Open Doors at Hollow Creek

By John Lobell

Four childhood friends. One shuttered recreation center. Sixty-nine days to save it.

When Marcus Odom comes home to settle his late grandmother's estate, he doesn't expect to find the Hollow Creek Recreation Center - the building she ran for thirty-one years, the building that raised him - fenced off, drained, and bolted with a for-sale sign. Reunited with the three childhood friends who grew up beside him inside those walls, Marcus discovers the city will give any credible community proposal ninety days to make its case before the property goes to a developer. Sixty-nine of those days remain.

What follows is a warm, wide-hearted ensemble novel about four adults rediscovering their hometown, their purpose, and each other. Jasmine Whitfield turns her third-grade-teacher organizational genius toward petitions and city hall. Sofia Reyes brings community health credibility and a fierce insistence that the plan actually serve the people who need it. Andre Coleman puts his construction skills - and his steady, unshakeable calm - behind a renovation nobody else believes is possible. And Marcus finds, in the dusty craft room where his grandmother once shaped a generation of neighborhood kids, exactly the sense of purpose his corporate life never gave him. Along the way, an old friendship quietly becomes something more.

What's inside:

- A complete, emotionally rich ensemble novel about community, homecoming, and second chances

- Twelve substantial chapters spanning a season of setbacks, victories, and hard-won trust

- Four vividly drawn, deeply likable adult friends readers will want to root for

- Honest themes: gentrification, community accountability, and coming home to what matters

- A city council showdown and grand-reopening finale that earns every bit of its joy

Perfect for readers who love hometown fiction, found-family stories, and heartfelt dramas about neighbors banding together for something worth saving. Fans of community-driven urban fiction and gentle small-town romance threads will find plenty to love here.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032015241
• ISBN13: 9781032015248
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Callum Wren Bright
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"