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When Allie Grainger inherits her aunt’s small beach house, she moves
back to town wanting only time to mourn her aunt’s death and to get
her head back on straight after a nasty divorce. But within twenty-
four hours, she stumbles on the body of a woman floating in the water
at the Cape Canaveral jetty. Before long, the sheriff’s department
links the murder with a string of others down the coast of Florida, and
some unnerving similarities begin to emerge. All of the victims were
about the same age, they were blonde, they were divorced, and they all
looked a lot like Allie.
Four men enter Allie’s life. Joe Odum is a childhood friend, all grown
up and turned Sheriff’s deputy. Cord Arbutten, the county Sheriff, is
number two, and he makes it plain that he doesn’t want Allie back in
town. The third is the editor of the local paper, who Allie begins to
believe was her aunt’s lover. The last is a stranger who shows up in
town the day the body is found. Allie is drawn to him until she learns
that he was suspected of killing his wife a few years back.
Allie is pretty sure one of them is the killer, and she begins to suspect
she might be his next victim. Summoning up courage that surprises
even her, she begins trying to discover the truth; but when the bullets
start flying, Allie gets the shock of her life.
back to town wanting only time to mourn her aunt’s death and to get
her head back on straight after a nasty divorce. But within twenty-
four hours, she stumbles on the body of a woman floating in the water
at the Cape Canaveral jetty. Before long, the sheriff’s department
links the murder with a string of others down the coast of Florida, and
some unnerving similarities begin to emerge. All of the victims were
about the same age, they were blonde, they were divorced, and they all
looked a lot like Allie.
Four men enter Allie’s life. Joe Odum is a childhood friend, all grown
up and turned Sheriff’s deputy. Cord Arbutten, the county Sheriff, is
number two, and he makes it plain that he doesn’t want Allie back in
town. The third is the editor of the local paper, who Allie begins to
believe was her aunt’s lover. The last is a stranger who shows up in
town the day the body is found. Allie is drawn to him until she learns
that he was suspected of killing his wife a few years back.
Allie is pretty sure one of them is the killer, and she begins to suspect
she might be his next victim. Summoning up courage that surprises
even her, she begins trying to discover the truth; but when the bullets
start flying, Allie gets the shock of her life.
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| Of Words & Music Coming March 2009 from Five Star / Gale-Cengage |
Lilah Kimball is a sixty-year old widow who has given up on life. Bethany Freemont is Lilah’s twelve-year-old granddaughter with most of her life ahead of her. The two have never met. Then a tragic accident orphans Bethany, and Lilah is forced to take the child into her home, at least temporarily. Lilah and Bethany are oil and water, incapable of exchanging two words without conflict. Lilah thinks the child is impertinent; Bethany thinks her grandmother is cold and mean. Lilah’s son, a middle-aged accountant, is aghast that his mother would entertain the idea of raising the child, but Lilah’s long-time friend and housekeeper thinks Bethany may be Lilah’s last chance at life. While her son tries to undermine any effort at reconciliation between the two, the housekeeper struggles to bring Lilah and Bethany together. Over time, Lilah begins to see herself and her life through Bethany’s eyes, and Bethany begins to think her grandmother may not be the witch she once thought her. Then information comes to light that threatens to destroy all they’ve built, and Lilah has to decide if she’s strong enough to fight for what she wants. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Of Words & Music is the story of two women divided by more than their ages, but by a lifetime of misunderstanding. It is a story of family love and loss and renewal. |
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