She Taught Me To Laugh Again is the sequel to Men Bleed Too, Tom's debut book. After his wife died from breast cancer, he returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to resume his duties as a colonel in the U.S. Army, at Carlisle Barracks. Tom found the time lonely and sad, as he worked through the grieving process. He made the decision to return to his last assignment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to be closer to family and friends. Just a week before he is reassigned, he met Connie Noll. Connie was a recent widow and they strike up a relationship. After Tom left Pennsylvania, he and Connie continued to talk over the phone and make plans for a future reunion. She Taught Me To Laugh Again is the story of two middle forties people who lost their spouses to death. It describes the trials and tribulations of grieving, falling in love and trying to build a new life together. The capstone of the book describes their wedding on September 30th, 1995. It is a moving story of two people daring to fall in love again.