It's late summer of 1814. Hannah Bonner and her half
brother, Luke, have been searching the islands of the
Caribbean for more than a year for Luke's wife, Jennet, and
the vile man who abducted her. But Jennet's rescue does not
go as smoothly as everyone hopes Read more...
The year is 1803 and England and France are bickering.
Napoleon is hoping to break the English, so he supports a
group of Irish rebels in uprisings against them. To help
with this, the Black Tulip, France's most deadly spy, has
arrived in Ireland. Also in the same area Read more...
While in Paris, American writer Tulia Rose meets a sidewalk
artist she knows only as Raphael. He is very charming,
mysterious and seems to show up unexpectedly. As Tulia and
Raphael travel through the artistic treasures of Europe,
she begins to research and write her next novel based on
the Read more...
John Tyree met Savannah Lynn Curtis in the summer of 2000
and it was love at first sight. This was in Wilmington,
North Carolina, when John was home on leave from the Army
and Savannah was in the area working with Habitat for
Humanity. They knew each other for such Read more...
While the holidays are approaching for the citizens of Cape
Light, Lillian Warwick is reminiscing about when she first
met her husband, Oliver. When she takes a tumble down her
attic stairs, she ends up reluctantly needing around the
clock nursing care.
Charlie and Lucy Bates run the Clam Box Read more...
Spymaster Ethan Gray, known as the Wolf, has been partnered
with Maris Winter, a spy who goes by the name Raven. They
are to appear as a married couple to attend an auction in
order to purchase a shipment of arms. Of course, Ethan is
unhappy to be working not Read more...
Sid Bifulco, aka "Sleep," has just been released from
prison and wishes to leave his past behind him and focus on
his newly discovered passion for fly-fishing. Little does
he know that the criminal element will be so close to him
in this sleepy community in the middle of Read more...
Alien warrior Marco McKinley has been given the assignment
of a lifetime as the personal protector of Jared and Kelsey
Bennett, his king and queen on Earth. But the assignment
does not stop there. It also includes Jared's beautiful
cousin, Thea Haven, a soldier and his sworn enemy. As Read more...
Anna Sandoval, widowed for a little more than a year after
her husband Paul was suddenly taken from her, has decided
to spend the summer in Crete. She's struggling to define
who she is besides Paul's wife and is going through many
stages of self-discovery. Anna starts Read more...
When sports magnate Lorenzo Curti is found dead, police
inspector Aurelio Zen is brought to Bologna, Italy, to
assist the other detectives in solving the crime. While the
investigation is going on, there is a local cooking show
where the star chef is insecure about his talents. There's
also Read more...
Avery and Mike Montgomery have led an uneventful life until
one afternoon, standing in line at the local Food-4-Less,
they notice their long-lost daughter working at one of the
checkouts. After eye contact is made, they quietly walk
away, reopening the old wounds that were made when Read more...
The summer of 1960 was to be the turning point for Lila
Duncan. Raised by two very dysfunctional parents, she seeks
salvation when she discovers that her uncle George, a music
teacher from London, is going to stage a production of
Puccini's Turandot. This production brings many people in Read more...
Katy and Ephraim Doyal had been married for nearly 60 years
before Katy left this world just after Christmas. But Katy
didn't really leave. She hovered above, observing
everyone's behavior. And what she observed was that death
can do very strange things to family and friends. What she Read more...
One spring evening in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, two young
lovers embrace and anticipate a night to remember. What
Crow Davenport and Sophie Chabot don't plan on is the
nightmare to come. While attending a party, they decide to
sneak away into the woods to be alone. Crow leaves Sophie Read more...
Mia Savard loves her career as a designer at Savard
Creations, one of the best design firms in Kansas City. But
she's tired of being in bridal and wants to transfer to
another department. Her father, Lucien Savard, will hear
nothing of it and refuses to give in to Read more...
If you think your job is dangerous, try showing up for work
and discovering a dead body. Then be under suspicion for
the crime. What a way to start a day! That's what happens
to Nicholas Palihnic when he's hired by an insurance
company to find a stolen Read more...
In the dead of night, a young woman performs her usual
erotic routine for the many unseen eyes out in cyberspace.
Then without warning, she becomes ill and the screen goes
blank. Anonymous calls come in from all over the country
reporting the scene and it's not until someone Read more...
Coming into this world in Between, Georgia, has not been
easy for Nonny Frett. Her birth mother, Hazel Crabtree, was
a mere 15 years old when she gave birth to Nonny on Bernese
Frett's floor with the assistance of her two sisters,
Stacia and Genny Frett. Adding to the Read more...
While running a bed and breakfast off the coast of Maine,
Sarah Banks has grown to expect very little out of life.
She's a widow, which isn't all bad since her marriage was
loveless and unsatisfying. Her last commitment was to run
the bed and breakfast and care Read more...
During the summer of 1943, New York City is so hot you
could fry an egg on the sidewalk, or whatever else you
wished to cook in a hurry. It is also a time when America's
at war and it is not unheard of for a young woman to Read more...
Jory Reedy
Jory's love for reading began many
years ago when her granddmother would
spend hours reading to her. In third
grade she was introduced to the "Little
House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Then after reading the John Jakes
North South trilogy Jory knew history
was somewhere in her future.
Jory graduated with a degree in
history and a certificate to teach
social studies. But her heart was not
in teaching. Instead she went in to
retail management. And what better
place but a book store. She spent
many years selling books,writing
reviews, conducting book groups and
most importantly reading.
Jory made a career change and went in
to healthcare. It was a good move
because the day she was diagnosed with
inflammatory breast cancer was the day
that nothing else mattered but family
and living.
She is still going strong. Jory lives
one day at a time and enjoys life with
her husband John, daughter Jessica,
granddaughter Salem, and her 2 dogs
Duke and Lenny. Life is Good.