My friend Mahrie has launched her first title. And, this also happens to be the first title in the SEARCHING FOR SERIES, a series created by the Alberta Romance Writers’ Association.
Sheldon Harris
Came Home Dead
by Mahrie G. Reid
Be careful what you do in life for your past may come back to haunt you.
When it happens to Devon Ritcey, she returns home hoping to do damage control. Coming face-to-face with an ex-lover-ex-cop turned recluse compromises her plans and confuses her emotions. Will her past get in the way of her future?
After a near-death encounter on the job, Greg Cunningham is recovering in the only real home he’s ever had—his aunt’s house in Caleb Cove. A year of self-imposed solitude gave him time to think, and now he doubts the validity of his career in law enforcement. He is done with corpses, crimes and lies. Devon’s presence ignites desires that have Greg questioning more than his career.
When the hurricane passes, Greg is once again drawn into an investigation against his will. Devon is his only helper, and as they work together memories connect them even as old secrets and lies threaten to drive them apart. As they race to uncover the truth, can they learn to trust each other and overcome the past?
Here is one of the reviews:
Ms. Reid has spun a wonderful tale with believable characters in a beautiful setting. If you have something you definitely need to do, don’t start reading this book! I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one afternoon. Excellent job. I can’t wait for the next book in the Caleb Cove Series.
By Brenda Sinclair, author of LOVE TO THE RESCUE
One more thing:
“Came Home Dead” is a saying used in Nova Scotia, Canada. Do you have any idea what it means?
Good Tuesday to you Suzanne. Thanks for featuring my book on today’s post and for posing the question about coming home dead. We’ll tell them the answer – eventually!
Cheers, Mahrie
Yes, eventually! I wonder if someone will guess??
Thank you for including my review on today’s post. I thoroughly enjoyed Mahrie’s first title and I wish her the best of luck for a long and successful career! She’s well on the way. As to what ‘came home dead’ means, other than the obvious, I have no idea! 🙂
Cheers, Brenda
You’re welcome, Brenda. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m looking to curl up with this next weekend!
Me too!
Mahrie has certainly set a standard we all need to strive for in the Search For series. I read Sheldon Harris Came Home Dead and it was such a good story. I agree with Brenda. I couldn’t put it down.
Hi Mary – I love a good mystery and I’m so looking forward to this one. 🙂
Now I’m intrigued. I supposed I could google the answer (to the meaning of came home dead), but you are going to tell us, aren’t you?
It’s an old Maritime saying. Sometimes a person died at sea and they could not find the body. (Maybe he fell overboard during a storm.) If the body later washed ashore, then the person came home dead.
And here was I thinking it didn’t really mean ‘dead’… heh