Bøker av Bette Lee Crosby

From USA Today Bestselling Author Bette Lee Crosby comes a powerful southern saga based on a true story... Betrayal and secrets tore her family apart decades ago, now a lonely widow must search for the pieces of her broken childhood.WHEN I LAST SAW YOUGeorgia, 1968 - Margaret Rose McCutcheon has just buried her husband and must now name a beneficiary for the estate upon her demise. She is hard-pressed to do so because there is no one. No children. No family. At least none to speak of. At one time, she had two sisters and six brothers, but the lot of them were scattered to the four winds, with no one knowing where the others went. In the hope of finding at least one of her siblings, Margaret hires a detective and sets off on a journey to uncover the truth of why the family broke apart as it did.West Virginia, 1901 - When Eliza Hobbs gives birth to her sixth child, her husband is not there to welcome his daughter into the world. No surprise, because Martin is seldom there. He works in Charleston and returns to Coal Creek only when he has a mind to. Yes, he sends money on occasion, but seldom enough to make ends meet. Although Eliza believes each new child a blessing, he sees them as yet another responsibility on his already overloaded shoulders. When he discovers another child is on the way, he demands she get rid of it. he stops returning home and there is no more money.Left with the children, a mountainside patch of land, and a house in sorry need of repair, Eliza seeks help and turns to someone powerful enough to hold sway over Martin and force him into providing for his family. Pushed to the brink, Martin does something unforgivable and the family is forever torn apart.Now, after all these years, will Margaret be the one to find the pieces of her broken family?

April 18, 1906 - A huge earthquake rocks San Francisco and Templeton Morehouse fears her husband is lost forever. A powerful and compelling story from USA Today bestselling author Bette Lee CrosbyChances were a million to one that a girl born and raised in Philadelphia would encounter a stranger from California on the trolley and fall madly in love, but that''s what happened. Templeton was not only taken with John Morehouse, but also with his tales of life in San Francisco. As an aspiring fashion designer, the dazzle of a city called the Paris of the West, with its towering department stores and European couture was too much to resist.Despite her family''s objections, she and John are married and, on their way back to California, before the month is out. To ease the heartbreak of such a move, Templeton promises her family that they will return for a visit every summer. She fully intends to keep that promise, but as her fashions gain popularity, the business grows increasingly more demanding. The trips back to Philadelphia become less frequent and she makes foolish choices she will come to regret.Now, when she is on the verge of having everything she''s ever wanted, a devastating earthquake has torn across San Francisco and she awakes to discover the father of her baby is missing.With the city in flames, Templeton''s daddy leaves Philadelphia and sets out in search of his son-in-law. He''s too old for such a trip and ill-equipped for the challenges he will encounter, but he''s the only hope of saving his daughter''s happiness.Lines of communication are down and the city in shambles, so the only thing Templeton can do is pray she doesn''t lose both her daddy and her husband.

It's 1946, the war is over and millions of American soldiers are coming home. Benjamin Church is one of them. After four years of being away he thought things in Alabama would have changed but they haven't. Grinder's Corner is as it's always been--a hardscrabble burp in the road. It's not much but it's home. When Benjamin attends a harvest festival in Twin Pines, he catches sight of Delia. Before their first dance ends, he knows for certain she's the one. They fall madly in love. It doesn't matter that her daddy is staunchly opposed to the thought of his daughter marrying a cotton farmer, never mind a poor one. Benjamin considers himself a lucky man until the fateful night that changes everything.

Revenge, death, deception... These are the things Cyrus Dodd has to overcome if he is to give Ruth the life he's promised her. The problem is he's got a prideful nature and when a seemingly innocuous argument leads to a bitter feud with his neighbor, his life changes forever. The plans he has falls by the wayside and before he finds a way to fix it, he comes to understand the meaning of regret. In this early twentieth century family saga, two men come up against each other--both are iron-willed and stubborn. One will lose his farm; the other will lose his family. In a tale of betrayal, murder and revenge two West Virginia farmers will discover that being right does not necessarily mean being happy. Believing he has lost everything Cyrus Dodd is forced to start over. He promises Ruth that this time it will be better, but the truth is he doesn't know if it's a promise he can keep. ...Cyrus Dodd

Laura Wilkes's husband Franklin is murdered in the months following the stock market crash, and his killer is never found. Twenty-five years later, when his daughter falls in love with a rookie cop, his father, Emory, hopes this is the person who can find Franklin's killer.

When a mistaken identity gives a young woman a chance to start over, hide her past, and give her young daughter a better life, she takes it. Then an old acquaintance shows up, threatening to expose a truth that could destroy everything. A story of finding family and discovering the true meaning of love. Heartfelt Southern Fiction.