Somewhere in Between

by Deborah Busby

Abigail Flanagan has a plan. Get in, get it over with, and then get the hell out. She's returned to her hometown of Portland, Oregon after five years of hiding from the grief and guilt that threatened her carefully crafted a decadent life of sex and partying all over the world.She wasn’t always like that. Once upon a time, Abigail was all about family, school, and church. She never dreamed she would have a one night stand with a married man in the bathroom of the Sacre Coeur in Paris. That perfect girl she once was is long gone. What did being the “good girl” ever get her?In one catastrophic event, Abigail lost her family, her best friend, and her faith. Her return to Portland is supposed to be brief. After all, she has her plan, until she meets a man who makes her feel something again. Suddenly, sticking around seems like an option. Pierce Doherty also has a plan. Get through the night without a nightmare. Work in peace. Stop seeing danger lurking around every corner. And tomorrow, do it all over again. He is a wounded warrior, haunted by survivor’s guilt and struggles with PTSD. Every day his focus is on survival, not really living. Pierce is tortured by the why did he live while those he served with died? He would have traded his life for theirs, without hesitation. Pierce is content to live his life in solitude…until he meets Abigail, a haunted young woman who makes him want to rediscover what it means to live.SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN explores the idea of how two people—two deeply wounded people—put their own personal demons aside to help the other learn to live again. This novel illustrates how resilient the human spirit is in the face of life-shattering loss. And when tragedy strikes again, how can Abigail and Pierce survive it? Will they turn toward each other or allow tragedy to tear them apart?

295 pages, Paperback

Published June 4, 2017