The Barefoot Summer

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown returns with a heartbreakingly hilarious novel about three women who had nothing in common, except their husband.

Leaving one widow behind is unfortunate. Leaving three widows behind is just plain despicable. Oil heiress Kate Steele knew her not-so-dearly departed husband was a con man, but shes shocked that Conrad racked up two more wives without divorcing her first. The only remnant of their miserable marriage she plans to keep is their lakeside cabin in Bootleg, Texas. Unfortunately, shes not the only woman with that idea.

Fiery, strong-willed Jamie wishes Conrad were still aliveso she could kill the scoundrel herself. But for their daughters sake, she needs that property. As does Amandatwenty-eight, pregnant, and still weeping over the loss of her true love. On a broiling July day, all three arrive in Bootlegwith a dogged detective right behind whos convinced that at least one of them conspired to commit murder. One momentous summer filled with revelations, quirky neighbors, and barefoot evenings on the porch offers three women the chance to make the journey from enemies to friends, and claim a bright, new beginning.