Each book centers around an eighty-year-old man name Clarence, who has spent sixty years in prison, only to be kicked out of prison into a nursing home--just another prison. The nursing home is in the town where the crime was committed and where Clarence grew up. He repeatedly escapes from the nursing home to explore the town, but is confronted by his memories--bad and good. He is angry and stubborn--he ain't your white-washed little old man--and just wants to go to the hills and die. Until he meets a little four-year-old girl, named Bea.

That book starts the whole series and each book follows those characters, but adds Noell, a germaphobe who lives with her hoarder, Gamma, and others.

Each book builds on each character's life story, with book four, Revealed, focusing on Bea's mom, Katty. Every book brings hope.

In Revealed, Katty's evil ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap their daughter, Bea.

When druggies from her past want to reconnect-she's their next free lunch.

Voices haunt her. "Mommy, Mommy!" But they're not her daughter.

A cute cop seems interested in her, but she doesn't deserve that kind of love.

Katty reverts to the only comfort she knows-tiny bottles filled with burning, yellow liquid.

Auteur

Bonnie Lacy is an author of fiction, nonfiction, devotionals, and many short stories. She lives with her husband, her certified car consultant, in small town America where most of her novels take place. She loves the weird things: sink holes, caves, exploring cemeteries, old store basements where you might be glad you are wearing boots. Somedays, she primes the writing pump by doodling-find samples on Instagram: @bonlacy. Visit her at: www.bonnielacy.com. Twitter: @BonnieLLacy.