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Last Place Called Home

As a small New England town becomes embattled in the drug war, single mother Laura Everett finds herself on the brink of love and her teenage son on the brink of disaster. To save him and his friends from potentially deadly consequences, she is forced out of her comfort zone and into action.

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This is a novel about the complexities of love and loyalty, and the heart-wrenching choices people are sometimes forced to make…While Last Place Called Home offers fresh insights into the tragedies of the drug crisis, it also celebrates the restorative power of nature and the surprising resilience people find within themselves.
—Corinne Demas, author of The Road Towards Home and The Writing Circle

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