The Jade Emperor — Suzanne Jenkins

After a stranger appears on their doorstep, a picture-perfect family takes a side trip to crazy town in this story of a soldier's last chance at love. A marriage of nearly half a century faces its greatest challenge when a stranger arrives, bearing life changing news. Although Steve and Kelly Boyd live together, they barely tolerate each other. Marrying in their teens and quickly becoming parents, the separation due to the war in Vietnam forms the foundation for the next forty-five precarious years. Filling the empty marriage with the companionship of her twin sister, Karen, and the family she made with Steve, Kelly's life revolves around her six adult children. The stranger's sudden appearance clarifies so much about Steve's lifetime behavior to Kelly. Heartfelt conversations at the local coffee shop where son Reggie works as a barista, help the family resolve differences, build new relationships, and grow in acceptance of one another. At the end, love outweighs everything.