This author came to my attention when her book “Wreckage” kept popping up as a suggestion for “stranded/castaway” favorite list (and I LOVE that trope).
While each book in this “series” can be read as a standalone, they all appear to be emotional-dramas and I LOVE those too!
JulieO: Just saw WRECKAGE and remembered how good it was. Think a re-read is in order.
About book #1:
Ellie Brown thought she’d finally escaped her stifling hometown of Broadlands, Illinois; med school was supposed to be her ticket out. But when her father has a stroke, she must return home to share his care with her older sister, Amelia, who’s busy with her own family. Working as a paramedic, Ellie’s days are monotonous, driving an ambulance through streets she’d hoped never to see again.
Until a 911 dispatch changes everything. The address: her sister’s house. Rushing to the scene, Ellie discovers that Amelia and her husband, Steve, have been shot in a home invasion. After Amelia is rushed to the hospital, Ellie tries to make sense of the tragedy. But what really happened inside her sister’s house becomes less and less clear. As Amelia hangs on in critical condition, Ellie uncovers dark revelations about her family’s past that challenge her beliefs about those closest to her…and force her to question where her devotions truly lie.
READING ORDER:
Working Fire: A Novel <— a paramedic that is called to her own sister’s house!!- When I’m Gone: A Novel <— grieving father keeps receiving letters from his dead wife…
- Wreckage <— two plane crash/castaway survivors have to go back to their normal lives (and spouses)
