The Prevalence of Love: Glimpses of the Human Condition

In writing the stories in The Prevalence of Love, R. J. Reilly draws on his own experience as a husband, father, GI in World War II, university professor, and long-time Michigan resident. On occasion, his characters have been known to root for the Detroit Tigers baseball team.
Like Reilly himself, the characters in his stories draw on their own life experiences and relationships, as well as religion, philosophy, and literature to help them respond to the challenges of living, loving and growing older. Readers will recognize these people: they are us, our family members, our friends, our neighbors. They are trying to make sense of their relationships and their lives.
Some of the characters Reilly introduces you to are long-time happily married couples. Others are those given a second chance at love. Some are new to love while others are lamenting opportunities lost. But finding love isn't the only challenge they face. There's the eternal questions of who am I? and how do I matter? along with the seemingly mundane issues of adjusting to retirement and relocation and the achingly sorrowful need to cope with illness or the loss of a beloved spouse.
So, if you like stories about love, romance, and second chances, you will find these stories moving and inspiring. If, like Reilly's characters, you occasionally ponder the bigger questions, you will recognize the dilemmas faced by many of the people in these stories. He doesn't always provide the answers, but the conversation is always worth listening to.