The Last Stars in the Sky (Lost Lake Book 1)

The Last Stars in the Sky is the first book in the Lost Lake series. It follows a woman navigating a troubled marriage and financial hardship after her husband's deception costs them their house. She relocates her two young daughters to her parents' isolated cottage on Lost Lake, a remote location twenty miles from the nearest town, surrounded by pine forests and uninhabited for a decade. As the family begins to settle into this new environment, the protagonist finds herself reflecting on childhood memories of the place. However, eight hours after putting her daughters to bed with newfound hope, a catastrophic event fundamentally changes their world. The story explores what happens when a family faces an extreme crisis and examines how far people will go to protect those they love and keep their family intact.