Stray

Lorraine Tyler should be in vet school but she stayed behind in her home town of Bend Minnesota to care for her nephew spend time with her lover Charity and give her momma a chance to complete nursing school.Lorraine is content until her momma brings home a steady stream of bachelors to straighten her out. Charity is out of town more and more and Lorraines brother-in-law is looking for a new mom for Little Man. To make matters worse therere new people in town. A politician is drumming up fear and hate a social worker is flirting with Lorraine and Lorraines new friend Ricky is beaten into a coma.Lorraine suspects Ricky was beaten because of being gay. Lorraine is determined to find out who did it protect Ricky from the hater who might try to finish the job and shes worried she might be next on the haters list.Stray is a story of politics fueling hate competing romantic interests and regular people examining their hearts souls and hormones. Will the people of Bend harbor the fear-rattled haters of some or will they provide sanctuary for all?