Willow Falls Series by Pat Nichols

When my husband and I moved our family from Florida to Georgia in the eighties I became to a full-fledged, grits eating, southerner, y’all. Except I never learned to drink sweet tea or any tea. So maybe full-fledged is a bit over-stated. Anyway, my love for all things southern inspired me to create a series about three Georgia women who are strangers until they are brought together by a tragedy and a long-held secret.

In book one, The Secret of Willow Inn, Emily Hayes, a reporter for the town’s bi-weekly newspaper, longs to write a novel about the town’s unique history to attract tourists and save Willow Falls from a slow painful death. Sadie Liles returns a despised felon after serving a thirty-year prison term for killing the town hero. Rachel Streetman, raised in Atlanta, abandons her acting dream to work for her father’s real estate development firm and live the life he chooses for her. Until she meets Charlie Bricker and discovers the shocking secret.

The women’s relationships with each other and the town’s quirky residents continue to evolve in The Trouble in Willow Falls. Rachel and Emily face new stumbling blocks in the pursuit of their dreams while five newcomers complicate the residents’ struggles to overcome obstacles and transform their town into a tourist destination. One charming stranger with an exaggerated British accent claims he’s a writer needing a quiet location to create his latest novel. Sadie questions his motivation when he pays cash for a five-month stay at Willow Inn.

In Starstruck in Willow Falls a Hollywood film crew and three famous actors swoop in to shoot a full-length motion picture. They disrupt the town’s new normal as a popular tourist spot and transform residents into groupies, stage mothers, and wannabe movie stars. The chaos upstages Emily’s debut as a published author. Weeks away from marrying Charlie Bricker, the manager of the town’s new winery, Rachel questions if auditioning for a role in the movie will boost her lackluster acting career or open the door to a lifestyle incompatible with the small-town life she has come to accept. Adding to the turmoil, an unexpected visitor threatens Sadie’s future and triggers citizen action.

Retired from a twenty-seven-year corporate career, Pat is proving it’s never too late to follow your dreams. She draws on her experience working with hundreds of amazing women from all walks of life to create stories about women who face challenges and triumphs in the pursuit of their dreams. She and her high-school-sweetheart husband live in Duluth, Georgia and continue to celebrate their fifty-plus-year marriage. She is a mother of two and grandmother of four. One precious granddaughter lives with the angels. Pat volunteers for church guest services, participates in two social organizations, and is a member of ACFW and Word Weavers International. She is grateful for God’s blessings through life’s peaks and valleys.

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