She built a life for everyone else. Now it's her turn.

At forty-eight, Jackie Turner is running out of steam. Her once-promising career has stalled, her nest sits empty, and her father's health is on the decline. Alone in the house that once echoed with laughter, she wonders how everything slipped so far off track and whether she's lost herself along the way.

Hoping to reconnect with something real, Jackie returns to her Minnesota hometown and to the women who once knew her best. The Kaleidoscope Girls were inseparable at summer camp, and as they gather again decades later, Jackie discovers that some friendships don't fade. Laughter returns. Honesty deepens. And healing begins.

Better with Friends, the first book in The Kaleidoscope Girls series, is a warm, emotionally rich novel about midlife reinvention and enduring female friendship. Perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins, Susan Wiggs, and Viola Shipman.