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Secrets are fascinating. Secrets are fun. Secrets can destroy. And a secret told is a secret no more. World War II has ended and life is returning to normal for the mighty Augustus family. Or is it? The history, built by the Augustus family, on lies and secrets seem to be holding them protected against the rapidly expanding world but can secrets remain secret when the younger generation questions everything the older generation believes? Does family really matter or in this brave new world is doing your own thing more important?

The almighty Augustus family is rich, socially prominent, and hiding their secrets. Not just the current generation’s secrets but also secrets from the past. In 1937, as the war approaches, the protected world of family is changing and the secrets they are keeping threaten to spill out of the family and on to the gossip pages. Patriarch, Walter Augustus, is more determined than ever to control his family and protect their good name, but does it matter? Are family secrets more important the truth? Is a stable marriage more important than a happy one? What about love? Does it matter where ...

The dramatic final chapter of the Augustus Family Trilogy. If you have read FAMILY LIES and FAMILY MATTERS this book will complete the story, If you haven't read either title, FAMILY MYTHS stands alone as a coming of age story. Once again an Augustus is protecting themselves and the family name with lies. In 1960, rich, pampered, Elizabeth Augustus leaves college and disappears into the developing, San Francisco, California hippy scene. Her father, who is tormented by guilt over his unwillingness to tell his daughter Elizabeth that she was, in fact, his child, hires a detective. The search ...

Two time periods. Two coasts. Lives intertwined and impacted forever. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives.

A short story for your enjoyment. A simple story about finding love and making decisions that affect your life.

Keeping secrets in an abusive relationship is no way to live, as Anne discovers soon after marrying the perfect man. A marriage made in heaven is not always what it looks like to the neighbors. Or what you want it to be.

A woman talks to her daughter of love and loss. A heartwarming short story.

Just One More is the story of a life gone wrong. Life is complicated for intelligent, self-reliant, ten-year-old Harriet (Ari) Blimm. An absent father and a negligent mother have placed her in an untenable situation. She never planned to murder anyone, but things change one ugly afternoon when Harriet kills to protect herself.