When seventeen-year-old Abigail Taylor turns down the proposal of her suitor, Tom Dawkins, her family feels that she must go out and make her own way in the world. So, a position as a servant is secured for her in Ralph Waldo Emerson's home.Dearest David is the story of the few months in the year 1841 during which Abigail Falls experiences life in the Emerson household at the peak of both its intellectual and emotional intensity. She falls in love with the free-spirited but emotion...

Sarah McAdams thinks she knows her husband, Jonathan, well after ten years of marriage. During that time he has devoted himself to writing a novel of literary significance, so Sarah is surprised when he willingly accepts an opportunity to take over a popular series written by a recently deceased thriller author. Since she has been supporting him emotionally and financially all this time, she can understand why he might feel this is his chance at independence. However, she is not certain th...

Marcie Ducasse writes the "Wierd Happenings" column for Roaming New England Magazine, which focuses on stories of the supernatural that occur in New England. She researches strange happenings and explains them to her readers. Usually, the acts were performed by all too human means, although occasionally, a supernatural element remains unexplained.In the case of the "Black Dog," a small black dog suddenly appears out of nowhere and then disappears. According to legend, whoe...

When windowed sixty-five-year-old Ruth breaks her foot in a fall from a ladder, she is surprised when her caregiver turns out to be a sixty-year-old man. Is the successful mystery writer really ready to change her life for love, even if he is handsome and attentive? At the same time, Ruth's thirty-year-old niece, Emma, is breaking up with her older lover, who is also a senior partner in the law firm where she works. Will their animosity force Emma to change her view of life and her profess...

When Auntie Mabel, the advice columnist for the Ravensford Chronicle, dies suddenly, Laura Magee secretly replaces her.All goes well until Keith Campbell, the handsome head of security at Ravensford College, charges into the newspaper office to complain that Auntie Mabel’s advice has caused the demise of his relationship with Heidi Lipton. Attracted to Keith, Laura persuades him to take her to a formal dinner at the college, using the argument that making Heidi jealous is the best ...

When Marcie is approached in a restaurant by a strange man who claims to have a map to hidden pirate treasure, she is initially skeptical. As the author of the Weird Happenings column for Roaming New England Magazine, she has heard lots of stories, most of which have turned out to be exaggerated or untrue. But the Spanish coin the man shows her looks real, and he appears to be honest. So Marcie decides to bring along her colleague Amanda and Amanda's boyfriend Richard to investigate anothe...

When the body of Travis Lambert, senior meteorologist, is found buried in a shallow grave next to the house of Stormy McCloud, junior meteorologist, things look bad. The station hires Chance Malone to investigate the murder, but her situation doesn't improve. Malone is attractive, charming, and funny, all qualities that her past experience with men has led her to avoid. It doesn't help that Stormy has little interest in religion, while Malone is the unusual detective that keeps a Bible in ...

Alison Randall returns from her military service as an MP in Iraq wounded both psychologically and physically. She attempts to regain her health by becoming a yoga instructor and is gradually recovering when she is approached by one of her students, Lauren Malcolm, whose boyfriend has disappeared. Ali reluctantly agrees to help with the search.It soon becomes apparent that Lauren's boyfriend, Dr. Jim, a married but separated physician, has had a number of affairs with his patients,...

Alison Randall returns from her military service as an MP in Iraq wounded both psychologically and physically. She attempts to regain her health by becoming a yoga instructor and is gradually recovering when she is approached by one of her students, Lauren Malcolm, whose boyfriend has disappeared. Ali reluctantly agrees to help with the search.It soon becomes apparent that Lauren’s boyfriend, Dr. Jim, a married but separated physician, has had a number of affairs with his patients,...

When real estate agent Deidre Fay's body is found in the house that Laura Magee is trying to sell for her grandmother. Laura is determined to find out who murdered Deidre. Finding Deidre's killer, however, will not be easy because she was known for having had affairs with many men in town, some of whom were married.While all of this is going on, Laura's friend and co-worker, Grissy, is involved in a hotly contested dance contest, and Laura is trying to decide whether to once again ...

When Auntie Mabel, the advice columnist for the Ravensford Chronicle, dies suddenly, Laura Magee secretly replaces her.All goes well until Keith Campbell, the handsome head of security at Ravensford College, charges into the newspaper office to complain that Auntie Mabel's advice has caused the demise of his relationship with Heidi Lipton. Attracted to Keith, Laura persuades him to take her to a formal dinner at the college, using the argument that making Heidi jealous is the best ...

Laura Magee is spending the summer in an art gallery in the southern New Jersey shore town of Safe Harbor. When a dispute over a painting by a man named Rafferty leads to the murder of one of her customers and puts Laura herself in danger, she must discover the identity of the killers and find out what makes a painting valuable enough to kill for. Then the FBI becomes involved, and Laura realizes that this crime has more layers than she ever imagined.On top of all this, Laura must ...