Would you cry over spilled potato salad? Would you risk your life for it? Jo Harper can't contain her frustration when a determined Danish lawyer and a hard-headed German farmer get ready to square off with guns over just that.
But things are more than they seem, and an old-world grudge means Jo has less than 48 hours to stop certain violence between these two!
It's an Elizabethan tragedy-in-the-making unless Jo, Frog and Abby can unravel the threads of a dangerous plot that threatens to tear apart not just two families, but the entire town of Willowby, Wyoming.
Excerpt
Having roped a goat, knocked down three dolls with a rubber ball, pitched horseshoes, and guzzled a lemon soda, Jo Harper wiped a bead of sweat from her forehead.
Happy cries, laughter, and shouts came from voices of every age, carried on the ever-present Wyoming summer wind, and the mouth-watering smells of grilled sausages and warm rhubarb pie weren't far behind. A passel of boys played baseball to her left.
Directly behind the church, girls skipped rope.
A loud clank to her right signaled a new game of horseshoes was underway. It looked like everybody in the community was at the picnic, and there was no way Jo could stay still any longer.
She was ready for her next adventure.
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Happy cries, laughter, and shouts came from voices of every age, carried on the ever-present Wyoming summer wind, and the mouth-watering smells of grilled sausages and warm rhubarb pie weren't far behind. A passel of boys played baseball to her left.
Directly behind the church, girls skipped rope.
A loud clank to her right signaled a new game of horseshoes was underway. It looked like everybody in the community was at the picnic, and there was no way Jo could stay still any longer.
She was ready for her next adventure.
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Don't miss the first book in this great series, WAITING FOR A COMET, which is now free for the Kindle through August 14!
Rich, you know how I love these Jo Harper stories. What a great imagination you have! These characters are so realistic I'd swear they had to have been actual people. Every story in your series is a joy--not one disappointment in the entire collection!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cheryl! You're too kind! But I know what you mean. The characters have really taken on a life of their own in my head. I never really know what to expect. No kidding!
DeleteLet me echo the Okie's opinion, Rich: Love these books!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathleen! They're a lot of fun to write!
DeleteI read an excerpt from WAITING FOR A COMET and really enjoyed it. He caught the frustrations of being 12 with the responsibilities of someone much older, wanting to be "all grown up" but still wanting to be a kid. I look forward to reading the rest of the book.
ReplyDeleteThank you much! That's exactly the general conundrum Jo faces. Being 12 or 13 in 1910 meant much more innocence than kids have today. But, ironically, much more adult responsibility too.
DeleteI have to say, everyone in our family would throw down for potato salad.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful series! Congrats to you, Richard.
Thanks, Jacquie! Same with us. Nobody touches grandma's tater salad!!!!
DeleteDang, I see #6 is out in the Jo Harper series, how did I miss #5? LOL I'll Have to go to Amazon and do a search. Love the series.
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