Böcker av Jea Hawkins

The rest of Marty and Vera's story remained untold. Until now."I hear it's nice there this time of year."With those fateful words, Marty Bell made a choice that would further alter the course of her life and bring her back into the arms of the one person she had ever loved: Vera Morton. Paris in 1968 is a city unlike any Marty has ever known. There, she and Vera reignite their romance and work together to fade the scars left by family, war, and death.Marty isn't the only Bell woman to find love and purpose in the city of light. In 1912, her aunt Celia Bell's parents exile her there to keep up appearances by ensuring her romantic exploits remain far from New York. Twenty-years-old and newly independent of her family, Celia's one-way ticket sends her headlong into a world of dazzling decadence... just what she always wanted!With plenty of women willing to further her hedonistic explorations, there is only one who catches Celia's eye: the unattainable Emilie Rossignol. Even as Celia and Emilie are drawn together, a world war threatens to drive them apart. Can Celia hold onto a woman who seems as elusive as peace, or will she set into motion an endless cycle of heartbreak and loss with no chance for lasting happiness?As Marty sets out on the next phase of her life, she unravels her Aunt Celia's past, a past that not only mirrors hers, but also teaches that love endures beyond all else.

I meet a woman who invites me to the pub. She could be Joan Jett's Irish doppelganger, an idea that seems so far removed from the Troubles, I can't believe it. But the Troubles are real and permeate the everyday lives of the people of Belfast. - Nancy Wagner, APIn 1982, Jane Ferris couldn't care less that Northern Ireland is crumbling all around her. Life is about drinking, loving women, and dodging her father's former IRA connections. Her mother begs her to hold the family together, but Jane only wants distraction from the real world and she almost finds it with American journalist, Nancy Wagner.Nancy is in Belfast with an assignment and a dream: make her mark on the world by getting to the heart of the Troubles with her reporting. As the college graduate goes where few women journalists have ventured before, Jane sets out to make her another notch on her bedpost, but instead finds herself acting as both guide and protector.Dangerous circumstances push Nancy into Jane's arms. While Jane knows it can't possibly last, she resolves to make the most of their tumultuous time together......and finds herself living a life she never dreamed possible with the woman she can't seem to forget as their worlds collide. I came to Belfast to tell a story that began with this strong, beautiful, street-smart punk. Will it end with her, as well?