Texas Detour by Kelly Fox

Go west.

That’s the phrase that’s been drumming in my chest ever since my brother died. We spent years planning our way out of this West Virginia town. I can’t get my brother back, but I can follow through on his dream. 

So, here I am, driving a car older than I am, making my way to California. My trip is going more or less to plan until catastrophic engine failure—and a small-town Texas mechanic—change everything.

Sometimes life is what happens when you’re making other plans.

Texas Detour is a 23k word novella that starts as an American road trip and ends up in Elgin, Texas, where the sausages are delicious, and the mechanics know a thing or two about fixing what’s broken.