Sharon Mathis

In a hidden forest where extraordinary spiders are threatened by logging, a mystical spider keeper and a determined ecologist clash over how to save them. When a young slam poet hunting for refuge arrives, each decides the newcomer is key to her own plans. The poet evades their webs. But as she becomes absorbed into the spiders' world, she discovers that she's transforming into a spider herself. There inside the forest's Web of life, she sees that saving it means one woman must die, and she will choose her.

Pat's long time husband and soul mate announces he will transition at age 55. She is also transformed by her own emotional transitions as she struggles to hold onto their connection and her love.

When two aging parents begin an affair, their children are determined to protect them from themselves and each other. Rebelling against their families' control, the escaping lovers are confronted by a threat they can't overcome.

Brenda's husband does the unthinkable. She's done, but she still needs his disability check. With the help of her friend the Vet's assistant, she finds a way to keep him harmless and quiet.

When a woman discovers that her adult daughter is living with an abuser, she resolves to rescue her.

In a mystical forest where rare spiders are threatened by logging, a failing spider keeper and a determined ecologist clash over saving them. When a young poet escaping danger arrives, each decides the newcomer is key to her own plans. The poet resists their webs, but finds she's transforming into a spider herself. Entering the forest's Web, she discovers that saving it means someone must die.