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Carlson spins a story of growing up and growing old as four high school friends and former bandmates reconnect 30 years after graduating. When they learn that one of them is dying, it feels like getting the band back together might be the most important thing they can do.

Ruby McGavin returns to Cardinal, California, with her brother Nash, hoping the fresh start will help him kick a debilitating drinking habit. And Ruby's not the only one with renewed hope, as saddlemaker Lucas McGavin redoubles his efforts to win her heart--even if Ruby is his brother's widow. Soon, all three learn that building a better future means first making peace with the past.

Sharing a family life in the 1930s near the legendary Palisades Amusement Park, a family of dreamers explores ambitions and cultural boundaries that are challenged by the realities of the Great Depression, multiple wars, and the park's eventual closing in 1971.

In a hospice in Bury St. Edmunds, Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sists with him every day and she listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and secrets. He tells her about the children he has never met and never will. Lydia, Dean and Robyn don't know each other yet but when they slowly find their way into each other's lives, everything starts to change.

Paris Simmons-Holyfield is facing a dilemma--she's pregnant but is not sure who the father is. After spending a night with Darius Connors, her ex-colleague, the baby could belong to him, but she doesn't want to ruin her marriage. Darius has his own problems; his wife, Tiffany, has kicked him out. But he doesn't want to give up on his marriage just yet--even if Tiffany has found company in the arms of Clarence Walker, the Minister of Music at Followers of Jesus Faith Worship Center.

Returning to his small Texas hometown, a writer delves into an investigation of an unsolved arson case, a cotton fire twenty-five years earlier that split the community and turned family members against each other.

18-year-old Meg Davenport is in New York City after her father dies. Never close to the man--having been raised in an exclusive prep school--Meg is surprised to learn he was not a wealthy businessman but an accomplished thief. Determined to succeed on her own, Meg decides to take up her father's trade--but at what cost?

Searching for their missing child--and for meaning--husband and wife are drawn to a remote town in the Mojave Desert, where they encounter an eclectic group that includes a British rock star and a U.S. Marine.

Willow Briars has a great career and all the outward trappings of success. But when it comes to her personal life, she's utterly miserable--until she buys a pair of vintage shoes that transform her outlook. Now she's rethinking everything she thought she knew about love, heartache, and her own self-worth.

Holton's novel finds four middle-aged friends convening at a beautifully appointed beach house--and reexamining their lives.