First published 2010
Rose Mae Lolley lost her mother at eight years old. All that remained were stacks of romance novels and Rose's attraction to the wrong kind of men. She buried her wild Alabama past and became the quiet wife Ro Grandee. She nearly forgot the fierce girl who could shoot straight and break hearts. Then an airport fortune teller delivers a warning. Rose must reconnect with her old self or face the consequences. She grabs her grandfather's .45 pistol and her dog Fat Gretel. She runs from Texas and the husband who will never release her. Her mission takes her back toward Alabama, searching for the woman who abandoned her decades ago. Rose discovers that some mothers will do anything to fix their mistakes. Some daughters will travel any distance to find forgiveness.
Genres: fiction, romance, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: redemption, second-chance
Setting: Alabama, Texas
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
352 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence