Back home is the best place to start over in a heart-stirring Texas romance about friendship， second chances， and small-town scandals by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown。

Riverbend， Texas， doesn’t look like the crossroads of anywhere。 But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years， it’s a place to unpack a lot of baggage。

Risa’s headed for divorce， Mary Nell’s been kicked to the curb by her leech of a boyfriend， and Haley was just blindsided by a shocking family secret。 But restless army veteran Jessica Callaway， looking to plant roots， has an idea: corral her fellow former cheerleaders and renovate an abandoned church smack-dab in the middle of three dry counties into a bar。 Throw in a grill and Wade Granger—a onetime nerd turned surprisingly crush-worthy investor—and their lives are on tap for a turnaround。 Amen to that。

Except for one hitch: the white-clapboard dream is causing a ruckus。 With a renewed bond， hard work， and the promise of romance， Jessica and her friends aren’t backing down。 For Riverbend， this is going to be a homecoming—and a scandal—to remember。