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Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author and “storyteller of the finest sort” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author), returns with an emotional new novel about a mother-daughter duo having to lean on their community of women as the man of the house faces repercussions for a white-collar crime.

When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and thrown into the gossip columns of Juniper Shores. Cut off from her bank accounts and desperate, she agrees to join a local “mommune”—a former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers.

Though she and Iris quickly settle into their new, unique, little family at the mommune, Charlotte has no idea if they’ll ever be able to find peace with the case against her husband heating up and rumors continuing to fly. As Charlotte and Iris struggle to navigate their new reality, the mommune becomes more than just a refuge—it becomes a place where they can find solace.

And yet the other members have secrets of their own. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community, or shatter the sisterhood forever?

About The Author

Photograph by Bud Johnson

Kristy Woodson Harvey is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including The Wedding Veil, Under the Southern Sky, and The Peachtree Bluff series, which is in development for television with NBC. A Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s school of journalism, her writing has appeared in numerous online and print publications, including Southern Living, Traditional Home, USA TODAY, Domino, and O. Henry. Kristy is the winner of the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. Her books have received numerous accolades, including Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads, Parade’s Big Fiction Reads, and Entertainment Weekly’s Spring Reading Picks. Kristy is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. She blogs with her mom, Beth Woodson, on Design Chic, and loves connecting with fans on KristyWoodsonHarvey.com. She lives on the North Carolina coast with her husband and son where she is (always!) working on her next novel.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Gallery Books (May 27, 2025)
  • Length: 368 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781668074824

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