Kirjahaku

On Florida's iconic 30A, mother and social worker Vinny Lillenhammer has a secret.About the Betancourts next door.Unrequited artist and newly widowed Lila Beckham has a secret.About the Betancourts next door.Thirteen-year-old left-handed tennis ace Gabe Lillenhammer has a secret.About the Betancourts next door... but he doesn't know it yet.The Betancourts next door have their own secrets and have been a part of the lives of their neighbors for thirty years, but have always remained only on the vacationing peripheral, until now. As they all head toward the end of the era with their two families intertwined, none of them know they are on a crash course, with one force barreling toward them all, one that could blow apart three generations and two families, and the secrets that threaten to break the fabric they've woven for thirty years in the sparkling "Hamptons of the South."

"If the raw reality of stillbirth, loss of pregnancy, or miscarriage has rendered you senseless if you feel helpless in friending a grieving family, then you will be touched by the words of care and concern that you can't always think to say at the time. I highly recommend this unabashed account of Kalan Lloyd's journey toward wholeness."-Susanna Fitzgerald, MSW "A cry-laugh, laugh-cry. What makes it so good is how she conveys the terrible sadness and madness of losing a child."-Heath Mueller, M.D., Psychiatry "Kalan's frank, honest expression of her personal experience will bring hope and encouragement to many." -Lisa Nolan, Associate Pastor, Cornerstone Fellowship "Rarely as healthcare providers do we have the opportunity to hear the intimate thoughts and feelings of a patient who has been delivered the most heartbreaking news. This memoir will help us all be better friends, family members, and caregivers to those that have experienced such loss." -Shara Young, M.D., OBGYN

Heartbreak. Home. Gunshots. Former small town girl turned big city lawyer Lilly Atkins has tidily checked off her adult to-do list. Prestigious law degree Flourishing career Designer wardrobe Well-bred fianc In a moment of clich , her list gets whipped out the window. And run over a few times. So she heads home to Brooks. Where the creek is cool and the gossip is always hot. With nothing better to do, Lilly sets up shop to work off her broken heart. Before the paint can dry, her former flame, Dr. Cash Stetson, shows up requesting representation. For his divorce. Two new clients involve a possible negligent homicide and the desecration of human remains, both cases stemming from the local hospital. Run by Cash. When her not so unrequited love's wife turns up dead, Lilly begins to wonder if the former bad-boy is up to no good. After all, old habits never die, they just get hard to justify.

"You know you're a little crazy, right Lil?""I know. I get it from my mama."Unfinished business. Old family secrets. Guilt.Attorney Lilly Atkins has survived the long, hot summer in Oklahoma after running home from a cheating fianc and discovering a former flame had become a career criminal. That infamous ne'er-do-well, Cash Stetson, is on the tail end of a stint in rehab; and with a near-death experience skirted, life-altering epiphany under her belt, and cowgirl boots in place, Lilly is ready to kick butt.Except something's got ahold of her; turning her every way but loose. And as much as she tries to hide her crazy, it keeps flashing everyone on Main Street.Former federal agent Spencer Locke is rescuing her. Again.Her latest case includes dead varmints. On YouTube.She's finding dead bodies. In her office.She's getting assaulted. Weekly.And it won't stop raining. So there's reason enough to come unwound.

Weddings. Biker Gangs. Road Trips. Vegas. What happens in Brooks, stays in Brooks. Except when it doesn't. Attorney Lilly Atkins and her supermodel sister, Tally, have led a charmed life, but when a mysterious bank deposit puts Tally in a tizzy, Lilly has to find a way to protect her sister. The Posse's rounding up a road trip to celebrate bride-to-be Brandy's upcoming nuptials, and it looks like they're going to get more of a bachelorette party than they bargained for. Outlaw Cash Stetson is knocking at Lilly's door, even after Prince Charming Spencer Locke has all but swept her off her feet. Can Tally find solid ground again? Will Lilly stand steady? Can the Posse make it to the church on time? Will Cash and Spencer settle the score once and for all? All isn't always fair... in a cowgirl fairytale.

"Defies genres... a story you can get lost in." - Hollywood Book Reviews "Heartwarming and hard to put down." - Romance Times "A winning contemporary romance... a gently affecting tale of personal redemption, second chances, and the power of faith." - Kirkus Book Review "Thoroughly engrossing." - Midwest Book Review Cash Stetson is a loser. A crapped out, busted loser. He gambled and lost the girl. He gambled with his career and lost his medical license. He's lost direction and whatever faith he might have had. Faith in himself. Faith in the charm that's worn too thin. But the powers that be haven't lost faith in him. Undeserved faith, but still. A stint in rehab kept him out of jail. Can a turn in an impoverished clinic in Mexico convert a loser into a winner? Doctor Maggie Craig knows a loser when she sees one. Cash might as well be sporting a neon tattoo on his forehead. A debutante turned dermatologist turned medical missions director, Maggie knows time heals most wounds, although it hasn't done much to heal her own. Her secrets don't sleep, and her repentance has all but turned into penance. Is she truly helping those in the clinic in Mexico, or using them to hide from her truth?