OVERALLS, PINAFORES, AND PIGTAILS
by Jerol Anderson
In the 1940’s Harriett grows up working on her family’s tobacco farm in a South Central Wisconsin Norwegian community. She wears a dress to school and church and always helps her mother, but Harriett is the ultimate tomboy. She adores her brother Berton and works with him in the field and on cars and equipment. With “Pa” she observes his quiet and sometimes stern demeanor comparing it with the gentleness of “Ma”. Her parents, church going Lutherans, believe the best way to raise a child is creating a God fearing hard-working path for her to follow. Knowing her boundaries, Harriett is free to live a life of curiosity and use her own judgement – she also learns there are consequences of wrong choices. read more
A LAKE KOSHKONONG TALE by Jerol Anderson
Something has shattered the spirit of the people on the shores the shores of Lake Koshkonong. Eric Redfeather, returning from the Reservation to make a new home, and Jenna Taylor, pastor of the local church, delve into the dark history that created the community’s emotional prison. If only they can find the key. They meet new neighbors and learn of Eric’s Native American mother, Carissa ( adopted by a gangland couple from Chicago, the threat of a “hit” put out on Carissa and Eric when he was born, and the role the Lake Koshkonong church played in a cover-up, causing members to become suspicious and reclusive. With stories of his heritage, Eric wins the heart of the children and the community. And through his and Jenna’s love for one another, they are able to bring to bring her flock back to the church, filled with forgiveness. [READ MORE]
IS IT SAFE? by Jerol Anderson
May Johnson seeks excitement as she leaves behind small town Minnesota for San Francisco. But big city life brings along with it blood and terror as she witnesses a mob murder. Swept into the Witness Protection Program by US Marshall Durst, May stays just one step ahead of the deadly mob as she travels through four different identities. She mutates from country girl to chic city model, and back to country girl again. Along the way she meets a lover, Chad, and they create a home and serenity together in a cabin in Wisconsin. US Marshall Durst is suddenly revealed a a fraud. Now embracing small town living, she and Chad must escape, using all they have learned to remain in hiding.
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THE JESSICA TYSON MYSTERY SERIES
THE QUEEN ANNE FOX by Jerol Anderson
A Jessica Tyson Mystery, Book 1
Two bodies, neck snapped like a fox strikes its prey. Jessica Tyson, searching for the killer, while gaining self-understanding, travels the world of prostitution and the mind of a murderer. One suspect becomes her lover, as others surface, including a kind philanthropist, spinning children’s tales of The Queen Anne Fox. For Jessica the path leading to the killer is filled with shadows of the past and life lessons. [READ MORE]
GONE MISSING IN THE UNDERGROUND by Jerol Anderson
A Jessica Tyson Mystery, Book 2
Four people in the Seattle Underground Tour vanish without a trace. Special Agent Jessica Tyson is again called in to solve the unsolvable. She sifts through the winding tunnels under the Seattle streets and the wandering minds of the homeless above. Has the suspect created the perfect crime? He’s right under their nose, but no evidence. Jessica’s final search leads deeper into the unforgiving world of the homeless and the darkness of a bipolar mind. While working the case, Jessica and her boyfriend, David, take in Melinda, a throwaway teen, and help her find focus in life. Melinda’s experiences of living on the street lend valuable information to the investigation. Jessica apprehends the suspect and takes on a more rewarding role for her future. [READ MORE]
EMMA’S GARDEN by Jerol Anderson
A Jessica Tyson Mystery, Book 3
Three women disappear from a small town in Wisconsin and the sheriff is indifferent. ‘Women are fickle, you know,’ he says until one mother threatens to call in the FBI. The sheriff contacts a friend across the country and Jessica Tyson is again assigned to use her sixth sense to determine the fate of the missing. Everyone in the tight little community is suspect until she can prove differently. It’s not until David, Jesse’s fiancé, and his niece, Melinda, see the facts through fresh eyes that Jesse clearly hones in on a serial killer in their midst. She brings the case to a close along with a major chapter in her own life. [READ MORE]
