Shawn P. Killackey Bücher

Tucked away in the northeastern part of Illinois, just north of Chicago, is the village of Mundelein. Starting out in the mid-1800s as unsettled and unincorporated areas of land, this little village continued to form and grow throughout the years with many settlers, pioneers, and entrepreneurs who wanted to bring their ideas and dreams to this area, from Samuel Insull extending the Chicago-Milwaukee railroad into the community to Card. George Mundelein creating and constructing the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, which brought half a million people on one day to gather in this unknown village. In turn, the village was named in the cardinal's honor and since its settlement has gone from a population of 500 to over 30,000.

''Life, and love for that matter, is full of risks and challenges that you have to take in order to get any success.'' This is a hard lesson for Patrick Alloy to accept as he recounts the highs and lows, joys and pains, trusts and betrayals he encounters with his one true love, Beth Lodestone. Shawn P. Killackey tells the story of Patrick and Beth's rocky partnership through Patrick's daily journal, giving honest insight into the workings of the heart and mind in love. Like metal to magnet the attraction between them was inescapable, and Patrick's life would be changed forever even as he begins to doubt her feelings for him. But are Beth and Patrick able to withstand the test of time? Can true love last? And what do they learn along the way? In exploring these questions You Are the Magnet takes a deeply personal look at the truth of modern relationships.