Secondary Feathers

Natalie Simon, fifty-three, is completely derailed. After her husband leaves her for a younger woman, she finds herself creatively blocked, and dangerously close to giving up on her next book—and maybe her entire life as a writer. When her literary agent suggests she "hole up" at her uncle’s abandoned hunting resort at Lynx Lake, she cautiously agrees. It might just be the perfect place to escape and find some peace… or so she thinks. But peace and quiet come with a catch: Ben Coleman, the gruff, sarcastic caretaker who’s been living at the resort year-round. He is a fifty-five-year-old misanthrope who has exactly zero interest in playing host to a “city girl on a soul-searching sabbatical.” The feeling is mutual. What begins as a battle over firewood and boundaries slowly turns into something more: hang-outs on the dock, late-night confessions, and a chemistry neither of them expected. But when it’s time to face the music and hard choices must be made, Natalie is forced to ask herself not what she wants from love, but what she wants from herself. Secondary Feathers is a witty, heartfelt novel about healing, home, and the beauty of embracing your next chapter, on your own terms. Sometimes, the best story you can write is the one you write for yourself.