Slightly South of Simple: A Novel (The Peachtree Bluff Series Book 1)

The first book in a series following three sisters and their mother as they navigate family secrets and relationships. Caroline Murphy left Peachtree Bluff, a small Southern town, as soon as she could, determined to build a life in New York. After her marriage to a wealthy New York heir ends publicly and painfully, she returns home pregnant with her nine-year-old daughter to stay with her mother, Ansley. Ansley has rebuilt her life after her late husband left the family with little financial security. She now runs a successful waterfront design business and welcomes Caroline back. When Caroline's sisters—Sloane, whose military husband is deployed overseas, and Emerson, a successful actress—also return home, the family dynamic shifts. As they reunite, a secret Ansley has kept from her daughters throughout their lives threatens to surface when someone from her past reappears. The novel explores the bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters through Southern settings, emotional conflict, and family drama.