The lure of an old friendship takes a woman in a bold new directionaway from a life she never wantedin this tensely plotted novel of second, and third, chances. Leigh Bowers has never felt more alone. After being caught illegally administering Hecates Keya medicinal mushroom that brings peace to terminally ill patientsLeigh has lost her mother, her job, her marriage, and primary custody of her daughter. But Leighs life takes a hairpin turn when Jennifer Hex, an enigmatic woman from her past, reemerges. Jennifer, a guru attuned to transcendent earthly wonders, crossing paths with a lost woman like Leigh after all this time? Its providence. Jennifer has a plan to fulfill both their lives: theyll flee to the Canadian forest, live off the grid, commune with nature, and harvest the rare palliative mushrooms. Its everything Leigh has been yearning fora connection, a purpose, a spiritual confessor, and an adventure. But as Leigh becomes more and more enchanted with Jennifers e