Patterns of Change

Book excerpt: A new town and a local knitting group help a woman at loose ends makes a fresh start in a Southern romance by the New York Times bestselling author. Chloe Radcliffe was ready to shake off the dust of Cedar Kay and sink her toes into the warm sands of Ormond Beach, Florida, with her soon-to-be husband. But when tragedy struck, she found herself alone, unraveled—and unsure of where to go next. But recurring dreams of a Victorian house with a beautiful fishpond convince Chloe to take a leap of faith and rent a condo in Ormond Beach on her own. There, Chloe makes fast friends with a group of knitters who gather at a local tea shop. She then discovers that they shop owner happens to have a house nearly identical to the one in Chloe’s dreams—and she’s willing to rent her the property. Just as Chloe begins casting on her grand plans for the home, her tangled past comes back to haunt her—but her dreams and newfound friends just might point her toward the love she’s been missing all along… Includes an original knitting pattern! “DuLong reminds me of a Southern Debbie Macomber but with a flair all her own.”—Karin Gillespie