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

157 - Balloons

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*Searching is half the fun; life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. – Jimmy Buffet*
It would have been easy to have the surprise birthday party at any of Reese’s clubs or restaurants. Especially since they were not using his name. But then he...

*Searching is half the fun; life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. – Jimmy Buffet*

It would have been easy to have the surprise birthday party at any of Reese’s clubs or restaurants. Especially since they were not using his name. But then he...

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

47 - First Dance

48 - Haunted

49 - Kitten

50 - First Time

51 - Couch

52 - Sonogram

53 - Honeymoon Lunch

54 - Wedding Plans

55 - Airport and Coffee

56 - Dresses

57 - Snow

58 - Calls

59 - Surgery

60 - JD the Dog

61 - Fear

62 - Words

63 - Joy in Sadness

64 - No Sympathy

65 - Honeybee

66 - The Talk

67 - Churros

68 - Deon and Craig

69 - Diapers

70 - Cookies

71 - Blue Cookie

72 - Emoji War

73 - Steak

74 - Cornelius

75 - Game Night

76 - Bad Day

77 - Catcher's Mitt

78 - Little Hammer

79 - Drawers

80 - Printout

81 - Tired

82 - Hopes

83 - Miracles

84 - Gina

85 - Pho with Friends

86 - Home

87 - Dig Dinner

88 - Meatloaf

89 - Graduation Day

90 - Second Graduation

91 - Seven Years

92 - Closet

93 - The Punch

94 - Cake

95 - After Party Snack

96 - Brewing Storms

97 - Thunder

98 - B Shift Spaghetti

99 - Emery

100 - Charlotte and Wilbur