Books

I write about women learning to be more self-assured amidst life’s biggest obstacles. I love second-chance stories that are emotional yet hopeful — if you do, too, check out my books below!

 
 

In a hazy 1960s Rhode Island summer, three disparate lives converge and combust in this riveting story of the empowerment women find in friendship, solidarity, and rage.

A widow desperate for friendship, a homeless artist, and a housewife whose perfect life is crumbling, converge at a series of disruptive house parties.

Polite Calamities explores what “community” really means when societal survival is at stake, and what happens when women decide it’s time to stop behaving and start living.

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A sweeping, heart-wrenching novel that spans decades and continents, Halfway to You explores the distances we create between ourselves and the ones we love most.

Forty years ago, aspiring writer Ann Fawkes left the United States for a Mediterranean adventure that opened her heart to travel, love, and fame.

Now, Ann lives a reclusive life in the San Juan Islands, hiding from the public’s probing questions. But when podcaster Maggie Whitaker convinces Ann to sit for an interview, the pair soon realize that Ann’s story intersects with Maggie’s in shocking, life-changing ways.

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A moving, award-winning novel about true love and heartbreak, mistakes and redemption, forgiveness and second chances.

Marine biologist Abby Fisher made a mistake that cost her everything. When she returns to her hometown five years later, she keeps running into the people she hurt years ago—and they aren’t ready to forgive her.

Poignant and heartfelt, Keep Me Afloat asks: How can you expect forgiveness from others if you can’t even forgive yourself?

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A delicious, award-winning novel about the sweet and sour ingredients of life and love.

Elle, an accomplished baker, has a recipe for every event in her life. But when she discovers her husband’s infidelity, she doesn’t know what to make of it.

In piecing her life back together, will Elle learn to take the bitter with the sweet?

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