Ellery and Samantha are back on the beat With 31,536,000 seconds in a year, what are the odds that the one minute Ellery Tinsdale and Samantha "Sam" Greene choose to break into the confidential files at the church would be the same minute Reverend John Thomas Hammersmith is brutally murdered while eating lunch at his desk? But that's the kind of bad luck Ellery experiences since moving to the small lakeside resort founded by her distant relatives. Her and Sam's close proximity to the tragic event makes them not only witnesses but suspects, too. And when not one, but two, more residents are...

By the Bay, East Beach Stories is a collection of twelve fictional tales about life along the Chesapeake Bay. They range from murderous to romantic, from humorous to dramatic, from gritty noir to political thriller to the sweet and the spiritual. The thread that ties them together is their connection to a 100-acre peninsula in Norfolk, Virginia. East Beach is nestled on the shores of the southernmost point of the Chesapeake Bay, just as it becomes the Atlantic Ocean. Written by members of the East Beach Writers Guild, these tales exhibit the writers' love of their neighborhood and their...

The East Beach writers are at it again, this time offering 14 new fictional tales about life along the Chesapeake Bay. The neighborhood of East Beach in Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for these vignettes of family, friendship, mystery, history, adventure, love, and light-hearted fun. Join the characters as they walk the tree-lined streets, stroll the sandy shores, or relax on a rocking chair on one of the deep front porches that define this community. By the Bay 2: More East Beach Stories is the perfect beach read, whether you've got your toes in the sand or simply wished you did. All...