Lynne M. Spreen

Tired of grieving, Sue Weston is excited when her estranged sister promises to leave her the family homestead in Sedona, Arizona. Is this her chance to emerge from sorrow and start living again? With Roseanne, it's never that simple. Rafael Palacios has been given the chance of a lifetime. His...

Three dares. Two months. One love affair that will never work. Or will it?

What happens when you're middle-aged? Is it over? Will you change or remain the same? What will you do with the second half of your life? All of the short stories and essays in this collection illuminate this incredibly interesting and vital stage. Follow along as my over-50 characters explore...

Middle age hits hard for Karen Grace. She’s spent her entire career working for one corporation, an increasingly soul-sucking health insurance company in southern California. Nearing the big five-oh, Karen's marriage is foundering, and her mother’s health is declining. All she has left is...

Every woman needs a friend like Karen Grace. In this third audiobook in the series, Karen travels from Palm Springs to Newport Beach to Denver reuniting with friends, all of whom struggle with matters of the heart. In Palm Springs, longtime couple Fern and Belle are on the verge of breaking up...

When Karen Grace turned 50, she lost her marriage and her job. Now, she's starting over, and this time, she's determined to build a new life on her own terms. However, she's being pulled in multiple directions: Her family and friends want more of her time, her hometown sweetheart wants a...

Broke and lonely, Kim is about to make the worst decision ever. Divorced and struggling, middle-aged Kim is hanging on by her fingernails. When her elderly mother invites her to move home to Florida, to the lush island of her childhood, Kim is tempted. She could spend time with Mom, start her...

Did their empty nest expose an empty marriage? Heather Winstead is gutted. All she ever wanted was to raise a family, so after her youngest child leaves for college, she's bereft. One morning, she eyes her workaholic husband across the breakfast table and realizes she doesn't even know him anymore.