Sheriff Hixon Drake is a recently divorced, single dad to three kids, two teens and one almost. As the sheriff, his job is very demanding, but this is a small town in Nebraska, so you know, the murder count is low, well, until it isn’t. Hix’s marriage ending came as a complete surprise to him, and his ex-wife is well, let’s just say Hix gets the best end of that divorce stick.
When one lives in a small town, the gossip hub tends to run through one of two possible places, a diner/bar and/or the town hairdresser. Enter Greta Dare, a lounge singer with a beautiful and haunting voice who also happens to be the town’s favorite hairstylist. She is also divorced, has a terrible drunk for a mother and a disabled brother whom she loves to the moon and back. Both Hix and Greta are beloved pillars of the community, and both know any possible relationship between them, even just for sex, would be complicated, to say the very least. But some things in life are all the sweeter after you work through the tough stuff.
Complicated gives you a bit of Kristen Ashley’s The Burg series feel, but these are entirely new characters. It was initially written for Audible, so its first release was on audio. You get a dual narration set up with all of the full details of old school Kristen Ashley you’ve grown to love and expect. The personal issues Hix and Greta have with coming together under the scrutiny of small-town eyes are only intensified when a murder mystery lands in Sheriff Hixon’s jurisdiction. Complicated is out in ebook and paperback now so you can pick your poison, and either format will leave you with a smile.