Tamara Miller

Biography

Tamara lives by a motto of unconditional love for her family. She believes that no matter what happens in your life, your family is forever. Although the series, “Family Forever,” is fictional, she drew her inspiration from family incidents and people she has met during her fifty-eight years of marriage, mother of two, grandmother of four, plus five great-grandchildren.
Since Tamara was born and raised in Pomona, California, she decided to set “Family Forever” in the place she knows best. Stores located in downtown Pomona in the early 50s, the burning of Pomona High School, which she attended, and many other landmark businesses are all real.
She writes from her home in La Verne, California. This is a five book series, covering five generations. Her husband passed away suddenly October 2015. Writing the book, Tragedy, Tears and Trust was very difficult due to the subject matter. Her emotions were still very raw, and many times she had to take a break from her writing.
Decisions, is the last book for this series. Many readers have requested a sixth book. Currently she is writing about the unexpected death of her husband, “What the Hell Just Happened?”
She hope this will a wake-up call to other women and what they should know before they become a widow. Their world will change and it will never be the same again, but you must continue to live your life until you once meet again.

Series

Family Forever
This is a 5 book series, about five families and five generations. Throughout the series you will read about the strength the family unit has. As it goes through life challenges of the loss of a child, suicide, adultery, alcoholism, gambling addiction, and bouts of depression, the family stays strong. Read about a father who suffers through cancer and a daughter who struggles with care of her elder mother. Not to mention misguided decisions of twin teenage girls. This is a true roller coaster of life and unconditional love.

Books

What the Hell Just Happened?
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 33,990. Language: English. Published: March 13, 2020. Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Reference, Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help
Are you ready to be the one left behind? Tami will share her personal experiences and give you some suggestions on how to be prepared. She hopes you find her experiences helpful and that your grieving will be less painful.
La Verne Writers' Group 2019 Anthology
Price: Free! Words: 33,560. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Anthologies » Poetry - multi-author
Collected works of the La Verne Writers' Group and writing contest winners. Herein you'll find humor, adventure, horror, fantasy, poetry, and even a little murder. Contributors are Lisa Griffiths, Toni Eastwood, Sharri Cohen, Carol Elek, Holly Scott, Tamara Miller, and Scott Skipper
Betrayal and Blessings
Series: Family Forever. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 92,220. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General
Twin sisters, Jani and Emma, learn the hard way how following their heart can lead to trouble. But with the love and support of their parents and grandmother they work through the consequences of their choices. Jani reignites with her teenage love, only to find that his family tries to control their life. When life gets complicated for Emma can she deal with the changes and responsibilities?
In The Beginning
Series: Family Forever. Price: Free! Words: 98,150. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General
This series is about 5 families and 5 generations starting in 1914 and will take the reader through the 60s.Working through the loss of a baby, suicide, adultery, alcoholism, gambling addiction, and bouts of depression the family does their best to stay together. After Isla becomes pregnant and is forced to marry, a fall down a staircase is questionable.
Tragedy, Tears & Trust
Series: Family Forever. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 98,150. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General
Jani and Emma have relied on their grandmother their entire life. How will they deal the life challenges of aging, illness, and manage the crushing responsibilities. Jani's ex-husband reappears while she questions her current husbands faithfulness. Emma helplessly watchs her son suffer a sudden and frightening medical crisis. Can the family work through all the swirling life changes?
Young Lovers
Series: Family Forever. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 90,460. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Romance » General
Emma confronts Brad about being engaged to another girl. He convinces her that he is no longer engaged and only wants to be with her. She believes him and they start dating exclusively, but Brad still likes the party scene. He gets himself in a bad situation and is thrown in jail. Emma’s parents forbid her to date him. She disobeys them and continues to see Brad. Their chemistry together is strong
DECISIONS - Book 5 of Family Forever Series
Series: Family Forever. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 75,010. Language: English. Published: July 4, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist
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What happens when the person you always turn to need you for support? Will the family fall apart or will they pull together and be stronger than ever? Fanny gets involved with someone her daughters have concerns about. At the same time her mother’s care becomes questionable. Jani and Eric face a crisis when their third child is born and have to make a decision no parent should have to make.
The La Verne Writers' Group 2018 Anthology
Price: Free! Words: 75,190. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Literary collections » American / General
The 2018 LVWG Anthology offers something for everybody: humor, grit, warmth, action and adventure, poetry, YA, children’s stories, and somethings that we don’t quite know what they are.