The Beekeeper

by Bev Prescott

A hard-charging attorney on the cusp of achieving the capstone of her career collapses after a flawless cross-examination during a high-profile case, and her doctor orders her to take time off. The forced vacation is the opportunity Nora Riendeau needs to reconnect with her aunt Midge and the happiest days of her life in Sigwaun, Maine. In the seven years since Nora last saw her, Midge has turned to beekeeping to generate funds to run her farm, and she shares her days with a beekeeper named Avril and Nora's former girlfriend, Johanna, who is literally rebuilding her life.

A week into Nora’s stay, a powerful storm ravages Sigwaun, and the four women join forces to help the town rebuild. Despite her sense of belonging, Nora is an attorney with work to do, and she is compelled to return to her career in Boston. It doesn’t take long though for her to begin questioning the decision because she returns time and again to the lessons of the bees, and she can’t seem to shake free from their passion for life and home. Nora knows she needs to make a choice, and the only question that matters is whether her truest passion lies in an adrenaline-filled Boston courtroom, or with the amazing women at Aunt Midge's apiary.

Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2020

About the author

Bev Prescott grew up in the Midwest. Shortly after high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. She considers it one of the best decisions she ever made because it exposed her to a world of possibilities and experiences that, otherwise, a blue-collar kid from Indiana could only dream of. The only decision she considers even wiser was marrying her partner of 20 years. Bev is an environmental attorney. She and K.C. and their clever calico cat, Lilliput, share a home in New England. Bev writes stories about everyday lesbian heroines who make a difference. (from the publisher's website)