Katelyn Marie Peterson Books

New York City transplant Shay Collins is apprehensive about returning to California for her brother's wedding. She knows she'll cross paths with her ex-husband, the drunk, and Jason, her secret high school flame and brother's best man, and she's excited to see her dad, her rock, but facing her manipulative mother is her biggest fear. True to form, Mom's got her nose in everyone's business, but when her brother's ex-girlfriend comes to town, Shay learns the depths of her mother's evil doings, and from there, it only gets worse as more lies are revealed. The wedding is off, her drunk ex is hospitalized after crashing his car, and Jason, the sweet man that he is, can't help her put out all the fires, but when her dad dies suddenly, one final betrayal comes to light, and that one is unforgivable. Through it all, Jason stands beside her, and the flames grow higher.

Isabel Kingston, a writer for a food magazine, is talking to her dad on the phone when he's killed by a mugger. On top of this trauma, the love of her life leaves town to make his fortune in the restaurant business, leaving her brokenhearted and bitter. The murder case goes cold, and she's plagued by nightmares in which her dying dad is trying to name his killer. She wakes up in a cold sweat. Is it possible the deceased can communicate with the living in their dreams? On the seventh anniversary of his murder, she's assigned to cover the story of a hometown restaurateur's return and the grand opening of his new eatery. Yes, it's her old flame, and he's come back to make amends, a move that rips open old wounds, upends her life, and drives a wedge between her and her present lover. It's as if the universe has turned against her, or perhaps it's divine intervention.