Jolen Smith

Sunshine Cove Jolen Smith

George and Marion Harper on their way to Florida in search of an upscale community where they might retire and enjoy the good life to which they are accustomed. Driving through North Carolina, a large billboard boasting SUNSHINE COVE as the ultimate resort community catches their attention and they both agree, ?Why not, let?s take a look.? But, will that intriguing sign be a turning point in their lives?George finds his dream lot, on the water and decides this is it, here?s where our retirement home will be built. Marion, on the opposite side of the spectrum from the outset, her instinct alludes to a mistake in judgment should they build their home on the lot George has his heart set on. Not wanting to ride roughshod over his dream, she yields to his wishes with troubled thoughts. After moving in, Marion finds the residents to be diverse. Let?s meet a few. KAY RAUCH?who doesn?t have an envious bone in her body but can tell you a tale of those who do, warns Marion about these women she calls??the two-legged cats.?GLADYS SCHULTZ?the Welcome Wagon gal and her innuendoes of sniping and cliques, especially the ?River People? who feel they are the cr?me de la cr?me, and who looks down on those who live in the Cove. BETTINA BYRD?known as the Cove trollop who works in the Pro Shop and any man who passes through those portals, married or not, is fair game for her. Ladies, keep your eye on your husbands!ANNE MARCOS?.nowhere in the deepest recess of Marion?s mind could she have foreseen the role the taciturn Anne would play in her life. ELLIE LOWELL?a ?two-legged cat? so envious of Anne?s new home, adjacent to hers, that she builds an invisible wall of spite and vindictiveness that causes Anne to live under her club of tyranny. Do I have your attention? Sit back and turn the pages to meet them. Happy reading!!.