More By R.E. Bradshaw
Sometimes what you spend your life looking for is waiting at home, right where it's been all along. Jamie Basnight, 42, an attractive lawyer from Durham, is moving back to the place she grew up to become a country lawyer. Starting over at this age was the last thing Jamie ever thought she would do, but here she was moving into the little cottage on the Intracoastal Waterway on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She came home to heal. Jamie embraces the move as a fresh start. Surrounded by natural wonders, Jamie reconnects with the girl she used to be. Jamie also reconnects with friends she hasn't seen in more than 20 years. Jamie is also still hoping for a reconciliation with Mary Ann. What happens next is a wild ride of emotional ups and downs. In the end, coming back home changes Jamie's life forever.
Harper Lee Lynch, 23 years old and a doctoral candidate, finds herself in North Carolina with only her Golden Retriever, Jasper, to keep her company. Shortly after moving into her new home, Harper stops at the Tarr Bar, a local eatery. That moment changes her life forever. Follow Harper Lee Lynch’s journey, making new friends and finding the happiness for which she has yearned, since the tragedy that launched her on this path. Fall in love with this group of ten women, as they laugh, cry and fight their way through emotional roller-coasters, set in motion by Harper's arrival. This mixture of gay and straight women in a variety of sizes, shapes. and colors, makes for an interesting dynamic and an endless supply of storylines. The characters range, in ages, from 23 to 69, and are the kind of friends you hope you have when push comes to shove. Harper finds out just what kind of friends she's found, when she gets pushed into a relationship by the forces of nature, neither she nor the beautiful Lauren can stop.