Kellye Howard

A bartender struggling for years as an unpublished writer helps a combat veteran face his fears over publishing a short story about his time in Iraq.

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.

When estranged sisters Jade and Amber attend their mother’s funeral, long-held resentments and painful secrets come out into the open.