Her newest novel Emily, Gone is the winner of The 2019 Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for Southern Fiction. USA Today Bestselling and Award-winning novelist Bette Lee Crosby’s books have been southern fiction, historical fiction, and women’s fiction bestsellers. Especially when an orphaned, eleven-year-old boy shows up on her doorstep, looking for the grandfather he never met.īehind Ethan Allen Doyle’s wary blue eyes lie heavily guarded emotions that unexpectedly tug on Olivia’s heart, and she finds herself wanting to win his trust.īut when his murderous secret comes looking for him, the entire town embraces the lonely widow and desperate child to show its true heart when danger threatens one of its own.Ī heartwarming tale of love, loss, and unexpected gifts, featuring a woman you’d like to call a friend, a boy you will ache to hug, and a town you wish you could call home. It’s easy to ignore the raised eyebrows over her late-in-life marriage to Charlie Doyle.īut after he drops dead on their honeymoon, the whispers are salt on her raw grief. As a single career woman, she’s weathered her share.
Small-town gossip never much bothered Olivia Westerly. Midwest Book Review dubs it “A skillfully written tale populated by memorable characters caught up in equally memorable circumstances.” THIS USA TODAY BESTSELLER is a gritty, small-town, family saga in the tradition of the finest Southern fiction. I enjoyed this introductory story from the series by Bette Lee Crosby.A heartwarming tale of love, loss, and unexpected gifts, featuring a woman you’d like to call a friend and a boy you will ache to hug.Ī woman grieving her loss. She is faced with uncomfortable situations that force her out of her comfortable life.
Olivia and Ethan’s lives eventually collide and a cautious relationship is formed. Susanna is unhappy and has spent her life dreaming of becoming a dancer in New York City with no support from her husband. His parent’s have a tumultuous relationship and they are always arguing and bickering. The only information Ethan Allen has of his grandfather is from an annual Christmas card.
Benjamin is Charlie Doyle’s only child but they haven’t spoken in years. Deeply in love, they quickly wed and she left her job to live with him in Wyattsville.Įthan Allen Doyle is 11 years old and lives with his parents, Benjamin and Susanna. Olivia hated the idea of marriage and motherhood until she met Charlie Doyle at 58 years old. Instead of getting married and having children, she lives by herself and has a career. Olivia Westerly was not like most twenty-five year old women living in the 1920’s.
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