Flying Solo

A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Smarting from the end of a long engagement and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown to handle the estate of her great-aunt, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety. Along with boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest and then disappears again. Although she's told the duck has no financial value, the question of why it was there and why it's gone is a mystery that Laurie feels compelled to solve, taking her on a righteous caper that involves visits with antique dealers and con artists and a surprising date in a library after hours. Her own duck season brings Laurie back to both her oldest friend and her first love, and it challenges her to rely on a team of allies and still embrace her own vision of flying solo.