Here’s the set-up for Kathy Lynn Harris’ Blue Straggler, Just $2.99 on Kindle:A blue straggler is a star that has an anomalous blue color and appears to be disconnected from those stars that surround it.
But this is not a story about astronomy.
Bailey Miller is “disconnected” from the cluster of her rural south Texas family. She has never quite fit in and now, in her early 30s, she finds herself struggling with inner turmoil and a series of bad choices in her life.
Bailey’s drinking too much (even for a member of her family), has a penchant to eat spoonfuls of Cool Whip, works in a job that bores her beyond description and can’t keep a relationship longer than it takes for milk to expire in her fridge.
Even with the help of her two outspoken friends, Texas lass Idamarie and her quirky college pal Rudy, she’s having a hard time.
So she packs up her Honda and heads out of Texas in search of herself and answers to secrets from her great-grandmother’s past. The novel takes readers on a journey from San Antonio, Texas, to a small mountain town in Colorado and back again, as Bailey uncovers not only the secrets of her great-grandmother’s life, but also some painful secrets of her own. All while finding love along the way.
If you have ever wondered why you got stuck with the family you did, what you are doing with your job and your life, or had a sudden desire to run off to the mountains, sit back and join Bailey for this laugh-out-loud, yet poignant ride.
From the reviewers:
“… The characters made me laugh, cry, and wish that the story went on forever.”
“… every single Texas reference Kathy Lynn Harris made was so descriptive that I knew exactly what she was talking about. I felt as if I was living the story.”
“… both thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny! I also hope that the author is working on a sequel.”
“… I laughed till I cried, then cried till I laughed. This is one I will read over and over again.”
“… Ms. Harris ⚊ I’m ready for the next installment!”
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In 2001, I made the move from Texas to the Colorado Rockies to focus on my writing and soak up All Things Mountain.
By day, I work for a relationship marketing agency. By night, I live in an authentic log cabin near the southernmost glacier in North America, at 10,500 feet above sea level, with my husband and son, plus two fairly untrainable golden retriever mixes.
Mountain lions, bears, foxes, coyotes and other high-country animals are our neighbors, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. It is here that I write — I’ve completed two novels and three children’s books. I have also published hundreds of magazine articles, poetry, short fiction and essays. My work has appeared in numerous published anthologies.
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that what connected my parents and grandparents to the hundreds of acres of ranchland my family owns in Texas is perhaps the same thing that connects me to these mountains. The land is alive under our feet; it is our foundation. The land will always, simply, be.