PELICANS HAVEN - Book 5: Life in the Parish

Roseanna is a woman obsessed with her brother’s wedding, and there is deep concern as she struggles awaiting the birth of her baby. Pelicans Haven is under an unusual summer heat wave and drought, threatening crops and Roseanna’s health. Jake hovers and Mama Teal scolds, but Roseanna pushes their concerns aside as she centers her attention on her brother and his wedding. Suddenly the wedding plans spiral out of control, throwing the plantation into turmoil and the wedding into uncertainty. Andrew is happy to be back in America now that he has returned from England, but his life becomes unbearable as his innocence due to the death of his stepfather is brought into question once more and threatens his chances of losing the heart of the woman who can make him happy. Nancy’s love life again goes awry, and again she declares she will be an old maid. Dr. Olson is called to the plantation when an accident befalls Andrew, and Mama Teal finds out the fate of her family that she left behind in Georgia when she was sold to a slave dealer, and an old troublemaker dares to appear on the plantation. Read more