A novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony.

Inheriting a beautiful old hotel on the Outer Banks could be a dream come for Libby.

Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family's shop. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who must be looked after as they sort through their many suitors. Xander Renick is perhaps the most eligible tobacco lord in the settlement. His lands are vast, his crops are prized, and his position as a mediator between the colonists and the powerful Powhatan nation surrounding them makes him indispensable. But Xander is already wedded to his business and still grieves the loss of his wife, daughter of the Powhatan chief. Can two fiercely independent people find happiness and fulfillment on their own? Or will they discover that what they've been missing in life has been right in front of them all along? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz takes you to the salty shores of seventeenth-century Virginia in this exploration of pride, honor, and the restorative power of true love.

Newly remarried and happy, it never occurred to Sarann that her daughter would start a search for hr biological father and the problems that could arise.

At her mother's cottage on a coastal Georgia river, Abbey Taylor Bunn cherishes Labor Day as an annual getaway. On the eve of her departure for the yearly holiday weekend, Abbey is mystified by a series of alarming events concerning her husband. As if uncertainty about her marriage isn't enough, her dearest friend is diagnosed with cancer and must make a decision about undergoing life-altering surgery. Predictions about a fast-moving tropical storm heighten Abbey's tension and leave her alone to cope with her husband and her fearful friend. As the intensifying storm sweeps nearer, Abbey presses her sly spouse for troubling answers while giving her shaken companion room to find her own solution. When the catastrophic Category 4 hurricane makes landfall nearby, their focuses narrow, and each momentous decision they make could be their last. "A stirring story about family ties, women's friendships, and survival." -Dana Ridenour, Award-Winning Author of Behind the Mask, Beyond the Cabin, and Below the Radar "Treacherous storms are brewing, of both the literal and figurative kinds, in the breathtakingly beautiful vision of coastal Georgia that serves as the precarious setting of Tidewater Tempest. Abbey Taylor Bunn must navigate the upending uncertainties of family, friendship, and forecasts as she faces myriad dangers to her life as she knows it in this newest page-turner from M. Z. Thwaite. A wild and rewarding ride indeed." -Jonathan Haupt, Co-Editor of Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy and Executive Director, PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org "M. Z. Thwaite ups the ante on the suspense in the third book of her Tidewater series. Fans of Abbey Taylor Bunn will not want Tidewater Tempest to end." -Rockelle Henderson, Founder of the Bluffton Book Festival M. Z. Thwaite shares her lifelong love affair with Georgia's Golden Isles as the author of the Tidewater literary suspense series. A licensed Realtor for nearly forty years, she continues to enjoy the simple pleasures of the hunting and fishing club co-founded by her maternal grandfather. She grew up in Atlanta and lives in Beaufort, South Carolina, with her husband, Steve Weeks, of Riverton, New Jersey.

Barth's richest, most joyous novel yet describes a couple's journey on the Chesapeake Bay, a cruise that overflows with stories--of past lives and love, entanglements with the CIA and toxic waste, and inventive brushes with Don Quixote, Odysseus and Scheherazade.

Set in Virginia in the 1980s, Tidewater Blood opens at the annual LeBlanc family celebration. Rich, pretentious, and proud, the LeBlancs operate a prosperous plantation and celebrate their heritage each year in grand old Southern fashion on the mansion's portico. But this year, the front of the mansion explodes and everyone on the portico is instantly killed. As the dust settles, all fingers point to embittered brother and ex-con Charles LeBlanc, who lives as a hermit outside town. When it seems he's going down on a murder rap, Charley flees to begin his own investigation. Charley must win the trust of one person after another--from his frat-boy lawyer to an old backwoods woman harboring a special hatred of the LeBlancs. Charley solves the crime moments before he faces imprisonment, but not before he learns long-hidden secrets about that illustrious LeBlanc blood. Crisp and cinematic, Tidewater Blood is a riveting and tightly constructed thriller. "A first rate, page-turning thriller." --George Garrett "Limpid and swift-moving, with a full complement of understated surprises: an exemplary presentation of the innocent man on the run for readers who want more texture then they can find in The Fugitive." --Kirkus Reviews "This is a gripping read." --Library Journal A MYSTERY GUILD SELECTION