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Starting Over

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Starting-over stories follow a woman whose life has turned somewhere she did not plan. A marriage ends, a partner dies, a job disappears, or she spends her savings on a fresh start in a place where nobody knows her name. The first months are hard and the locals are slow to warm. What carries these stories is the work of rebuilding a home, a business and her own confidence. Some include a mystery or a fight over property along the way.

My New Boyfriend's Son Said I Was Losing My Touch With Flowers. He Didn't Know I Could Read a Cut Stem.
"Your Methods Are Outdated, Ingrid," My New Boss Said. He Didn't Know I Keep a Timestamp on Every Lie.
My Husband Said a Fall at the Hardware Store Had Ruined Him. He Didn't Know I Could Read a Bank Statement.
My Son Said We Had to Sell Our Farm to Cover His Father's Debts. At the Gate, I Showed Him the Debtor's Mark.
My Husband Said He Was Too Sick to Keep Our Farm. At the Lawyer's Office, I Showed Everyone the $8,000 Machine He Just Bought.
My Son Accused My New Boyfriend of Being a Crook. The Proof He Was Lying Was on the Bottom of the Wedding China.
"Our son needs us," my husband said, asking for our retirement savings. He didn't know I'd already seen his other construction site.
My Son Said I Was Squandering His Inheritance. He Didn't Know His Father Had Already Given It Away.
My Children Said I Was Too Fragile for a New Love — Until I Showed Them the $87,000 Secret They Were Hiding
His daughter said I was draining his bank account. At his birthday dinner, I showed everyone her receipts.
My new boyfriend's son said I was losing my touch with my bees. The proof he was the liar was in a single drop of honey.
My son accused my new friend of stealing my inheritance. At the 'intervention' he called, I brought out the heirloom chair he'd tampered with.

Starting Over

My New Boyfriend's Son Said I Was Losing My Touch With Flowers. He Didn't Know I Could Read a Cut Stem.

"Your Methods Are Outdated, Ingrid," My New Boss Said. He Didn't Know I Keep a Timestamp on Every Lie.

My Husband Said a Fall at the Hardware Store Had Ruined Him. He Didn't Know I Could Read a Bank Statement.

My Son Said We Had to Sell Our Farm to Cover His Father's Debts. At the Gate, I Showed Him the Debtor's Mark.

My Husband Said He Was Too Sick to Keep Our Farm. At the Lawyer's Office, I Showed Everyone the $8,000 Machine He Just Bought.

My Son Accused My New Boyfriend of Being a Crook. The Proof He Was Lying Was on the Bottom of the Wedding China.

"Our son needs us," my husband said, asking for our retirement savings. He didn't know I'd already seen his other construction site.

My Son Said I Was Squandering His Inheritance. He Didn't Know His Father Had Already Given It Away.

My Children Said I Was Too Fragile for a New Love — Until I Showed Them the $87,000 Secret They Were Hiding

His daughter said I was draining his bank account. At his birthday dinner, I showed everyone her receipts.

My new boyfriend's son said I was losing my touch with my bees. The proof he was the liar was in a single drop of honey.

My son accused my new friend of stealing my inheritance. At the 'intervention' he called, I brought out the heirloom chair he'd tampered with.

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