Palmetto Rose — Stephanie Alexander

Clairvoyant single mom Tipsy Collins spent the last year focused on her kids and her artistic endeavors. No dating. No fighting with her irascible ex-husband. No ghostly shenanigans. Life is drama free, but it feels stagnant, personally and professionally.


Enter a new supernatural mystery and a new beau, both replete with potential complications. After her teenage daughter ends up in the psychiatric ward, domineering retired executive Jillian Yates hires Tipsy to rid her historic Charleston mansion of spirits. The Victorian ghost-in-residence, Thomas Bonneau, is a charmer, but Tipsy senses something hiding behind his unusual amiability. In the meantime, her unexpected romance with psychiatrist Scott Brandt -- her ex-in-law -- stokes her former husband's wrath.


Tipsy struggles to trust her heart, and friends and loved ones -- living and dead -- offer support as old insecurities threaten to keep her moribund. In order to truly blossom, Tipsy must conquer her fear of life's thorns.