the bird tattoo murders
Ginny and Geri, identical twins, are evacuated from their home during the devastating Northern California wildfires. While escaping the fire danger, they come to the rescue of a dog named Poppy and her injured owner, Hannah Caldwell – a woman who is found murdered less than a day later.
Shocked that they may have been among the last people to speak with the victim, the seventy-four-year-old sisters meet with homicide detective Irene Olson, recalling the woman’s conversation about her new, and to their mind, shady boyfriend, who abandoned Hannah and Poppy in the woods.
Detective Olson believes that the young woman’s murder may be related to several serial murders in Northern California where each victim’s tattoo has been defaced, a fact that has not been made public. Mounting evidence begins to point the detective to an unsolved murder from her university days, leading her to ponder a possible connection.
Grace Period
Tina Oliver was married ten years to the day when her husband was murdered in front of her. An enforcer in a drug and gem smuggling operation, Tina’s husband was confident he could outsmart the smuggling ring’s owner, stealing and hiding money and gems. Threatened by her husband’s murderer to turn over the money and product, Tina, a domestic abuse survivor, has finally had enough. Upon finding the items, Tina fears for her life. She knows that the murderer and crooked police in the smuggler’s employ will kill her regardless of what she decides.
Rebellious but unsure where else to go, Tina, runs to the safety of her aunt’s bed and breakfast inn. She knows she’s putting them in danger, but she’s also positive Ruiz, her husband’s killer, won’t be able to find her. She begins helping her aunt take care of the property and guests. It’s here that Tina finally finds peace after a decade of suffering and where she begins to heal.
She knows she needs to be honest with the police, but it isn’t until she actually sees Ruiz near the inn that she decides what to do next.
THE SUM OF HER LOVE
Sustained by deep friendship and consuming love affair, Ariana, a children’s book writer, and Gabriel, her illustrator, have been together for more than forty years. Now in their mid-eighties, Gabriel is in a nursing home with end-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.
Devastated, Ariana must find the will to bring their chapter to a loving close. When not physically at his side, Ariana breathes their love story to life through her memories replete with laughter, tears, and sometimes exasperation. Ever watchful, Ariana’s extended family wrap their arms around their beloved matriarch, determined that she doesn’t slip away from a broken heart.
Gabriel’s daughter has never understood her father’s love for Ariana. Together, stepmother and stepdaughter struggle for acceptance before Gabriel’s passing.
The Sum Of Her Love is a beautiful story of enduring love, family, and forgiveness. Download this novella for free from Amazon.