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Evvie Drake Starts Over
Contemporary romance
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Evvie Drake is a young widow living alone in a large house on the Maine coast, carrying complicated truths about her marriage that even her closest friend does not know. Dean Tenney, a major-league pitcher who has suddenly lost the ability to throw accurately, rents the apartment behind her home while trying to escape public scrutiny. They agree not to discuss the subjects that hurt most, but companionship makes those boundaries increasingly difficult to maintain. Warm, candid, and gently funny, this romance explores grief, shame, friendship, and the difficult work of starting over without pretending the past was simpler than it was.
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Emotional abuse · Death of a spouse · Grief and loss · Strong language · Closed-door sex
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