How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

Cassie Cranston, a well-known sex columnist, reluctantly returns to her hometown of Beaver Ridge after the death of her mother. What was supposed to be a brief visit to attend the funeral of the woman who shaped her life with harshness and constant criticism quickly turns into an unexpected journey into the past… and into chaos. Cassie must face not only a community that never fully accepted her, but also the lingering echoes of a mother whose shadow still looms large—even from the grave.

Her return isn’t solely motivated by family matters. Cassie, caught up in an ambitious literary gamble, has received a generous advance from her publisher. The plan was simple: turn her fictional sexual fantasies—presented in her weekly column as if they were personal confessions—into a series of novels that could catapult her even further into the publishing world. To meet that goal, she was counting on her mother’s inheritance to repay the advance and maintain the illusion of authenticity in the eyes of both her editor and her readers.

However, nothing goes as planned. The inheritance isn’t what she expected, and she soon finds herself trapped in a lie bigger than she can handle. Forced to uphold her image as a sophisticated sex expert, Cassie unintentionally becomes the center of attention in a town that was never ready for someone like her. What began as an awkward visit becomes a lesson in humility, identity, and—paradoxically—connection.