Rebecca Kauffman Books in Order

Working as a restaurant hostess in Buffalo, Tracy struggles to find a life that uses her creative talents. Interconnected stories follow her and the people crossing her path, revealing coincidences, disappointments, and the pursuit of connection.

After a childhood friend's suicide, Mikey Callahan reconnects with the group they once called the Gunners. Their reunion brings old secrets into focus as Mikey confronts his father's influence, his deteriorating eyesight, and the difficulty of connecting with others.

Two families share a vacation on South Carolina's Fripp Island, but differences in wealth strain a longstanding friendship. Parents and children arrive with private fears and secrets that disturb the holiday's promise of relaxed companionship.

Seven Shaw siblings recount memories shaped by their mother's death and a sister's teenage pregnancy. Moving through the first half of the twentieth century, their separate experiences reveal how shared events influence family roles, conflicts, and ideas of home.

Over the course of 1995, an extended family anticipates the arrival of a child while facing separation, illness and persistent dishonesty. Their intersecting lives reveal how private crises can reshape the bonds that hold them together.

Preparing to host a celebrated author, restaurant owner Orsa discovers twenty-two steaks have vanished and hostile reviews are mounting. Her cooks, bakers and servers struggle through a chaotic day while suspicion of sabotage falls across the staff.