This image is the cover for the book Retrieving Love: The Subtleness of a Napkin

Retrieving Love: The Subtleness of a Napkin

Caring, friendly, kind and lovely – these are all attributes that describe Julie. Yet, so are the words desperate, grieving, lonely and purposeless.


Coming to a crossroad in her life faster than expected, Julie relies on her faith for the strength to make it through. Dealing with the passing of her husband, she finds her daily existence swallowed by grief and doesn’t feel ready to embrace life again. However, God seems to have a different plan. He is able to use unexpected people in unusual ways to intervene in Julie’s life, reminding her that she is not alone. Will Julie choose to let others in and learn how to cope with the loss of a loved one? Or will she stay trapped in her grief, watching her days pass by?

Tammy Mentzer Brown

Born in Iowa, raised in Alabama, Tammy currently resides in Tennessee. She holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from the University of North Alabama (Florence, Al), and a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN).


Through her writings, Tammy hopes that readers are able to reflect on their own spiritual walk, and realize how each person’s actions can and do impact themselves, as well as others.


Additional works include:


A Teacher’s Prayer, a non-fiction, autobiography about her childhood

Happenstance, a fictional, young-adult romance

Austin Macauley Publishers