Shipwrecked in Key West Salvaged Love is the story of a young girl's journey into womanhood and her need to carve a place for herself in the small island community and in the heart of her husband. Set in 1828 at the cusp of Key West's rise to wealth from ship salvaging, the story blends fact and fiction to entertain and highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida. Nineteen year old Abigail Bennington eagerly accepts her father's invitation to sail to the Caribbean in a desperate need to escape her current situation. They sail from England expecting a six month holiday. Plans turn awry when they become stranded in Key West, a newly settled island at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, surrounded by treacherous reefs, and inhabited mostly by men. Abby becomes enchanted with the tiny island and its residents until circumstances force her father to insist she marry. Now locked in matrimony, can the young couple's burgeoning love survive resentment and isolation? This is the first book in the generational series Love in Key West. It is a complete story and can be read as a single book. However, much as we are our own story tied to those before and after us, so is this book tied to the first and those that will follow. My intention is to take the generations of my fictional characters through the captivating history of Key West.

Salvaged Love: A historical novel of Key West 1828-1829 (Love in Key West)

Literature & Fiction

Blackmon, Susan

United States

Dream Publishing

Theodore is in desperate need of change. A recently widowed writer for a New York paper, Theodore Whitmore is struggling with his grief and the care of his young son. His boss, more friend than employer, offers an irresistible assignment in the hopes of helping Theodore cope with his melancholy. What starts as a summer sabbatical in Key West, Florida, turns into an extended adventure embroiling Theodore in the Second Seminole War. Can peace be found for the country and the turbulence in his heart? Love Again is set in a time when our nation is young, arrogant, and expanding, but a political storm is brewing over slavery. In the midst of this heyday with its dark undercurrents, Theodore finds his loyalties tested. His patriotism collides with the injustices perpetrated on the indigenous people, and his sympathies are challenged by their brutal retaliation against the pioneer settlers of Florida. Can Theodore remain true to his beliefs and avoid taking sides in the midst of the swirling conflict? Although, Love Again is the second book in the series, it is a complete story and can be read as a single book. However, much as we are our own story tied to those before and after us, so is this book tied to the first and those that will follow. The Love in Key West books are generational stories, blending facts and fiction, to highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida.

Love Again: A Historical Novel of Key West 1831-1842 (Love in Key West)

Love in Key West is the story of a spoiled English lord's humbling journey to find love in America. Lord Jason Malwbry left England in pursuit of a fleeing heiress. His plan was clear; Catch up to her in Alabama, woo her properly, and return home with a new wife. He certainly didn't expect to discover and have to overcome his character flaws in the process. Nor did he expect to have to backtrack to find Abigail in Key West. Little did he know just how many surprises the island held in store for him. This book is a companion to Salvaged Love with overlapping events told from Jason and Victoria's point of view.. Like all the books in this series it is a story in of itself but tied to the book before and after much the same as we are our own story tied to the generations of our family.

Love in Key West

Genre Fiction

Some fall in love in an instantSome have loved their whole lifeAnd for some it's seeing someone they've always known in a new light. After four years of seeking selfish adventure in the western frontier, Henry Whitmore feels an urgent need to return home. He expects that making amends with his disappointed parents will be difficult, and for the island to feel small and confining after the open lands of the west, so leaving again seems a foregone conclusion. Oh how expectation and reality are often far apart. What Henry finds waiting for him opens his heart and awakens new dreams for his future in a way he could never imagine, until an ill wind threatens to destroy all that is within his grasp.Can love, family, redemption, and forgiveness be enough to see him through when catastrophe threatens all? This is the fourth book in the generational series Love in Key West blending fact and fiction to entertain and highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida. Each book is a complete story but tied to the book before and after much the same as we are our own story tied to the generations of our family.

Enduring Love: A Historical Novel of Key West 1846 (Love in Key West)

Once upon a Christmas season in old Key West there lived a sweet-natured maiden of fire-gold hair and eyes of hazel green filled with sadness. Her irresistible, ethereal beauty drew many a man to her but none could win fair maiden's heart for fear of incurring her bitter father's wrath. Until one day the maiden collides with a stranger who would restore her smile and bring the healing power of love to a family lost in grief. This is the fifth book in the generational series Love in Key West blending facts and fiction to entertain and highlight the fascinating history of Key West, Florida. Each book is a complete story but tied to the book before and after much the same as we are our own story tied to the generations of our family.

Once Upon an Island Christmas: A Historical Novel of Key West 1859 (Love in Key West)