Joan Rylen: 4 books

Vivian Taylor’s dreams drowned the night she found her husband, father of their four young children, in the pool with her. Days from finalizing divorce and in need of resuscitation, Vivian’s three closest friends whisk her off to exotic Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where she meets sexy Canadian soap...

Vivian, Wendy, Kate and Lucy take the party to New Orleans for their third girls getaway and Wendy’s last hurrah before she’s hitched. Their French Quarter nights are full of beads, boas, bachelorette kisses and big-ass beers. Things veer off course when new friend Daisy becomes the third exotic...

Vivian, Wendy, Kate and Lucy are off to the Rocky Mountains on their second girls’ getaway. Life as a single mom of four is hectic for Vivian. Add to that a recent, contentious breakup, and she is ready for red wine and relaxation. Seemingly innocent oddities — noises in the night, familiar scent...

The Getaway Girlz — Vivian, Wendy, Lucy and Kate — retreat to upstate New York to help Wendy cope with her fiancé’s disappearance. Instead of lazy lakeside afternoons and picturesque hikes, the girls plunge into a cold case (drowning) and dig up trouble (human remains). Their quaint B&B...