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"Holy hell!!!! I LOVED THIS!! Seriously, so, so glad I sat down to read this afternoon. Pure gold!" -Laura Kaste Broullire, The Women's Fiction Writers Association

Callie Wind, single mom and owner of a quirky Texas amusement park, dreams of a carousel life, but her dead patriarch is determined to…

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Unexpectedly offbeat and enchanting with equal parts humor, drama and magical realism.

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