Kirjahaku

Fifty-five year old Lydia Cassidy is convinced that she's happy living all alone with her three cats, enjoying her online quilt shop in rural Tennessee. After finding something curious sitting on the side of the road, she reluctantly calls upon the local sheriff's office for help. She is expecting to open the door to grumpy old Sheriff Baker, a man she had prior and unpleasant dealings with in the past. Lydia is pleasantly surprised to see a younger and certainly more attractive man in uniform on her front porch. When she gazes into the dazzling blue eyes of Tom Justice, she senses there is bigger trouble on her horizon than just what she found on the road. Fifty-eight year old Tom Justice is the new sheriff in town, tall as a mountain, ruggedly handsome and being hotly pursued by all the local singles. From his first meeting with the old lady quilt maker, Tom makes no bones about his attraction to Lydia Cassidy. He is unaware that she has sworn off all men after two failed relationships and one bad marriage. Tom will set out to win her heart and earn her trust, while they work in secret together to solve the mystery of what she found sitting on Blue Eyed Mary Road.This is a sweet love story between two imperfect mature adults and will take many emotional twists and humorous turns before the story concludes.

What would you do if your husband gave you a gift certificate for a facelift for your fifty-ninth birthday?Kate Simmons had always assumed to be spending the golden years of retirement with Bill, her husband of thirty years. That changed after Bill selected a retirement location without even consulting her. They go their separate ways, Bill to Arizona and Kate to Tennessee, each hoping that the other will compromise. In the end, Kate hopes to be sharing the same home with her husband.The cottage Kate rents on Crystal Creek has one drawback. She must participate in the two yearly art festivals put on by the residents who live on the creek. Kate feels like a fraud calling herself an artist among the talented oil painters, woodcarvers, and quilt makers. She doesn't consider her only talent of crocheting as an art. But it doesn't matter if you can't paint, sew, or carve your way out of a paper bag. If you live on the creek, you participate in the festivals. Kate hopes her booth of crocheted infinity scarves won't be mocked by the other artists' or scorned by the festival goers'. As it turns out, the festival becomes the least of her worries. Her husband isn't taking her phone calls and one of her grown daughter's whereabouts are unknown to the entire family. Kate is drawn into a relationship of sorts with a single man on the creek. Nolan is a reclusive man with a questionable background. Her growing attraction for him will threaten her resolve to reunite with her husband.If you liked 'The Cottage on Crystal Creek' you can revisit the artists in 'The Quilt Maker's Widower' and 'Sweet Dreams'.Each book is a standalone story with no cliff hangers.

Recently widowed and well past fifty, Jack McKnight is feeling optimistic she can keep her head above water by renting out tool sheds on her rural property by calling them summer cottages. When unfriendly Ben Kincaid with lifeless brown eyes shows up off season and flashes a wad of cash, Jack reluctantly takes him on for the winter. Soon his drunken midnight strolls, raging campfires too close to the woods, and blatant disregard for his health has her losing sleep and her mind running wild with the worst case scenarios about the mysterious man in her tool shed.

In this novel you'll revisit the artists' of Pine View, Tennessee, fifteen years later. You will be invited back to the ladies Friday night tea with some of the same loveable characters, and some not so likeable ones, where there is never a shortage of local gossip to debate at length.When forty-eight years old Adeline Hubble, a journalist by trade, comes to spend the summer at her mother's former cottage on Crystal Creek, she's hoping the time alone will help heal her broken heart. The last thing she wants is a story to cover, any civic conflicts to get involved with, or romance.On her first day, Adeline will discover something and is approached by the local paper to cover the story. Later she is drawn in to attending a public meeting regarding a potential prison being built near town. Last, but not least, she finds a local man becoming a distraction in spite of the rumors regarding his unsavory reputation. Adeline will learn that the only way to mend a broken heart, is to be open to the possibility that she can and will find love again.This is a sequel to The Cottage On Crystal Creek but is a stand alone story.If you enjoyed the story, revisit the artists in 'Sweet Dreams'.

