Tried to Escape…
It seems like a lot of people look forward to being able to move out on their own when they grow up. To find a new home, new city, sometimes even new country.
For Weston Thibeault, one of the main characters in my new novel Dawn Over Dayfield, leaving his hometown wasn’t only a wish, it was a necessity, at least from his perspective. Dayfield is a very closed-minded town where those who are “different” in any way aren’t always accepted. Openly gay since high school, Weston experienced bullying, and the only reason things weren’t worse for him than they were was that his father was a well-respected town resident.
As soon as Weston graduated from high school, he left to attend college and start a new life. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. In the novel, Weston is back in Dayfield working as the town’s historical librarian. He was called back to live with his parents because of his father’s illness, and although Dayfield is the last place he wants to be, he feels obligated to take care of his mother and father. Because his father still rates a lot of respect and consideration among the other town residents, the town council created Weston’s job specifically for him so he would be able to earn some money while caring for his father.
The last thing Weston expected to see happen in his life was a return to the town he hates. And the mindset of the people he grew up with hasn’t changed. He has set his mind to tolerating the circumstances as long as he needs to, but he still can’t wait to make his escape once again, and the next time he leaves, he plans on never coming back.
When Andy Forrest comes to town, things start looking up for Weston. Andy’s someone Weston feels he could become friends with, and they share an attraction to each other. But with Andy comes the revelation of some of the town’s darkest secrets—and Andy and Weston might not leave Dayfield alive.
Dawn Over Dayfield is available from
Blurb:
After the death of his adoptive mother, Andy Forrest decides to track down his biological family. The search leads him to the struggling central Massachusetts town of Dayfield—and local historian Weston Thibeault, the town’s only other openly gay man. With the help of Weston, Andy uncovers secrets about his birth father, the youngest son of the Chaffees, the family that once owned Dayfield’s largest employer, a furniture factory that closed thirty years earlier.
As Andy and Weston work together, they find a connection to a scandal that rocked the Chaffee family over 125 years ago. But small towns like to bury their secrets, and many of the older residents of Dayfield will do anything to stop Andy and Weston from discovering the truth about the town and its inhabitants.
Karenna Colcroft is the alter ego of a shy, sedate wife and mother who began writing romance in 2006 after a friend challenged her. Her first book was published in 2009. Karenna lives in the northeastern United States with her real-life romance hero husband, her two offspring, and three cats.
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