The almighty Augustus family is rich, socially prominent, and hiding their secrets. Not just the current generation’s secrets but also secrets from the past. In 1937, as the war approaches, the protected world of family is changing and the secrets they are keeping threaten to spill out of the family and on to the gossip pages. Patriarch, Walter Augustus, is more determined than ever to control his family and protect their good name, but does it matter? Are family secrets more important the truth? Is a stable marriage more important than a happy one? What about love? Does it matter where you find it? Can one endure a life based on secrets?

Family Lies (Augustus Family Trilogy)

Literature & Fiction

Merrill, Tamara

Genre Fiction

Tamara Merrill

Secrets are fascinating. Secrets are fun. Secrets can destroy. And a secret told is a secret no more. World War II has ended and life is returning to normal for the mighty Augustus family.  Or is it?  The history, built by the Augustus family, on lies and secrets seem to be holding them protected against the rapidly expanding world but can secrets remain secret when the younger generation questions everything the older generation believes? Does family really matter or in this brave new world is doing your own thing more important?

Family Matters: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 2

Family Myths: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 3 (Augustus Family Trilogy3)

Literary

The dramatic final chapter of the Augustus Family Trilogy. Once again an Augustus is protecting themselves and the family name with lies. In 1960, rich, pampered, Elizabeth Augustus leaves college and disappears into the developing, San Francisco, California hippy scene. Her father, who is tormented by guilt over his unwillingness to tell his daughter Elizabeth that she was, in fact, his child, hires a detective. The search goes on for years as Elizabeth hides in plain sight, living a life completely unlike the one she imagined when she ran away. Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth created a fake identity. As she matures her new identity matures with her, and she becomes whoever she believes she needs to be in order to be accepted. Beneath the shield of her lies, Elizabeth's deceptions become her truth and the truth of all who know her.

Family Myths: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 3

Konstellation Press

Shadows In Our Bones

Two time periods. Two coasts. Lives intertwined and impacted forever . . . Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. In 1903, Cora Lane, vacationing with her missionary parents on nearby Horse Island, is introduced to a community on Malaga Island that the press has labeled "degenerate half-breeds." The people of Malaga Island, while poor and mostly uneducated, are no poorer or less educated than other families living along the coast eking out a living by fishing and clamming. They are, however, of mixed race: Scotch-Irish, African-American, American Indian, and Portuguese, a circumstance that promotes scorn, ridicule, and intolerance. Cora is drawn to the children of Malaga and begins to teach them simple reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. She is surprised to find that despite the color of their skin, the children are funny, quick, and able to learn. Even as Cora accepts her responsibilities as a woman of her social standing, she advocates for the rights of all to be educated, respected, and allowed to vote. More than a century later, Georgia O'Brien, a college professor, is still questioning the beliefs and customs of today that result in racial prejudice. As her mother fights for her life against cancer, Georgia and her family are challenged by secrets that upset their views concerning who they are and what they believe.

Two time periods. Two coasts. Lives intertwined and impacted forever . . . Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives. In 1903, Cora Lane, vacationing with her missionary parents on nearby Horse Island, is introduced to a community on Malaga Island that the press has labeled "degenerate half-breeds." The people of Malaga Island, while poor and mostly uneducated, are no poorer or less educated than other families living along the coast eking out a living by fishing and clamming. They are, however, of mixed race: Scotch-Irish, African-American, American Indian, and Portuguese, a circumstance that promotes scorn, ridicule, and intolerance. Cora is drawn to the children of Malaga and begins to teach them simple reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. She is surprised to find that despite the color of their skin, the children are funny, quick, and able to learn. Even as Cora accepts her responsibilities as a woman of her social standing, she advocates for the rights of all to be educated, respected, and allowed to vote. More than a century later, Georgia O'Brien, a college professor, is still questioning the beliefs and customs of today that result in racial prejudice. As her mother fights for her life against cancer, Georgia and her family are challenged by secrets that upset their views concerning who they are and what they believe. The past is never truly forgotten. Shadows In Our Bones is based on real events and actual persons. The story traces the tragic events that took place in society and on Malaga Island in the early 1900s. Events that had, and continue to have, impact and consequences for the descendants of Malaga Island, Maine, and for us all.

Just One More

Just One More is the story of a life gone wrong. Life is complicated for intelligent, self-reliant, ten-year-old Harriet (Ari) Blimm. An absent father and a negligent mother have placed her in an untenable situation. She never planned to murder anyone, but things change one ugly afternoon when Harriet kills to protect herself.As the situation deteriorates, Ari finds herself frightened and living alone in the family home. She befriends two crows, Nevermore and Morrigan. But, when anger causes Harriet to kill again, with no family to care for her, she is bound for the foster care system. The plot twists and turns as rescue appears, disappears, and appears again. As Harriet matures and struggles with her emotions, she is soon caught in a web of her own making, and the only way she can see to find happiness, security, and love is to kill again and again. Suspicion grows, dead bodies multiply, and the gossip becomes brutal. Finally, Harriet must act to save herself and cover up her trail of murders. She can see only one way to remain undiscovered-she vows to kill only one more time.

Cali Press

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Family Lies (Augustus Family Trilogy)

Family Matters: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 2

Family Myths: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 3 (Augustus Family Trilogy3)

Family Myths: Augustus Family Trilogy Book 3

Shadows In Our Bones

Shadows In Our Bones

Just One More