Statistically Speaking

From Debbie Johnson, the author of the Comfort Food Café series, comes an emotionally rich, laugh-out-loud funny novel about the journey of self-discovery, family reunions, and finding peace with your past. Statistically Speaking is The Amazing Grace Adams meets Bridget Jones.

When Gemmas anxiety gets the best of her, she opens her sock drawer and starts counting. Lately, shes been counting a lot of socks.

As a high school history teacher, Gemma Jones loves the certainty of the pastspecific names, solid dates, proven statistics. Maybe thats because her own past resembles a jumbled-up sock drawer, one where its impossible to find a match.

On paper, Gemmas life is just like any other successful, single thirtysomething. Her students adore her. She lives in a cute beachside cottage next door to the worlds sweetest neighbor, Margie. And shes definitely caught the eye of Karim, the resident hot PE teacher at her school. But every day of her life, she cant get one thing out of her mind: the baby she gave up for adoption when Gemma was just sixteen years old.

This is the year that Babythe only name Gemma has for her little girlwill turn eighteen. And it might be the year she actually meets her daughter face-to-face. Or maybe she already has. Katie, a new student whos moved into the area, shares Gemmas hair color (bright red) and build (long and lean). And BTWtotally random statshe also shares the same birthday (October 3) as Baby. And theyre both about to turn eighteen. What are the odds? But Gemma and Katies mom are becoming good friends, and Gemma is concerned that their newly minted friendship will unravel fast if Katie is indeed Gemmas birth daughter.

Gemma doesnt know if this will be the year she finds Baby. But maybe, just maybe, it will be the year she finds herselfand finds peace with her lifepast and present. And maybe thats what truly counts.

(previously published as Forever Yours).