Darien Gee

An anonymous gift sends a woman on a journey she never could have anticipated....

At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past: Isabel Kidd is fixing up her ramshackle house while sorting through the complications of her late husband's affair. Ava Catalina is mourning the love of her life and helping her young son grow up without his father. Local plumber Yvonne Tate is smart, beautiful, and new to Avalon, but finds that despite a decade of living life on her own terms, the past has a way of catching up-no matter where she goes.

The holidays have arrived in Avalon, Illinois and everyone is filled with festive cheer. Well, maybe not everyone. The husbands of Avalon have started a Bah Humbug Club....

If you're thinking of writing your memoir or family history but don't know where to start, Writing the Hawaii Memoir is here to help....

Meet Pele, Hawaiian goddess of the volcanoes. Meet Katherine O'Dell, recently and reluctantly divorced, stranded on the island of Hawai‘i after her husband has left her....

Jilted at the altar, Lucia Blake now spends her days making chocolate in an effort to keep some sweetness in her life....