Autumn Dreams — Gayle Roper

Somewhere between wishes and reality lie Autumn Dreams


They call it the “sandwich generation”. Daughter, sister, aunt, innkeeper, employer - but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch?

The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East.

Add Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's compulsive contest entries or Mom's increasing dementia seriously, and Dan Harmon, the intriguing finance and due diligence expert who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay, and Cass's emotions swirl like the quickly rising hurricane fast approaching Seaside.

But every day cares aren't Cass's only problems. A troubled young employee unknowingly endangers her as well. An alarm sounds in the middle of the night, bullets fly, and a gunman takes Cass hostage.

What will become of Cass's Autumn Dreams?