Saralee Waltz is a waitress who once wanted to be a dancer. In her free time, she talks to her snotty Siamese cat and watches HSN, though she never buys anything. Vincent Losier is an alcoholic handyman who dreams of painting the Sistine Chapel. When he creates a misunderstood masterpiece on the side of Lucky's Liquor, only Saralee will front his bail.
A series of bad choices have trapped them both at rock bottom in an Indiana town with the unlikely name of Eden. In lieu of repayment, she asks him to paint her house, an idea that has the conservatives up in arms. Threatened by the Welcome Wagon, the neighborhood association and city hall, these folks are determined to paint Saralee's house, come hell or high water. And together, through acrylic and latex, bunt cake and pudding fights, they'll realize that dreams have a way of winging over walls, and when the music's right, even losers waltz.
Loser's Waltz will be around 50K when it's done. Too short for a novel, a bit long for a novella, so it made sense to serialize it, as there isn't a niche where it fits conveniently.