Panic.
Confusion.
Loss.
That's what encompassed the minds of local islanders on Ocracoke, NC when Sandra Barnes, local news reporter, informs the town that two teenage girls never returned home after a New Year's Eve celebration on the beach. Myra Burke and Christine Miller, both popular, flamboyant, ambitious girls, gone without a trace.
So, who did it, and why?
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After dealing with her own hectic summer, Savvanah LeighAnne Stiller comes back home to live with her Grandpa, a retired lawyer, who raised Sav on the peaceful island of Ocracoke, after her mother died. But, what happens when two girls go missing, an old fling pops back up, and her father suddenly begins to want to enter her life?
I guess you'll have to read to find out...
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Hey guys, so this book is going to be different than my others, and I've realized that not many people write about Ocracoke (which is a cute, beachy place, and if you ever go to North Carolina I'd recommend a trip to Ocracoke, or any of the Outer Banks), and I've never written something like this, so I decided, why the heck not. I don't know how often I'll update, because I've been super busy lately, especially with trying to salvage older, way less interesting books. So, I hope you enjoy!
Lots of Love
Jazzy❤️
ONC Ambassador's Pick & Shortlister!
Rumors. Infidelity. Lies. Secrets. MURDER. And all before lunch time. Who knew being a socialite in 1951 could be so thrilling?
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On a lovely June afternoon, as the oh-so-chic members of the Gilded Grove Ladies' Book Club gather for their scheduled luncheon, they are shocked to receive the news that their vice president, Camilla Otis, is unable to attend. Gossip ensues. What catastrophe could possibly have befallen her to warrant a last minute cancellation?
The answer comes by way of two clever, dashing police officers. It seems Camilla Otis has had quite a busy morning, and that the truth behind her absence is far more scandalous than the Book Club ladies could ever have imagined.
As the police dig deeper into the events surrounding Mrs. Otis' shocking crime, buried secrets about the other Book Club members begin to surface. None of the women in question are the fine, upstanding ladies of society that the public believes them to be. Each has tarnish on her so-called "sterling reputation." And no one has more to hide than club president Marcella Montgomery.
Written for ONC 2024, this is a tongue-in-cheek "whodunit" (in reverse) that will leave you wondering just what a scorned woman *wouldn't* do for sweet, sweet revenge.
⚠️ Warning: many very nonchalant references to murder and death. Very ignorant (era-realistic), inaccurate comments about nationalities/cultures outside the US.