Bitterroot Queen

When Sam Marconi packs up her home and leaves Las Vegas behind her, she pictures an
idyllic life waiting for her and her daughter, Beth, in Bitterroot, Idaho. After saving for years,
Sam finally has enough to chase her dream of owning and operating a small roadside motel.
When she arrives, she finds her new business in a derelict state that makes Sam second guess her
decision to move.

For Olly Jones, home has always been in the stretch of road between houses. As a child, her
parents raised her to embrace a nomadic life, a practice she continues as an adult. Unlike her
parents, Olly doesn’t view the movement as her birthright. She feels an inexplicable,
irrepressible tug pulling her ever forward, searching for...something. She trusts she’ll know it
when she finds it.

Sam and Olly’s first meeting is explosive with accusations of trespass and vandalism, backed
up by mace. But when Sam puts up a flyer seeking skilled labor at an unskilled labor price, Olly
is the only one who shows up for the job. Despite her initial reservations, Sam hires her and
eventually realizes Olly is exactly what she needs.

Charmed by Bitterroot and drawn in by Sam’s fierce independence, Olly lingers longer than
normal. For the first time, she sees a potential for home and family. Will they find a way to build
the life they’ve both been searching for? Or will they cling to the ties holding them to the past?