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The North Country Series:
Steeple Hill Books, 2010 Book
1: Winter's End March, '10 Kayla’s savvy,
stylish and saucy, trying to bury a past that haunts the present. Marc wants settled and sedate, no surprises, while
he deals with a present dictated by the past. In the world of mathematics, two negatives can become a positive. Could that
theory apply to real life?
Book Two:
Waiting out the Storm
July '10
A shepherd, half-sister to a deceased ponzi-scheme investor, must work with the veterinarian
grandson of financially devastated victims. And that would be okay on a minimal basis,
but when Craig Macklin starts building his dream house a stone's throw from the bucolic setting of Sarah Slocum's sheep farm,
proximity becomes a catalyst to short-tempered diatribes and just maybe... love? Book Three: Made To Order Family September, '10
Two recovering alcoholics
must conquer their chemical and emotional dependencies to forge a life-long bond.
Women and organized religion don't make Brooks Harriman's short list. In light of that, why on earth would the long
sober former Delta Commander-turned-North-Country-woodcrafter be drawn to a mother-of-three widow with a drinking problem?
And with two active adolescents and one precocious brat, why would Rita Slocum risk her heart to a guy bent on avoiding
commitments to faith and family? Just maybe Brooks and Rita turn out to be a Made To Order Family.
| Whose woods these are I think I know. |
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| His house is in the village, though... Robert Frost |
Several years ago I took my son to college in St. Lawrence
County, New York. The North Country. I
fell in love with the sheer austerity of the area, the mix of people, the fun, backwoods get-aways and the paths you shouldn't
follow in a typical suburban housewife type car because some people really mean it when they post a NO TRESPASSING sign. Who knew? Between
Potsdam, Canton, the universities, the little shops, the great country roads and the bone-chilling cold of a long winter,
I knew there was a story to be told. When there turned out to be more than one, I wasn't a bit surprised.
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| For unto us a child is born... |
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| I love a good holiday story, don't you? |
uuuuuuu District Attorney Mitchell Sanderson sees guilt and innocence as absolutes. A strong
man who's suffered personal loss, he's dedicated himself to keeping the streets of Pemberton safe. When Mitch stumbles
across an impoverished immigrant on a cold November evening, he steps out of his Boardwalk existence and ends up
in the middle of a Hallmark Hall of Fame. * Magdalena Serida saved the life of her Chechen mother
and unborn sister at great personal cost. Now on the brink of achieving her nursing degree, the young refugee loves
freedom but harbors fears of repercussions. In Lena's experience, the hand of Russian discipline reaches far and
long. Sponsored by a small Slavic church that knows her history, Lena maintains a low profile until she draws the kind
attentions of Mitch Sanderson. His strength and warmth pull her, but Mitch's job is to put people behind
bars. That strikes too close to home. And with a well-to-do family, Mitch has never known want. Lena's known nothing
else. * When
an old friend puts her own spin on Lena's Chechen past, Mitch is embarrassed. Hadn't Lena seemed too good to
be true? Angered by his gullibility, Mitch breaks things off, but can't move beyond his feelings. Can Mitch risk his political
reputation and his job to be with the woman he loves or was he too quick to Cast the First Stone?
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New York City. The world's biggest
small town. The difference? Their gossip makes headlines, not grapevines. |
Big city books with small town heart.
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Small town books with big city panache.
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Because what's a big city?
Nothin' but a small
town on 'roids.
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If
at first you don't succeed, Try,
Try Again... * When jaded corporate lawyer Conor Bradstreet realizes
he has nothing to live for, a homeless ex-cop from Brooklyn shows him just how wrong he is. And maybe, just maybe,
this Christmas will bring the present Conor wants most: his ex-wife. * But Alicia Bradstreet isn't all that big on forgiveness. A
town librarian, she avoids Princeton's sweet Catholic church and New York City. One stole her husband, the other her beautiful
son. If "snark" were a brand, Alicia would be the cover model. * When their daughter's wedding plans thrust the well-to-do couple together, Conor and Alicia realize proximity
has its perks. But has Conor really changed or does he live the Wall Street mantra of bigger clients, better bonuses? And
can Alicia step out of snarkdom long enough to rediscover the funny woman within? It's possible if they
Try, Try Again.
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