Lake Oblivia: And Other Stories

Lake Oblivia - When Dr. Andrew Rosselli and his wife relocate from Tampa to her hometown of Olivia, he brings with him his beloved Cabo 35 Express, lax professional and moral ethics, and his perceived superiority. Rosselli's blas?existence in the sticks takes a sharp turn when a boat capsizes on the chimney of a submerged house near his secluded rural health clinic, threatening him and his medicinal allocations with unwanted attention from the local sheriff's department.

The Prophesier - Widower Fayette Moseley alleviates the loneliness at home by adopting a dog from the local shelter and trying his hand at homemade blackberry wine. By day, he runs a vintage press at Preston Prints in downtown Olivia. When the pastor of school-aged coworker Jeremy is hired on, the boy is noticeably apprehensive. Fayette reluctantly returns to the mystical waters of his own childhood for answers concerning young Jeremy and the oily preacher moonlighting as a pressman.

Christmas in Olivia - Anne Adams's favorite season is upon her, and she's already received the most precious gift she could ever imagine-sole custody of her granddaughter, Abigail. But holiday cheer is hard to find in the foreboding foothills of Myer County. When the dreadful actions of her estranged daughter, Cassidy, are revealed at trial, Anne discovers her good fortune has come at a most disheartening price.

May You Never Be Alone - Billy's Friday night guitar lessons with his friend, mentor, and guitar hero Russell Sumner are the highlight of his week. Though Russell's fingers never miss a note, the aging picker's mind is failing him. Billy's family and friends start to wonder if Russell's increasingly far-fetched tales and accusations could be more than what his nephew, caretaker, and heir apparent, Kenny Sumner, has dismissed as symptoms of mild sundowning.