Kirjahaku

"The Clam Shell", tells the story of a relationship in poems, from it's starry-eyed, giddy beginning, uncertain and confusing middle, to the devastating yet hopeful end. It is a tale of opening oneself up to the chance for love, with the inherent risk of pain. It is about being human.

Georgia Ayres is a fledgling reporter fresh out of high school when she joins the staff of one of Nashville's two competing newspapers. While she expects her job to be rife with challenges, given her age and gender, she never dreams that it will also be full of uncertainty and intrigue revolving around a mysterious man, an elderly woman, and a turn of events that could shake the local newspaper industry at its core.As she attempts to weave her way through an apparent conspiracy that stretches into the local political scene and threatens the closure of one of the two Nashville papers, she also finds herself on a journey of the heart that forces her to explore some of her deepest fears. When the precarious balance between her personal and professional life is turned upside down by love and loss, she must decide whether she is willing to accept the risks associated with change.This is a book about how fear can prevent us from saying what we really feel to those who mean the most to us, and how friendship, however unexpected it appears, can help us gain the courage to voice the things we have left unsaid.

Julie Travers and her family moved from Cincinnati to Nashville in the 1960s to allow her father to accept a job as Financial Manager at a local bank. Upon graduation from high school, Julie is hired by the same bank as a teller. Once there, she meets the Branch Manager who becomes her close friend and eventual love interest. When her father appears to be involved in illegal activities that have caught the attention of the FDIC and FBI, she enlists his help to prove her father's innocence.As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the crimes are not confined to Nashville but reach much further into the Southeast. Just when she is about to give up hope of seeing her father expunged of any criminal involvement, an anonymous tip allows the local police to uncover the details of who is truly involved in the string of crimes.The Choices We Make is a story about the importance of listening to our inner voice when we are faced with making decisions that will shape our lives, realizing we have control over those decisions, and recognizing that the choices we make now will define, not only our present, but our future as well.

When Georgia and her husband Jon decided to make a permanent move from their home in Nashville, Tennessee to Hilton Head Island, she encountered more challenges than ever expected. There were many things she loved about her new life: the addition to her family; the natural beauty that surrounded her; her expanding circle of treasured friends. But something was subtly tugging at her heart that kept her from feeling at ease. Even the spiritual amulet that she wore was strangely quiet. To top it off, the threat of a hurricane making landfall on Hilton Head Island compounded her turmoil. This is a story about learning to decipher the often-subtle messages of the heart that can help us find our way through even the most trying of circumstances.