We Did This Once Before

Broke and lonely, Kim is about to make the worst decision ever.

Divorced and struggling, middle-aged Kim is hanging on by her fingernails. When her elderly mother invites her to move home to Florida, to the lush island of her childhood, Kim is tempted. She could spend time with Mom, start her dream business, and craft the perfect new life.

On the other hand, Mom has a Masters in manipulation, and there's a reason Kim fled to California in her youth. But she's too mature and experienced now to fall into the same family drama.

Telling herself it'll all work out, Kim loads a rental trailer with her last few belongings and heads for Estero Island, hoping she isn't making a huge mistake.

Broke and lonely, Kim is about to make the worst decision ever.

Divorced and struggling, middle-aged Kim is hanging on by her fingernails. When her elderly mother invites her to return to the lush island of her Florida childhood, Kim is tempted. She could spend time with Mom, start her dream business, and craft the perfect new life.

But once she arrives, Kim is horrified to find a dysfunctional disaster. Her mother didn't mention that she's caring for an aunt with dementia. Mom's going broke, her house is falling apart, and a cousin is living in a trailer in the backyard with her scary, drug-dealing boyfriend. Kim has arrived just in time, but she's furious that Mom tricked her into coming to the rescue. Again.

As family secrets are revealed, Kim struggles with caregiving, codependency, and the timeless tension between mother and daughter. Will she find the strength to rescue her loved ones, or make the devastating choice to save only herself?

Buy We Did This Once Before to feel inspired today