Celestial River: a quirky, whimsical, uplifting novel that will make you wish you could live in this mountain town

A town that chooses to be an internet-free oasis.

A social media billionaire determined to change it.

And one socially awkward software engineer, caught in the middle.

When Suzy is literally knocked down by a pig when she arrives in Celestial River, she thinks her life can’t get any worse. She already lost her home and high-tech career, and now, apparently, her dignity. As a familiar sense of panic arises, she gets to her feet. So begins Suzy’s summer, stranded in the Blue Ridge Mountains in a tiny town without internet.

More comfortable with computers than people, Suzy can’t keep the quirky townspeople at a distance. Soon, she’s trying everything from goat yoga to fly fishing, making friends she never knew she needed, and feeling something that’s scarily close to falling in love.

When a social media billionaire arrives on vacation and offers her a dream job, she would normally be thrilled. But there’s a catch. His business plans threaten everything that makes Celestial River special. As the town mobilizes to stop him, he wants Suzy’s help to make sure his plans succeed. Unwilling to betray her new friends, she refuses. That’s when she learns billionaires don’t take no for an answer. When charm doesn’t work, he turns to blackmail…but there’s one thing he doesn’t yet know about Suzy. She’s not as meek as she appears. Keeping secrets from everyone, she’s determined to save herself and the town at the same time.