The Ordinary Guy
Book 2 of the Peace Lake Series
By: Dennis A. Pelkey II

July 1, 2001, Steven Nora saw a family of four singing ‘California Dream’ vacationing at Peace Lake. After they finished singing, he met one of the family members, Chelsea Burgondorrow.

After a week of being at Peace Lake, Chelsea and Steven became best friends. She went back to her hometown of Potterdam. Despite living an hour apart, Chelsea knew Steven would become a published author while Steven knew she would become a top selling singer. They predicted they would be married to each other in the future. One day while they were playing basketball, the ball got loose and went on the road. Her younger brother Chris ran onto the road to get the ball. A car going 25 miles over the speed limit hit Chris and killed him instantly.

Chelsea became a top selling singer while Steven worked as a housekeeper at Peace Lake Nursing Home with her dad as his boss.

While Steven continued to shine in his life, Chelsea made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. One day she opened a package from Steven, his first published book, ‘The Singer’. After reading his book several times, she decided to make a surprise visit to see Steven. The visit opened her eyes as she discovered what true love was and found out her dad was having an affair.

Chelsea moved back to Peace Lake for good, hoping to keep her dream alive by being married to Steven, but also help her parents cope with the tragedy of losing Chris. She discovers that Peace Lake is no longer ‘Peace’ as people were doing everything right in their own eyes.