cracks in her husband's shiny persona: his increasing distance from their family life, his self-absorption, his flagrant disapproval of their gay son. As Jill struggles to come to terms with her new reality, David pours on the charm that drew her in to begin with. Can she forgive him and rededicate herself to his happiness and their family life, even if that means losing Denny, a respected artist who has the potential to be her true soul mate? Jill is an expert in feng shui, a system of organization and color in the home meant to optimize life's possibilities. She has a rare talent for putting her clients on the road to health, wealth, and happiness. Can she work these same miracles for herself?