It's not all downhill from here - Terry McMillan

After an unexpected loss, a remarkable woman gets a little help from her friends as she figures out what to do with the rest of her life--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to ExhaleLoretha was preparing herself to be shocked-or at least to act shocked. Every year, her husband, Carl, and her best friends religiously throw her the world's leastsurprising "surprise" birthday party. This year, though, Carl's thrown her for a loop, forgoing her usual affair and sweeping her off to Palm Springs, a truly unexpected 68th birthday weekend away that fills her heart with joy. He had been listening. He does adore her, and she adores him right back. But their blissful arrival at the resort unexpectedly heralds their last moments together, as Carl dies suddenly, carrying their luggage, and a bucket of champagne, up the stairs to their room. Lo is wrecked. Carl was the man she was going sail off into the sunset with, and after twenty-one years of marriage, they were excited to settle in to their glory years together. Lo never thought she'd be a grieving widow. Heartbroken as she is, she has to pick herself up and figure out how to be happy by herself again. Is it too late to live her best life? With her lifelong best friends at her side, Lo will hit the reset button on everything she thought she wanted, and discover that family is not just dictated by birth, but formed by choice- she can pick who to have along for the ride, and well, maybe they'll help her with the ones she can't pick. Lo's in for a wild, unexpected journey, but she's still got time to shake things up.