A Time To Keep (Arabesque) - Softcover

Alers, Rochelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583146547 ISBN 13: 9781583146545

Publisher: Kimani Press, 2006

Synopsis

When thirtysomething celebrity journalist Gwendolyn Taylor inherits an antebellum manor — Bon Temps — in Louisiana Cajun country, she decides to leave the hustle and bustle of Boston for the picturesque bayou. Little does she realize the mystery and peril that await her in the small town of Bayou Teche when she begins to investigate an unsolved murder that happened decades before....

Sheriff Shiloh Harper has lived in Bayou Teche all his life, comfortable with its simple, easy lifestyle. So when Boston-born newcomer Gwen Taylor arrives in town, he is surprised to find that he's not only attracted to her, but that she is the only one to stir his passion since his ex-wife. What he doesn't know is that their paths and their passions are destined to cross.

About this title

Synopsis

Two novels in one - Alers' brilliant "A Time to Keep", with its prequel "Happily Ever After". This is a special value-priced collection bringing together two novels from one of African-American literature's foremost practitioners. In "A Time to Keep", Gwendolyn Taylor has grown tired of the excitement of interviewing celebrities and hometown personalities for her Boston Gazette column. So, when she inherits an antebellum mansion in the middle of Cajun country, she knows it is time to leave the hustle of the city behind. Little does she realise the mystery and peril that await her in the small town of Bayou Teche, when she begins to investigate an unsolved murder that happened decades before...Sheriff Shiloh Harper has lived in Bayou Teche all his life. When Gwendolyn arrives in town, he's surprised to find that he is attracted to her. What he doesn't know is that their paths and passions are destined to cross. In "Happily Ever After", an all-consuming passion led to an impetuous marriage for Lauren Taylor. Five years after a heartbreaking divorce, Lauren is still haunted by memories of a happiness that was just out of reach. But when Cal Samuels comes to Boston, stunning Lauren with an offer she can't possibly refuse, she gets a chance to gain a coveted legacy for her son - the child Cal didn't even know they had.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kimani Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583146547
• ISBN 13: 9781583146545
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480