This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind. Let it be something good. – Author unknownWhile in New York City, Renee a former drug rep is faced with one universal question-What do I really want? Up until that moment the thirtysomething California native has always had a plan. As she stumbles through creating a life in the iconic city, Renee notices a series of uncanny coincidences, bizarre chance encounters and unbelievable luck…as if her every desire is suddenly appearing right before her very eyes. When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help them realize their dream. – Paulo Coelho, The AlchemistEven more astonishing, when she accidentally encounters Paulo Coelho’s most famous novel, The Alchemist, it appears as if life is suddenly unfolding along a similar path to Santiago, the young Andalusian shepherd. She first meets a gypsy, then a King, until she finally meets an Englishman who explains alchemy to her. As Renee sorts through the perplexing web of synchronicities, she is astounded by the chain of clues unveiled in everyday life. Each one pointing her to what she believes may be the answer to her question. And possibly even her destiny.