tough love
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She knows what she wants, until she learns what she needs.
Four years following her husband’s untimely death, Lilac Larsen has managed to hold it together but barely. Then her estranged half-sister Tulip shows up on a visit that seems way too permanent with a child in tow who refuses to eat. This is 2009 at the depth of the Great Recession, and the misery just keeps piling on. Tulip wants to use Lilac’s house as a beauty salon. Nobody invited to Lilac’s big party shows up. And the married neighbor keeps hitting on her.
How much can a still-grieving widow take before she learns that the life she thought she wanted isn't nearly as interesting as the life she now has?
What People Are Saying
TOUGH LOVE
“...a profound understanding of life’s unpredictability and the courage…to navigate its most difficult moments.”
— Miami WiRE
the typist
“Set in 1960s Washington, DC, the atmosphere is perfect. You’d swear you were right back there again. Taylor nailed it. You’ll read this in one sitting... because you can’t help it.”
— Lit World Interviews
the pit road war
“A gripping tale of escape, justice, and survival…that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.”
— book nerdection “must Read”
About Caroline
Caroline Taylor is a novelist and short-story writer who grew up in the mountain west and traveled widely, including a brief stint in the Foreign Service. A former publications manager and editor of Humanities magazine, she is the author of several mystery novels. Death in Delmarva was a finalist for the 2016 FREDDIE award. Loose Ends was the 2018 Goodreads best thriller set in DC and a recipient of a Firebird award in 2022. The Typist also received a Firebird award in 2022. Caroline's nonfiction book, Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report: Tips, Traps, and Tricks of the Trade, won an APEX award for writing excellence. A collection of short stories, Enough! Thirty Stories of Fielding Life’s Little Curve Balls, features many of the stories that she has had published over the years.
