Boomerrrang.: The Amazing Journey of Two New England Boomers.How They Chose Their Dream Retirement Home.and Why They Left.

Boomerrrang details the journey of 2 New England Boomers, as they search for and identify their perfect retirement home in the South. Throughout, the author shares her formula for identifying that home (which state...region... town....model townhome?) for she is a six-figure realtor, and as senior buyers, they knew: there could be no mistake in property purchase. For 9 years, they enjoyed life In Asheville, North Carolina (friend-making, volunteering, visiting mountain towns, etc.), but a fluke accident on a mountain road and the crisis that followed forced them to reconsider their lives. Boomerrrang crackles with wit and warmth, as the author contrasts life in that quirky mountain enclave with that in the North, while offering important realtor tips for anyone buying/selling property....anywhere. It is the journey many Americans will take. Those who follow the prescriptive the author suggests (in home purchase/sale) will gainsay success and minimize loss. But Boomerrrang has an added twist: this couple’s crisis becomes the unexpected springboard for the next positive chapter in their lives. As such, the book’s message is inspirational.

Published in the Wall St. Journal, Scripps-Howard, World News, Providence Journal, and Asheville's Mountain Xpress, Colleen Kelly Mellor's eclectic work reflects her many-storied life. In Boomerrrang, she writes as one who made a mission--for years-- to find the perfect retirement town. In the end, she finds it in the most unlikely place.