Donna Bender Hood Bücher

When Gus Compton dies, he leaves behind an unbreakable trust regarding the old Compton house, the surrounding land, and the beautiful lake. The Anna quilt has hung in the house for so many years that no one remembers Anna or when the quilt first arrived. Besides, it is old, poorly stitched, and really rather ugly. The death of Gus Compton and the reading of his unusual trust brings out assorted family members, both bad and good. And as Gus's good friend Reese Trainor said, "Gus probably laughed all the way through the Pearly Gates"

Cody Lynch is not looking for love, but if it should come his way, he wants what he sees shared by his grandparents. Never would he expect to have to delve into dark family secrets to get what he wants. Ruth Dunmore would also like real honest love, but the Rev. Isaiah Dunmore's newest heavenly calling seems to make that impossible.

This is the third book in the Bennington Family trilogy proceeded by Asa and The Double B. The old Bennington family home, now considered a historic building, has stood empty for five years. Geraldine Kingman has the money and believes she can turn the beautiful old home into an upscale bed and breakfast. However, her own emotional problems and her conflict with one of the Bennington family members will make the restoration a challenge for all concerned. Donna lives in a small, rural, gold rush era community in the Sierra Nevada foothills north of Sacramento, California with her husband of 45 years and an old cat. Retired from the telecommunication industry she is a great grandmother. Besides gardening and writing poetry, she is an active member of the local quilt group which hosts an outdoor quilt show to raise funds for their volunteer fire department.

When Duce Duchene is given the assignment to investigate the odd murder of an uninteresting financial advisor, he wonders why. It is after all the proper authorities in two states are conducting their investigations. He does not expect to become involved in an attempted murder and a heartbreaking scam.

Garret Hunters earliest memory of Banister House was one of fear. Upstairs, the dead animal heads and the dark oil painting of the long gone Banister men bothered him. But downstairs, the wooden animal carvings that decorated the double doors of the formal dining room frightened him the most. Only in his adult life would he learn how much influence they had over him.

No one expects to be kidnapped. But when Barbara Finley was abducted for the second time, she worried about that old adage about bad things happening in threes. Jonathan J. Silver thought a third time was a good idea.

The second book in the Bennington Family trilogy, The Double B continues the story of Asa Bennington, his brother Charlie, and their beloved ranch the Double B. Their shared dream of the ranch and their love for their families continues to be everything to the two men. They still share adventures but not with the ease they did when they were younger. In both their minds, the future of the ranch rests with Asa's two young children who may or may not have the same dream as shared by their father and their uncle.