Gold Earrings

Daughter of a bordello madame and an Italian captain of the seas, Angelina Mercy longs for a new life, free from the condemnation associated with her mother’s home in Boston. A former navy man, Jonathan Thomson has accepted God’s call and become a minister of a small congregation.

Adrift from his Yankee heritage in the Missouri plains, Jonathan longs for a family of his own. Pursuing Alice, the daughter of the town’s wealthy patron, Jonathan believes he can tame her wild ways and accomplish more as a preacher once so established. When Angelina’s guardian and Jonathan’s seminary professor learn of Jonathan’s misguided intentions, he seeks out a solution to aid both individuals, providing a new home for Angelina in St. Joseph. C

an Jonathan ignore Angelina’s Gold Earrings, a constant reminder of the implications of her less than pristine parentage? And will Alice succeed in keeping Jonathan from Angelina?

The resilient heroine of Diane E. Tatum’s novel will inspire you in this touching tale of love against the odds.

Cecilia’s Y2Key

When Cecilia finds a key hanging on her Christmas tree, she’s afraid someone has broken in. The truth is much more frightening.

When she opens the old oak chest in the attic on New Year’s Eve 1999, she is whisked back to 1900 because of an ancient family curse.

Cecilia finds her place and life in the past. After a disappointing relationship in 1999, she finally finds the love of her life in 1900. As a researching librarian, Cecilia becomes involved in a career-building venture with Mary and George Jones building their genealogy/research library in Lynchburg, VA.

Can she return to 2000? What about her husband Nate Owens? What would happen to the family tree if she breaks the curse?