ALI REYNOLDS

What do you do if you’re a forty-something female television newscaster and the powers that be suddenly force you off the air because they’ve decided you’re over the hill?  And what if you discover, almost simultaneously, that your media mogul husband is a philandering rat?  And what if you also learn that your best friend from high school, a devoted mother suffering from a debilitating illness, has suddenly disappeared?

If you happen to be Alison Reynolds, you go back home, plant your feet firmly on the ground, roll up your sleeves, and go to work. Encouraged by her college-aged son, Ali leaves the old media behind and ventures into the new media where she discovers that working from home as a “pajama-clad blogger” can be a surprisingly dangerous endeavor.

Ali’s return to Sedona, Arizona puts her in the middle of her parents’ travails as long-time owners and operators of a local diner. Her mother’s astute observations keep Edie Larson’s finger firmly on the pulse of everything going on in town while her father’s unfailing kindness to down-and-outers proves to be a bane, an inspiration, and ultimately a blessing.