Homesong

★★★★★ "Amazing!!!! I loved it from the very beginning! A fantastic book."

In a small town, everyone knows everything about everybody. Or do they?

For twenty years, Kate Doyle has been haunted by the night when she was forced to flee from her tiny Virginia hometown and abandon her childhood sweetheart, Reed Fitzgerald. So when Kate, now in her mid-30s, escapes her unhappy life in Washington, DC and takes a much-needed vacation, the last thing she expects is to be reunited with Reed. There, under the warm clear Caribbean sun, amid ancient churches and pink flamingos, Kate and Reed seek to revive the love that they thought was gone forever.

But will small-town secrets ruin their last chance for happiness? Woven into the modern tale of Kate and Reed are the tales of those who came before them. Their mothers: teenagers in the chaotic 1960s, best friends who are in love with the same man, although only one of them knows it. Reed's grandmother: already a bitter old woman by the 1930s, she would do anything to carry on the family name...and would drive away anyone who came between her and her grandson. And even the founder of the town: in 1865, what guilty secret drove one man to bring his two daughters across the ocean from Ireland and settle in the dark Virginia hills?

At its heart, Homesong is the story of a small town: its lies and truths, its beginnings and endings. It's about proud secrets, unrestrained joy, and the old adage that you may leave your home, but it never leaves you.

Updated in 2024 to be a closed-door romance with PG language. (R-rated paperbacks available from the author.)

★★★★★ A remarkable first novel. Head and shoulders above the usual fare... absolutely fascinating.
★★★★★ OMG! THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! An awe-inspiring tale!! Undoubtably a contemporary romance... but sooo much more.
★★★★★ Homesong is one of those books you don't won't to end.
★★★★★ Wonderful book! Engrossing.
★★★★★ I was kept in suspense all through the story until the end. This is an author who loves to tell a story.