Spare Change

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A woman grieving her loss. A boy running for his life. A town defending them both. </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>THIS USA TODAY BESTSELLER is a gritty small-town family saga in the tradition of the finest Southern fiction. Midwest Book Review dubs it A skillfully written tale populated by memorable characters caught up in equally memorable circumstances.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Small-town gossip never much bothered Olivia Westerly. As a single career woman she's weathered her share. It's easy to ignore the raised eyebrows over her late-in-life marriage to Charlie Doyle. But after he drops dead on their honeymoon the whispers are salt on her raw grief. Especially when an orphaned eleven-year-old boy shows up on her doorstep looking for the grandfather he never met.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Behind Ethan Allen Doyle's wary blue eyes lie heavily guarded emotions that unexpectedly tug on Olivia's heart and she finds herself wanting to win his trust. But when his murderous secret comes looking for him the entire town embraces the lonely widow and desperate child to show its true heart when danger threatens one of its own. A heartwarming tale of love loss and unexpected gifts featuring a woman you'd like to call a friend a boy you will ache to hug and a town you wish you could call home.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>USA TODAY BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF FIVE LITERARY AWARDS </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- Royal Palm Literary Award Reviewer's Choice Award FPA President's Book Award IAN Outstanding Fiction Award Eadon Contemporary Fiction Award</span></p>