| Shipwrecked at Sunset Contributor(s): DeGroot, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0974737437 ISBN-13: 9780974737430 Publisher: Jacqueline deGroot OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: Shipwrecked is a story of love so strong it survives time and treachery. It is a story of forensic discovery rich with southern history. A Confederate soldier's body is discovered under the remains of a buried Civil War ship. The wreck, uncovered in the aftermath of a hurricane on the North Carolina coast, holds secrets that will change lives. A reluctant pathologist, Dr. Ben Kenyon, is sent to identify the body and tie up the loose ends for the state. One of those "loose ends" turns out to be Shelby Laine, an inspector for the Division of Coastal Area Management. She is a willful woman, passionate in more ways than one in her dedication to preserving the history and coastal environment of the South. Ben and Shelby work together to unravel the poignant story of a plantation owner's son and the slave woman he loved. They also find a deep attraction to each other. The history of a beautiful southern plantation is changed forever by their discovery of passion, desire, and love. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Erotica - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shipwrecked is a story of love so strong it survives time and treachery. It is a story of forensic discovery rich with southern history. A Confederate soldier's body is discovered under the remains of a buried Civil War ship. The wreck, uncovered in the aftermath of a hurricane on the North Carolina coast, holds secrets that will change lives. A reluctant pathologist, Dr. Ben Kenyon, is sent to identify the body and tie up the loose ends for the state. One of those "loose ends" turns out to be Shelby Laine, an inspector for the Division of Coastal Area Management. She is a willful woman, passionate in more ways than one in her dedication to preserving the history and coastal environment of the South. Ben and Shelby work together to unravel the poignant story of a plantation owner's son and the slave woman he loved. They also find a deep attraction to each other. The history of a beautiful southern plantation is changed forever by their discovery of passion, desire, and love. |