Independently Published
August 2025
On Sale: July 24, 2025
Featuring: Kat Bauer
ISBN: 0999823434 EAN: 9780999823439 Kindle: B0FCDKR5ZB Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
A clean, cozy women’s fiction novel about friendship, second chances, and the quiet courage to begin again.
Perfect for fans of Viola Shipman, Mary Ellen Taylor, and Jill Hannah Anderson.
When Kat Bauer’s twenty-year marriage unravels and her twin sons leave for a summer semester in Alaska, she returns to her small hometown of Criss Creek, Illinois, seeking comfort in old routines and familiar faces. Her best friend Jess is struggling too—trapped in a failing marriage and hiding a life-changing secret.
Together, they create a bucket list to reclaim joy, freedom, and themselves. Then Kat’s first love, Danny, reappears, stirring old feelings and long-buried regrets. As summer unfolds and truths surface, both women must choose between what’s safe and what’s possible.
What you’ll find inside Summer in the Moon Garden:
A heartwarming small-town setting you’ll wish was real
Midlife heroines rediscovering themselves
A gentle, second-chance romance
Deep friendship and emotional resilience
An uplifting, hopeful ending
If you believe it’s never too late to begin again, Summer in the Moon Garden will be your next favorite read.
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