Category Archives: Novels by Region
Scott Nicholson. Liquid Fear. Las Vegas, NV: Thomas & Mercer, 2011.
Halcyon is rumored to be a miracle drug–a cure-all for post-traumatic stress disorder. Inducing a state of calm amnesia, the drug helps people completely forget their fears. Those afflicted with PTSD, most notably veterans from the recent wars, will finally … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Horror, Nicholson, Scott, Orange, Piedmont, Suspense/Thriller
Diane Chamberlain. Keeper of the Light. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
In this first installment of a trilogy set in the fictional town of Kiss River on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Chamberlain introduces her readers to the O’Neill family. A talented artist, Annie Chase O’Neill is revered by the locals. Playfully … Continue reading
Mary Flinn. Three Gifts. New York: Aviva Publishing, 2011.
Kyle Davis and Chelsea Davenport, introduced to readers in Flinn’s novel The One, marry in the first chapter of Three Gifts. Their future together looks bright. Kyle and Chelsea have weathered the problems of their high school years, they are doing work they … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Flinn, Mary, Mountains, Romance/Relationship, Watauga
JT Kalnay. The Topsail Accord. Lexington, KY: CreateSpace, 2011.
Shannon has come to Topsail Beach on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to escape; surrounded with work and family, she feels stifled instead of loved and fulfilled. Yet, she is somehow also lonely. Convinced that no one will notice … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Kalnay, JT, Pender, Romance/Relationship
Joyce and Jim Lavene. A Spirited Gift. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2011.
October 15th is always a hard day for Dae O’Donnell because it is the anniversary of her mother’s death. Although she makes time for her annual séance in an attempt to make contact with her mother, Dae has pressing matters … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Dare, Lavene, Jim and Joyce, Mystery, Novels in Series
Everett and Ann Colby. …Face Down and Very Dead. New York: iUniverse, 2010.
When Ed and Chris Loving retired from the high pressure world of big-time banking, they never expected to see the likes of Horace Tydings again. Ed had steered his bank away from loaning money to Tydings and his ruthless, if … Continue reading
Jessica Beck. Killer Crullers. New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2012.
Simon Henson has left an unpaid, custom order of his favorite crullers (extra icing) on Suzanne Hart’s hands for the last time. When a stranger comes in at the end of the day and asks for whatever donuts she has … Continue reading
Horace Kephart. Smoky Mountain Magic. Gatlinburg, TN: Great Smoky Mountain Association, 2009.
Horace Kephart, known as one of the fathers of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, was a prolific writer and naturalist. He is well known for his nonfiction works on camping and the inhabitants of the southern Appalachians, but it … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Kephart, Horace, Mountains, Suspense/Thriller, Swain
Joan Medlicott. At Home in Covington. New York: Atria Books, 2004.
A year after the fire that destroyed their 19th-century farmhouse, the Ladies of Covington have rebuilt and moved on. But wood, plumbing, and tiles aren’t the only things that have changed in their lives: Hannah, Amelia, and Grace each face … Continue reading
Ellery Adams. The Last Word. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2011.
Oyster Bay, North Carolina, has changed Olivia Limoges. When she arrived a few years ago, people referred to her as “the grouchiest woman on the entire North Carolina coast.” Now she’s a fixture of this tight-knit community who is about … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Adams, Ellery, Coast, Mystery, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places
