About The Author

About the authors

Bob and Chris have been married more than 58 years. They have lived in five states: Illinois twice, Florida, Georgia, California and, now, the Washington state Peninsula.

They enjoy traveling, visiting historic places walking peacefully among the trees or along a quiet beach. A good movie, sometimes with a little cuddling on the couch, is a great way to end the day.

Co-writing this novel has been a new experience for us.

Bob Balgemann’s career as a newspaper journalist spanned 57 years. During that time he worked for
newspapers in three states, winning numerous state and national awards.

This is his first novel. He actually wrote one in 1979, but it was never completed.
Forty-four years later, Bob was looking forward to leisure time in retirement. But Chris, put a stop to the notion of just sitting around. She said he needed to finish the book. And so he did, with a big helping hand from her.

We present our book to you. Hopefully you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it.

Dedicated Excellence in Publishing.

Bob and Chris have been married for more than 58 years. We have two children, a son-in-law, and a grandson.
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Brad and Sarah have been neighbors for many years in suburban Maywood Illinois. On the last day of seventh grade something unexpected happened.

They became a couple. Their devotion to each other was immediate. Their love withstood the test of time in the years to come. They overcame challenges too numerous to mention. Right off the bat, they moved away from each other. And that was just the beginnin

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First Love, Only Love, evolved from the first book Bob started in 1979.

It’s still around, titled The Road Trip. It is a story about seeking revenge many years later, in response to problems the protagonist, name of Rob, endured as a youngster. That happened after his family moved from the comfortable suburban surroundings he enjoyed, to a snobbish community further out in the suburbs.

And so it is with today’s protagonist, in First Love, Only Love. We named him Brad. Monumental changes occurred when he was going into eighth grade. After his family moved. Only he was confronted by matters of the heart, not tracking down ghosts from his past. This is what the title proclaims. A first girlfriend. The accompanying mountain-top feeling. But to endure, their togetherness would have to survive all kinds of challenges. Starting with moving away from one other. Not long after they became a couple. First Brad, then his girlfriend, known as Sarah.

It is a 3-Part story with potential for future stories of their long-lasting love.