After hearing her mother's grim health diagnosis, fifty-nine year old Ivory Forrest retires early and moves back to her childhood home to help. She can't expect her Aunt Lulu to manage her mother alone. The two sisters have been living together for a decade after losing their spouses. It's also rumored that the two old women practice witchcraft on their rural farm in Owl Hollow. That has some folks in the small, southern town of Pleasantville, Tennessee deeply troubled. Ivory knows the rumor is nonsense. In fact, she finds it comical at first. Later, when she is overheard in town expressing her opinion on a local matter, she becomes aware of how fearful some citizens are over the idea of witchcraft. As a result, Ivory finds the law on her mother's doorstep.Across the creek from Owl Hollow, sixty-five year old widower Mark Ryan has retired from a long career in banking and has recently moved into his hunting cabin, where he plans to live year round. When mark is asked by his son, a part- time carpenter, to help quote a job in Owl Hollow, his first inclination is to decline. Mark moved to the country to hunt. In the end, he agrees to help. The last thing Mark is looking for are any romantic complications. When he meets Ivory Forrest, the newest resident of Owl Hollow, something happens. Mark will question his resolve to remain single, while suddenly being stalked by an owl that might be trying to tell him something. He will also be put in the position of defending Ivory and her family against what appears to be a witch hunt.

Can a grown woman share the same house with an opinionated, cantankerous old man? Fifty-five year old Ivy Ackerman will find out when returning home to spend the holidays with her elderly father. Ivy and Branch don't see eye to eye on much. With his age and health, Ivy's hoping to mend fences. As expected the house is untidy, Branch has grown allergic to bathing, and he's even crabbier than she remembered. If not for the presence of a neighbor, former deputy sheriff Clint Jordan, Ivy's not sure she could survive the short visit. Ivy will also discover that love, just like life really does offer second chances.'Sweet Dreams' is a sequel to 'The Quilt Maker's Widower' fifteen years later.'The Quilt Maker's Widower' is a sequel to "Cottage on Crystal Creek' fifteen years later.Each book is a standalone story

Cat's Meow-(Shady Bend Series-Book Two)In the charming little town of Shady Bend, Tennessee anything is possible. . . . . When sixty year old Faith Rayburn finds her life savings tied up in a rundown house in rural Tennessee, she's forced to endure some time in the country with no lights-and no running water. Can it get any worse? Then she meets the carpenter. Mitch Wheeler has a personality like sandpaper. Faith isn't sure she can last one more day in his company, much less the weeks it will take to complete the work. After retiring from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mitch Wheeler turned master carpenter, took on the massive house renovation out of his love for the craft. He's been working to keep stress out of his life and then he meets his new boss.Faith Rayburn is spoiled, demanding, and abrasive. Mitch isn't sure he can honor the contract he made with her late husband.As the days pass Faith and Mitch will both be in for a surprise.. . . . . This is a sweet and funny love story.Look for 'Cricket's and Candlelight' (Shady Bend Series- Book Three) in summer of 2020.'Country Witch' (Shady Bend Series-Book One) is available now in bookstores.

Country Witch-Gift Shop (Shady Bend Series- Book 1)Sixty-five year old, retired librarian Minnie Crow runs the 'Country Witch Gift Shop' at the four-way stop outside Shady Bend, Tennessee. She isn't worried when garden tools and yard ornaments go missing from her rural neighborhood until something more serious puts her in the spotlight. Sixty-eight year old widower, Cash Walker has recently moved into his inheritance at the four-way stop. He is contemplating starting a small business in an old building that came with the house. In spite of getting off on the wrong foot with Minnie, Cash will join forces with her to solve the mystery of the missing items, help prove her innocence, while secretly hoping to win her heart.'Cat's Meow' (Shady Bend Series-Book 2) in bookstores now.Look for 'Crickets and Candlelight' (Shady Bend Series -Book 3) in the summer of 2020.