Hometown Ties — Melody Carlson

In this second installment of Melody Carlson's engaging Four Lindas series, four fifty-something women discover you really can go home again ... but it's not always easy!

Once upon a time in a little town on the Oregon coast lived four Lindas -- all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever ....

After decades out of touch, four fifty-something childhood friends have returned to the little coastal town of Clifden, Oregon, where they grew up. They look forward to supporting one another as they reinvent their lives. But second acts can be a challenge, and each woman feels the stretch. Widowed lawyer Janie struggles to leave the past behind and move forward -- is there a new romance in her life? Emerging artist Marley wrestles with "painter's block." Empty-nester Abby fears no one takes her seriously and struggles in her marriage, while beautiful Caroline has all she can do to keep her Alzheimer's-patient mother at home ... and wearing clothes! Plus, old resentments and new misunderstandings are beginning to strain the friendships they all count on. Can the Four Lindas sisterhood continue to thrive in the close quarters of one little hometown?