Foiled Again

Edith Conrad's sister is getting married in ten days. Instead of hanging around town, Edith flies to where the wedding will be hoping for an escape and peace of mind. She meets Jake Beckhand, her old friend Mac's co-manager, and he's her date to the wedding. She likes him but is ten days too soon to really fall in love?

The struggle of a mother to free herself from the tyranny of a man she once loved, but now threatened her peace of mind, her life and the life of her children.

Bayou Billy was a famous outlaw who lived to a very old age. When he dies, two towns will lie, cheat, and corpsenap in order to get the infamy that comes with burying Bayou Billy in their respective towns. Warning: Contains poopoo language for those of you easily offended.

Grace is seventeen. She is bold, intelligent...and unmarried. In the eyes of her family and her mountain born neighbors, she is hopelessly willful. But she is determined to forge her own path, come what may. When her parents try to force her hand in marriage, she flees, seeking out her brother and his wife, who once watched over her. Settling down with them, she finds a new life...and possible romance with a handsome neighbor. But the past will come back to haunt her, possibly destroying the happiness she has worked so hard to find.

A land locked farm wife longs for the ocean shores of her childhood.

(This version was revised and re-edited January 2011)

Pressured by his dad and brother, Daniel Costa attends A.S. Finance's New Year's party. The night proves to be no different than parties of the past, until he catches sight of the woman in the purple dress.

Alison's family has been gone for four years. The ache of their loss still exists. Her boss, Cole, is close to his own family and they welcome her with open arms. As Cole pursues her, as their feelings for each grow, Alison knows she'll have to tell him. She just doesn't want to relive that loss when she does.