Helen has found happiness with Reese and are starting over with triplets. Reese is having to slow down in his business while Helen is finally getting to do the job she always wanted.

Meanwhile, their children from previous marriages are moving out and starting their own lives. This book focuses on the next generation of the family.

Jaxon, Ty and Bunny already have a daughter and are expecting another baby. As Ty and Bunny move up in their careers, Jaxon wonders if there is more that he should be doing. With their encouragement, he returns to school, but it puts a strain on their relationships.

Jolene and Neo are still building a relationship, planning a wedding and rebuilding after Neo's business was sabotaged.  She is doing better after divorcing her abusive ex who is now in jail. But some of Hank's other decisions start to haunt her and threaten their future.

JD and Dean are starting their lives together with him in the Navy and her attending nearby Tulane. Their roommate is struggling to move past a lost relationship and makes Dean question what she wants.

Cheryl and Wayne have moved back to be closer to her family. But as her large family interferes, she starts to remember why she moved away.

Please be aware that there are trigger warnings: abusive relationship recovery, reverse harem, military trauma, and death.

Mermaid Tears

*Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind that night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hollow’s Eve. – Ray Bradbury, ‘The Halloween Tree’*
Halloween night, Neo took Jolene back out to the haunted village. This was her fifth time out this year. Every night had been ...

1 - Tabby

2 - Pier and Beam

3 - Secrets

4 - Deck

5 - Commitment Ceremony

6 - Reception

7 - Olivia

8 - New Dress

9 - Baby Gish

10 - Grandparents

1 1 - Lemons

12 - Fitting

13 - Mount Pinatubo

14 - Moving Day

15 - Playground

16 - Mashed Potatoes 

17 - Church

18 - Empty House

19 - Keys

19 - Bunny's Call

21 - Little Cabin in the Woods

22 - Bob

23 - Monster

24 - Surprise Visitors

25 - Deck

26 - Rings

27 - Tripod

28 - Office Door

29 - Neo's Office

30 - Separation

31 - Courtyard Picnic

32 - Screwdriver

33 - Struggling

34 - Saturday Nails

35 - Zoo

36 - Office Cake

37 - Baby Girl

38 - Scallywag

39 - Watching

40 - Haunted Village

41 - Dr. Keene

42 - Silhouette 

43 - Tables

44 - Stripper Pole and Dances

45 - Bridal Pictures

46 - Vows