Everybody had a great time Saturday September 17, for the author book signing. Approximately 80 people showed up for the event. It was great to visit with all the authors. A thank you to authors, Carolyn Brown, C. R.Pugh,CaitlynHerreraand Ramona Farley for coming andsharingsomeofthebooks they had written.
A big thank you goes to children’s author Freda Batman, who came and read a selection of her books to children in the library during the event. About 10 children enjoyed this storytime and also received a free book signed by the author.
Gussie, Ina Mae, and Blanche have been best friends for more than sixty years. From their humble beginnings of founding the Sunshine Club when they were girls to becoming the matchmakingqueensofNewton, Texas, these three were inseparable. When Blanche passes away, Gussie and Ina Maefeelthebestwaytohonor their dearly departed is with a shot of whiskey, some good music, and making a match for Blanche’s niece, Sissy.
Never mind that Sissy’s in town for only six weeks. Is there a better reason for her to stay? And is there a better prospect than handsome, charming, blue-eyed local preacher Luke Beauchamp? No and no. The attraction is already there. Now it’s up to Gussie and Ina Mae to make sure the sparks really get to crackling by Christmas. The Sunshine Club is Carolyn Brown’s funny and heartwarming novel about friendship, family, and finding love.
Against all odds, Josephine Teversin survived the attackatthemasqueradeball and embraced her identity as an immortal pirate, but her business with Garreck Skulthorpe and his pirate hunters is far from finished.
Josephine forms a temporary alliance with ex-pirate hunter Nathaniel on a daring quest to rescue her best friend and take revenge on Skulthorpe for his crimes. Unscrupulous pirates, hurricanes, andamutinouscrew are the least of her worries. A rogue witch stalks their everymoveastheyracenorth to Boston.
As the American colonies continue to splinter apart under British rule, Josephine must face the harsh truth of her father’s past while wrestling with her own reckless choices. The Petticoat Pirate and the Rogue Red Coat by C. R. Pugh is the second book in her adventure series Immortal Pirates.
Carol and Paul lived the good life for ten years. They met in college and married shortly after graduation. Paul was an engineer and traveled extensively with his job. It was only after Paul was killed in a plane crash that Carol realized she didn’t know him at all. Left alone with no relatives and very few friends, Carol struggled to adjust. The sheltered life she had lived with Paul left her vulnerable and nave.
Her husbands’ best friend and attorney John steps in to help Carol through the rough times after the accident. Somewhere between his rocky marriage and her loneliness they fell in love. The love affair ended when she announced an unwanted pregnancy. The choices she made altered her course of life drastically.
Twenty years later when John’s son is diagnosed with Leukemia and is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant Carol is faced with decisions. All efforts to find a donor have been futile. Should she come out of seclusion and search for the child she abandoned over twenty years ago or just continue to keep her head in the sand? Ostrich in the Sand is a a contemporaryromancenovel by author Ramona Farley.