When the County Historical Society gets the original writings, diary and drawings of a pioneer in the organic foods movement, and publishes the same, buried secrets come to the fore. This quiet, beloved, plain-living country woman has had an intriguing life. Excitement, humor, and pathos develop as each chapter reveals this proud country woman's (and her neighbor's) past. Who knew? Now, everybody knows.

Here is an ordinary woman who turns fifty and finds she can no longer tolerate her own unhappiness. Taking up a hobby or starting a new exercise program, just isn't going to cut it. Heading out alone she attempts a complete get-away to fill her empty life. This novel is part mystery, part menopause, and part road trip...which adds up to a lot of edgy fun.

See a typically busy week in the life of Jill Wheaten, R.N. She's a compassionate, professional nurse working in Hospice care. Not only does she have to care for her patients and their families, but her co-workers as well. Though Jill is getting used to her new manager's quirky leadership style, he and a newly hired nurse are knocking her out of her groove. Meanwhile her mother's dementia continues to progress causing trouble at home. Oh and did I tell you, Jill is also a single mother of a teenaged son? Jill comes to realize that her life has become so chaotic she has forgotten all about...

She's a nurse, she's forty, she's fit and she's a catch. But she's never stood still long enough for anyone to catch her. Improbable, hilarious patient interactions are a daily occurrence for Jill. This week in her life included a funeral roast, a nudist colony and a hoarder's home with a snake and a ferret. Jill pronounces the poignant and touching death of a patient to whom she owes her thanks. There's more drama at the office too. Then Jill gets roped into a girls night out at the cowboy bar. There's only twenty-four hours in a day, Jill Nurses will love this book. It will remind them of...