Genilee Swope Parente: 7 books

These nine stories look at the bonds that occur when circumstances, bloodlines and social situations toss us together. What happens when a baby is thrown over a cliff to be rescued by a lonely bachelor? What does a farm girl running away from her overbearing family find when she meets a friendly,...

Holiday Connections is a series of stories that explore how the days of the year we set aside for celebrations can tie together family, friends and often strangers. From the child who involves her neighbors in planning her own funeral for Easter to the woman whose bump in the night on Halloween turns...

Jacob Hardy, a reclusive and wealthy author of fiery romance novels is losing his most prized possessions – a collection of valuable Kuan Yin statues. The mysterious thief seems to have the ability to walk through walls and grab the statues right from under the author’s nose. Jacob hires Sam to...

Maud Novec has been kicked out of her own home and winds up on the doorstep of Elmer Martin, a farmer who seeks companionship and help running his home. The two find friendship as Elmer teaches Maud the beauty of life on a farm. Eventually they realize their feelings run much deeper than employer/employee....

Private investigator Sam Osborne is still setting up his new office when he gets a call from young heiress Casey Lewis asking him to investigate several recent attempts on her life. Twenty-year-old Casey is wheelchair-bound, the use of her legs taken in the same wreck that killed her parents just...

When a college student, a housewife, an elderly wheelchair-bound women and a small boy go missing in Virginia, Sam Osborne is called into the case. He works with young police detective Mark Brady try to find out how the disappearances are connected. Are they looking for a serial killer? Are the victims...

Private investigator Sam Osborne gets himself mixed up in a case that brings back painful memories of his own son’s disappearance many years ago. He can’t say “no”, however, to Maggie Turner, the violet-eyed beauty frantic to find her daughter Jenna. Maggie and Sam join forces to delve into...