Virtual Book Tour Dates:
1/13/14 - 2/10/14
Series: The Richmond Saga
Genres: Mystery, Cozy
Mystery, Medical Mystery, Beach Read
Blurb:
Sandy dozed intermittently
with her head on Jon’s shoulder as they headed west on IH10. She thought about
the changes that had just occurred in her life: her father’s death, quitting
her teaching job in New Orleans, and packing all her belongings into the moving
truck she was riding in. Her mind raced to the changes that were to come: her
marriage to Jon, moving to the town of Richmond, Texas, and the effect that the
community would have on her—and she would have on the community. She could not
have foreseen the arrest of Jon’s partner for murder, the teenage marijuana
ring, or the complete perversion of justice about to take place.
Excerpt
“And why doesn’t he want to
handle divorces? It’s not like he has to do the investigation?” Daphne asked.
I’m still not getting all of it, she thought. “I know he does pre-nups. He did
one for someone last week, and I’m billing for it today.”
“Two things. Don’t send out the bill for
the pre-nup for another week or two. Doesn’t seem exactly polite to go sticking
your hand out right away. And if that old coot actually does marry little miss
smiley tight britches . . .”
Daphne laughed at the description.
Maureen certainly remembered the couple correctly. And she had been as nice as
anything when they were in the office.
“If
they have the lack of taste to send Jon an invitation to the wedding, we send
them a fifty dollar gift certificate to Yastremski’s Meat Market in East
Bernard and sign the card Jon Miller, Esq.”
“The meat market? For all the wedding
invitations Jon gets?” Daphne asked with a shocked expression on her face.
“Lord, no. Just the ones where he does
the pre-nup. It’s his little joke,” Maureen explained with a grin.
“Back to the pre-nups and divorces,
which of course go hand in hand. If the couple divorces, at least one or maybe
both, will continue to reside in Richmond,” Maureen continued, “and Jon, of
course, wants both of their business.”
Daphne laughed as the light finally came on.
“Yes, indeed. And no one remembers their
divorce lawyer positively.”
“I sure don’t! He took my money, didn’t get me enough money
from that lazy bastard ex of mine, and took his own sweet time doing it,”
Daphne said with feeling as her voice broke.
The older woman looked at her and asked,
“It’s been about a year since you started proceedings?”
“It’s been a year and one month since I
threw his lazy cheating ass out of my house. How did you know?”
“These things seem to go in stages, and
you are at about the one year mark, give or take a couple of months.”
Maybe this woman does know something.
I’m gonna try to keep an open mind and listen and learn, Daphne told herself
silently.
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About the Authors:
Beatrice Dee Pipes and
Charles Wilbur Yates, Jr. write under the pen name Dee Wilbur, a combination of
their middle names. This is their second work of fiction. A Texas native, Dee
Pipes grew up in a small Texas town. Her degree from Rice University is a B.A.
in English. She currently runs a company that helps other companies with
marketing, project management, and other tasks. She has been married to her
husband Bryan for thirty years. Also a native Texan, Charles Yates, Jr., was
also reared in a small Texas town. He graduated from Rice University in Houston
with a B.A. and Ph.D. in Biology. He received the M.D. degree from the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He has been married
to his wife Sally for forty-five years. They have four adult sons and six
grandchildren. He now tends his garden in Richmond, Texas.
Author Links:
Website
http://www.deewilbur.com/
Amazon Author Page
http://www.amazon.com/Dee-Wilbur/e/B002G02UUA/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_3
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