Colleen Coleman Books in Order

Poppy expects a university career after completing her doctorate but instead returns to her childhood bedroom unemployed and newly single. A radio internship, revived friendship and possible romance offer another beginning, though keeping every part of her new life balanced proves difficult.

After her marriage collapses, Evelyn escapes small-town gossip by moving to Dublin. Running music nights with a musician gives her a chance to pursue her own ambitions, but dwindling savings force a choice between familiar security and an uncertain new relationship.

Journalist Lily receives a column requiring her to do something frightening each week. A colleague helps her face the challenges, but family trouble, pressure to keep the paper afloat and a developing romance soon make emotional risks more daunting than skydiving.

Stuck in a temporary job and sleeping on a friend's sofa, Katie feels her adult life has failed to begin. Encouragement from an adventurous older woman prompts changes, while an old flame's return raises new questions about what she truly wants.

Inheriting a lake house in an Irish village her mother fled gives Daisy a chance to start again. Help from a local lawyer brings romance and family discoveries, but the truth behind the inheritance may threaten the future she is beginning to imagine.