The idea for the "Quest for the Golden Bowl" series emerged a few years ago when I spoke to a group of seniors and asked them to share their family’s histories with the audience.  I was fascinated by the details many of the men and women shared about their families.  Some of it dated back to the mid eighteen hundreds.  One of the women was an octogenarian.  Her carriage was impeccable and gave new meaning to aging gracefully.  She revealed changes in each generation and imparted some of her family’s story.

The theme of my latest series is the value of family heritage.  The heroine of ISLAND OF DECEIT, Barbara Turner, thinks she is alone and has no family left.  But when she arrives in Paradise Island, she discovers she’s related to the town’s matriarch and is told the richness of the history of what she discovers is a very large family.

ISLAND OF DECEIT is the third book in this four-book series.  The first two titles are GOLDEN NIGHT and LONG, HOT NIGHTS.  Many of the islanders are descendents of seven women who were shipwrecked on Paradise Island nearly four-hundred years ago.

ISLAND OF DECEIT.  Ex-Wall Streeter Barbara Turner wants revenge on the scam artist who swindled her grandmother out of her life savings and then killed her.  Posing as a hair stylist, Barbara arrives in Paradise Island, shocked to discover that she’s related to the town matriarch—and that she’s one of the trustees of the family’s antique bowl, which has disappeared.  Determined to solve these mysteries on her own, Barbara refuses to ask the town’s sheriff for help because she has secrets she cannot share.

Unfortunately, Sheriff Harper Porterfield—Paradise Island’s most eligible bachelor—already suspects Barbara of hiding something. But that isn’t the only reason he won’t let the plus-sized beauty out of his sight.  He finds her thoroughly irresistible.  But her subterfuge could destroy any chance of a happily ever after—especially while there’s still a killer on the loose.

ISLAND OF DECEIT is on the bookshelves now.

Has someone in your family recorded your family’s history?  I urge you to take the time to talk with your older relatives and record their interesting stories.  It also makes a good project for children and a chance for them to become closer to the older people in the family. Please share some of them with us in the comments below.  And please visit my web page to view the book video and read an excerpt at: www.candicepoarch.com

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