The Scarlet's Harlots Trilogy

Finding Scarlet, The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid, and Amber: Unscripted (coming 2026) explore what it takes to own your story in all its messy parts and pieces. Scarlet, Missy, Amber, and Margo form the Scarlet's Harlots renegade branch of the Sullivan's Islands Divorced Women's Book Club. They defy conventional wisdom, are messy, complicated women, and rewriting the stereotypes and rules that say divorce and middle age are formulas for the end of life, yet they're just beginning. Women's empowerment. Love. Friendship. Family. 

Finding Scarlet

(Previously published as The Scarlet D)

Goodreads rating of 4.69 Stars

From award-winning author Kirsten Pursell, follow Scarlet as she navigates self-discovery, love and friendship later in life in this coming-of-middle-age romance. [Previously published as The Scarlet D*]

Fueled by the unrealistic expectations of Nicholas Sparks' novels, Scarlet sets her sights on South Carolina as...

The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid

“Life is supposed to challenge us. So many things we wish were different, but the parts to get there were sometimes the greatest moments in our lives.”

Missy Kinkaid has always been the light of Sullivan’s Island—bold, unapologetic, and the beating heart of her family, friends, and Scarlet’s Harlots, the renegade divorced women changing the...