Despite suffering from the loss of her mother when she was fourteen and a father who is distant in his emotions, Sophie feels her life is almost charmed. She has a handsome husband she loves dearly and who makes good money in his career, a lovely daughter named Megan, and, despite being busy, she successful with being a stay at home mom.

But, like a fast moving thunderstorm, life changes in a flash. Her lively little three and a half year old Megan increasingly becomes more lethargic and then has more serious symptoms. As Sophie struggles to keep everything positive for Megan as the wee child battles leukemia, Michael, Sophie's husband becomes increasingly distant. Can Sophie's emotions and heart keep up with all that is happening? Can she cope with the heartbreaking events?

Writing under the name of E.V. Mitchell as contemporary fiction is a new genre for her; well known historical romance writer Julianne MacLean has crafted a very compelling and poignant story of childhood loss, grief, and self-discovery from a "near death experience" by the interweaving of Sophie's story and that of Cora, her mother. Drawing on elements of her own experiences and extensive research, the author 's writing is so authentic and eloquent in expression, especially in describing emotional situations , that The COLOR OF HEAVEN reads as if it were a true story. Written in the first person, the story unfolds in such an intimate and emotive telling and with such realistic characters, it is almost impossible to put this heartbreaking and heartwarming story down!