The Edge of Redemption
Here's a short
synopsis:
Emily Evans returns to her childhood home in Perth-Andover,
Canada, for the funeral of Denny Douay, her estranged father. The visit stirs
rage that Emily's been unable to control since her childhood. After punching
her father in the face as he lay in his casket, she chooses to bypass the
family gathering and instead returns to the only safe haven she ever knew as a
child.
As Emily drives along the Tobique River toward her grandparent's
home in Plaster Rock, the sweet smell of pine forests and the sight of white
birch stands clutching the banks of the Tobique awaken a plethora of memories,
both bitter and sweet. Summers of revivals and baptisms, the drowning of a
close friend, her grandfather's words of wisdom and work in the forests, her
father's incestuous lust and her mother, Maureen's, emotional abandonment, all
swirl in Emily's mind.
Emily still feels the powerful pull the Tobique
River holds in giving and taking life. Arriving at the water's edge, she wades
into the murky river, the red clay swirling between her feet. Will the Tobique
finally wash away her bitter past and allow her to forgive her parent's abuses,
or will Emily give in to the Tobique's own rage?
Set in the rich north
woods of New Brunswick, Canada, the story is rich in visceral details and
powerful scenes that draw the reader into this story of forgiveness and
redemption.
The Glass House
Shortly after the
sudden death of her husband, attorney Dara Nichols is notified she has
inherited her grandmother's historical home in Pella, Iowa. Returning to Iowa
with the intention of selling it, Dara falls in love with the small town and
the house. By accident she discovers the city's plans to utilize eminent domain
to buy, then destroy several of the town's most historical homes, including her
own, to build a new mall. Will Dara sell the house and get on with her life or
will she find the will to live again amongst the very people who could destroy
her?
G205
A series of linked stories all tied to
one condominium unit, G205. Set at the Pono Kai Resort in breathtaking Kauai,
Hawaii, this book is the story of vacationer's lives as they move in and out of
the unit. There's a New York Jewish couple, honeymooners, the owners, the
squatter and the maid, as well as widows, schoolteachers and cops. Sometimes
lighthearted, sometimes serious, this book will charm you with a fast read and
create a longing for you to visit the beautiful Island of
Kauai.
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