title: Empty Arms: a novel
author:  Erika Liodice 
description: Erika Liodice is the founder of the award-winning motivational blog, Beyond the Gray, where she shares her journey to publication while encouraging readers to reach for their own dreams. She is a contributor to literary and travel sites, including Writer Unboxed, The Savvy Explorer, and Lehigh Valley InSite. She received a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University and studied fiction writing at Gotham Writers Workshop. Erika lives in Bethlehem, PA with her husband. www.erikaliodice.com
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  # Finding Her
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## a Complements Story, Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Lulu Astor
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![I, Sisyphus Publications](../images/00003.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Finding Her_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A _Complements_ Story
  
  
  Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Soundtrack](part0004.html#3Q280-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Other titles by Lulu
  Astor:](part0005.html#4OIQ0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0006.html#5N3C0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0007.html#6LJU0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0008.html#7K4G0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0009.html#8IL20-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0010.html#9H5K0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0011.html#AFM60-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5945fe482e)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0012.html#BE6O0-066f62c0dea24595a8164e5