Books
A Life Extraordinary (2024)
Book Three in the Life Series
A sudden death in Nora’s family brings the Kaye clan closer together. They support each other through the grief, find connection in sharing long forgotten childhood memories, and for a while, all past disagreements are forgotten. Nora can picture a future when they’ll be as close as a family should be.
But the deceased’s last will, beautifully wrapped gifts, and cards with last words to those who were left behind, shake everyone to the core.
Eager to forget and dull the pain, Nora focuses on her first gallery exhibit. Her quest for a groundbreaking show, along with her desire to lose herself in old, self-destructive habits, cloud her judgment and lead her down a dangerous path.
Nora reconnects with Lola, her friend from college, who can’t forget the man who made her feel beautiful and loved. They broke up months ago, but Lola is desperate to rekindle the relationship, and Nora’s weakness may help her achieve that goal.
But both women may be in over their heads.
Nora may not find her way back without the support of the people who matter most, the people who left town to start new lives hundreds of miles away. Like her father, who now lives in a log house near Lake Tahoe. She wishes she could lean on her best friend, Vincent, but he’s now living in Los Angeles with Nora’s other bestie, Nadine, while he takes his music career in a new direction.
Will Nora reach out to her friends and ask for help before it’s too late?
A Life Extraordinary is darker than the previous books in the Life Series. It’s a heartbreaking story of loss and is filled with emotionally broken characters who have yet to learn how to deal with grief and regret.
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A Ruby-Colored Life (2023)
Book Two in the Life Series
All Nora has ever wanted was to find love, glorious love,
and to be part of a family that accepts her as she is—a vegan artist who doesn’t fit the norm.
Four years after Life is Fair, Nora’s life is rich with possibilities.
The once-hated, cheating ex-husband is now her best friend and closest confidant.
Her relationship with her distant father has improved.
And with a new man by her side, she is surrounded by her tribe.
But the balance of her newfound, grown-up life is disrupted by a death in the family, her parents' divorce, an unforgettable road trip with a dozen dogs, an unexpected proposal, and an shocking dinner with her relatives.
These twists plant seeds of doubt in Nora’s mind and force her to question if the life she has always dreamed of is indeed the future she truly desires?
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Road Rash (2023)
(a prequel)
Vincent Benavides has a thriving music career with his band, Mystic Asphalt. They just finished a three-month tour, and their highly anticipated second album, Full Throttle, will soon be released. To celebrate their success, Ivan, the band’s bass player, is throwing a massive party with women, booze, and drugs.
But Vincent is falling apart. He’s done with the band, tired of arguing with Ivan, and most of all, he hates the man he sees in the mirror: a man haunted by his unfulfilled dreams and plagued by visions of a fateful night three years ago. Pushed over the edge, he stumbles into the cold night and flees to Birch Creek.
While he tries to find his footing and contemplates his future in music, he also relives the best and worst moments he shared with Nora, the unforgiving woman who still holds his heart.
Now, he must confront the man he’s become, dig deep to find his true passion, and decide which path to take. And he better do it fast because people are counting on him, and Ivan is calling relentlessly, pressuring Vincent to return to the studio to finish Full Throttle.
But can Vincent go back to being the singer of the band he blames for destroying his marriage?
Road Rash is a prequel/companion book to the Life Series.
If you loved Daisy Jones and the Six, you’ll love this wild, bittersweet, and reflective ride with Road Rash.
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Life Is Fair (2016)
Book One in the Life Series
Five years ago, Nora Kaye caught her husband, Vincent, with another woman. It was an act of betrayal so grave it sent Nora running from her brief marriage to the charming rock ‘n’ roller. This Thanksgiving weekend, Vincent is back! Knocking on Nora’s door, offering sincere apologies, and begging for another chance.
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It has been exactly one year since Nora ruined the big feast. At least, that is how her overbearing mother, Isobel, saw it. Instead of apologizing for her behavior, Nora stormed out of her childhood home, planning to never return. But when Nora’s sister, Delia, calls to invite her to this year’s family celebration and later asks Nora to help care for their ailing mother, Nora reluctantly agrees.
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The people Nora once thought were gone forever are back, forcing Nora to reevaluate the most important relationships in her life. Will she once again run from her problems, or will she finally deal with her past so she can move forward and find happiness?
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