Dear Reader,
Today's guest author, Jayna Breigh is an award-winning author of romantic legal dramas. With over a decade of experience practicing "big city law" in Los Angeles, Jayna brings authenticity to her stories, which feature lawyers, courtroom intrigue, senior citizens, and characters overcoming life's toughest challenges. Beyond writing, Jayna has shared her insights as a speaker at women's retreats and a leader of Bible studies. She's drawn to humor, inspiration, and painfully cute social media. The only personal drama she indulges in? British period pieces and competitive games of Wordfeud.
Jayna's debut novel, The Hunted Heir, follows the story of Nona Taylor, a reclusive private investigator, and DeMarcus Johnson, an ambitious attorney, whose lives collide when a pastor's mysterious inheritance uncovers a dangerous secret. Bound by a fake engagement, the two must join forces to unravel the mystery and protect everything they hold dear.
Enter the drawing to win one of three copies of The Hunted Heir. Email [email protected] and include your mailing address in case you're a winner.
Libraries—Neighborhood Hidden Jewels
I knew I had a problem when I took my kids to three different libraries in one day. We drove miles chasing down a book, not content to wait to have what we wanted transferred to our local branch. Would I drive thirty miles to a library to see a puppet show? Yes. Multiple times. When we traveled to Arizona to visit in-laws, we hit up three libraries and saw a father/son viola duo, a reptile exhibit harassed by the fire department for exceeding the library capacity, and a horse on stage in the auditorium. Eventually, I had to confiscate my kids' library cards because I could not keep track of the 50 books each they had checked out, plus my 50.
To many, libraries are relics of a bygone era, but setting aside the thousands of books which open up worlds of enchantment, libraries offer so much more. Our local library offers help from lawyers to expunge misdemeanors like traffic tickets, seminars educating first-time home buyers, and technology classes. You can check out passes for the puppet theater and the local zoo. And, of course, you can take classes to learn how to write everything from novels to memoirs. I explained to my children that libraries are not free, but that as citizens of a city or town, we choose to pay for them with our tax dollars. I told them that, as a family, we considered that use of our tax dollars a worthwhile investment. Then, a library plot twist arose.
My sister-in-law noticed Little Free Libraries sprouting up out West and she told my husband. He loved the idea and built one for our house here in the Southeast. Gawking neighbors flocked to the neighborhood's first LFL, overwhelming my husband with requests for custom-built libraries. He ended up building six Little Free Libraries for a neighborhood just under one square mile in size.
We've been LFL stewards for over a decade, and it is sheer delight watching families, senior citizens, and young people stroll up to our LFL to take a book, leave a book, or both.
In this digital age, libraries may seem like relics from the past. But the truth is, libraries aren't just about books--they're gateways to connection, curiosity, and kindness. They remind us that shared spaces and stories can still shape our neighborhoods--and our lives.
-- Jayna Breigh
Enter the drawing to win one of three copies of The Hunted Heir. Email [email protected] and include your mailing address in case you're a winner.
Suzanne Beecher
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