title: Corinne's Waltz
author: Kincaid, Taylor
description: Corinne’s Waltz picks up where Book One, Ashley’s Waltz left off. This story brings back the lovable characters of the angel, Mary Lou, and Ashley’s grandmother, the saintly Corinne, along with the not so lovable Marla, Ashley’s negligent mother, who was partly responsible for the child’s death.
  Mary Lou is the newly assigned guardian of the elderly Corinne. Mary Lou knows her assignment will be short lived, as Corinne’s heart is failing and she is not long for this world.
  Soon after taking up vigil over Corinne, she is joined by Corinne’s estranged daughter, Marla, who has left her abusive boyfriend and wants to move in with Corinne. Since her daughter, Ashley’s death, Marla has become a virtual basket case of guilt and self-loathing. She is falling apart at the seams.
  When Marla contemplates suicide in Corinne’s apartment, Mary Lou steps in to try to change the despondent young woman’s mind. Although Mary Lou is officially assigned to Corinne, she sees the opportunity to use her influence to help the young Marla to turn away from the destructive path she has chosen, to help her come to terms with her past, and to realize there still may be hope for her miserable life.