Los Angeles and Napa were also a hit.

I sold approximately 5,000 books thru all channels in these two events and online. My first goal was to reach 25,000 copies; which would more than pay for my advance and make me profitable. I could see the book starting to explode and wondered how big it could really become.

My father, Liam and Isabella were also extremely excited. They had not seen me this happy in years. It was not that I had not recovered from my loss of Brady, but they could now see a new passion in my eyes with the book.

Once leaving California, we were off to Nevada, then Arizona and New Mexico. We would do shows in Las Vegas, Reno, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Albuquerque and Sante Fe; just to name a few. In no time, we were selling 5,000 copies a week online and were frequently selling up to 1,000 at book signings. Our tour was becoming wildly successful.

Liam and Isabella decided to get into the action. Liam built a website for me and Isabella decided to do some sales and marketing; to include social media. While we did not see a huge impact immediately, the growth was exponential.

By the time we finished Albuquerque, I reached 25,000 copies sold. I would now begin to see the fruits of my labour as my advance was paid back in full.

While touring throughout Texas, Brad and I decided to take a few days for ourselves. We would spend two days in Austin recharging our batteries, so to speak. The children continued working hard, as they had set a new goal of 250,000 copies. At that point, I would be able to call the book a success in my mind. Again, I wondered how far I could go; and the numbers were beginning to speak for themselves.