Set in the fogs of Down East Maine, Monument Lot tells the story of the passionate and beautiful Alice Wyman. Blocked from the musical career she aches to achieve, she is held back by her own deep-seated fear of surrendering her independence. Even worse, she sees her husband, aficionado of murder mysteries from an earlier era, as part of the problem. He desperately wants to help her - his fourth wife - to resolve her conflicts, but is stymied by her headstrong personality. That is, until she very nearly loses him. Set in the easternmost town in the United States, the trail leads through the...

On the rebound from a failed love affair, Cecelia meets Matt, Acadian son of a remote land where fog banks materialize without warning, magic lamps are real, spirits play chess with mortals, and family ties span generations. During her brief vacation trip into Down East Maine, she finds just how different Washington County is from her native Boston. Neap Tide takes the reader on a journey deep into the land of twenty-four foot tides, gaily painted but deceptively dangerous fishing boats, and submerged prejudices that surface when least expected. A New Englander and full-time resident of...

Her awful secret is safe with her devoted brother, although her best friend suspects all is not as it seems. Each tries to protect her from the consequences of her own impulses, but in the final crush they both fail. Delsey Roberts, beautiful and headstrong but haunted and capricious, resists romantic entanglement until she falls for the brilliant but clueless computer programmer and music lover Harvey Jackman. This tangled tale roams from the streets of Hell's Kitchen to the sands of the Big Sur, exploring the emotional peaks and valleys of what seems to be the perfect couple's intimate...

Her first husband, the one she now sorely regrets having abandoned, is safely in the arms of another woman. On the rebound from the disaster of her second marriage, beautiful, talented, and haunted Delsey Walker decides that love is not for her. That is, until her life is changed again, only this time by a five-year-old girl. The second book of the Delsey Trilogy picks up the story from the cataclysmic ending of Bridge to Someday. Death, recovery, rebirth and personal growth; all are examined within the framework of the intimate lives of these very private individuals.

Letting go is the hardest part of moving on. In the world of business, her touch is like magic, but that's as far as it goes. She feels trapped by her own history and yearns for what once was, but is afraid to confront what might be. Set in the mad whirlwind of New York City, 'Johnson Canyon' is the closing chapter of the Delsey Trilogy, where opposites often repel and endings never have the last say. She helps others find happiness, but for her it seems elusive and fleeting. Even her best friend is frustrated by her reluctance to deal with her own misgivings. The NYC-based story opened with...

I was not expecting anybody that evening, so to find MaryEllen pounding on my door was a huge surprise. She did not look happy. "Samantha told me what you've been writing." She elbowed me aside, threw her coat off, dropped down on my couch, and glared up at me. "What's this," she snickered. "Don't you even have the decency to invite me in?" The look she gave me said she was expecting something more. "What, have I been writing..." I pulled two glasses down and yanked the cork on a Malbec. "To merit such a visit as this?" "Do I really have to relive that time?" She drew a deep breath. "I...

Island Girl will break your heart, just as she has broken mine. This pair of novellas each dive deep into relationships and how they work, and sometimes do not work. Unlikely friendships and risky plans, escape from an island resort that most - but not all - see as paradise, and the volatile mix of religion and sexual identity issues. Do not think you will get out of here easily.

Five stories, five women, five choices fraught with hidden implication that alter the arc of history, and no time to ponder alternatives. Some are royalty, born to make decisions, while others have destiny thrust upon them.

Set both in the American Civil War and in Lubec, Maine, the novel Cold Harbor tells of fierce and lasting loyalties, tender young love, and the history of a region that gave much. Not a fairy tale, the story includes eyewitness accounts of the brutality of the battlefield and how it shapes character, both of those who were there and those who loved them. Historical portions follow the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry, in a carefully researched narrative. Work includes citations, end-notes, and an extensive bibliography.

An eclectic collection of historical information compiled during the preparation of the novel 'Cold Harbor, ' all pertaining to life in Down East Maine during the Civil War. Includes municipal correspondence, newspaper articles, and other ephemera