Rachel Wiener has spent years putting everyone else first. A devoted therapist, wife, and mother, she has learned to keep the peace at home at any cost, even as her husband’s controlling behavior leaves her questioning her own judgment. Traveling to Portugal for the first time, she hopes a week away at an international conference […]

A woman’s journey to find her way in the wake of a profound loss. It’s the late ‘90s. Alice Fisher is a composer and music professor. She lives with her husband David and their son Toby in a charming bungalow on a tree-lined street in the upper Northwest quadrant of Washington DC, home to an […]

She had all she expected to achieve. But a surprise hidden in her head was about to change everything… Ashley Martin has it all. With a high-paying job, a devoted husband, and impeccable children, the ambitious woman is living the dream life she envisioned for herself. So determined to maintain her perfect existence, she hides […]

Fourteen unforgettable stories plus a bonus novella about ordinary people discovering that even after heartbreak, life can bloom with hope, connection, and unexpected joy. From Delhi’s narrow lanes to quiet Virginia kitchens, Monica Saigal explores what happens when women in midlife confront betrayal, grief, longing, and second chances. A father questions the truth of his […]

Grace Tanner hasn’t been home to Tranquil Bay in thirty years, not since her mother died and her world fell apart. Now she’s back to fix up the family cottage and sell it. Six weeks, in and out. Simple. Except nothing about coming home is simple. Her estranged father wants to reconcile. Her childhood best […]

Her father died in prison. She’s hidden her identity for most of her life. But secrets always catch up with us… Scarlett vowed she’d never set foot in Brackson prison again. But when her uncle suffers a heart attack, she reluctantly helps with his Pups in Prison program, rehabilitating dogs and men inside the prison […]