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Welcome! So glad you dropped in.
Even in this high-tech world of fast living,
each of us has a place of escape.
My place is a quiet bayou harbor. The mirror
slick surface of the black water and the
swaying marsh grasses take me from season
to season, not with changing colors, but
with the wildlife it supports. Graceful herons,
snowy white egrets, and crash-diving pelicans
live alongside of alligators, blue crabs,
and playful otters. Thousands of minnows
bring the water to life in the spring, and
mullet jump across the water in summer and
fall.
Most of my stories are set along the beaches,
islands, and waterways of the Gulf Coast.
Ironically my first novel was set in the
beautiful mountains of West Virginia. Even
so, my heroine found her escape - and her
love - in a beautiful snow-covered setting.
If you can't physically get away, I hope
you'll pick up a book - one of my romances,
of course - and let yourself escape into
a world where your problems are set aside
for a few hours and love always wins.
Check out the Appearances page of this website for information about
where I'll be signing books.
Visit with me and other Avalon authors on
the new Avalon Blogspot -- a great place
for readers and writers!
Photograph by Mimi Bosarge
I’d like to announce my next book, On the Crest of a Wave coming in February, 2010 from Avalon Books,
Thomas Bouregy & Co, Inc.
Camille Hollander struggles to keep her family
fed and safe during the last
years of the
Civil War. With Union-occupied
cities on
their east and west and a prisoner
of war
camp on an island just twelve
miles south
of the coast, she and the other
villages
must learn to cope with everyday
hardships.
When her brother is captured and taken to
the island camp, Camille faces the biggest
struggle of all. Meeting Major Jake Warren,
the Union commander of the island camp, makes
her realize that the enemy is not always
the bad guy. Family members and lifelong
friends can cause just as much pain and anguish
when they refuse to see beyond a blue uniform.
Camille must face a world that
has turned
its back on her. Can she leave
the only home
she knows to be with the man
she loves?
Enjoy the beautiful white sands of Pensacola
Beach, FL, and do something good
for your
writing career all at the same
time!
Come join me at the Silken Sands Conference on March 19-21, 2010, at the Hampton Inn.
I’ll be presenting the workshop “Creating
Memorable Characters.”
Check this space later to find out who the
other workshop presenters and speakers will
be.
Mark your calendar now.
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