a white public defender
She’ll also have to avoid her former best friend-turned enemy (and neighbor)
But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past
southern drawl she should not be noticing…
Far worse than being forced to leave home is the fact that Pax can’t go
Message in the Sand By Hannah McKinnon Material:Soft Cover a white public defenderWendell Combs is as local as they come. Born and raised in the small town of Saybrook, Connecticut, his venture into the larger world was met with heartbreak. Now, middle aged and a confirmed bachelor, he seeks solitude from his tour of duty as a soldier back in his hometown, working as head caretaker for wealthy Alan Lancasters forty acre estate, White Pines, a place he has come to love for its beauty, peace, and quiet. Alans eldest daughter, fifteen