Erin Flanagan Books in Order

Twelve stories follow flawed people trying to salvage relationships after betrayal, deception and loss. An impostor medical assistant, a former neo-Nazi and a boy learning forgiveness reveal how mistakes can bind people together as well as drive them apart.

These stories explore people living with the consequences of mistakes, from everyday disappointments to events shaped by September 11. Births, crashes and frustrated ambitions force them to decide how to move forward without escaping responsibility for what happened.

A teenage girl disappears during deer season in a Nebraska farming town, and farmhand Hal Bullard returns with suspicious damage to his truck. His employers, Alma and her husband, confront community rumors and questions about protecting someone they love.

Seven months into sobriety, professor Maris Heilman begins losing stretches of time and fears her family will suspect a relapse. Discovering other women with similar blackouts, she investigates connections behind their unexplained experiences in this psychological thriller.

Widowed mother Gwen returns to her Ohio hometown, where Nicola provides a job, a nearby house and attention for Gwen’s daughter. As their friendship grows, Nicola’s generosity becomes controlling, leaving Gwen to question her motives and protect her family.