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  About Dark is the Sky Twelve years earlier, Olivia and Joel Cameron invited the family to spend the weekend at their new country home. Olivia hoped to provide them all with a much-needed escape from their anxiety over the recession crippling the nation; instead, the visit ended in tragedy when Scott, Joel’s wild and outrageously sexy youngest brother, was found dead. The repercussions tore the family apart. Now, Olivia’s sister Violet has persuaded her to host a reunion. She claims it’s time they finally put the past behind them and laid their ghosts to rest. However, some wounds run too deep to heal, and some secrets are too destructive to remain hidden. Still grieving for the man she loved, Violet is determined to uncover the truth behind his death—a truth she believes lies within her own family. As the web of deceit and hostility begins to unravel, family ties are tested to the limit, and no one will emerge unscathed. Thursday Thirteen by Jessica Chambers 1. For 12 yea...

About Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones is a collection of eight stories about women helping girls and women through the inevitable challenges and transitions of life. Reading this book, you’ll nod in recognition. You’ll laugh out loud and also weep with abandon, sometimes virtually simultaneously. This book will surprise you with every turn of the page. Writer’s Inspiration - Where did you come up with your idea for book or novel? Was there a person that was your inspiration for this book/novel? Who would you like to thank for getting you where you are today? While I was following a course of study, my teacher suggested that I write a story about an old woman who had influenced my life. I’d grown up in the company of old women, and each had had a hand in shaping me. My problem was not what to write. My challenge was to choose one particular woman to be the star of the show. I struggled with that decision for much too long before I re...