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Lossie
A girl comes of age in a small, seaside community close to Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base during the early days of World War II. In spite of warnings from her father, she falls in love with a handsome, young Marine. Then he goes off to war and leaves her behind and pregnant. Her father intercepts her lover's letters from the front and she doesn't hear from him. She bears their son and raises him alone. She becomes a successful businesswoman but she never forgets the love she shared with her son's father. Filled with many twists and turns and told in the down east, North Carolina, dialect, this is a story of faith and love and determination. Does she ever find her Marine? Read it and find out for yourself.
Skeet Apples
In a continuation of the Swinson family saga, the Swinsons of eastern North Carolina enter the twentieth century and face the Great Depression.
Swinson
In the year 1858, Jess Swinson and his sons, Jesse and James, begin a journey from Ireland to America in hopes of reclaiming the family fortune and reuniting their family. As Jess stands on the deck of the ship, biding farewell to his wife and five children, he exclaims, ?With God as my witness! I vow that an heir of my seed will one day reclaim the Swinson fortune and social standing.? The path that unfolds before the three Swinson men is wrought with trial and heartbreak as they slowly make their way to America, only to be separated once more, causing James to go his own way. Jess and Jesse make their way to the wilderness of North Carolina to start a new life. In Clinton, North Carolina, Jesse mets Colista Anita Batts, a young woman of courage and determination to match that of Jasse. The wide-canvas story that evolves will keep the reader waiting to see the end result.Swinson is a story of great loss, great love, and the promise of tomorrow as Jess? vow is never forgotten and is passed down to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren after his death.This story is written in the dialect of the setting of its time and place.
Those Whom the Gods Love
Two brutal racial murders in Jacksonville, North Carolina A reluctant Vietnam veteran goes undercover to bring the murderer to justice. A beautiful partner named Bess. It adds up to a fast moving story of romance, intrigue, violence and thrills. The story is set in the early 1960s against a background of life in a Marine town adjacent to Camp Lejeune.
Black Soldier of Mercy
Joe Brown served in two wars during the time when black soldiers were finally getting the respect they deserved in the Unites States military. He was drafted into the U. S. Army at the end of WWII and released early when the war ended. Then the Korean War came and in his third year of medical school, he was called back into service. Soon Joe found himself in a medical unit in the thick of the fighting in North Korea. This is his story in his own words. It is black history at it¿s finest; personal and true to life.
The Midlife Crisis of Paul Revere
Startled by his wife's request for a divorce, Paul Revere's life is badly out of joint. Then he meets Sarah, and his life is forever changed. This is a story of romance and sex told with great wit, sophistication and subtle humor.
Childhood Memories
A recollection about growing up in rural Virginia during the 1940s and 1950s. From the unusual conditions of her birth, as related by her father, through her childhood years and when she became a child bride.
Hallelujah! Pass the Grits
Growing up in the south among a huge and eccentric extended family. Hilarious family reading.
The Kingdom of America
In 2084, in a desperate move to regain some of its lost territory, the UnitedStates launches a surprise attack out of Maryland and Washington, DC aimed atyoung King Henry's territory, the former state of Virginia.
Hammer Spade and the Midnight Treader
Hammer Spade, private investigator and bail bondsman in Durham, North Carolina, learns his girlfriend has been kidnapped. He gathers a team of his friends and prepares to go to the rescue.--Source other than Library of Congress.
