Michael Morris Books in Order

Erma Lee escapes an abusive marriage with her granddaughter and seeks a new life in Wiregrass, Alabama. Expectations of opportunity prove uncertain, but a friendship with a kind widow offers support as she confronts the effects of her past.

Eight-year-old Brandon finds stability with his grandparents after his mother leaves him behind. When she wins a custody battle, they flee with him to Florida, beginning a precarious attempt to protect him while building a new life under another name.

Inspired by the song of the same name, this story explores what happens when a person stops postponing the experience of living. Everyday pressures give way to a reconsideration of time, possibility, and the opportunities life still offers.

With her husband missing, Ella Wallace struggles to support three sons and prevent foreclosure on her family's Florida land. A mysterious stranger offers help, but his arrival intensifies a conflict involving hidden motives and growing danger in their coastal town.