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Dear Readers,
 If you keep driving south on I71 into Kentucky, cut over onto I65 south, then take the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway west, you’ll head into Crittenden County. There, you’ll find the town of Marion. It’s a pretty little place, with wide sidewalks and a stately courthouse. Just north of Marion is a small, secluded Amish community. It was first settled in 1977, and is made up of four church districts and six Amish schools. The Amish here are known for their furniture making, quilts, and their well-stocked nurseries and greenhouses.
The area is lush and wooded. The roads are narrow and winding. Crooked Creek runs through it all. In the dry spells, the creek easily crossed. When the rains come, it swells to the size of a river. Signs, black block letters painted on white-washed wooden signs direct you to shops. It’s beautiful and private. Full of rabbits and wild turkeys and deer.
I thought it would be a perfect setting for my next series, The Secrets of Crittenden County. I had in mind a series of books where a whole lot of change takes place one spring. The cast of characters is rather large, but that’s okay. They’ve got a lot to do. There are romances to bloom, secrets to uncover, and a murder to solve, too.
I hope you will enjoy your time in Crittenden County, helping Sheriff Mose Kramer figure out what really happened to Perry Borntrager. And if you’re tempted to visit the real place, I hope you will. I promise it’s a great place to visit…and a whole lot safer than my fictitious version.
The Secrets of Crittenden County begins in March with MISSING.
Shelley
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Mine was especially bittersweet. Both of my children were home, which was so nice…but it was also the first Mother’s Day since my own mother passed away. Because of that, I couldn’t help but feel a little sad. I’m sure many of you can relate.
We had a nice day, though. My husband made reservations for brunch, and everyone got up early, dressed up, and took me out. I read for a bit, and took a nap, too. And then we had my favorite dinner-steak, corn on the cob, salad, and baked potatoes. After dinner, we played Bananagrams (which I wasn’t very good at) and looked at old pictures, which was very fun.
When I haven’t been celebrating being a mom, I’ve been working hard on the revisions for Daybreak, and trying to get a good start on Ray of Light, which is the second book in the Day of Reckoning Series.
I’m also still very excited about the Secrets of Crittenden County Series! The Search hits the shelves in June, with the last book in the series coming out in August. Right now, MISSING is available for Kindle and Nook for $1.99. Below is a tiny snippet from The Search….
From Chapter 4~
Despite the rumors that were buzzing around their tight-knit community, Deborah Borntrager still loved her brother. Sure, Perry had made some bad decisions. He’d gotten mixed up with the wrong kind of people. Sometimes, too, he could be terribly mean, almost spiteful with his sharp words and temper.
Sometimes he’d even been that way with family members who cared about him.
But everyone made mistakes, right? Deborah knew she did. She knew she was still making mistakes.
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