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TISSUE
One reckless night shatters Tabitha Hayes’s perfect world. Fleeing her past, she hides in a small North Carolina town—living a double life torn between freedom and faith.
When love and truth begin to unravel her lies, she must decide whether to keep running or fight for redemption.
A raw, romantic journey through the contradictions of the 1970s. A clean, thought-provoking read about courage, connection, and second chances.
In the feisty haze of the 1970s, where bellbottoms, faith and Vietnam collide, one wild night shatters a young woman’s perfectly scripted life. Born into a generational business and its rules, Tabitha Bonaparte Hayes is destined to become the rare woman to negotiate a master’s degree, a shop floor and cocktail parties. In free-loving moment, she takes matters into her own hands. Her lie-fueled exploits land her into small-town North Carolina, a far cry from her France-filled daydreams.
Hired as a lady’s companion by day and valued as a party-maven at night, Tabitha attempts to balance the sexual revolution with her grandmother’s values. Scarred by her choices and thirsting for significance, she grapples with freedom and true cost: Is scrapping her family & ambitions and ignoring the battle for love and integrity the true remedy for her fears?
Surrounded by uncompromising women and an honorable man who challenges her divided heart, Tabitha discovers that the destination isn’t the goal. Becoming who she was meant to be along the way is. In an era where connections are sparked face-to-face, deception shadows truth, and perfection masks scars, can she rewrite her story before her problems catch up?
Tissue: A provocative tale of life over death, where a detour leads to unexpected grace. What if the life you ran from was the one longing to set you free? What if she does life differently this time?
Coming soon—because some wars are fought within, and peace is groovier than you’ve been told.
Pod Interview with RLK
Watch the exclusive interview as Renee Leonard Kennedy shares the heart behind Tissue — the story she carried for decades, the healing that shaped it, and the courage it took to finally set it free.
In this intimate conversation, Renee opens up about the inspiration that sparked the novel, the moments that nearly stopped her, and the breakthrough that allowed her to step fully into her voice.
If you’ve ever held onto a story, a dream, or a truth waiting to be told — this interview will remind you that healing and courage often begin with speaking it out loud.
There’s a one hundred percent chance you will lose a loved one. There’s a one hundred percent chance you will inherit something. Money isn’t the only thing.
Estate planning is vital, yet critical elements of post-funeral information are often missing or go unspoken. Once we're left in the aftermath, we're not sure how to move forward. Let alone, figure out what to do with our parents' legacies, their estates, what they've left behind.
After the Flowers Die focuses on the quandaries, frustrations and expectations that occur months after the event. While estate planning is vital, critical elements of post-funeral information are missing from our emotional toolboxes. Peppered with quotes and questions, After the Flowers Die focuses on the nuts and bolts of losing a loved one. Short chapters range from thank-you note hell to the ex-spouse dilemma.
After the Flowers Die is the most needed book a person doesn’t know they need. It’s the book Renee wishes she had received while dealing with the nuts and bolts of inheritance.
After the Flowers Die
What do we do after the flowers die? After our parents leave us?
“Love and legacy are the best of what we leave.”
— After the Flowers Die
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Featured in Publisher’s Weekly as a “Spiritual Book for Death’s Aftermath”
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Endorsements
“Renee Leonard Kennedy is one of the most genuine and encouraging people I know. And those are exactly the qualities you want in an author of a book like this one. Renee has the voice and experience that qualify her to write on these difficult topics. I’m so glad that she wrote After the Flowers Die.”
— Jordan Raynor, national bestselling author of Redeeming Your Time
“Full of important information relating to legacy and estate planning for those navigating the complex world of loss and inheritance, After the Flowers Die is a lovely book written for the grieving.”
— Andrew L. Howell, ESQ, co-author of Entrusted: Building a Legacy That Lasts
“After the sudden loss of my mother and grandfather, I began to search for a guide to help me through my grief and unanswered questions. After the Flowers Die is an absolute must-read for anyone dealing with the aftermath of the death of a loved one.”
— Rare of Breed, top-selling recording artist/musician
It’s OK that You’re not OK meets The Art of Gathering
Midwest Book Review Feature
“Eloquent, compassionate, insightful, memorable, consoling, informative, exceptional in both organization and presentation, After the Flowers Die: Encouragement for Walking through Life After Loss is essential reading for anyone having lost a friend or family member. While also available for personal reading lists in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99), After the Flowers Die: Encouragement for Walking through Life After Loss is a very special and unreservedly recommended addition to family, community, and academic library Grief/Bereavement and Christian Loss Coping & Self- Help collections.”
— Mary Cowper, Midwest Book Review November issue
Meet the Author
For the last five years, Renee Leonard Kennedy has walked through her parents’ estate and is currently developing her own. She navigated her family’s journey into core values—an action guiding each child toward their purpose and family legacy.
Renee is great fun at gatherings and loves to laugh. Often, she finds herself hearing life stories from complete strangers.
Renee joins End Game Publishing with her book about grief, After the Flowers Die. One of the first questions out of her mouth in planning most things, except vacations, is “What happens when I die?” With mortality being a constant fear, Renee hopes to guide people after their loved ones die.