The Hive

2021 Indie Best Contest Winner2021 Finalist for American Book Fest's for Best Book AwardA 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner for Best Cover DesignA 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Best Second NovelRural Missouri, a hot summer day onthe Mississippi River during the Great Recession. The four Fehler sisters wantto be more than "bug girls" in their family's fourth-generation pest controlbusiness, but their path is fixed. When the patriarch suddenly dies, and hissuccession goes according to plan but not expectation, they each must plot acourse for themselves in uncertain and changing times. Through it all, theirmother, Grace, weighs her own choices, and whether her passion to save herfamily as a doomsday prepper also includes blowing up her world with aforbidden romance. In their small town and around thedinner table, the Fehlers embody Midwestern resilience as they come together tosave the company's finances and the family's future, and work to preserve whatthey have by evolving as a hive. Once again, Flood author Melissa Scholes Young hasreaders buzzing with the story of an unforgettable family, grieving, and risingagain.