Böcker av Laurel Kile

Just weeks before her wedding, Simone's shattered heart finds solace in a meticulously planned getaway by her mother. However, the well-intentioned escape soon becomes stifling, pushing Simone into a suffocating embrace. A twist of fate occurs as she unearths a cork-sealed bottle, bearing a cryptic message that holds the key to a new path.Mary, curious about her birth parents from 40 years ago, discovers a link in Verna. With her teens, she embarks on a 2,670-mile road trip from Oregon to West Virginia. Through the miles, they bond and uncover their identities.Jada enjoys afternoons on Auntie P's porch. Unbeknownst to her, Auntie P fancies herself a matchmaker and eyes Gary, a blond handyman, for Jada. Instant attraction blooms, yet their opposing views on privilege and class create a hurdle. Tenacious Auntie P won't surrender her matchmaking efforts.Elliot loathed her boyish name, yet no issue arose until March 2020. On a solo trip to heal her heart, fellow travelers quarantined due to a crew member's illness. To Elliot's surprise, her roommate was a stunning, tall British man.Burdened by pre-med studies, Ally seeks solace one autumn day. Chance meeting with Clara, a senior longing to revisit her past, alters Ally's path. Clara, a Vietnam Conflict nurse acquainted with love's pain, imparts life's profound lessons beyond lectures.

Sometimes a lie reveals a larger truth.After a grueling school year, Kate escapes to Pocahontas County, West Virginia to rest and rejuvenate. Unfortunately, a hundred-year flood hits and turns her vacation into an emergency evacuation. After relocating to a mountaintop resort, she finds an unconscious man in the woods, a man whose face she would recognize anywhere. Her celebrity crush, Jeremy Fulton.When Jeremy regains consciousness, he introduces himself as Tim Jones and confides that he came into the wilderness to escape his hectic life. As they grow closer, Kate deals with the conundrum: can she let him know how she feels without telling him she knows his true identity?