Welcome back, HH. I've actually wondered a couple of times what happened and checked your profile, but - nope - nothing new. So when I saw this post pop up in my feed - here I am! Good to have your 'ramblings' :) back.
Sorry to hear about your fiancee, but awesome news about the book deal. You probably can't even grasp how much that means today. My hubs is an indie author, but before going indie he tried to find a publisher - not.a.chance. Happy for you, so don't delay writing that book!!